The official Ballon d’Or organizers today announced the 30 nominees for the 2026 Men’s Ballon d’Or. Harry Kane, Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé and Lamine Yamal are among the nominees, alongside Erling Haaland, Vinícius Júnior, Rodri, Declan Rice and Ousmane Dembélé. Raphinha and Pedri, meanwhile, failed to make the shortlist.

The 2026 Ballon d’Or awards ceremony will be held in London on October 26 local time. It will be the first time since 2019 that the ceremony has been held at a venue other than the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris.

2026 Men’s Ballon d’Or: 30 Nominees

Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid/England), Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona/Spain), Marc Cucurella (Real Madrid/Spain), Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint-Germain/France)

Luis Díaz (Bayern Munich/Colombia), Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United/Portugal), Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal/Brazil), Erling Haaland (Manchester City/Norway)

Harry Kane (Bayern Munich/England), Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain/Morocco), Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Paris Saint-Germain/Georgia), Lamine Yamal (Barcelona/Spain)

Sadio Mané (Al-Nassr/Senegal), Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain/Brazil), Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan/Argentina), Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid/France), Lionel Messi (Inter Miami/Argentina)

Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint-Germain/Portugal), João Neves (Paris Saint-Germain/Portugal), Michael Olise (Bayern Munich/France), Willian Pacho (Paris Saint-Germain/Ecuador)

Julián Quiñones (Al-Qadsiah/Mexico), Rodri (Barcelona/Spain), Declan Rice (Arsenal/England), Fabián Ruiz (Paris Saint-Germain/Spain)

William Saliba (Arsenal/France), Ferran Torres (Paris Saint-Germain/Spain), Dayot Upamecano (Bayern Munich/France), Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid/Brazil), Vitinha (Paris Saint-Germain/Portugal)