Norway international Ada Hegerberg was crowned the inaugural Women’s Ballon d’Or winner in the annual awards ceremony.
The Lyon forward who has broke almost every record that has been set in her short career was the deserving winner at the ceremony in Paris.
Hegerberg beat Wolfsburg’s Pernille Harder and her Lyon team mate Dzsenifer Marozsán as she picked up the trophy alongside Men’s winner Luka Modric.
We take a look at just how the 23-year-old has been able to work her way to the very top of the Women’s game in such a short space of time.
National Team At 15
Hegerberg was just 15-years-old when she was called up to the Norway U19 team after impressing national coaches with her performances for Kolbotn.
She was selected for the squad that qualified for the 2011 UEFA U19’s Championship, and went on to play her part as Norway reached the final.
Sister Andrinne
Ada’s sister Andrinne is also a professional footballer and currently plays for PSG.
The girls both started their careers at Kolbotn, but took different paths to the very top of the women’s game.
Andrinne, who is two years older, played for Birmingham City during the 2016-18 seasons before her move to France.
Senior Debut At 16
Just a year later she was making her senior international debut at the age of 16.
In the same season she was included in Norway’s U20 World Cup squad for the 2012 tournament in Japan.
Hegerberg scored once in the group stage game against Canada.
Move To Lyon In 2014
Ada decided to make the move to Lyon in the summer of 2014 in pursuit of greatness.
As a 19-year-old she had a lot to prove and she sure did, scoring 26 league goals in 22 games in her very first season in France, including three hat-tricks.
Domestic Double
Hegerberg’s performances helped Lyon win the domestic double convincingly.
After winning all 22 games in the league to finish on 88 points, Hegerberg scored the opener in a 2-1 win in the Coupe de France final against Montpellier saw them complete the double.