Sócrates Award

The Sócrates Award is an association football award presented to the best humanitarian work by a footballer worldwide during a joint ceremony with the Ballon d'Or. The award is presented by France Football and is named after late Brazilian footballer Sócrates, who co-founded the Corinthians Democracy movement, in opposition to the ruling military dictatorship in Brazil during the 1980s.[1][2] Sadio Mané was the first winner of the award in 2022,[1] while Vinícius Júnior is the current winner, having received the prize in 2023.[3]

Sócrates Award
Prix Socrate
Vinícius Júnior is the current award holder
Date17 October 2022 (2022-10-17)
LocationParis
CountryFrance
Presented byFrance Football
First awarded2022
Current holder Vinícius Júnior
(1st award)
Websitefrancefootball.fr
RelatedBallon d'Or

Winners
Year Player Club
2022 Sadio Mané Bayern Munich[note 1]
2023 Vinícius Júnior Real Madrid
2024 The winner will be announced on 28 October 2024[4][5]
Notes
  1. Mané was signed by Bayern Munich from Liverpool midway through 2022.

Wins by nation
Country Players Wins
Brazil 1 1
Senegal 1 1

Wins by club
Club Players Win
Bayern Munich 1 1
Real Madrid 1 1

References
  1. Oludare, Shina (17 October 2022). "Mane at Ballon d'Or event: Bayern Munich star claims Socrates Award for charity work". Goal. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  2. "Bellingham wins Kopa Trophy and Vini Jr. scoops Socrates Award". Real Madrid CF. 30 October 2023. Archived from the original on 31 October 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  3. Summerscales, Robert (30 October 2023). "Vinicius Junior Wins Socrates Award Before Delivering Anti-Racism Speech At Ballon d'Or Ceremony". Sports Illustrated. ISSN 0038-822X. Archived from the original on 4 November 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  4. "2024 Ballon d'Or awards ceremony date and venue announced". UEFA. 6 June 2024. Archived from the original on 6 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  5. Hilsum, James (6 June 2024). "Ballon d'Or 2024: Ceremony takes place on October 28, Vinicius Jr, Jude Bellingham in running to dethrone Lionel Messi". Eurosport. Archived from the original on 6 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
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