There will be a first-time winner of the Ballon d’Or after current holder and eight-time winner, Lionel Messi, missed out on the nominees for the 2024 Ballon d’Or.
After their respective successes, it’s no surprise to see Real Madrid and Spain players dominating the nominees list, with the winners to be announced on 28 October at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris.
Brazil superstar Vinicius Jr looks set to be a strong contender for the coveted prize but faces stiff competition from his teammate and England international Jude Bellingham, and Manchester City duo Rodri and goal machine Erling Haaland.
For the first time since 2003, neither eight-time winner Messi, nor his longstanding rival Cristiano Ronaldo, who has won five Golden Balls, were among the nominees.
Here is a list of all the nominees:
- Jude Bellingham
- Vinicius Junior
- Rodri
- Dani Carvajal
- Bukayo Saka
- Ruben Dias
- William Saliba
- Fede Valverde
- Cole Palmer
- Lamine Yamal
- Erling Haaland
- Kylian Mbappé
- Toni Kroos
- Martin Ødegaard
- Emi Martinez
- Granit Xhaka
- Artem Dovbyk
- Harry Kane
- Mats Hummels
- Hakan Çalhanoglu
- Nico Williams
- Phil Foden
- Florian Wirtz
- Dani Olmo
- Declan Rice
- Vitinha
- Ademola Lookman
- Lautaro Martinez
- Alejandro Grimaldo
- Antonio Rüdiger
Full list of previous Ballon d’Or winners: 1956 – 2023
1956: Stanley Matthews (Blackpool)
1957: Alfredo Di Stefano (Real Madrid)
1958: Raymond Kopa (Real Madrid)
1959: Alfredo Di Stefano (Real Madrid)
1960: Luis Suarez (Barcelona)
1961: Omar Sivori (Juventus)
1962: Josef Masopust (Dukla Prague)
1963: Lev Yashin (Dynamo Moscow)
1964: Denis Law (Manchester United)
1965: Eusebio (Benfica)
1966: Bobby Charlton (Manchester United)
1967: Florian Albert (Ferencvaros)
1968: George Best (Manchester United)
1969: Gianni Rivera (AC Milan)
1970: Gerd Muller (Bayern Munich)
1971: Johan Cruyff (Ajax)
1972: Franz Beckenbauer (Bayern Munich)
1973: Johan Cruyff (Barcelona)
1974: Johan Cruyff (Barcelona)
1975: Oleg Blokhin (Dynamo Kyiv)
1976: Franz Beckenbauer (Bayern Munich)
1977: Allan Simonsen (Borussia Monchengladbach)
1978: Kevin Keegan (Hamburg)
1979: Kevin Keegan (Hamburg)
1980: Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (Bayern Munich)
1981: Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (Bayern Munich)
1982: Paolo Rossi (Juventus)
1983: Michel Platini (Juventus)
1984: Michel Platini (Juventus)
1985: Michel Platini (Juventus)
1986: Igor Belanov (Dynamo Kyiv)
1987: Ruud Gullit (AC Milan)
1988: Marco van Basten (AC Milan)
1989: Marco van Basten (AC Milan)
1990: Lothar Matthaus (Internazionale)
1991: Jean-Pierre Papin (Marseille)
1992: Marco van Basten (AC Milan)
1993: Roberto Baggio (Juventus)
1994: Hristo Stoichkov (Barcelona)
1995: George Weah (AC Milan)
1996: Matthias Sammer (Borussia Dortmund)
1997: Ronaldo (Internazionale)
1998: Zinedine Zidane (Juventus)
1999: Rivaldo (Barcelona)
2000: Luis Figo (Real Madrid)
2001: Michael Owen (Liverpool)
2002: Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
2003: Pavel Nedved (Juventus)
2004: Andriy Shevchenko (AC Milan)
2005: Ronaldinho (Barcelona)
2006: Fabio Cannavaro (Real Madrid)
2007: Kaka (Milan)
2008: Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United)
2009: Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
2010: Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
2011: Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
2012: Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
2013: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
2014: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
2015: Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
2016: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
2017: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
2018: Luka Modric (Real Madrid)
2019: Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
2020: Cancelled because of Covid-19
2021: Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain)
2022: Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)
2023: Lionel Messi (Inter Miami)
