Four Argentine players were ranked in the top 20 for the Ballon d’Or.

Lionel Messi was the star of the ceremony on Monday as he won his eighth Ballon d’Or award. Emiliano Martinez won the Yashin award for the best goalkeeper and they were joined by more Argentine players.

Lautaro Martínez finished in 20th place in the rankings for last season where he made the final of the UEFA Champions League with Inter. Emiliano Martinez finished in 15th place in the rankings.

Julián Álvarez made the top 10 as he finished in seventh place for his treble winning season with Manchester City.

Congratulations to all four Argentine players!

Lionel Messi has won the Ballon d’Or for a record eighth time.

Messi continues to make and break his own records. The Best player in the world lifted the award on Monday in Paris for last year’s incredible season, most notably at the World Cup.

At 36 years of age, Messi lifted the Ballon d’Or becoming the oldest player to do so. He also becomes the first player to win a Ballon d’Or in three different decades.

Having won it in 2009, he went on to win it three years in a row from 2011 to 2013 before winning it in 2016, 2019 and the last time in 2021 after winning the Copa America. While he won Ligue 1 with PSG, his greatest achievement came at the World Cup.

Messi scored seven goals at the 2022 World Cup while being named the best player in Qatar and winning the World Cup with the Argentina national team.

Congratulations to the Best player in the world!

LIONEL MESSI WINS THE BALLON D'OR!pic.twitter.com/CXXz0r4A8S

— Roy Nemer (@RoyNemer) October 30, 2023

The Messi's have conquered France, again.pic.twitter.com/ve6wKoCnOl

— Roy Nemer (@RoyNemer) October 30, 2023

Emiliano Martinez won the Yashin award for the best goalkeeper in the world at the Ballon d’Or ceremony.

Martinez won the trophy which honors him as the best goalkeeper in world football. The Best goalkeeper in the world had this to say:

“I’m full of emotion to have won this. Without my teammates at Aston Villa and in the Argentina national team, this wouldn’t have been possible – this moment in my career.”

The Argentine won the award with Ederson of Brazil in second place and Yassine Bono of Morocco in third. Here are the rankings:

Emiliano Martínez
Ederson
Yassine Bono
Thibaut Courtois
Marc André ter-Stegen
André Onana
Dominik Livakovic
Aaron Ramsdale
Mike Maignan
Brice Samba

His father also joined him on stage.

A family reunion for Emiliano Martínez as his father is on stage when he wins the Yashin award!pic.twitter.com/Z0g0lpsv4l

— Roy Nemer (@RoyNemer) October 30, 2023