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Kane, Yamal, Mbappe, Messi, others battle for 2026 Ballon d’Or top prize as Full list of nominees officially confirmed
France Football, the organizers of the Ballon d’Or award, have officially released their shortlist of nominees for the 2026 edition.
The lists were published on their official platform on Tuesday. PSG’s Ousmane Dembele is the current holder of the prize, having beaten Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal to it last year.
This year’s Ballon d’Or ceremony will take place in London, UK on October 26. Below are the nominees officially confirmed across the categories released so far:
Men’s Ballon d’Or
Rodrigo Hernandez — Manchester City, Barcelona/SpainLionel Messi — Inter Miami/Argentina
Kylian Mbappe — Real Madrid/France
Lamine Yamal — FC Barcelona/Spain
Jude Bellingham — Real Madrid/England
Pau Cubarsí — FC Barcelona/Spain
Marc Cucurella — Chelsea, Real Madrid/Spain
Ousmane Dembélé — Paris Saint-Germain/France
Luis Díaz — Bayern Munich/Colombia
Bruno Fernandes — Manchester United/Portugal
Erling Haaland — Manchester City/Norway
Gabriel Magalhaes — Arsenal/Brazil
Harry Kane — Bayern Munich/England
Achraf Hakimi — Paris Saint-Germain/Morocco
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia — Paris Saint-Germain/Georgia
Marcos Corrêa — Paris Saint-Germain/Brazil
Sadio Mané — Al-Nassr/Senegal
Lautaro Martínez — Inter Milan/Argentina
Nuno Mendes — Paris Saint-Germain/Portugal
Michael Olise — Bayern Munich/France
João Neves — Paris Saint-Germain/Portugal
Willian Pacho — Paris Saint-Germain/Ecuador
Julian Quiñones — Al-Qadsiah/Mexico
Declan Rice — Arsenal/England
Fabián Ruiz — Paris Saint-Germain/Spain
Ferran Torres — FC Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain/Spain
William Saliba — Arsenal/France
Dayot Upamecano — Bayern Munich/France
Vinicius Jr. — Real Madrid/Brazil
Vítor Ferreira (Vitinha) — Paris Saint-Germain/Portugal
Women’s Ballon d’Or
Selma Bacha — OL Lyonnes/FranceBarbra Banda — Orlando Pride/Zambia
Klara Bühl — Bayern Munich/Germany
Esmee Brugts — FC Barcelona Femeni/Netherlands
Mariona Caldentey — Arsenal/Spain
Scarlett Camberos — Club America/Mexico
Kerstin Casparij — Manchester City Women/Netherlands
Temwa Chawinga — Kansas City Current/Malawi
Cata Coll — FC Barcelona Femeni/Spain
Melchie Dumornay — OL Lyonnes/Haiti
Caroline Graham Hansen — FC Barcelona Femeni/Norway
Alex Greenwood — Manchester City Women/England
Pernille Harder — Bayern Munich/Denmark
Patri Guijarro — FC Barcelona Femeni/Spain
Rose Lavelle — Gotham FC/US Women’s National Soccer Team
Yui Hasegawa — Manchester City Women/Japan
Mapi León — FC Barcelona Femení, London City Lionesses/Spain
Lorena — Kansas City Current/Brazil
Melvine Malard — Manchester United, Chelsea/France
Manaka Matsukubo — North Carolina Courage, Chelsea/Japan
Ewa Pajor — FC Barcelona Femení/Poland
Vivianne Miedema — Manchester City Women/Netherlands
Women’s Club of the Year
Barcelona
Bayern Munich
Club América
Manchester City
OL Lyonnes
Men’s Club of the Year
Arsenal
Bayern Munich
Bodø/Glimt
Flamengo
Paris Saint-Germain
Men’s Coach of the Year
Mikel Arteta (Arsenal)
Luis de la Fuente (Spain)
Unai Emery (Aston Villa)
Vincent Kompany (Bayern Munich)
Luis Enrique (Paris Saint-Germain)
Women’s Coach of the Year
Jonatan Giráldez (OL Lyonnes)
Andrée Jeglertz (Manchester City)
Nils Nielsen (Japan)
Pere Romeu (Barcelona)
Elena Sadiku (Celtic/BK Häcken)
Men’s Young Talent of the Year
Kerim Alajbegović
Ayyoub Bouaddi
Pau Cubarsí
Yan Diomandé
Lennart Karl
Éli Junior Kroupi
Lamine Yamal
Johan Manzambi
Ibrahim Maza
Warren Zaïre-Emery
Women’s Young Talent of the Year
Veerle Buurman
Vicky López
Felicia Schröder
Clara Serrajordi
Lily Yohannes
Men’s Goalkeeper of the Year
Yassine Bounou
Thibaut Courtois
Joan García
Gregor Kobel
Emiliano Martínez
Édouard Mendy
David Raya
Matvey Safonov
Unai Simón
Vozinha
Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year
Ann-Katrin Berger
Cata Coll
Hannah Hampton
Lorena
Ayaka Yamashita
