A 30-men list has been announced for the nominations for Ballon d'Or 2022. The biggest news of the night was Lionel Messi was not included in the list for Ballon d'Or 2022. This is the first time since 2005, that the Argentine was not included in the list of nominees for the biggest individual award in football. Along with him, his PSG teammate Neymar Jr. also misses the list too. This will be the first time when the award will be given for a season, not a year. The Ballon d'Or 2022 will be awarded on 17th October 2022. Below is the list of 30 players nominated for the Ballon d'Or 2022.
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Ballon d'Or 2022 nominees
The 30-men list of Ballon d'Or 2022 nominees was announced by France football on 12th August 2022.
Player | Club(s) |
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Thibaut Courtois | Real Madrid |
Rafael Leão | Milan |
Christopher Nkunku | RB Leipzig |
Mohamed Salah | Liverpool |
Joshua Kimmich | Bayern Munich |
Trent Alexander-Arnold | Liverpool |
Robert Lewandowski | Bayern Munich Barcelona |
Bernardo Silva | Manchester City |
Vinícius Júnior | Real Madrid |
Luis Díaz | Porto Liverpool |
Karim Benzema | Real Madrid |
Fabinho | Liverpool |
Riyad Mahrez | Manchester City |
Son Heung-min | Tottenham Hotspur |
Casemiro | Real Madrid |
Phil Foden | Manchester City |
Harry Kane | Tottenham Hotspur |
Sadio Mané | Liverpool Bayern Munich |
Darwin Núñez | Benfica Liverpool |
Mike Maignan | Milan |
Sébastien Haller | Ajax Borussia Dortmund |
Luka Modrić | Real Madrid |
Antonio Rüdiger | Chelsea Real Madrid |
Cristiano Ronaldo | Manchester United |
Kevin De Bruyne | Manchester City |
João Cancelo | Manchester City |
Erling Haaland | Borussia Dortmund Manchester City |
Kylian Mbappé | Paris Saint-Germain |
Virgil van Dijk | Liverpool |
Dušan Vlahović | Fiorentina Juventus |
Ballon d'Or Féminin 2022 nominees
A 20-women list of Ballon d'Or Féminin 2022 nominees was also announced by France football on 12th August 2022.
Player | Club(s) |
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Selma Bacha | Lyon |
Fridolina Rolfö | Barcelona |
Vivianne Miedema | Arsenal |
Lucy Bronze | Manchester City Barcelona |
Sam Kerr | Chelsea |
Christiane Endler | Lyon |
Lena Oberdorf | Wolfsburg |
Kadidiatou Diani | Paris Saint-Germain |
Catarina Macario | Lyon |
Alexia Putellas | Barcelona |
Alexandra Popp | Wolfsburg |
Aitana Bonmatí | Barcelona |
Wendie Renard | Lyon |
Alex Morgan | Orlando Pride San Diego Wave |
Beth Mead | Arsenal |
Asisat Oshoala | Barcelona |
Marie-Antoinette Katoto | Paris Saint-Germain |
Millie Bright | Chelsea |
Trinity Rodman | Washington Spirit |
Ada Hegerberg | Lyon |
Kopa Trophy 2022 nominations
A 10-men list of Kopa Trophy 2022 nominees was announced as well.
Player | Club(s) |
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Karim Adeyemi | Red Bull Salzburg Borussia Dortmund |
Jude Bellingham | Borussia Dortmund |
Eduardo Camavinga | Real Madrid |
Gavi | Barcelona |
Ryan Gravenberch | Ajax Bayern Munich |
Nuno Mendes | Paris Saint-Germain |
Jamal Musiala | Bayern Munich |
Joško Gvardiol | RB Leipzig |
Bukayo Saka | Arsenal |
Florian Wirtz | Bayer Leverkusen |
Yashin Trophy 2022 nominations
The best performing goal-keeper of the season will be awarded the Yashin Trophy. Here are the nominations for Yahsin Trophy 2022.
Player | Club(s) |
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Yassine Bounou | Sevilla |
Alisson | Liverpool |
Thibaut Courtois | Real Madrid |
Ederson | Manchester City |
Mike Maignan | Milan |
Édouard Mendy | Chelsea |
Manuel Neuer | Bayern Munich |
Jan Oblak | Atlético Madrid |
Kevin Trapp | Eintracht Frankfurt |
Hugo Lloris | Tottenham Hotspur |