Ballon d'Or 2026 - Full list of nominees for this year's awards

That will be decided in a lavish ceremony on October 26th in London - one which will be shown live on DAZN - but today will see the full list of nominees for each award. 

Keep up to date throughout the day to see who has made this year's shortlists. 

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2026 Ballon d'Or Nominees 

Women's Club of the Year 

• FC Barcelona (Spain)
• Bayern Munich (Germany)
• Club América (Mexico)
• Manchester City (England)
• OL Lyonnes (France)

Men's Club of the Year 

• Arsenal (England)
• Bayern Munich (Germany)
• Bodø/Glimt (Norway)
• Flamengo (Brazil)
• Paris-SG (France) 

Women's Coach of the Year 

• Jonatan Giráldez (Spain, OL Lyonnes)
• Andrée Jeglertz (Sweden, Manchester City)
• Nils Nielsen (Denmark, Japan national team)
• Pere Romeu (Spain, FC Barcelona)
• Elena Sadiku (Sweden, BK Häcken)

Men's Coach of the Year 

• Mikel Arteta (Spain, Arsenal)
• Luis de la Fuente (Spain, Spain national team)
• Unai Emery (Spain, Aston Villa)
• Vincent Kompany (Belgium, Bayern Munich)
• Luis Enrique (Spain, Paris-SG)W

Women's Goalkeeper of the Year 

• Ann-Katrin Berger (Germany, Gotham FC)
• Cata Coll (Spain, FC Barcelona)
• Hannah Hampton (England, Chelsea)
• Lorena (Brazil, Kansas City Current)
• Ayaka Yamashita (Japan, Manchester City

Men's Goalkeeper of the Year 

• Yassine Bounou (Morocco, Al-Hilal)
• Thibaut Courtois (Belgium, Real Madrid)
• Joan García (Spain, FC Barcelona)
• Gregor Kobel (Switzerland, Borussia Dortmund)
• Emiliano Martínez (Argentina, Aston Villa/Chelsea)
• Édouard Mendy (Senegal, Al-Ahli)
• David Raya (Spain, Arsenal)
• Matvey Safonov (Russia, Paris-SG)
• Unai Simón (Spain, Athletic Bilbao)
• Vozinha (Cape Verde, GD Chaves/Colo-Colo

Women's Young Talent of the Year 

• Veerle Buurman (Netherlands, Chelsea)
• Vicky Lopez (Spain, FC Barcelona)
• Felicia Schröder (Sweden, BK Häcken/Real Madrid)
• Clara Serrajordi (Spain, FC Barcelona)
• Lily Yohannes (USA, OL Lyonnes

Men's Young Talent of the Year 

• Kerim Alajbegović (Bosnia and Herzegovina, RB Salzburg/Juventus)
• Ayyoub Bouaddi (Morocco, Lille/Manchester City)
• Pau Cubarsí (Spain, FC Barcelona)
• Yan Diomandé (Côte d’Ivoire, RB Leipzig/Real Madrid)
• Lennart Karl (Germany, Bayern Munich)
• Éli Junior Kroupi (France, Bournemouth)
• Lamine Yamal (Spain, FC Barcelona)
• Johan Manzambi (Switzerland, SC Freiburg/Aston Villa)
• Ibrahim Maza (Algeria, Bayer Leverkusen)
• Warren Zaïre-Emery (France, Paris-SG)

Women's Ballon d'Or 

• Selma Bacha (France, OL Lyonnes)
• Barbra Banda (Zambia, Orlando Pride)
• Klara Bühl (Germany, Bayern Munich)
• Esmee Brugts (Netherlands, FC Barcelona)
• Mariona Caldentey (Spain, Arsenal)
• Scarlett Camberos (Mexico, Club América)
• Kerstin Casparij (Netherlands, Manchester City)
• Temwa Chawinga (Malawi, Kansas City Current)
• Cata Coll (Spain, FC Barcelona)
• Melchie Dumornay (Haiti, OL Lyonnes)
• Caroline Graham Hansen (Norway, FC Barcelona)
• Alex Greenwood (England, Manchester City)
• Patri Guijarro (Spain, FC Barcelona)
• Pernille Harder (Denmark, Bayern Munich)
• Yui Hasegawa (Japan, Manchester City)
• Rose Lavelle (USA, Gotham FC)
• Mapi León (Spain, FC Barcelona/London City Lionesses)
• Lorena (Brazil, Kansas City Current)
• Melvine Malard (France, Manchester United/Chelsea)
• Manaka Matsukubo (Japan, North Carolina Courage/Chelsea)
• Vivianne Miedema (Netherlands, Manchester City)
• Ewa Pajor (Poland, FC Barcelona)
• Claudia Pina (Spain, FC Barcelona)
• Alexia Putellas (Spain, FC Barcelona/London City Lionesses)
• Wendie Renard (France, OL Lyonnes)
• Alessia Russo (England, Arsenal)
• Khadija Shaw (Jamaica, Manchester City)
• Momoko Tanikawa (Japan, Bayern Munich)
• Caroline Weir (Scotland, Real Madrid/OL Lyonnes)
• Tessa Wullaert (Belgium, Inter Milan/Como

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Men's Ballon d'Or 

• Jude Bellingham (England, Real Madrid)
• Pau Cubarsí (Spain, FC Barcelona)
• Marc Cucurella (Spain, Chelsea/Real Madrid)
• Ousmane Dembélé (France, Paris-SG)
• Luis Díaz (Colombia, Bayern Munich)
• Bruno Fernandes (Portugal, Manchester United)
• Gabriel (Brazil, Arsenal)
• Erling Haaland (Norway, Manchester City)
• Achraf Hakimi (Morocco, Paris-SG)
• Harry Kane (England, Bayern Munich)
• Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia, Paris-SG)
• Lamine Yamal (Spain, FC Barcelona)
• Sadio Mané (Senegal, Al-Nassr)
• Marquinhos (Brazil, Paris-SG)
• Lautaro Martínez (Argentina, Inter Milan)
• Kylian Mbappé (France, Real Madrid)
• Nuno Mendes (Portugal, Paris-SG)
• Lionel Messi (Argentina, Inter Miami)
• João Neves (Portugal, Paris-SG)
• Michael Olise (France, Bayern Munich)
• Willian Pacho (Ecuador, Paris-SG)
• Julián Quiñones (México, Al-Qadsiah)
• Declan Rice (England, Arsenal)
• Rodri (Spain, Manchester City/FC Barcelona)
• Fabián Ruiz (Spain, Paris-SG)
• William Saliba (France, Arsenal)
• Ferran Torres (Spain, FC Barcelona/Paris-SG)
• Dayot Upamecano (France, Bayern Munich)
• Vinícius Jr. (Brazil, Real Madrid)
• Vitinha (Portugal, Paris-SG)

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