France Football, the organisers of the Ballon d’Or awards, have unveiled the nominees for this year’s edition.
The list contains expected names like Erling Haaland (Manchester City), Vinicius Jr. (Real Madrid), Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), and Kylian Mbappe (PSG/Real Madrid).
The shortlist for world football’s most prestigious individual award has been revealed ahead of the ceremony in Paris on October 28
The Ballon d’Or. Love it or loathe it, it’s the award every footballer in the world dreams of one day winning. And now, after a memorable 2023-24 campaign, the shortlist of nominees for the 2024 Golden Ball has been announced.
There are a host of top names vying to claim the prize that Lionel Messi took home for the eighth time in 2023, with performances not only at club level, but also at the various major tournaments that took place over the past 12 months having been taken into account when selecting this year’s list of potential winners
Who will take home the prize? Will Vinicius Jr be rewarded for his crucial goals in leading Real Madrid to a treble of trophies? Or will his team-mate Jude Bellingham earn recognition for his remarkable debut campaign at the Bernabeu? Manchester City star Rodri, too, is in contention after winning the Premier League at club level before going on to star at Euro 2024 for winners Spain.
We will have to wait until the ceremony in Paris on Monday, October 28 to find out, but for now, here are the players who have been shortlisted for football’s ultimate individual honour:
They include:
Full list of Ballon d’Or contenders
Antonio Rudiger – Real Madrid
Kylian Mbappe – Real Madrid
Lautaro Martinez – Inter
Ademola Lookman – Atalanta
Alejandro Grimaldo – Bayer Leverkusen
Dani Carvajal – Real Madrid
William Saliba – Arsenal
Lamine Yamal – Barcelona
Bukayo Saka – Arsenal
Hakan Calhanoglu – Inter
Rodri – Man City
Declan Rice- Arsenal
Harry Kane – Bayern Munich
Cole Palmer – Chelsea
Vitinha – PSG
Vinicius Jr – Real Madrid
Martin Odegaard – Arsenal
Dani Olmo – Barcelona
Florian Wirtz – Bayer Leverkusen
Mats Hummels – Roma
Erling Haaland – Man City
Nicolas Williams – Athletic Bilbao
Granit Xhaka – Bayer Leverkusen
Artem Dovbik – Roma
Toni Kroos – Real Madrid
Jude Bellingham – Real Madrid
Phil Foden – Man City
Ruben Dias – Man City
Federico Valverde – Real Madrid
Emiliano Martinez – Aston VIlla
Final nominees
Kylian Mbappe – Real Madrid
Antonio Rudiger – Real Madrid
Lautaro Martinez – Inter
Ademola Lookman – Atalanta
Alejandro Grimaldo – Bayer Leverkusen
More nominees
Dani Carvajal – Real Madrid
William Saliba – Arsenal
Lamine Yamal – Barcelona
Bukayo Saka – Arsenal
Hakan Calhanoglu – Inter
More England stars among nominees
Rodri – Man City
Declan Rice- Arsenal
Harry Kane – Bayern Munich
Cole Palmer – Chelsea
Vitinha – PSG
Next five
Vinicius Jr – Real Madrid
Martin Odegaard – Arsenal
Dani Olmo – Barcelona
Florian Wirtz – Bayer Leverkusen
Mats Hummels – Roma
More to come
30 players will be named but we have another pause in proceedings.
Next five nominees
Erling Haaland – Man City
Nicolas Williams – Athletic Bilbao
Granit Xhaka – Bayer Leverkusen
Artem Dovbik – Roma
Toni Kroos – Real Madrid
Men’s Ballon d’Or nominations underway
Jude Bellingham – Real Madrid
Phil Foden – Man City
Ruben Dias – Man City
Federico Valverde – Real Madrid
Emiliano Martinez – Aston VIlla
Women’s club of the year nominees
Bareclona
Chelsea
NY/NJ Gotham
Lyon
PSG
Women’s coach of the year
Sonia Bompastor – Lyon/Chelsea
Arthur Elias – Corinthians/Brazil
Jonatan Giraldez – Barcelona/Washington Spirit
Filipa Patao – Benfica
Sarina Wiegman – England
Emma Hayes – Chelsea/ United States
Full list of women’s nominees
Lauren Hemp – Man City
Trinity Rodman – Washington Spirit
Barbra Banda Shanghai – Shanghai RCB/Orlando Pride
Tarciane Lime – Houston Dash
Manuela Giugliano – Roma
Mallory Swanson – Chicago Red Stars
Glodis Viggosdottir – Bayern Munich
Mariona Caldentey – Barcelona/Arsenal
Lauren James – Chelsea
Patricia Guijarro – Barcelona
Lea Schuller – Bayern Munich
Gabi Portilho – Corinthians
Tabitha Chawinga – PSG
Caroline Graham Hansen – Barcelona
Lindsey Horan – Lyon
Lucy Bronze – Barcelona/Chelsea
Yui Hasegawa – Man City
Ada Hegerberg – Lyon
Sjoeke Nüsken – Chelsea
Aitana Bonmati – Barcelona
Alex Putellas – Barcelona
Grace Geyoro – PSG
Khadija Shaw – Man City
Guilia Gwinn – Bayern Munich
Salma Paralluelo – Barcelona
Ewa Pajor – Wolfsburg/Barcelona
Sophie Smith – Portland Thorns
Marie-Antoinette Katoto – PSG
Mayra Ramirez – Chelsea
Alyssa Naeher – Chicago Red Stars
Final nominees
Ewa Pajor – Wolfsburg/Barcelona
Sophie Smith – Portland Thorns
Marie-Antoinette Katoto – PSG
Mayra Ramirez – Chelsea
Alyssa Naeher – Chicago Red Stars
Back underway
Alex Putellas – Barcelona
Grace Geyoro – PSG
Khadija Shaw – Man City
Guilia Gwinn – Bayern Munich
Salma Paralluelo – Barcelona
On pause
The updates have stopped coming through for the moment.
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Tabitha Chawinga – PSG
Caroline Graham Hansen – Barcelona
Lindsey Horan – Lyon
Lucy Bronze – Barcelona/Chelsea
Yui Hasegawa – Man City
Ada Hegerberg – Lyon
Sjoeke Nüsken – Chelsea
Aitana Bonmati – Barcelona
Women’s Ballon d’Or nominees
Lauren Hemp – Man City
Trinity Rodman – Washington Spirit
Barbra Banda Shanghai – Shanghai RCB/Orlando Pride
Tarciane Lime – Houston Dash
Manuela Giugliano – Roma
Mallory Swanson – Chicago Red Stars
Glodis Viggosdottir – Bayern Munich
Mariona Caldentey – Barcelona/Arsenal
Lauren James – Chelsea
Patricia Guijarro – Barcelona
Lea Schuller – Bayern Munich
Gabi Portilho – Corinthians
Men’s club of the year nominees
Borussia Dortmund, Girona, Bayer Leverkusen, Real Madrid and Manchester City are the contenders.
Men’s coach of the year nominees
Carlo Ancelotti
Xabi Alonso
Luis de la Fuente
Gian Piero Gasperini
Pep Guardiola
Lionel Scaloni
Yachine trophy nominees
Diogo Costa
Gianluigi Donnarumma
Gregor Kobel
Andrei Lunine
Mike Maignan
Giorgi Mamardachvili
Emiliano Martinez
Unai Simon
Yann Sommer
Ronwen Williams
Kopa Trophy nominees
Pau Cubarsi
Alejandro Garnacho
Arda Guler
Karim Konate
Kobbie Mainoo
Joao Neves
Savinho
Mathys Tel
Lamine Yamal
Warren Zaire-Emery
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