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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