Kane has become the seventh Bundesliga player to win the Ballon d’Or after receiving the prestigious award at the 69th ceremony in Paris.
The Bayern Munich forward is the first player from the German top flight to claim the prize in 30 years. His success also takes the Bundesliga’s total number of Ballon d’Or victories to 10.
The ceremony was held at the Theatre du Chatelet, where Kane joined an elite group of players to have won football’s most prominent individual award while playing in the Bundesliga.
Bundesliga Ballon d’Or winners
– 1970: Gerd Muller (Bayern Munich/West Germany)
– 1972: Franz Beckenbauer (Bayern Munich/West Germany)
– 1976: Franz Beckenbauer (Bayern Munich/West Germany)
– 1977: Allan Simonsen (Borussia Monchengladbach/Denmark)
– 1978: Kevin Keegan (Hamburger SV/England)
– 1979: Kevin Keegan (Hamburger SV/England)
– 1980: Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (Bayern Munich/West Germany)
– 1981: Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (Bayern Munich/West Germany)
– 1996: Matthias Sammer (Borussia Dortmund/Germany)
– 2026: Kane (Bayern Munich/England)
