Ballon d'Or nominees 2024: List of men and women up for award for world's best soccer player as France Football announces candidates

09-04-2024
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The world's leading football players discovered whether they have been shortlisted for the Ballon d'Or 2024 on September 4.

Manchester City and Spain midfielder Rodri is among the favourites, alongside Real Madrid duo Vinicius Jr. and Jude Bellingham.

Lionel Messi saw off the challenge of Rodri's club teammate Erling Haaland last year to win the prize for a record-extending eighth time.

It feels likely that 2023 will represent the end of the astonishing Messi-Ronaldo era, with a new winner ready to be crowned.

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Ballon d'Or nominees 2024

The nominees for the Ballon d'Or 2024 were announced on a L'Equipe live stream at 18:20 CET (12:20 ET/17:20 BST) on Wednesday, September 4.

List of Ballon d'Or 2024 nominees

Player Club National team
Jude Bellingham Real Madrid England
Ruben Dias Manchester City Portugal
Phil Foden Manchester City England
Federico Valverde Real Madrid Uruguay
Emiliano Martinez Aston Villa Argentina
Erling Haaland Manchester City Norway
Nico Williams Athletic Club Spain
Granit Xhaka Bayer Leverkusen Switzerland
Artem Dovbyk Roma* Ukraine
Toni Kroos Real Madrid** Germany
Vinicius Junior Real Madrid Brazil
Dani Olmo Barcelona*** 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 Calhanoglu Inter Milan Turkey
William Saliba Arsenal France
Kylian Mbappe Real Madrid***** France
Lautaro Martinez Inter Milan Argentina
Ademola Lookman Atalanta Nigeria
Antonio Rudiger Real Madrid Germany
Alejandro Grimaldo Bayer Leverkusen Spain

*Transferred from Girona in August 2024
**Retired from football in July 2024
***Transferred from RB Leipzig in August 2024
****Became a free agent after leaving Dortmund in June 2024
*****Transferred to Real Madrid after leaving PSG in July 2024

Ballon d'Or Feminin nominees 2024

Nominees for the Ballon d'Or Feminin were revealed on the same live stream. Barcelona and Spain sensation Anita Bonmati scooped the prize last time around, and she leads the list of candidates again.

List of Ballon d'Or Feminin 2024 nominees

Player Club National team
Aitana Bonmati Barcelona Spain
Barbra Banda Orlando Pride* Zambia
Tarciane Houston Dash** Brazil
Lauren Hemp Manchester City England
Trinity Rodman Washington Spirit USA
Ada Hegerberg Lyon Norway
Manuela Giugliano Roma Italy
Mallory Swanson Chicago Red Stars USA
Glodis Viggosdottir Bayern Munich Iceland
Mariona Caldentey Arsenal*** Spain
Lauren James Chelsea England
Lea Schuller Bayern Munich Germany
Patricia Guijarro Barcelona Spain
Gabi Portilho Corinthians Brazil
Tabitha Chawinga PSG Malawi
Caroline Graham Hansen Barcelona Norway
Lindsey Horan Lyon USA
Sjoeke Nusken Chelsea Germany
Yui Hasegawa Manchester City Japan
Lucy Bronze Chelsea**** England
Salma Paralluelo Barcelona Spain
Giulia Gwinn Bayern Munich Germany
Khadija Shaw Manchester City Jamaica
Grace Geyoro PSG France
Alexia Putellas Barcelona Spain
Sophia Smith Portland Thorns USA
Ewa Pajor Barcelona***** Poland
Alyssa Naeher Chicago Red Stars USA
Mayra Ramirez Chelsea Colombia
Marie-Antoinette Katoto PSG France

*Transferred from Shanghai Shengli in March 2024
**Transferred from Corinthians in April 2024
***Transferred from Barcelona in July 2024
****Free transfer after leaving Barcelona in July 2024
*****Transferred from Wolfsburg in July 2024

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When is 2024 Ballon d'Or ceremony?

The 2024 Ballon d'Or gala is due to be held on Monday, October 28, 2024 at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France.

The ceremony is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. local time (2 p.m. ET).