Real Madrid midfielder Vinicius Junior has been named the adidas Golden Ball winner at the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup, following a sensational tournament that saw him score three goals and provide one assist in just two appearances.
The 22-year-old Brazilian was named man of the match in both of Real Madrid’s victories, against Al Jazira in the semi-finals and Al Ahly in the final. He scored the winning goal in the semi-final and set up Karim Benzema for the opener in the final.
Vinicius Junior’s performances were a major factor in Real Madrid’s victory, as they became the first team to win the Club World Cup four times in a row.
Uruguayan midfielder Federico Valverde won the adidas Silver Ball, while Argentine forward Luciano Vietto took home the adidas Bronze Ball.
Real Madrid also won the FIFA Fair Play Trophy.
2000
Golden Ball: Edilson (Corinthians)
Silver Ball: Edmundo (Vasco da Gama)
Bronze Ball: Romario (Vasco da Gama)
2005
Golden Ball: Rogerio Ceni (Sao Paulo)
Silver Ball: Steven Gerrard (Liverpool)
Bronze Ball: Christian Bolanos (Saprissa)
2006
Golden Ball: Deco (Barcelona)
Silver Ball: Iarley (Internacional)
Bronze Ball: Ronaldinho (Barcelona)
2007
Golden Ball: Kaka (AC Milan)
Silver Ball: Clarence Seedorf (AC Milan)
Bronze Ball: Rodrigo Palacio (Boca Juniors)
2008
Golden Ball: Wayne Rooney (Manchester United)
Silver Ball: Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United)
Bronze Ball: Damian Manso (LDU Quito)
2009
Golden Ball: Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
Silver Ball: Juan Sebastian Veron (Estudiantes)
Bronze Ball: Xavi (Barcelona)
2010
Golden Ball: Wesley Sneijder (Inter Milan)
Silver Ball: Alain Kaluyituka (TP Mazembe)
Bronze Ball: Andres D’Alessandro (Internacional)
2011
Golden Ball: Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
Silver Ball: Xavi (Barcelona)
Bronze Ball: Neymar (Santos)
2012
Golden Ball: Cassio (Corinthians)
Silver Ball: David Luiz (Chelsea)
Bronze Ball: Paolo Guerrero (Corinthians)
2013
Golden Ball: Franck Ribery (Bayern Munich)
Silver Ball: Philipp Lahm (Bayern Munich)
Bronze Ball: Mouhcine Iajour (Raja Casablanca)
2014
Golden Ball: Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)
Silver Ball: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
Bronze Ball: Ivan Vicelich (Auckland City)
2015
Golden Ball: Luis Suarez (Barcelona)
Silver Ball: Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
Bronze Ball: Andres Iniesta (Barcelona)
2016
Golden Ball: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
Silver Ball: Luka Modric (Real Madrid)
Bronze Ball: Gaku Shibasaki (Kashima Antlers)
2017
Golden Ball: Luka Modric (Real Madrid)
Silver Ball: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
Bronze Ball: Jonathan Urretaviscaya (Pachuca)
2018
Golden Ball: Gareth Bale (Real Madrid)
Silver Ball: Caio (Al Ain)
Bronze Ball: Rafael Santos Borre (River Plate)
2019
Golden Ball: Mo Salah (Liverpool)
Silver Ball: Bruno Henrique (Flamengo)
Bronze Ball: Carlos Eduardo (Al Hilal)
2020
Golden Ball: Robert Lewandowski (Bayern)
Silver Ball: Andre-Pierre Gignac (Tigres)
Bronze Ball: Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich)
2021
Golden Ball: Thiago Silva (Chelsea)
Silver Ball: Dudu (Palmeiras)
Bronze Ball: Danilo (Palmeiras)
2022
Golden Ball: Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid)
Silver Ball: Federico Valverde (Real Madrid)
Bronze Ball: Luciano Vietto (Al Hilal)
2023
Golden Ball: Rodri (Manchester City)
Silver Ball: Kyle Walker (Manchester City)
Bronze Ball: Jhon Arias (Fluminense)
Source: FIFA
