Erling Haaland has been probably the most prolific strikers in world soccer lately, smashing data in Germany, England, and with Norway’s nationwide group, whereas Vinícius Jr. emerged as a number one contender for final 12 months’s Ballon d’Or. Nevertheless, the 2024-25 season didn’t go as deliberate for both star. Haaland has now recorded his lowest end within the Ballon d’Or since 2021, whereas the Actual Madrid winger has dropped out of the High 10 solely.
With the Ballon d’Or ceremony set for September 22 on the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, France Soccer launched the primary batch of rankings exterior the High 10. Haaland’s Twenty sixth-place end and Vinícius’ sixteenth got here as a shock, not a lot due to their performances, however due to their standing as two of the sport’s greatest superstars.
Haaland’s placement was notably shocking given the distinction to his standing lately, particularly in 2023, when he gained the Gerd Müller Award after scoring 52 objectives in 57 video games for Manchester Metropolis and Norway. Now, his Twenty sixth-place end marks the bottom rating of his Ballon d’Or profession since breaking onto the worldwide stage.
Haaland made his first look within the 2021 Ballon d’Or listing with an eleventh place, being on the high half since then:
- 2021 (Borussia Dortmund): eleventh place, 33 factors.
- 2022 (Borussia Dortmund & Manchester Metropolis): tenth place, 18 factors.
- 2023 (Manchester Metropolis): 2nd place, 357 factors.
- 2024 (Manchester Metropolis): fifth place, 432 factors.
Erling Haaland attends the 67th Ballon D’Or Ceremony at Theatre Du Chatelet on October 30, 2023 in Paris, France.
Vinícius, in the meantime, endured a steep decline in comparison with final 12 months, when he completed second behind Manchester Metropolis’s Rodri. The Brazilian collected 1,129 factors in 2024 and was broadly seen because the frontrunner, however after struggling to copy that stage, he fell 14 spots to sixteenth.
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Haaland and Vinícius’ 2024-25 season
The 2024-25 marketing campaign was turbulent for Haaland and Manchester Metropolis. Pep Guardiola’s facet lifted the Group Protect however failed so as to add one other main trophy, bowing out early within the Carabao Cup, shedding the FA Cup closing, falling to Actual Madrid within the Champions League playoffs, slipping out of the Premier League title race early, and even struggling a shock defeat to Al Hilal within the Membership World Cup.
Individually, Haaland’s numbers have been sturdy, with 34 objectives and 5 assists in 48 appearances, however a scarcity of silverware, coupled with damage setbacks that stored him out of key video games just like the Champions League second leg towards Madrid, damage his standing with voters.
Vinícius’ story was related. Actual Madrid captured the UEFA Tremendous Cup and Intercontinental Cup within the first half of the season, however faltered elsewhere. Regardless of 22 objectives and 19 assists in 58 matches, Los Blancos fell brief in La Liga to Barcelona, exited the Champions League within the quarterfinals, and misplaced within the Membership World Cup semifinals, leaving the Brazilian’s marketing campaign with an underwhelming end.
