Barcelona forward Antoine Griezmann has been voted 18th in the final list for the 2019 Ballon d’Or, a fall of 15 places from last year.
Griezmann finished behind only Luka Modric and Cristiano Ronaldo 12 months ago after winning the World Cup with France and impressing for Atletico Madrid at club level.
However, an underwhelming end to his Atletico career and a tough start to life at Barcelona – who he joined in a €120million deal in July – has seen him drop down the list.
It marks the second time the 28-year-old has slipped from third to 18th, having done likewise in 2017.
The @FCBarcelona‘s delegation had just arrived with Lionel Messi, @AntoGriezmann and @DeJongFrenkie21 #ballondor pic.twitter.com/2MN0NkRWYt
— #BallondOr (@francefootball) December 2, 2019
Griezmann’s Barcelona team-mate Marc-Andre ter Stegen finished 24th and Frenkie de Jong, who spent the first half of the year with Champions League semi-finalists Ajax, was voted 11th in the standings.
Three Liverpool players missed out on the top 10, with Georginio Wijnaldum, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Roberto Firmino in 26th, 19th and 17th, respectively.
Fellow Premier League side Manchester City were also heavily represented in the 30-11 rankings, as were Dutch champions Ajax following their run to the final four of last season’s Champions League.
Lionel Messi and Virgil van Dijk are the frontrunners to win the most prestigious individual accolade in world football during Monday’s ceremony.
Stunning on the Ballon d’Or red carpet! Welcome to Paris! #ballondor with @FiatFr pic.twitter.com/3kDzOYoHv9
— #BallondOr (@francefootball) December 2, 2019
Ballon d’Or 30-11 list in full:
=28. Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain)
=28. Donny van de Beek (Ajax)
=28. Joao Felix (Atletico Madrid)
=26. Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool)
=26. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)
=24. Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli)
=24. Marc-Andre ter Stegen (Barcelona)
23. Hugo Lloris (Tottenham)
22. Son Heung-min (Tottenham)
=20. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal)
=20. Dusan Tadic (Ajax)
19. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool)
18. Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona)
17. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool)
16. Sergio Aguero (Manchester City)
15. Matthijs de Ligt (Ajax)
14. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)
13. Eden Hazard (Real Madrid)
12. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City)
11. Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona)
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