Ballon d'Or 2024: Full list of nominees and FAQs

France Football and L'Équipe, the organisers of Ballon d'Or 2024 announced the nominees for the prestigious award. This is the first time since 2003 that Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo were not nominated for the award. UEFA Champions League winners with Real Madrid, Jude Bellingham and Vinicius Junior along with UEFA Euro 2024 winners with Spain, Rodri and Lamine Yamal are among the few who has been nominated this year.

Lamine Yamal is the only player to be nominated for both Men's Ballon d'Or and The Kopa Trophy.

When will Ballon d'Or 2024 will be awarded? 

The 68th edition of Ballon d'Or award will take place Monday 28 October at the grandiose Théâtre du Châtelet, located at the Place du Chatelet in Paris.

Full list of awards which will be given at the ceremony

• The Men's Ballon d'Or
• The Women's Ballon d'Or
• The Kopa Trophy (best player under 21 years of age)
• The Yashin Trophy (best goalkeeper)
• The Men's Club of the Year Trophy
• The Women's Club of the Year Trophy
• The Men's Coach of the Year Trophy
• The Women's Coach of the Year Trophy
• The Gerd Muller Trophy (top scorer of the previous season)

The Men's Coach of the Year and Women's Coach of the Year awards are the new entries to the list of prizes.

Full list of nominees for Men's Ballon d'Or 2024

- Jude Bellingham (England, Real Madrid)
- Hakan Calhanoglu (Türkiye, Inter)
- Dani Carvajal (Spain, Real Madrid)
- Ruben Dias (Portugal, Manchester City)
- Artem Dovbyk (Ukraine, Dnipro / Girona / Roma)
- Phil Foden (England, Manchester City)
- Alejandro Grimaldo (Spain, Bayer Leverkusen)
- Erling Haaland (Norway, Manchester City)
- Mats Hummels (Germany, Borussia Dortmund)
- Harry Kane (England, Bayern Munich)
- Toni Kroos (Germany, Real Madrid)
- Ademola Lookman (Nigeria, Atalanta)
- Emiliano Martinez (Argentina, Aston Villa)
- Lautaro Martinez (Argentina, Inter)
- Kylian Mbappe (France, Paris Saint-Germain / Real Madrid)
- Martin Odegaard (Norway, Arsenal)
- Dani Olmo (Spain, Leipzig / Barcelona)
- Cole Palmer (England, Manchester City / Chelsea)
- Declan Rice (England, Arsenal)
- Rodri (Spain, Manchester City)
- Antonio Rudiger (Germany, Real Madrid)
- Bukayo Saka (England, Arsenal)
- William Saliba (France, Arsenal)
- Federico Valverde (Uruguay, Real Madrid)
- Vinícius Junior (Brazil, Real Madrid)
- Vitinha (Portugal, Paris Saint-Germain)
- Nico Williams (Spain, Athletic Club)
- Florian Wirtz (Germany, Bayer Leverkusen)
- Granit Xhaka (Switzerland, Bayer Leverkusen)
- Lamine Yamal (Spain, Barcelona)

Full list of nominees for Women's Ballon d'Or 2024

- Barbra Banda (Zambia, Shanghai RCB / Orlando Pride)
- Aitana Bonmati (Spain, Barcelona)
- Lucy Bronze (England, Barcelona / Chelsea)
- Mariona Caldentey (Spain, Barcelona / Arsenal)
- Tabitha Chawinga (Malawi, Paris Saint-Germain / Olympique Lyonnais)
- Grace Geyoro (France, Paris Saint-Germain)
- Manuela Giugliano (Italy, AS Roma)
- Caroline Graham Hansen (Norway, Barcelona)
- Patricia Guijarro (Spain, Barcelona)
- Giulia Gwinn (Germany, Bayern Munich)
- Yui Hasegawa (Japan, Manchester City)
- Ada Hegerberg (Norway, Olympique Lyonnais)
- Lauren Hemp (England, Manchester City)
- Lindsey Horan (USA, Olympique Lyonnais)
- Lauren James (England, Chelsea)
- Marie-Antoinette Katoto (France, Paris Saint-Germain)
- Alyssa Naeher (USA, Chicago Red Stars)
- Sjoeke Nusken (Germany, Chelsea)
- Ewa Pajor (Poland, VfL Wolfsburg / Barcelona)
- Salma Paralluelo (Spain, Barcelona)
- Gabi Portilho (Brazil, Corinthians)
- Alexia Putellas (Spain, Barcelona)
- Mayra Ramirez (Colombia, Levante / Chelsea)
- Trinity Rodman (USA, Washington Spirit)
- Lea Schuller (Germany, Bayern München)
- Khadija Shaw (Jamaica, Manchester City)
- Sophia Smith (USA, Portland Thorns)
- Mallory Swanson (USA, Chicago Red Stars)
- Tarciane (Brazil, Corinthians / Houston Dash)
- Glodís Viggosdottir (Iceland, Bayern München)

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Full list of nominees for The Kopa Trophy

- Pau Cubarsi (Spain, Barcelona)
- Alejandro Garnacho (Argentina, Manchester United)
- Arda Guler (Türkiye, Real Madrid)
- Karim Konate (Ivory Coast, Salzburg)
- Kobbie Mainoo (England, Manchester United)
- Joao Neves (Portugal, Benfica / Paris Saint-Germain)
- Savinho (Brazil, Girona / Manchester City)
- Mathys Tel (France, Bayern Munich)
- Lamine Yamal (Spain, Barcelona)
- Warren Zaire-Emery (France, Paris Saint-Germain)

Full list of nominees for Yashin Trophy

- Diogo Costa (Portugal, Porto)
- Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy, Paris Saint-Germain)
- Gregor Kobel (Switzerland, Borussia Dortmund)
- Andriy Lunin (Ukraine, Real Madrid)
- Mike Maignan (France, Milan)
- Giorgi Mamardashvili (Georgia, Valencia)
- Emiliano Martinez (Argentina, Aston Villa)
- Unai Simon (Spain, Athletic Club)
- Yann Sommer (Switzerland, Inter)
- Ronwen Williams (South Africa, Mamelodi Sundowns)

Men's Coach of the Year nominations

Xabi Alonso (Spain, Bayer Leverkusen), Carlo Ancelotti (Italy, Real Madrid), Luis de la Fuente (Spain, Spain national team), Gian Piero Gasperini (Italy, Atalanta), Pep Guardiola (Spain, Manchester City), Lionel Scaloni (Argentina, Argentina national team)

Women's Coach of the Year nominations

Sonia Bompastor (France, Olympique Lyonnais / Chelsea), Arthur Elias (Brazil, Corinthians / Brazil national team), Jonatan Giraldez (Spain, Barcelona / Washington Spirit), Emma Hayes (England, Chelsea / USA national team), Filipa Patão (Portugal, Benfica), Sarina Wiegman (Netherlands, England national team)

Nominations for Men's Club of the Year Trophy

Borussia Dortmund (Germany), Girona (Spain), Bayer Leverkusen (Germany), Manchester City (England), Real Madrid (Spain)

Nominations of Women's Club of the Year Trophy

Barcelona (Spain), Chelsea (England), NJ/NY Gotham (USA), Olympique Lyonnais (France), Paris Saint-Germain (France)