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Kylian Mbappe looked utterly furious after finishing ninth in the 2021 Ballon d'Or rankings.
The Frenchman was in attendance at the ceremony in Paris, where is currently playing his football despite wanting to leave the French capital for a new challenge.
Ranked at the 9th place for the 2021 #ballondor ⤵️@KMbappe 🇫🇷@PSG_inside pic.twitter.com/9YbqjB30RP
— Ballon d'Or #ballondor (@francefootball) November 29, 2021
He was all smiles earlier on when he signed a France national team jersey for Formula One driver Esteban Ocon, who presented the Ballon d'Or trophies alongside Fernando Alonso.
But when he learned his position in this year's Ballon d'Or, Mbappe's face turned very sour and the cameras panned to him as he sat next to Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez.
Mbappe reacts to coming 9th at the Ballon d’Or ceremony 😬 pic.twitter.com/pVzdEUWXbF
— Project Football (@ProjectFootball) November 29, 2021
Mbappé reaction to being 9th in the Ballon d’Or #BallonDor #Mbappe pic.twitter.com/7iYtGjGqyF
— RonaldoFan7 (@ManUtdRonaldo7) November 29, 2021
— Get French Football News (@GFFN) November 29, 2021
Kylian Mbappé’s reaction to being named 9th in the #BallonDor rankings 😒😒 pic.twitter.com/115dfZNb8b
— talkSPORT (@talkSPORT) November 29, 2021
In 2021 on the whole, Mbappe scored 45 times and assisted 20 but found himself at the lower end of the top ten and behind the likes of Kevin De Bruyne, Mo Salah, Cristiano Ronaldo, N'Golo Kante, Karim Benzema and Jorginho.
Mbappé in 2021:
— ❀ (@Macadeymy) November 29, 2021
45 goals
20 assits
65 G/A
6 UCL goals
Player of the Nation's League Final 4
3 trophies:
-Nations League
-Coupe de France
-Trophée des Champions
9th in the Ballon d'Or ranking behind KDB, Jorginho, Kanté, Salah and Ronaldo because of one missed penalty.
The 22-year-old's highest Ballon d'Or finish came in 2018 when he finished fourth after playing an integral role in France's World Cup win.
He was seventh in 2017 and sixth in 2019, while last year's prize was scrapped due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Although his frustrations were evident, the former Monaco man did get up on stage to present Alexia Putellas with her Ballon d'Or trophy following a superb year for Barcelona Femeni.
👸 𝐐𝐔𝐄𝐄𝐍 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐋𝐃@alexiaputellas @FCBfemeni #BallondOr pic.twitter.com/I1jtxZ5rZH
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) November 29, 2021
Featured Image Credit: Image: L'Equipe
Topics: Kylian Mbappe, Paris Saint-Germain, Lionel Messi, Ballon d'Or