Full list of nominees for the 2026 Ballon d’Or awards
Here are all the nominees for all categories for the highly anticipated 2026 Ballon d’Or awards.
The 2026 Ballon d’Or awards will celebrate the standout players, coaches and clubs in world football, with nominees recognised for their performances and achievements over the past season.
From the men’s and women’s Ballon d’Or to the Kopa, Yashin, Johan Cruyff and Club of the Year awards, the nominations bring together some of football’s biggest names and most impressive teams.
The official announcement confirms that the 70th edition will honour achievements across the 2025/26 season.
Here is the full list of nominees across all categories:
2026 Women’s Ballon d’Or
- 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)
- Claudia 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)
Men’s Ballon d’Or — 30 nominees
The official Ballon d’Or page is the source for this category.
- Rodrigo Hernández (Rodri)
- Lionel Messi
- Kylian Mbappé
- Lamine Yamal
- Jude Bellingham
- Pau Cubarsí
- Marc Cucurella
- Ousmane Dembélé
- Luis Díaz
- Bruno Fernandes
- Erling Haaland
- Gabriel Magalhães
- Harry Kane
- Achraf Hakimi
- Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
- Marquinhos
- Sadio Mané
- Lautaro Martínez
- Nuno Mendes
- Michael Olise
- João Neves
- Willian Pacho
- Julián Quiñones
- Fabián Ruiz
- Ferran Torres
- William Saliba
- Dayot Upamecano
- Vinícius Júnior
- Vitinha
- Declan Rice
2026 Women’s Young Talent of the Year Award Nominees
- Veerle Buurman — Chelsea / Netherlands
- Vicky López — FC Barcelona Femení / Spain
- Felicia Schröder — BK Häcken, Real Madrid / Sweden
- Clara Serrajordi — FC Barcelona Femení / Spain
- Lily Yohannes — OL Lyonnes / United States Women’s National Team
2026 Men’s Young Talent of the Year Award Nominees
- Ayyoub Bouaddi — Lille, Manchester City / Morocco
- Kerim Alajbegović — RB Salzburg, Juventus / Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Yan Diomandé — RB Leipzig, Real Madrid / Côte d’Ivoire
- Pau Cubarsí — FC Barcelona / Spain
- Lennart Karl — Bayern Munich / Germany
- Éli Junior Kroupi — AFC Bournemouth / France
- Lamine Yamal — FC Barcelona / Spain
- Ibrahim Maza — Bayer Leverkusen / Algeria
- Johan Manzambi — SC Freiburg, Aston Villa / Switzerland
- Warren Zaïre-Emery — Paris Saint-Germain / France
2026 Men’s Club of the Year Nominees
- Arsenal
- Bayern Munich
- Bodø/Glimt
- Flamengo
- PSG
2026 Women’s Club of the Year Nominees
- FC Barcelona
- Bayern Munich
- Club América
- Manchester City
- OL Lyonnes
2026 Men’s Coach of the Year Award Nominees in Full
- Mikel Arteta — Arsenal
- Luis de la Fuente — Spain
- Unai Emery — Aston Villa
- Luis Enrique — Paris Saint-Germain
- Vincent Kompany — Bayern Munich
2026 Women’s Coach of the Year Award Nominees in Full
- Jonatan Giráldez — OL Lyonnes
- Andrée Jeglertz — Manchester City
- Nils Nielsen — Japan (currently unattached)
- Pere Romeu — Barcelona
- Elena Sadiku — Celtic/BK Häcken
2026 Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year Award Nominees in Full
- Ann-Katrin Berger — Gotham FC / England
- Cata Coll — FC Barcelona Femení / Spain
- Hannah Hampton — Chelsea FC / England
- Lorena — Kansas City Current / Brazil
- Ayaka Yamashita — Manchester City Women
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