Ballon d'Or nominees 2024: List of men and women up for award for world's best soccer player as France Football announces candidates

Dom Farrell

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The world's leading football players discovered whether they have been shortlisted for the Ballon d'Or 2024 on September 4.

Manchester City and Spain midfielder Rodri is among the favourites, alongside Real Madrid duo Vinicius Jr. and Jude Bellingham.

Lionel Messi saw off the challenge of Rodri's club teammate Erling Haaland last year to win the prize for a record-extending eighth time.

It feels likely that 2023 will represent the end of the astonishing Messi-Ronaldo era, with a new winner ready to be crowned.

MORE: Man City and Spain winning machine Rodri makes case for Ballon d'Or

Ballon d'Or nominees 2024

The nominees for the Ballon d'Or 2024 were announced on a L'Equipe live stream at 18:20 CET (12:20 ET/17:20 BST) on Wednesday, September 4.

List of Ballon d'Or 2024 nominees

PlayerClubNational team
Jude BellinghamReal MadridEngland
Ruben DiasManchester CityPortugal
Phil FodenManchester CityEngland
Federico ValverdeReal MadridUruguay
Emiliano MartinezAston VillaArgentina
Erling HaalandManchester CityNorway
Nico WilliamsAthletic ClubSpain
Granit XhakaBayer LeverkusenSwitzerland
Artem DovbykRoma*Ukraine
Toni KroosReal Madrid**Germany
Vinicius JuniorReal MadridBrazil
Dani OlmoBarcelona***Spain
Florian WirtzBayer LeverkusenGermany
Martin OdegaardArsenalNorway
Mats HummelsBorussia Dortmund****Germany
RodriManchester CitySpain
Harry KaneBayern MunichEngland
Declan RiceArsenalEngland
VitinhaPSGPortugal
Cole PalmerChelseaEngland
Dani CarvajalReal MadridSpain
Lamine YamalBarcelonaSpain
Bukayo SakaArsenalEngland
Hakan CalhanogluInter MilanTurkey
William SalibaArsenalFrance
Kylian MbappeReal Madrid*****France
Lautaro MartinezInter MilanArgentina
Ademola LookmanAtalantaNigeria
Antonio RudigerReal MadridGermany
Alejandro GrimaldoBayer LeverkusenSpain

*Transferred from Girona in August 2024
**Retired from football in July 2024
***Transferred from RB Leipzig in August 2024
****Became a free agent after leaving Dortmund in June 2024
*****Transferred to Real Madrid after leaving PSG in July 2024

Ballon d'Or Feminin nominees 2024

Nominees for the Ballon d'Or Feminin were revealed on the same live stream. Barcelona and Spain sensation Anita Bonmati scooped the prize last time around, and she leads the list of candidates again.

List of Ballon d'Or Feminin 2024 nominees

PlayerClubNational team
Aitana BonmatiBarcelonaSpain
Barbra BandaOrlando Pride*Zambia
TarcianeHouston Dash**Brazil
Lauren HempManchester CityEngland
Trinity RodmanWashington SpiritUSA
Ada HegerbergLyonNorway
Manuela GiuglianoRomaItaly
Mallory SwansonChicago Red StarsUSA
Glodis ViggosdottirBayern MunichIceland
Mariona CaldenteyArsenal***Spain
Lauren JamesChelseaEngland
Lea SchullerBayern MunichGermany
Patricia GuijarroBarcelonaSpain
Gabi PortilhoCorinthiansBrazil
Tabitha ChawingaPSGMalawi
Caroline Graham HansenBarcelonaNorway
Lindsey HoranLyonUSA
Sjoeke NuskenChelseaGermany
Yui HasegawaManchester CityJapan
Lucy BronzeChelsea****England
Salma ParallueloBarcelonaSpain
Giulia GwinnBayern MunichGermany
Khadija ShawManchester CityJamaica
Grace GeyoroPSGFrance
Alexia PutellasBarcelonaSpain
Sophia SmithPortland ThornsUSA
Ewa PajorBarcelona*****Poland
Alyssa NaeherChicago Red StarsUSA
Mayra RamirezChelseaColombia
Marie-Antoinette KatotoPSGFrance

*Transferred from Shanghai Shengli in March 2024
**Transferred from Corinthians in April 2024
***Transferred from Barcelona in July 2024
****Free transfer after leaving Barcelona in July 2024
*****Transferred from Wolfsburg in July 2024

MORE: Ferdinand's favourite Vinicius has big Ballon d'Or claim

When is 2024 Ballon d'Or ceremony?

The 2024 Ballon d'Or gala is due to be held on Monday, October 28, 2024 at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France.

The ceremony is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. local time (2 p.m. ET).

Dom Farrell

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Dom is the senior content producer for Sporting News UK. He previously worked as fan brands editor for Manchester City at Reach Plc. Prior to that, he built more than a decade of experience in the sports journalism industry, primarily for the Stats Perform and Press Association news agencies. Dom has covered major football events on location, including the entirety of Euro 2016 and the 2018 World Cup in Paris and St Petersburg respectively, along with numerous high-profile Premier League, Champions League and England international matches. Cricket and boxing are his other major sporting passions and he has covered the likes of Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury, Wladimir Klitschko, Gennadiy Golovkin and Vasyl Lomachenko live from ringside.