NEW DELHI: Barcelona and Spain midfielder Aitana Bonmati received her second consecutive ladies’s Ballon d’Or on Monday. She led her membership to success in 4 main titles and helped Spain win the Nations League.
The 26-year-old joins Alexia Putellas as the one ladies to win the Ballon d’Or twice since its begin in 2018. Bonmati stated, “This can’t be achieved alone, I’m very fortunate to be surrounded by gamers who make me higher on daily basis.”
Bonmati was instrumental as Barcelona secured a historic 2023/24 season. The group received the Spanish league, Copa de la Reina, Supercopa de Espana, and the Girls’s Champions League. Bonmati scored a objective and was named participant of the match when Barcelona beat Lyon 2-Zero within the Champions League ultimate.
Bonmati expressed pleasure after the victory, enjoying in entrance of 51,000 spectators in Bilbao’s San Mames stadium: “It is the primary time we have overwhelmed Lyon. I am happy with the group, and we all know that with these followers we’ve, we won’t fail.”
Bonmati, a graduate of Barcelona’s La Masia academy, was named UEFA participant of the season for her six targets and 6 assists within the European marketing campaign. With eight targets and 11 assists, she additionally performed a key function in Barcelona’s fifth-straight league title.
In February, Bonmati added the inaugural Girls’s Nations League to her achievements by scoring in Spain’s 2-Zero win in opposition to France within the ultimate. She was named UEFA participant of the finals for her performances.
A shock loss within the Olympics semi-final in opposition to Brazil was the one setback in an in any other case dominant season. Bonmati was named Sportswoman of the 12 months on the Laureus Awards in April and praised for her stance in opposition to sexism in Spanish soccer.
Former Barcelona coach Jonatan Giraldez stated of Bonmati, “She’s a job mannequin of a participant. How she trains, her perspective, the best way she approaches issues on daily basis, she simply units an awesome instance.”
