Aitana Bonmati, UEFA's best player of the year

Aitana Bonmatí has been crowned in Monaco as the UEFA Women's Player of the Year, an award that comes just after she won the Women's World Cup, also being named the Ballon d'Or of the competition. Undoubtedly, it's a recognition she had long been deserving of.

The Catalan midfielder has been a key figure in all the successes FC Barcelona has achieved over these years, and this season, she's recognized as the best player in the top European competition.

Being a crucial part of the most successful generation in the club's history, always in the starting lineup, Aitana has not only won over all the fans with her ball control, ability to break lines, and vision of the game, but also the football world.

Objective: Ballon d'Or

While she was already named the best player of the match in the 2021 UEFA Women's Champions League final, this title cements her as one of the best players in the world, if not the best. Her next goal is the Ballon d'Or, an award well within her reach after the outstanding season she has had.

Having come up through the ranks of the Blaugrana, at 25 years old and hailing from Sant Pere de Ribes, she already boasts an impressive list of achievements. With FC Barcelona, she has won 4 Liga F titles (2019/20 - 2020/21 - 2021/22 - 2022/23), 5 Copa de la Reina trophies (2016/17 - 2017/18 - 2019/20 - 2020/21 - 2021/22), 3 Supercopa de España titles (2019/20 - 2021/22 - 2022/23), and 2 UEFA Women's Champions League titles (2020/21 - 2022/23).

On the international stage, in the mentioned 2023 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, she played a crucial and indispensable role in achieving the historic feat.