Ballon d'Or 2022 nominees: Full list of 30 players nominated for the award

France football announced the 30-men list for the Ballon d'Or nominations as Lionel Messi misses out on the list for first time since 2005.

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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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30 nominated players for 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)
 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)
 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)
 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)
 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
Cristiano Ronaldo Bukayo Saka Son Heung Min Kylian Mbappe Harry Kane Mohamed Salah Erling Haaland Gavi Robert Lewandowski Alexia Putellas Kevin De Bruyne Karim Benzema Virgil Van Dijk Luis Diaz Luka Modric Vinicius Jr Ada Hegerberg Edouard Mendy