Ballon d’Or 2023 shortlist revealed: Will Lionel Messi get number eight?
The winner of the men’s and women’s awards will be announced on 30 October in Paris.
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Can the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi add number eight to his name? Or will Manchester City's goal machine Erling Haaland win the most prestigious individual football award for the first time?
The Argentina captain led his country to victory in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, and on the club level, he won the Ligue 1 title with Paris Saint-Germain.
Meanwhile, Haaland secured a historic treble with Manchester City, scoring 52 goals across all competitions in his debut season for the club.
With Argentina’s World Cup triumph and Manchester City’s Champions League, Premier League, and FA Cup titles, it's no surprise that the award shortlist is dominated by players from Argentina and Manchester City.
Five-time Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo has been omitted for the first time since 2003.
For the Ballon d'Or Feminin, Spain’s Aitana Bonmati stands out as the favourite after a season that saw her leading La Roja to their first-ever World Cup victory and winning the Champions League with FC Barcelona.
The winners will be announced at the Ballon d’Or ceremony, which will take place on 30 October at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris.
Find the full list of nominees for the men’s and women’s award below.
Men's nominees for Ballon d'Or 2023
- André Onana - Inter-Manchester United/Cameroon
- Josko Gvardiol - RB Lipsia-Manchester City/Croatia
- Karim Benzema - Real-Madrid-Al Ittihad
- Jamal Musiala - Bayern Munich/Germany
- Mohamed Salah - Liverpool/Egypt
- Jude Bellingham - Borussia Dortmund-Real Madrid/England
- Bukayo Saka - Arsenal/England
- Randal Kolo Muani - Eintracht Frankfurt-Paris Saint-Germain/France
- Kevin De Bruyne - Manchester City/Belgium
- Bernardo Silva - Manchester City/Portugal
- Emiliano Martínez - Aston Villa/Argentina
- Khvicha Kvaratskhelia - Napoli/Georgia
- Rúben Dias - Manchester City/Portugal
- Nicolo Barella - Inter Milan/Italy
- Erling Haaland - Manchester City/Norway
- Yassine Bounou - Sevilla-Al Hilal/Morocco
- Martin Ødegaard - Arsenal/Norway
- Julián Álvarez - Manchester City/Argentina
- Ilkay Gündogan - Barcelona/Germany
- Vinícius Júnior - Real Madrid/Brazil
- Lionel Messi - Paris Saint-Germain-Inter Miami/Argentina
- Rodri - Manchester City/Spain
- Lautaro Martínez - Inter Milan/Argentina
- Antoine Griezmann - Atletico Madrid/France
- Robert Lewandowski - Barcelona/Poland
- Kylian Mbappé - Paris Saint-Germain/France
- Kim Min-jae - Napoli-Bayern Munich/South Korea
- Victor Osimhen - Napoli/Nigeria
- Luka Modric - Real Madrid/Croatia
- Harry Kane - Tottenham-Bayern Munich/England
Women's nominees for Ballon d'Or 2023
- Aitana Bonmati - Barcelona/Spain
- Millie Bright - Chelsea/England
- Linda Caicedo - Real Madrid/Colombia
- Olga Carmona - Real Madrid/Spain
- Rachel Daly - Aston Villa/England
- Debinha - North Carolina-Kansas City/Brazil
- Kadidiatou Diani - Paris Saint-Germain-Lyon/France
- Mary Earps - Manchester United/England
- Patricia Guijarro - Barcelona/Spain
- Yui Hasegawa - Manchester City/Japan
- Amanda Ilestedt - Paris-Saint Germain-Arsenal/Sweden
- Sam Kerr - Chelsea/Australia
- Mapi Leon - Barcelona/Spain
- Katie McCabe - Arsenal/Republic of Ireland
- Hinata Miyazawa - MyNavi Senday-Manchester United/Japan
- Lena Oberdorf - Wolfsburg/Germany
- Asisat Oshoala - Barcelona/Nigeria
- Ewa Pajor - Wolfsburg/Poland
- Salma Paralluelo - Barcelona/Spain
- Alexandra Popp - Wolsburg/Germany
- Hayley Raso - Manchester City-Real Madrid/Australia
- Alba Redondo - Levante/Spain
- Guro Reiten - Chelsea/Norway
- Wendie Renard - Lyon/France
- Fridolina Rolfo - Barcelona/Sweden
- Jill Roord - Wolfsburg-Manchester City/Netherlands
- Khadija Shaw - Manchester City/Jamaica
- Sophia Smith - Portland Thorns/United States
- Georgia Stanway - Bayern Munich/England
- Daphne van Domselaar - Twente-Aston Villa/Netherlands