The nominees for the 2024 Ballon d’Or

The France Football magazine has revealed the 30 nominees for the 2024 Ballon d’Or.

Join us in following the nominees for the Kopa Trophy, awarded to the best U-21 player of the season, and the Yashin Trophy, given to the best goalkeeper. Additionally, there are nominees for the best coach in both men’s and women’s football, the female player of the year, and the club of the year.

The award ceremony will take place on October 28 at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. This year marks the first time the prestigious prize will be organized in partnership with UEFA.

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2024 Ballon d’Or Nominees

Among the 30 nominees, the athletes with the best chance of winning the award are Vini Jr. and Jude Bellingham, both Real Madrid players. Midfielder Rodri, from Manchester City, is also in the running.

Photo: Jorge Guerrero/AFP

Real Madrid won the Champions League in the 2023/24 season and is the club with the most players among the nominees, with six names. They are: Vini Jr., Jude Bellingham, Toni Kroos, Valverde, Carvajal, and Rüdiger.

List of the 30 Nominees:

• Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid/England)
• Rúben Dias (Manchester City/Portugal)
• Phil Foden (Manchester City/England)
• Federico Valverde (Real Madrid/Uruguay)
• Dibu Martínez (Aston Villa/Argentina)
• Erling Haaland (Manchester City/Norway)
• Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao/Spain)
• Granit Xhaka (Bayer Leverkusen/Switzerland)
• Artem Dovbyk (Girona/Ukraine)
• Toni Kroos (Real Madrid/Germany)
• Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid/Brazil)
• Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig/Spain)
• Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen/Germany)
• Martin Odegaard (Arsenal/Norway)
• Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund/Germany)
• Rodri (Manchester City/Spain)
• Harry Kane (Bayern Munich/England)
• Declan Rice (Arsenal/England)
• Vitinha (PSG/Portugal)
• Cole Palmer (Chelsea/England)
• Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid/Spain)
• Lamine Yamal (Barcelona/Spain)
• Bukayo Saka (Arsenal/England)
• Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan/Turkey)
• William Saliba (Arsenal/France)
• Kylian Mbappé (PSG/France)
• Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan/Argentina)
• Ademola Lookman (Atalanta/Nigeria)
• Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid/Germany)
• Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen/Spain)

For the first time since 2003, Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are not among the Ballon d’Or nominees.

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Kopa Trophy Nominees:

• Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United/Argentina)
• Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona/Spain)
• Karim Konaté (RB Salzburg/Ivory Coast)
• Arda Güler (Real Madrid/Turkey)
• Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United/England)
• João Neves (Benfica/Portugal)
• Mathys Tel (Bayern Munich/France)
• Savinho (Girona/Brazil)
• Lamine Yamal (Barcelona/Spain)
• Warren Zaïre-Emery (PSG/France)

The top favorite to win the Kopa Trophy is 17-year-old Lamine Yamal, who won the Euro Cup with Spain and was one of the key players in the competition. Up until the final, Yamal was just 16 years old, celebrating his birthday one day before the final.

Photo: Kai Pfaffenbach / Reuters

Yashin Trophy Nominees:

• Diogo Costa (Porto/Portugal)
• Gianluigi Donnarumma (PSG/Italy)
• Andriy Lunin (Real Madrid/Ukraine)
• Gregor Kobel (Borussia Dortmund/Switzerland)
• Giorgi Mamardashvili (Valencia/Georgia)
• Mike Maignan (Milan/France)
• Unai Simón (Athletic Bilbao/Spain)
• Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa/Argentina)
• Yann Sommer (Inter Milan/Switzerland)
• Ronwen Williams (Mamelodi Sundowns/South Africa)

Established in 2019 by France Football, the Yashin Trophy is awarded to the best goalkeeper of the season, and for the first time, no Brazilian goalkeeper is among the nominees.

The big surprise on the list is South African goalkeeper Ronwen Williams, who won the African Champions League with Mamelodi Sundowns.

The main favorites are Dibu Martínez, who won the award in 2023, and Mike Maignan, who were named the best goalkeepers in the Copa América and Euro Cup, respectively.

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Nominees for the Women’s Ballon d’Or:

• Ada Hegerberg, NOR (Lyon)
• Alexia Putellas, ESP (Barcelona)
• Alyssa Naeher, USA (Chicago Red Stars)
• Aitana Bonmatí, ESP (Barcelona)
• Barbra Banda, ZAM (Orlando Pride)
• Caroline Graham Hansen, NOR (Barcelona)
• Gabi Portilho, BRA (Corinthians)
• Giulia Gwinn, GER (Bayern Munich)
• Ewa Pajor, POL (Barcelona)
• Glodis Viggosdottir, ISL (Bayern Munich)
• Grace Geyoro, FRA (PSG)
• Khadija Shaw, JAM (Manchester City)
• Lauren Hemp, ENG (Manchester City)
• Lauren James, ENG (Chelsea)
• Lea Schüller, GER (Bayern Munich)
• Lindsey Horan, USA (Lyon)
• Lucy Bronze, ENG (Chelsea)
• Mallory Swanson, USA (Chicago Red Stars)
• Manuela Giugliano, ITA (Roma)
• Marie-Antoinette Katoto, FRA (PSG)
• Mariona Caldentey, ESP (Barcelona)
• Mayra Ramírez, COL (Chelsea)
• Patri Guijarro, ESP (Barcelona)
• Salma Paralluelo, ESP (Barcelona)
• Sophia Smith, USA (Portland Thorns)
• Sjoeke Nüsken, GER (Chelsea)
• Tabitha Chawinga, ZAM (Lyon)
• Tarciane, BRA (Houston Dash)
• Trinity Rodman, USA (Washington Spirit)
• Yui Hasegawa, JAP (Manchester City)

Nominees for Coach of the Year (Men’s):

• Carlo Ancelotti (Real Madrid)
• Luis de la Fuente (Spain)
• Gian Piero Gasperini (Atalanta)
• Pep Guardiola (Manchester City)
• Lionel Scaloni (Argentina)
• Xabi Alonso (Bayer Leverkusen)

Nominees for Coach of the Year (Women’s):

• Arthur Elias, BRA (Brazil)
• Emma Hayes, ENG (USA)
• Filipa Patão, POR (Benfica)
• Jonatan Giráldez, ESP (Barcelona)
• Sarina Wiegman, NED (England)
• Sonia Bompastor, FRA (Chelsea)

Club of the Year (Men’s):

• Borussia Dortmund (Germany)
• Girona (Spain)
• Bayer Leverkusen (Germany)
• Real Madrid (Spain)
• Manchester City (England)

 

Written by Henry Miller.