Ballon d’Or 2024 Full List Of Nominees

The nominations are out for the 2024 Ballon d’Or Awards with the ceremony itself set to take place in Paris at the end of October.

Argentina and Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi was the surprise winner last year. But injury has hampered the Argentine this season. So the veteran striker is not expected to scoop a ninth award.

Last year, Barcelona and Spain midfielder Aitana Bonmati secured the fifth edition of the Ballon d’Or Feminin. With her 2023 win the first time the 25-year-old has received the award. Bonmati, who won the World Cup Golden Ball, helped Spain win the 2023 World Cup in Australia-New Zealand.

Ballon d’Or, created by the France Football in 1956, is regarded as soccer most prestigious award all over the world.

Blackpool and England’s Stanley Matthews was its first winner, while Lionel Messi is the record holder with eight wins.

The winner is selected following the votes of a select number of journalists from around the world. Up until 2022, votes were based on player performance during the calendar year.

As of this year, jurors have been instructed to take into account the previous season with the event held in Paris since 2016.

The event has also branched out to including prizes of best young player, women player, goalkeeper etc.

Here’s a list of this year, 2024 nominees.

2024 Men’s Player Of The Year Nominees

Jude Bellingham – Real Madrid & England

Phil Foden – Man City & England

Ruben Dias – Man City & Portugal

Federico Valverde – Real Madrid & Uruguay

Emiliano Martinez – Aston VIlla & Argentina

Artem Dovbik – Girona (AS Roma) & Ukraine

Erling Haaland – Man City & Norway

Nico Williams – Athletic Club & Spain

Toni Kroos – Real Madrid & Germany

Granit Xhaka – Bayer Leverkusen & Switzerland

Dani Olmo – RB Leipzig (Barça) & Spain

Florian Wirtz – Bayer Leverkusen & Germany

Mats Hummels – Dortmund (AS Roma) & Germany

Martin Odegaard – Arsenal & Norway

Vinicius Júnior – Real Madrid & Brazil

Rodri – Man City & Spain

Declan Rice– Arsenal & England

Harry Kane – Bayern Munich & England

Cole Palmer – Chelsea & England

Vitinha – Porto (PSG) & Portugal

Dani Carvajal – Real Madrid Spain

William Saliba – Arsenal & France

Lamine Yamal – Barcelona & Spain

Bukayo Saka – Arsenal & England

Hakan Calhanoglu – Inter & Turkey

Kylian Mbappé – PSG (Real Madrid) & France

Lautaro Martinez – Inter & Argentina

Ademola Lookman – Atalanta & Nigeria

Alejandro Grimaldo – Bayer Leverkusen & Spain

Antonio Rudiger – Real Madrid & Germany

2024 Women’s Player Of The Year Nominees

Lauren Hemp – Man City

Trinity Rodman – Washington Spirit

Barbra Banda Shanghai – Shanghai RCB/Orlando Pride

Tarciane Lime – Houston Dash

Manuela Giugliano – Roma

Mallory Swanso – Chicago Red Stars

Glodis Viggosdottir – Bayern Munich

Mariona Caldentey – Barcelona/Arsenal

Lauren James – Chelsea

Patricia Guijarro – Barcelona

Lea Schuller – Bayern Munich

Gabi Portilho – Corinthians

Tabitha Chawinga – PSG

Caroline Graham Hansen – Barcelona

Lindsey Horan – Lyon

Lucy Bronze – Barcelona/Chelsea

Yui Hasegawa – Man City

Ada Hegerberg – Lyon

Sjoeke Nüsken – Chelsea

Aitana Bonmati – Barcelona

Alexia Putellas – Barcelona

Grace Geyoro – PSG

Khadija Shaw – Man City

Guilia Gwinn – Bayern Munich

Salma Paralluelo – Barcelona

Ewa Pajor – Wolfsburg/Barcelona

Sophie Smith – Portland Thorns

Marie-Antoinette Katoto – PSG

Mayra Ramirez – Chelsea

Alyssa Naeher – Chicago Red Stars

Ballon d’Or 2024 Women’s Club Of The Year Nominees

Barcelona

Chelsea

Lyon

PSG

Women’s Coach Of The Year

Sonia Bompastor – Lyon/Chelsea

Arthur Elias – Corinthians/Brazil

Jonatan Giraldez – Barcelona/Washington Spirit

Filipa Patao – Benfica

Sarina Wiegman – England

Emma Hayes – Chelsea/ United States

Men’s club of the year nominees

Borussia Dortmund

Girona

Bayer Leverkusen

Real Madrid

Manchester City

Men’s Coach Of The Year Nominees

Carlo Ancelotti

Xabi Alonso

Luis de la Fuente

Gian Piero Gasperini

Pep Guardiola

Lionel Scaloni

Yachine Trophy Nominees

Diogo Costa

Gianluigi Donnarumma

Gregor Kobel

Andrei Lunine

Mike Maignan

Giorgi Mamardachvili

Emiliano Martinez

Unai Simon

Yann Sommer

Ronwen Williams

Kopa Trophy Nominees

Pau Cubarsi

Alejandro Garnacho

Arda Guler

Karim Konate

Kobbie Mainoo

Joao Neves

Savinho

Mathys Tel

Lamine Yamal

Warren Zaire-Emery

The event is set to take place at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, on the 28th of October, 2024.