Ballon d’Or 2023 nominees: see the list of players

Brazil has only two competitors for the traditional prize Gold ballsponsored by the French magazine France Football to elect the best male and female player each season. Vinícius Juniorfrom Real Madrid and the Brazilian national team, is the nominee among men, while debinha, from the Kansas City Current and the selection, competes among the women. Each of the lists has 30 names, and the winners will be announced in a ceremony on the day October 30.

Winner of the men’s Ballon d’Or in 2022, awarded in October, Karim Benzema, who left Real Madrid for Al-Ittihad, from Saudi Arabia, in the last transfer window, is again among the finalists. This time, however, he is not among the favorites. The current scenario indicates good chances of Messi winning the award for the eighth time after being world champion in Qatar.

Names like Norwegian Haaland and Belgian De Bruyne, from Manchester City, are also highly rated, as well as Mbappé, runner-up in the Cup with France and star of PSG. Cristiano Ronaldo, who went to Arab football at the end of last year to defend Al-Nassr, was left out of the list for the first time in 20 years. The last time he was not among the nominees was in 2002.

In the women’s awards, the current winner, Alexia Putellas, from Spain and Barcelona, ​​is also not a finalist, as her season was hampered by an injury. In any case, the prize could once again end up in the hands of a Spaniard, as Aitana Bonmati, leader of the World Cup title and Barcelonista like Putellas, is the strongest name in the race for the Ballon d’Or.

The finalists for the Yashin Trophy, which chooses the best goalkeeper of the season, were also named, and Ederson, from the Brazilian team and Manchester City, is one of the nominees. He disputes the title with names like Courtois (Belgium and Real Madrid), Bonou (Morocco, Sevilla and Al-Nassr) and Emiliano Martínez (Argentina and Aston Villa).

Here is the list of nominees for the men’s Ballon d’Or:

Gvardiol (Croatia, RB Leipzig and Manchester City)
Onana (Cameroon, Inter Milan and Manchester United)
Benzema (France, Real Madrid and Al-Ittihad)
Musiala (Germany and Bayern Munich)
Salah (Egypt and Liverpool)
Bukayo Saka (England and Arsenal)
De Bruyne (Belgium and Manchester City)
Bellingham (England, Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid)
Kolo Muani (France, Eintracht Frankfurt and PSG)
Bernardo Silva (Portugal and Manchester City)
Kvaratskhelia (Georgia and Naples)
Barella (Italy and Inter Milan)
Emiliano Martínez (Argentina and Aston Villa)
Rúben Dias (Portugal and Manchester City)
Haaland (Norway and Manchester City)
Gundogan (Germany, Manchester City and Barcelona)
Odegaard (Norway and Arsenal)
Bono (Morocco, Seville and Al-Nassr)
Julián Álvarez (Argentina and Manchester City)
Vinicius Junior (Brazil and Real Madrid)
Rodri (Spain and Manchester City)
Griezmann (France and Atletico Madrid)
Messi (Argentina, PSG and Inter Miami)
Lautaro Martínez (Argentina and Inter Milan)
Lewandowski (Poland and Barcelona)
Kim Min-Jae (South Korea, Napoli and Bayern Munich)
Modric (Croatia and Real Madrid)
Mbappe (France and PSG)
Osimhen (Nigeria and Napoli)
Kane (England, Tottenham and Bayern Munich)

Here is the list of nominees for the women’s Ballon d’Or:

Kadidiatou Diani (France, PSG and Lyon)
Linda Caicedo (Colombia and Real Madrid)
Alba Redondo (Spain and the Levant)
Rachel Daly (England and Aston Villa)
Fridolina Rolfö (Sweden and Barcelona)
Olga Carmona (Spain and Real Madrid)
Georgia Stanway (England and Bayern Munich)
Amanda Ilestedt (Sweden, PSG and Arsenal)
Hayley Raso (Australia, Manchester City and Real Madrid)
Sophia Smith (United States and Portland Thorns)
Salma Paralluelo (Spain and Barcelona)
Millie Bright (England and Chelsea)
Hinata Miyazawa (Japan, Mynavi Sendai and Manchester United)
Lena Oberdorf (Germany and Wolfsburg)
Daphne Van Domselaar (Netherlands, Twente and Aston Villa)
Sam Kerr (Australia and Chelsea)
Debinha (Brazil, North Carolina Courage and Kansas City)
Patricia Guijarro (Spain and Barcelona)
Ewa Pajor (Poland and Wolfsburg)
Guro Reiten (Norway and Chelsea)
Aitana Bonmati (Spain and Barcelona)
Alexandra Popp (Germany and Wolfsburg)
Yui Hasegawa (Japan and Manchester City)
Jill Roord (Netherlands, Wolfsburg and Manchester City)
Katie McCabe (Ireland and Arsenal)
Wendie Renard (France and Lyon)
Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria and Barcelona)
Mary Earps (England and Manchester United)
Mapi León (Spain and Barcelona)
Khadija Shaw (Jamaica and Manchester City)

See the list of nominees for the Yashin Prize:

Courtois (Belgium and Real Madrid)
Ter Stegen (Germany and Barcelona)
Maignan (France and Milan)
Onana (Cameroon, Inter Milan and Manchester United)
Bono (Morocco, Seville and Al-Nassr)
Ederson (Brazil and Manchester City)
Emiliano Martínez (Argentina and Aston Villa)
Ramsdale (England and Arsenal)
Livakovic (Croatia, Dinamo Zagreb and Fenerbahçe)
Brice Samba (France and Lens)