The 2026 Ballon d'Or () will be the 70th annual ceremony of the Ballon d'Or, presented by France Football, recognising the best footballers in the world in the 2025–26 season. For the fifth time in the history of the award, it will be given based on the results of the season instead of the calendar year. This is the period from 3 August 2025 to 19 July 2026. The ceremony will take place on 26 October 2026 in London.
Ballon d'Or
Club listed is the one which the player represented during the 2025–26 season.
Thirty players were nominated for the 2026 Men's Ballon d'Or.
+ 2026 Men's Ballon d'Or Rank Player Nationality Position Club(s) Points Jude Bellingham England Real Madrid Pau Cubarsí Spain Defender Barcelona Marc Cucurella Spain Defender Real Madrid Ousmane Dembélé France Paris Saint-Germain Luis Díaz Colombia Bayern Munich Bruno Fernandes Portugal Manchester United Gabriel Magalhães Brazil Defender Arsenal Erling Haaland Norway Manchester City Achraf Hakimi Morocco Defender Paris Saint-Germain Harry Kane England Bayern Munich Khvicha Kvaratskhelia Georgia Paris Saint-Germain Sadio Mané Senegal Al Nassr Marquinhos Brazil Defender Paris Saint-Germain Lautaro Martínez Argentina Inter Milan Kylian Mbappé France Real Madrid Nuno Mendes Portugal Defender Paris Saint-Germain Lionel Messi Argentina Inter Miami João Neves Portugal Paris Saint-Germain Michael Olise France Bayern Munich Willian Pacho Ecuador Defender Paris Saint-Germain Julián Quiñones Mexico Al-Qadsiah Declan Rice England Arsenal Rodri Spain Manchester City Fabián Ruiz Spain Paris Saint-Germain William Saliba France Defender Arsenal Ferran Torres Spain Barcelona Dayot Upamecano France Defender Bayern Munich Vinícius Júnior Brazil Real Madrid Vitinha Portugal Paris Saint-Germain Lamine Yamal Spain Barcelona
Ballon d'Or Féminin
Thirty players were nominated for the 2026 Ballon d'Or Féminin.
+ 2026 Ballon d'Or Féminin Rank Player Nationality Position Club(s) Points Selma Bacha France Defender OL Lyonnes Barbra Banda Zambia Forward Orlando Pride Klara Bühl Germany Forward Bayern Munich Esmee Brugts Netherlands Midfielder Barcelona Mariona Caldentey Spain Forward Arsenal Scarlett Camberos Mexico Forward Club América Kerstin Casparij Netherlands Defender Manchester City Temwa Chawinga Malawi Forward Kansas City Current Cata Coll Spain Goalkeeper Barcelona Melchie Dumornay Haiti Midfielder OL Lyonnes Caroline Graham Hansen Norway Forward Barcelona Alex Greenwood England Defender Manchester City Patri Guijarro Spain Midfielder Barcelona Pernille Harder Denmark Forward Bayern Munich Yui Hasegawa Japan Midfielder Manchester City Rose Lavelle United States Midfielder Gotham FC Mapi León Spain Defender Barcelona London City Lionesses Lorena Brazil Goalkeeper Kansas City Current Melvine Malard France Forward Manchester United Manaka Matsukubo Japan Forward North Carolina Courage Chelsea Vivianne Miedema Netherlands Forward Manchester City Ewa Pajor Poland Forward Barcelona Clàudia Pina Spain Forward Barcelona Alexia Putellas Spain Midfielder Barcelona London City Lionesses Wendie Renard France Defender OL Lyonnes Alessia Russo England Forward Arsenal Khadija Shaw Jamaica Forward Manchester City Momoko Tanikawa Japan Midfielder Bayern Munich Caroline Weir Scotland Midfielder Real Madrid OL Lyonnes Tessa Wullaert Belgium Forward Inter Milan
Men's Kopa Trophy
Ten players were nominated for the 2026 Men's Kopa Trophy.
+ 2026 Kopa Trophy NomineesPlayerNationalityPositionClubKerim Alajbegović Bosnia and HerzegovinaForward Red Bull SalzburgAyyoub Bouaddi MoroccoMidfielder LillePau Cubarsí SpainDefender BarcelonaYan Diomande Ivory CoastForward RB LeipzigLennart Karl GermanyForward Bayern MunichÉli Junior Kroupi FranceForward BournemouthLamine Yamal SpainForward BarcelonaJohan Manzambi SwitzerlandMidfielder Freiburg Aston VillaIbrahim Maza AlgeriaMidfielder Bayer LeverkusenWarren Zaïre-Emery FranceMidfielder Paris Saint-Germain
Women's Kopa Trophy
Five players were nominated for the 2026 Women's Kopa Trophy.
+ 2026 Women's Kopa Trophy NomineesPlayerNationalityPositionClubVeerle Buurman NetherlandsDefender ChelseaVicky López SpainForward BarcelonaFelicia Schröder SwedenForward BK Häcken Real MadridClara Serrajordi SpainMidfielder BarcelonaLily Yohannes United StatesMidfielder OL Lyonnes
Men's Yashin Trophy
Ten goalkeepers were nominated for the 2026 Men's Yashin Trophy.
+ 2026 Yashin Trophy NomineesPlayerNationalityClub Morocco Al-Hilal Belgium Real Madrid Spain Barcelona Switzerland Borussia Dortmund Argentina Aston Villa Senegal Al-Ahli Spain Arsenal Russia Paris Saint-Germain Spain Athletic BilbaoVozinha Cape Verde Chaves
Women's Yashin Trophy
Five goalkeepers were nominated for the 2026 Women's Yashin Trophy.
+ 2026 Women's Yashin Trophy NomineesPlayerNationalityClubAnn-Katrin Berger Germany Gotham FCCata Coll Spain BarcelonaHannah Hampton England ChelseaLorena Brazil Kansas City CurrentAyaka Yamashita Japan Manchester City
Gerd Müller Trophy
Sócrates Award
Men's Club of the Year + 2026 Men's Club of the Year rankingRankClubBallon d'Or34009
Women's Club of the Year + 2026 Women's Club of the Year rankingRankClubBallon d'Or83153
Men's Coach of the Year Five coaches were nominated for the 2026 Men's Johan Cruyff Trophy.
CoachNationalityClub/team Arsenal Spain Aston Villa Bayern Munich Paris Saint-Germain
Women's Coach of the Year Five coaches were nominated for the 2026 Women's Johan Cruyff Trophy.
CoachNationalityClub/team OL Lyonnes Manchester City Japan Barcelona Celtic BK Häcken
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