70th edition · London

Ballon d’Or 2026

Thirty players are on the men’s shortlist, judged on the season running August 3, 2025 – July 19, 2026 — a window that closes with the World Cup. The winner is announced on Monday, October 26.

9of the 30 from Paris Saint-Germain
Ousmane Dembéléholds it, and is nominated again

We are not ranking these players. Orange Ferry carries this season’s football, not the 2025-26 season the award judges, so any goal counts below are from 2026-27 and say nothing about who should win. A points index would be worse than useless here — Rodri won in 2024 with eight league goals.

The thirty

Sadio Mané

Sadio Mané

Forward · Senegal

AN
Club in 2025–26
Al Nassr
Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi

Forward · Argentina

IM
Club in 2025–26
Inter Miami
Julián Quiñones

Julián Quiñones

Forward · Mexico

AL
Club in 2025–26
Al-Qadsiah

Ballon d’Or Féminin

Same ceremony, same night. We do not carry women’s club data yet, so these are the names only.

  • Selma BachaDefender · OL Lyonnes · France
  • Barbra BandaForward · Orlando Pride · Zambia
  • Klara BühlForward · Bayern Munich · Germany
  • Esmee BrugtsMidfielder · Barcelona · Netherlands
  • Mariona CaldenteyForward · Arsenal · Spain
  • Scarlett CamberosForward · Club América · Mexico
  • Kerstin CasparijDefender · Manchester City · Netherlands
  • Temwa ChawingaForward · Kansas City Current · Malawi
  • Cata CollGoalkeeper · Barcelona · Spain
  • Melchie DumornayMidfielder · OL Lyonnes · Haiti
  • Caroline Graham HansenForward · Barcelona · Norway
  • Alex GreenwoodDefender · Manchester City · England
  • Patri GuijarroMidfielder · Barcelona · Spain
  • Pernille HarderForward · Bayern Munich · Denmark
  • Yui HasegawaMidfielder · Manchester City · Japan
  • Rose LavelleMidfielder · Gotham FC · United States
  • Mapi LeónDefender · Barcelona · Spain
  • LorenaGoalkeeper · Kansas City Current · Brazil
  • Melvine MalardForward · Manchester United · France
  • Manaka MatsukuboForward · North Carolina Courage · Japan
  • Vivianne MiedemaForward · Manchester City · Netherlands
  • Ewa PajorForward · Barcelona · Poland
  • Clàudia PinaForward · Barcelona · Spain
  • Alexia PutellasMidfielder · Barcelona · Spain
  • Wendie RenardDefender · OL Lyonnes · France
  • Alessia RussoForward · Arsenal · England
  • Khadija ShawForward · Manchester City · Jamaica
  • Momoko TanikawaMidfielder · Bayern Munich · Japan
  • Caroline WeirMidfielder · Real Madrid · Scotland
  • Tessa WullaertForward · Inter Milan · Belgium
Photo credits
  • Jude Bellingham — Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Pau Cubarsí — Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Marc Cucurella — Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Ousmane Dembélé — Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Luis Díaz — Werner100359, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Bruno Fernandes — Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Gabriel Magalhães — Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Erling Haaland — Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Achraf Hakimi — Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Harry Kane — Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Khvicha Kvaratskhelia — Paté kroute, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Sadio Mané — Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Marquinhos — Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Lautaro Martínez — Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Kylian Mbappé — Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Nuno Mendes — Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Lionel Messi — Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • João Neves — Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Michael Olise — Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Willian Pacho — Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Julián Quiñones — Selección Nacional de México, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Declan Rice — Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Rodri — Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Fabián Ruiz — Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • William Saliba — Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Ferran Torres — Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Dayot Upamecano — Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Vinícius Júnior — Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Vitinha — Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Lamine Yamal — Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Shortlist published by France Football on 8 September 2026 and cross-checked against Wikipedia. Club shown is the one each player represented during the award season.