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Barcelona leads Ballon d’Or totals, with La Masia-trained winners
Barcelona has the most Ballon d’Or awards linked to its players’ achievements, with 21 in total: 15 men’s and six women’s.
The figures include awards won for performances with Barcelona, even when a player later moved to another club.
La Masia, Barcelona’s youth academy, has produced players who won 13 awards, including seven men’s and six women’s prizes.
Lionel Messi, who joined the academy at 13, won eight Ballon d’Or awards, six while playing for Barcelona.
Alexia Putellas won the 2026 women’s award for her recent performances with Barcelona, although she now plays for London City Lionesses; Ewa Pajor finished second.
Real Madrid is second in the club count, with 12 men’s awards.
Lamine Yamal placed third in 2026, after finishing second in 2025, and won the best young talent prize for a third consecutive year.
Barcelona has won 21 Ballon d’Or awards for achievements with the club, more than any other club, Mundo Deportivo reports.
The total comprises 15 men’s awards and six women’s awards.
Players trained at La Masia have won 13 awards: seven men’s and six women’s.
Real Madrid ranks second among clubs, with 12 men’s awards.
Lionel Messi has won a record eight Ballon d’Or awards, six of them while playing for Barcelona.
- Who
- FC Barcelona and players trained at its La Masia academy.
- What
- Barcelona leads the reported club totals for Ballon d’Or awards, while La Masia-trained players have won 13.
- When
- The article was published on October 26, 2026; it also gives totals through the 2026 awards.
- Where
- Barcelona, Spain; the awards recognize footballers’ achievements.
- Why
- The article attributes the totals to players’ achievements with Barcelona and the success of its academy.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
France Football created the Ballon d’Or.
The women’s Ballon d’Or was established, according to the article.
Messi won six Ballon d’Or awards while playing for Barcelona, in addition to his earlier awards.
The article reports Barcelona’s total at 21 and La Masia-trained winners’ total at 13.
- Barcelona Ballon d’Or total
- 21 awards: 15 men’s and six women’s
- La Masia-trained winners
- 13 awards: seven men’s and six women’s
- Real Madrid total
- 12 men’s awards
- Lionel Messi record
- Eight Ballon d’Or awards
- Women’s awards for Barcelona
- Six since the award began in 2018