France Football have announced the Nominees for the 2023 Ballon d’or award.

Ballon d'Or 2023 Nominees Announced
Ballon d’Or 2023 Nominees Announced

Lionel Messi and Erling Haaland are expected to lead the polls for this year’s award. The Argentine makes the list largely because of his exploits at the World Cup in Qatar, while Erling Haaland’s 52 goals in all competitions pushed Manchester City to their first-ever treble.

Men’s Ballon d’Or Shortlist

Ballon d'Or 2023 Nominees Announced

Julian ALVAREZ, Nicollo BARELLA, Jude BELLINGHAM, Karim BENZEMA, Yassine BOUNOU, Kevin DE BRUYNE


Ruben DIAS, Antoine GRIEZMANN, Ilkay GÜNDOGAN, Josko GVARDIOL, Erling HAALAND, Harry KANE,

Randal KOLO MUANI, Khvicha KVARATSKHELIA, Robert LEWANDOWSKI, Emiliano MARTINEZ, Lautaro MARTINEZ, Kylian MBAPPÉ

Lionel MESSI, Kim MIN-JAE, Luka MODRIC, Jamal MUSIALA, Martin ÖDEGAARD, André ONANA.


Victor OSIMHEN, RODRI, Bukayo SAKA, Mohamed SALAH, Bernardo SILVA, VINICIUS Jr.

Women’s Shortlist.

Aitana BONMATI, Millie BRIGHT, Linda CAICEDO, Olga CARMONA, Rachel DALY, DEBINHA

Kadidiatou DIANI, Mary EARPS, Patricia GUIJARRO, Yui HASEGAWA, Amanda ILESTEDT, Sam KERR


Mapi LEON, Katie MCCABE, Hinata MIYAZAWA, Lena OBERDORF, Asisat OSHOALA, Ewa PAJOR


Salma PARALLUELO, Alexandra POPP, Hayley RASO, Alba REDONDO, Guro REITEN, Wendie RENARD


Fridolina ROLFÖ, Jill ROORD, Khadija SHAW, Sophia SMITH, Georgia STANWAY, Daphne VAN DOMSELAAR