Football players shortlisted for different categories of 2026 2026 Ballon d’Or have been confirmed.
France Football, the organisers of the Ballon d’Or award, released the names of the nominees for the 2026 edition of the prestigious award on Tuesday.
The lists were published on their website on Tuesday.
PSG’s Ousmane Dembele is the current holder of the prize, having beaten Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal to it last year.
This year’s Ballon d’Or will take place in London, UK on October 26.
LIST OF NOMINEES
Men’s 2026 Ballon d’Or Nominees
Jude Bellingham
Pau Cubarsí
Marc Cucurella
Ousmane Dembélé
Luis Díaz
Bruno Fernandes
Gabriel
Erling Haaland
Achraf Hakimi
Harry Kane
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
Lamine Yamal
Sadio Mané
Marquinhos
Lautaro Martínez
Kylian Mbappé
Nuno Mendes
Lionel Messi
João Neves
Michael Olise
Willian Pacho
Julián Quiñones
Declan Rice
Rodri
Fabián Ruiz
William Saliba
Ferran Torres
Dayot Upamecano
Vinícius Júnior
Vitinha
Women’s 2026 Ballon d’Or Nominees
Player
Selma Bacha – OL Lyonnes
Barbra Banda – Orlando Pride
Klara Bühl – Bayern Munich
Esmee Brugts – Barcelona
Mariona Caldentey – Arsenal
Scarlett Camberos – Club América
Kerstin Casparij – Manchester City
Temwa Chawinga – Kansas City Current
Cata Coll – Barcelona
Melchie Dumornay – OL Lyonnes
Caroline Graham Hansen – Barcelona
Alex Greenwood – Manchester City
Patri Guijarro – Barcelona
Pernille Harder – Bayern Munich
Yui Hasegawa – Manchester City
Rose Lavelle – Gotham FC
Mapi León – Barcelona/London City Lionesses
Lorena – Kansas City Current
Melvine Malard – Manchester United/Chelsea
Manaka Matsukubo – North Carolina Courage/Chelsea
Vivianne Miedema – Manchester City
Ewa Pajor – Barcelona
Clàudia Pina – Barcelona
Alexia Putellas – Barcelona/London City Lionesses
Wendie Renard – OL Lyonnes
Alessia Russo – Arsenal
Khadija Shaw – Manchester City
Momoko Tanikawa – Bayern Munich
Caroline Weir – Real Madrid/OL Lyonnes
Tessa Wullaert – Inter Milan/Como
Women’s Club of the Year:
Barcelona
Bayern Munich
Club América
Manchester City
OL Lyonnes
Men’s Club of the Year:
Arsenal
Bayern Munich
Bodø/Glimt
Flamengo
Paris Saint-Germain
Men’s Goalkeeper of the Year:
Yassine Bounou
Thibaut Courtois
Joan García
Gregor Kobel
Emiliano Martínez
Édouard Mendy
David Raya
Matvey Safonov
Unai Simón
Vozinha
Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year:
Ann-Katrin Berger (Gotham FC)
Cata Coll (Barcelona)
Hannah Hampton (Chelsea)
Lorena (Kansas City Current)
Ayaka Yamashita (Manchester City)
Men’s Young Talent of the Year:
Kerim Alajbegović
Ayyoub Bouaddi
Pau Cubarsí
Yan Diomandé
Lennart Karl
Éli Junior Kroupi
Lamine Yamal
Johan Manzambi
Ibrahim Maza
Warren Zaïre-Emery
Women’s Young Talent of the Year:
Veerle Buurman
Vicky López
Felicia Schröder
Clara Serrajordi
Lily Yohannes
Men’s Coach of the Year:
Mikel Arteta (Arsenal)
Luis de la Fuente (Spain)
Unai Emery (Aston Villa)
Vincent Kompany (Bayern Munich)
Luis Enrique (Paris Saint-Germain)
Women’s Coach of the Year:
Jonatan Giráldez (Lyon)
Andrée Jeglertz (Manchester City)
Nils Nielsen (Japan)
Pere Romeu (Barcelona)
Elena Sadiku (Celtic/BK Häcken)
