Ballon d'Or votes: Spain picked Mbappé, Fabián wins in Peru

Harry Kane won the 2026 Ballon d’Or, and France Football today published the full voting results.

With 1,055 points, Bayern’s English striker finished just 28 ahead of Kylian Mbappé (1,027). Lamine Yamal (881), Rodri (726) and Lionel Messi (612) rounded out the top five.

The top vote-getters in the 2026 Ballon d’Or

1. Harry Kane (England, Bayern Munich): 1,055

2. Kylian Mbappé (France, Real Madrid): 1,027

3. Lamine Yamal (Spain, FC Barcelona): 881

4. Rodri (Spain, Manchester City): 726

5. Lionel Messi (Argentina, Inter Miami): 612

6. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia, PSG): 541

7. Ousmane Dembélé (France, PSG): 418

8. Erling Haaland (Norway, Manchester City): 378

9. Michael Olise (France, Bayern Munich): 296

10. Fabián Ruiz (Spain, PSG): 201

11. Jude Bellingham (England, Real Madrid): 107

12. Pau Cubarsí (Spain, FC Barcelona): 101

13. Achraf Hakimi (Morocco, PSG): 65

14. Vitinha (Portugal, PSG): 59

15. Declan Rice (England, Arsenal): 57

16. Ferran Torres (Spain, FC Barcelona): 44

17. Vinícius Jr. (Brazil, Real Madrid): 26

18. Marc Cucurella (Spain, Real Madrid): 16

19. João Neves (Portugal, PSG): 15

20. Willian Pacho (Ecuador, PSG): 12

21. Gabriel (Brazil, Arsenal): 11

22. Lautaro Martínez (Argentina, Inter Milan): 11

23. Nuno Mendes (Portugal, PSG): 8

23. Luis Díaz (Colombia, Bayern Munich): 8

25. Marquinhos (Brazil, PSG): 7

26. Dayot Upamecano (France, Bayern Munich): 5

27. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal, Manchester United): 5

28. Julián Quiñones (Mexico, Al-Qadsiah): 4

29. Sadio Mané (Senegal, Al-Nassr): 2

—. William Saliba (France, Arsenal): 2

Spain voted Mbappé first

France Football has also published the individual votes from each country, each represented by a journalist. 

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José Félix Díaz, Spain’s representative and an AS journalist, ranked Mbappé first, Lamine Yamal second and Kane third. 

🇵🇪 Peru wanted Fabián Ruiz to win the Ballon d’Or

The country-by-country voting breakdown offered little surprise in France, with Vincent Garcia of France Football choosing Mbappé, Dembélé and Lamine Yamal ahead of Kane.

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There were no surprises in England either. Henry Winter (World Soccer) put Kane first, followed by Rodri and Lamine Yamal.

Argentina’s Ezequiel Fernández Moores (La Nación) voted Messi first, Kane second and Mbappé third.

One curious vote came from Peru. Carlos Salinas (Diario Líbero) topped his list with Fabián Ruiz, followed by Kvaratskhelia and Rodri. Neither Mbappé, Kane nor Lamine Yamal featured in his top three, while the PSG midfielder finished tenth overall with 201 points.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.

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