France Football has officially unveiled the nominees for the 2026 Ballon d'Or awards, setting the stage for a high-profile ceremony in London, UK, on October 26.
Paris Saint-Germain's Ousmane Dembélé enters this year's cycle as the reigning holder of the prestigious prize, having edged out Barcelona's Lamine Yamal in last year's voting.
The complete breakdown of nominees across all categories features global stars and standout clubs from around the world. Read original
Men’s Ballon d’Or Nominees
- Rodrigo Hernandez — Manchester City, Barcelona/Spain
- Lionel Messi — Inter Miami/Argentina
- Kylian Mbappe — Real Madrid/France
- Lamine Yamal — FC Barcelona/Spain
- Jude Bellingham — Real Madrid/England
- Pau Cubarsà — FC Barcelona/Spain
- Marc Cucurella — Chelsea, Real Madrid/Spain
- Ousmane Dembélé — Paris Saint-Germain/France
- Luis DÃaz — Bayern Munich/Colombia
- Bruno Fernandes — Manchester United/Portugal
- Erling Haaland — Manchester City/Norway
- Gabriel Magalhaes — Arsenal/Brazil
- Harry Kane — Bayern Munich/England
- Achraf Hakimi — Paris Saint-Germain/Morocco
- Khvicha Kvaratskhelia — Paris Saint-Germain/Georgia
- Marcos Corrêa — Paris Saint-Germain/Brazil
- Sadio Mané — Al-Nassr/Senegal
- Lautaro MartÃnez — Inter Milan/Argentina
- Nuno Mendes — Paris Saint-Germain/Portugal
- Michael Olise — Bayern Munich/France
- João Neves — Paris Saint-Germain/Portugal
- Willian Pacho — Paris Saint-Germain/Ecuador
- Julian Quiñones — Al-Qadsiah/Mexico
- Declan Rice — Arsenal/England
- Fabián Ruiz — Paris Saint-Germain/Spain
- Ferran Torres — FC Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain/Spain
- William Saliba — Arsenal/France
- Dayot Upamecano — Bayern Munich/France
- Vinicius Jr. — Real Madrid/Brazil
- VÃtor Ferreira (Vitinha) — Paris Saint-Germain/Portugal
Women’s Ballon d’Or Nominees
- Selma Bacha — OL Lyonnes/France
- Barbra Banda — Orlando Pride/Zambia
- Klara Bühl — Bayern Munich/Germany
- Esmee Brugts — FC Barcelona Femeni/Netherlands
- Mariona Caldentey — Arsenal/Spain
- Scarlett Camberos — Club America/Mexico
- Kerstin Casparij — Manchester City Women/Netherlands
- Temwa Chawinga — Kansas City Current/Malawi
- Cata Coll — FC Barcelona Femeni/Spain
- Melchie Dumornay — OL Lyonnes/Haiti
- Caroline Graham Hansen — FC Barcelona Femeni/Norway
- Alex Greenwood — Manchester City Women/England
- Pernille Harder — Bayern Munich/Denmark
- Patri Guijarro — FC Barcelona Femeni/Spain
- Rose Lavelle — Gotham FC/US Women’s National Soccer Team
- Yui Hasegawa — Manchester City Women/Japan
- Mapi León — FC Barcelona FemenÃ, London City Lionesses/Spain
- Lorena — Kansas City Current/Brazil
- Melvine Malard — Manchester United, Chelsea/France
- Manaka Matsukubo — North Carolina Courage, Chelsea/Japan
- Ewa Pajor — FC Barcelona FemenÃ/Poland
- Vivianne Miedema — Manchester City Women/Netherlands
Club of the Year
Men’s Club of the Year
- Arsenal
- Bayern Munich
- Bodø/Glimt
- Flamengo
- Paris Saint-Germain
Women’s Club of the Year
- Barcelona
- Bayern Munich
- Club América
- Manchester City
- OL Lyonnes
Coach of the Year
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 (OL Lyonnes)
- Andrée Jeglertz (Manchester City)
- Nils Nielsen (Japan)
- Pere Romeu (Barcelona)
- Elena Sadiku (Celtic/BK Häcken)
Young Talent of the Year (Trophée Kopa)
Men’s Young Talent
- Kerim Alajbegović
- Ayyoub Bouaddi
- Pau CubarsÃ
- Yan Diomandé
- Lennart Karl
- Éli Junior Kroupi
- Lamine Yamal
- Johan Manzambi
- Ibrahim Maza
- Warren Zaïre-Emery
Women’s Young Talent
- Veerle Buurman
- Vicky López
- Felicia Schröder
- Clara Serrajordi
- Lily Yohannes
Goalkeeper of the Year (Yachine Trophy)
Men’s Goalkeeper
- Yassine Bounou
- Thibaut Courtois
- Joan GarcÃa
- Gregor Kobel
- Emiliano MartÃnez
- Édouard Mendy
- David Raya
- Matvey Safonov
- Unai Simón
- Vozinha
Women’s Goalkeeper
- Ann-Katrin Berger
- Cata Coll
- Hannah Hampton
- Lorena
- Ayaka Yamashita