The 2026 Ballon d’Or nominees have been announced, with the world’s leading football stars, coaches, clubs and young talents recognised for their performances during the 2025/26 season.
The nominations were announced by the award organisers on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, as the prestigious awards enter their 70th year.
The Ballon d’Or honours outstanding individual performances in football, while additional awards recognise the best players, coaches, goalkeepers, young talents and clubs in both men’s and women’s football.
This page will be updated as more details emerge.
Women’s Ballon d’Or nominees
- Selma Bacha — OL Lyonnes/France
- Barbra Banda — Orlando Pride/Zambia
- Klara Bühl — Bayern Munich/Germany
- Esmee Brugts — FC Barcelona Femení/Netherlands
- Mariona Caldentey — Arsenal/Spain
- Scarlett Camberos — Club América/Mexico
- Kerstin Casparij — Manchester City Women/Netherlands
- Temwa Chawinga — Kansas City Current/Malawi
- Cata Coll — FC Barcelona Femení/Spain
- Melchie Dumornay — OL Lyonnes/Haiti
- Caroline Graham Hansen — FC Barcelona Femení/Norway
- Alex Greenwood — Manchester City Women/England
- Pernille Harder — Bayern Munich/Denmark
- Patri Guijarro — FC Barcelona Femení/Spain
- Rose Lavelle — Gotham FC/United States
- 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
Men’s Coach of the Year nominees
- Mikel Arteta — Arsenal
- Luis de la Fuente — Spain National Team
- Unai Emery — Aston Villa
- Vincent Kompany — Bayern Munich
- Luis Enrique — Paris Saint-Germain
Women’s Coach of the Year nominees
- Jonatan Giráldez — OL Lyonnes
- Andrée Jeglertz — Manchester City Women
- Nils Nielsen — Japan National Team
- Pere Romeu — FC Barcelona Femení
- Elena Sadiku — Celtic FC Women/BK Häcken
Men’s Club of the Year nominees
- Arsenal
- Bayern Munich
- Bodø/Glimt
- Flamengo
- Paris Saint-Germain
Women’s Club of the Year nominees
- FC Barcelona
- Bayern Munich
- Club América
- Manchester City
- OL Lyonnes
Men’s Goalkeeper of the Year nominees
- Yassine Bounou — Al-Hilal/Morocco
- Thibaut Courtois — Real Madrid/Belgium
- Joan García — FC Barcelona/Spain
- Gregor Kobel — Borussia Dortmund/Switzerland
- Emiliano Martínez — Aston Villa/Chelsea/Argentina
- Edouard Mendy — Al-Ahli/Senegal
- David Raya — Arsenal/Spain
- Matvey Safonov — Paris Saint-Germain/Russia
- Unai Simón — Athletic Bilbao/Spain
- Vozinha (Josimar Dias) — GD Chaves/Colo-Colo/Cape Verde
Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year nominees
- Ann-Katrin Berger — Gotham FC/England
- Cata Coll — FC Barcelona Femení/Spain
- Hannah Hampton — Chelsea FC/England
- Lorena — Kansas City Current/Brazil
- Ayaka Yamashita — Manchester City Women/Japan
Men’s Young Talent of the Year nominees
- Ayyoub Bouaddi — Lille/Manchester City/Morocco
- Kerim Alajbegović — RB Salzburg/Juventus/Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Yan Diomandé — RB Leipzig/Real Madrid/Côte d’Ivoire
- Pau Cubarsí — FC Barcelona/Spain
- Lennart Karl — Bayern Munich/Germany
- Éli Junior Kroupi — AFC Bournemouth/France
- Lamine Yamal — FC Barcelona/Spain
- Ibrahim Maza — Bayer Leverkusen/Algeria
- Johan Manzambi — SC Freiburg/Aston Villa/Switzerland
- Warren Zaïre-Emery — Paris Saint-Germain/France
Women’s Young Talent of the Year nominees
- Veerle Buurman — Chelsea/Netherlands
- Vicky López — FC Barcelona Femení/Spain
- Felicia Schröder — BK Häcken/Real Madrid/Sweden
- Clara Serrajordi — FC Barcelona Femení/Spain
- Lily Yohannes — OL Lyonnes/United States
2026 Ballon d’Or nominations
The 2026 Ballon d’Or nominations cover several major individual and team awards, with nominees drawn from leading clubs and national teams across Europe and beyond.
The awards will recognise achievements from the 2025/26 football season, with further details, including additional nominees and updates, expected to follow.
More details to follow.
