The Ballon d'Or Féminin, which is also known as the Women's Ballon d'Or, is a football award presented by France Football. This award is given to the best female association football player. It was first awarded in 2018, with Ada Hegerberg of Norway women's national football team becoming the inaugural recipient of the award. The recent recipient of this award is Alexia Putellas. So let us look at the Ballon d'Or winners.

Ballon dOr winners - Sportz Point — Alexia Putellas Photo- Eurosport

So let us have a look at the Ballon d'Or winners list:

#3. Alexia Putellas (2021)-

The Spanish midfielder was an integral player in Barcelona's treble-winning season, helping the club to get their hands on the Women's Champions League, the Primera Iberdrola, and the Copa de la Reina. In the 2021 season, in an excellent Barcelona side; Putellas has been the best player, contributing a remarkable 37 goals and 27 assists.

#2. Megan Rapinoe (2019)-

The American forward won the Women's Ballon d'Or in 2019 after leading the United States to the World Cup title in July. Rapinoe scored six goals in the tournament; earning the Golden Boot as the top scorer and the Golden Ball as the best player.

#1. Ada Hegerberg (2018)-

The Lyon striker won the award after scoring 53 goals in 33 appearances for Lyon. Her 31 league goals made her the top scorer for the third year in a row in D1 Féminine; while her 15 goals in the Champions League set a new competition record. Beating her previous record of 14. The Norwegian led her side to the Women's Champions League title, scoring in extra time in the 4-1 win over Vfl Wolfsburg in the final.

Winners	Year	Country and Club
Ada Hegerberg	2018	Norway and Lyon Feminin
Megan Rapinoe	2019	USA and OL Reign
Alexia Putellas	2021	Spain and Barcelona Femeni

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