The nominees for the 2024 Ballon d’or award have been declared. The 30 players will now be voted on for this year’s award. The winner will be declared at the Ballon d’or ceremony on October 28, 2024.

This year’s award is special because neither Cristiano Ronaldo nor Lionel Messi have been nominated for the award for the first time since 2003.

Ballon d’or 2024 nominees revealed: Check out the full list below

The Premier League players nominated for the prestigious Ballon d'Or award ✨ pic.twitter.com/QXenBpcUHZ
— Premier League (@premierleague) September 4, 2024

Antonio Rudiger – Real Madrid
Kylian Mbappe – Real Madrid
Lautaro Martinez – Inter
Ademola Lookman – Atalanta
Alejandro Grimaldo – Bayer Leverkusen
Dani Carvajal – Real Madrid
William Saliba – Arsenal
Lamine Yamal – Barcelona
Bukayo Saka – Arsenal
Hakan Calhanoglu – Inter
Rodri – Man City
Declan Rice- Arsenal
Harry Kane – Bayern Munich
Cole Palmer – Chelsea
Vitinha – PSG
Vinicius Jr – Real Madrid
Martin Odegaard – Arsenal
Dani Olmo – Barcelona
Florian Wirtz – Bayer Leverkusen
Mats Hummels – Roma
Erling Haaland – Man City
Nicolas Williams – Athletic Bilbao
Granit Xhaka – Bayer Leverkusen
Artem Dovbyk – Roma
Toni Kroos – Real Madrid
Jude Bellingham – Real Madrid
Phil Foden – Man City
Ruben Dias – Man City
Federico Valverde – Real Madrid
Emiliano Martinez – Aston VIlla

Lamine Yamal has been nominated not only for the Ballon d’or but also the Kopa Trophy, which is awarded to the best player under 21. Similarly, Emiliano Martinez is the only goalkeeper among the 30 players, having been nominated for the Yachine Trophy as well.

With both Messi and Ronaldo out of the running, it will be interesting to see who wins the award this time around. Jude Bellingham has a strong claim to the award, but Rodri or Vinicius Jr could also be voted the best player for the 23-24 season.