Ballon d’Or 2022: Nominees revealed for the Men’s and Women’s Footballer of the Year

France Football’s prestigious award Ballon d’Or 2022 is coming soon. It will be held on 17th October 2022. So now, it’s time for the nominee reveal. They have already revealed the nominees for the Kopa trophy which recognises the best under-21 footballer and the Yachine trophy which is given to the best goalkeeper.

Now, France Football has revealed the nominees each for the Men’s and Women’s Ballon d’Or.

Ballon d’Or 2022: Nominees

Nominees of Men’s Footballer Of The Year

1. Thibaut Courtois
2. Rafael Leão
3. Christopher Nkunku
4. Mohamed Salah
5. Joshua Kimmich
6. Trent Alexander-Arnold
7. Vinicius JR
8. Bernardo Silva
9. Luis Díaz
10. Robert Lewandowski
11. Riyad Mahrez
12. Casemiro
13. Heung-Min Son
14. Fabinho
15. Karim Benzema
16. Mike Maignan
17. Harry Kane
18. Darwin Núñez
19. Phil Foden
20. Sadio Mané
21. Sébastien Haller
22. Luka Modrić
23. Antonio Rüdiger
24. Cristiano Ronaldo
25. Kevin De Bruyne
26. Dušan Vlahović
27. Virgil van Dijk
28. João Cancelo
29. Kylian Mbappé
30. Erling Haaland

Nominees of Women’s Footballer Of The Year

1. Selma Bacha
2. Fridolina Rolfö
3. Vivianne Miedema
4. Lucy Bronze
5. Sam Kerr
6. Christiane Endler
7. Lena Oberdorf
8. Kadidiatou Diani
9. Catarina Macario
10. Alexia Putellas
11. Alexandra Popp
12. Aitana Bonmatí
13. Wendie Renard
14. Alex Morgan
15. Beth Mead
16. Asisat Oshoala
17. Marie-Antoinette Katoto
18. Millie Bright
19. Trinity Rodman
20. Ada Hegerberg

Read: Ballon d’Or 2022: Nominees revealed for the Kopa Trophy and Yachine Trophy