Aitana Bonmati Wins Consecutive Ballon d’Or Awards

Aitana Bonmati

Barcelona Femeni and Spain star Aitana Bonmati won her second successive Ballon d’Or in Paris on Monday. The 26-year-old playmaker becomes only the second woman, joining teammate Alexia Putellas, to have ever taken the Ballon d’Or twice since the inception of the award in 2018, sealing her legacy as one of the greatest footballers of all time. Bonmati’s Great Season With Barcelona. The club won a quadruple: the Spanish league, the Copa de la Reina, the Supercopa de España and a second successive Women’s Champions League. In the Champions League final, she was the best player for Barcelona as they defeated Lyon 2-0 for their third title in four seasons. She managed six goals and gave six assists during the European competition, leading her to be crowned with the UEFA Player of the Season. Domestic and International Domination Competition Bonmati also proved lethal in the league, with eight goals and 11 assists for her team in the Spanish Liga F. She ensured her team won the league in five successive titles. Contributive decisively to Spain on her way to victory in the Nations League was scoring in a final to France, from whom she took 2 wins 0. Bonmati features during the Semi-Final and Final phase where her performance is said to make her receive acknowledgement as a top player among them of UEFA. Most notably though, she’s one member of Spain’ victorious side for the world women cup 2023; therefore, Bonmati enjoyed international accolade especially about that role which catapulted her nation to clinch. This had been a season of achievement on both the personal and professional fronts for Bonmati. She had begun in April by becoming the Sportswoman of the Year at the Laureus Awards. She became the very first footballer to hold this title. Much appreciation came her way due to her efforts at combating sexism in Spanish football. A protest was led by the soccer player and her teammates with former Spanish football federation head Luis Rubiales having forcibly kissed teammate Jenni Hermoso. Her excellent manner towards the training and the leadership at as well as outside of the pitch, which had inspired the fans as well as teammates, is why the former coach of Barcelona Jonatan Giraldez is calling her dedicated as well as professional. Legacy A product of the La Masia, which happens to be a world-renowned academy, the route from the up-and-coming talent that is now a football legend on earth is very descriptive about hard work as well as God-gifted talents by Bonmati. Having won her second Ballon d’Or makes her not only one of the best in the game but also a great role model in the battle for equity in women’s football. Her historic back-to-back victories mark an outstanding season of team triumph and personal achievement, one that will set the bar for years to come in women’s football. The Sportz Planet Desk,Atharva Shetye