The shortlist for world football’s most prestigious individual award has been revealed ahead of the ceremony in Paris on October 30
The Ballon d’Or. Love it or loathe it, it’s the award every footballer in the world dreams of one day winning. And now, after a memorable and unique 2022-23 campaign, the shortlist of nominees for the 2023 Golden Ball have been announced.
There are a host of top names vying to claim the prize that Karim Benzema took home in 2022, with performances not only at club level, but also at the 2022 World Cup, having been taken into account when selecting this year’s list of potential winners.
Who will take home the prize? Will Lionel Messi pick up Ballon d’Or number eight after guiding Argentina to glory in Qatar? Or will Erling Haaland’s record-breaking exploits for treble-winners Manchester City be enough? And could Kylian Mbappe or Vinicius Jr. force themselves into contention?
We will have to wait until the ceremony in Paris on Monday, October 30 to find out, but for now, here are the players who have been shortlisted for football’s ultimate individual honour:
On the list we have 3 Goalkeepers.
André Onana – André Onana – Manchester United/Cameroon
Emiliano Martínez – Aston Villa/Argentina
Yassine Bounou – Al Hilal/Morocco.
Defenders.
Josko Gvardiol – Manchester City/Croatia
Rúben Dias – Manchester City/Portugal
Kim Min-jae – Napoli/South Korea.
Midfielders.
Jamal Musiala – Bayern Munich/Germany
Kevin De Bruyne – Manchester City/Belgium
Jude Bellingham – Real Madrid/England
Martin Ødegaard – Arsenal/Norway
Bernardo Silva – Manchester City/Portugal
Nicolo Barella – Inter Milan/Italy
Rodri – Manchester City/Spain
Ilkay Gündogan – Barcelona/Germany
Luka Modric – Real Madrid/Croatia.
Forwards.
Victor Osimhen – Napoli/Nigeria
Harry Kane – Bayern Munich/England
Kylian Mbappé – Paris Saint-Germain/France
Robert Lewandowski – Barcelona/Poland
Antoine Griezmann – Atletico Madrid/France
Vinícius Júnior – Real Madrid/Brazil
Julián Álvarez – Manchester City/Argentina
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia – Napoli/Georgia
Bukayo Saka – Arsenal/England
Mohamed Salah – Liverpool/Egypt
Karim Benzema – Al Ittihad
Erling Haaland – Manchester City/Norway
Lionel Messi – Inter Miami/Argentina.
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Messi deserves it 👏🏼 😮