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
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- 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.
