Khvicha Kvaratskhelia 17th in Men’s Ballon d'Or award rankings
The 22-year-old footballer’s nomination followed his debut season for Napoli that helped the Italian club in their winning run in Serie A with his match-winning contributions, leading to the team’s first title in 33 years. Photo: Ballon d'Or/twitter
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The Georgian national team and Napoli winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia was ranked 17th on Monday for the rankings of the Men's Ballon d'Or award, presented annually by France Football to the best player of the year.
The 67th ceremony of the awards, hosted in Paris, saw Kvaratskhelia in attendance with his newlywed wife Nitsa Tavadze.
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia is here! ???? #ballondor pic.twitter.com/IArGiNjill
— Ballon d'Or #ballondor (@ballondor) October 30, 2023
The Georgian was ranked ahead of Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham, Harry Kane of Bayern and Lautaro Martínez of Argentina, who became the world champion with the national team last year.
2023 Men's Ballon d'Or ranking:
— Ballon d'Or #ballondor (@ballondor) October 30, 2023
1️⃣6️⃣ Karim Benzema
1️⃣7️⃣ Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
1️⃣8️⃣ Jude Bellingham
1️⃣9️⃣ Harry Kane
2️⃣0️⃣ Lautaro Martinez#ballondor pic.twitter.com/Jw6RCYPQ2a
The 22-year-old footballer’s nomination followed his debut season for Napoli that helped the Italian club in their winning run in Serie A with his match-winning contributions, leading to the team’s first title in 33 years.
Ranked at the 17th place for the 2023 Men's Ballon d'Or!
— Ballon d'Or #ballondor (@ballondor) October 30, 2023
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia@sscnapoli@GeorgiaGff#ballondor pic.twitter.com/m0xWJA3jty
He also became the Most Valuable Player of the series and received three Player of the Month awards by EA Sports, a division of Electronic Arts that develops and publishes sports video games and partners the Serie A, setting a new all-time record in the history of the Italian championship.
???? Proud of you
— Official SSC Napoli (@sscnapoli) October 30, 2023
???? #ForzaNapoliSempre | @ballondor pic.twitter.com/R9aiq3jC3i
Kvaratskhelia became the first Georgian to be recognised as the best player in a top European championship.