By Efosa Taiwo

The 2024 Ballon d’Or nominees have been unveiled with the award set to celebrate the high achievers in the world of football in the last one year.

Full list of Ballon d’Or contenders

Antonio Rudiger – Real Madrid

Kylian Mbappe – Real Madrid

Lautaro Martinez – Inter

Ademola Lookman – Atalanta

Alejandro Grimaldo – Bayer Leverkusen

Dani Carvajal – Real Madrid

William Saliba – Arsenal

Lamine Yamal – Barcelona

Bukayo Saka – Arsenal

Hakan Calhanoglu – Inter

Rodri – Man City

Declan Rice- Arsenal

Harry Kane – Bayern Munich

Cole Palmer – Chelsea

Vitinha – PSG

Vinicius Jr – Real Madrid

Martin Odegaard – Arsenal

Dani Olmo – Barcelona

Florian Wirtz – Bayer Leverkusen

Mats Hummels – Roma

Erling Haaland – Man City

Nicolas Williams – Athletic Bilbao

Granit Xhaka – Bayer Leverkusen

Artem Dovbik – Roma

Toni Kroos – Real Madrid

Jude Bellingham – Real Madrid

Phil Foden – Man City

Ruben Dias – Man City

Federico Valverde – Real Madrid

Emiliano Martinez – Aston VIlla

Ballon d’Or 2024 Women’s club of the year nominees

Barcelona

Chelsea

Lyon

PSG

Women’s coach of the year

Sonia Bompastor – Lyon/Chelsea

Arthur Elias – Corinthians/Brazil

Jonatan Giraldez – Barcelona/Washington Spirit

Filipa Patao – Benfica

Sarina Wiegman – England

Emma Hayes – Chelsea/ United States

Full list of women’s nominees

Lauren Hemp – Man City

Trinity Rodman – Washington Spirit

Barbra Banda Shanghai – Shanghai RCB/Orlando Pride

Tarciane Lime – Houston Dash

Manuela Giugliano – Roma

Mallory Swanson – Chicago Red Stars

Glodis Viggosdottir – Bayern Munich

Mariona Caldentey – Barcelona/Arsenal

Lauren James – Chelsea

Patricia Guijarro – Barcelona

Lea Schuller – Bayern Munich

Gabi Portilho – Corinthians

Tabitha Chawinga – PSG

Caroline Graham Hansen – Barcelona

Lindsey Horan – Lyon

Lucy Bronze – Barcelona/Chelsea

Yui Hasegawa – Man City

Ada Hegerberg – Lyon

Sjoeke Nüsken – Chelsea

Aitana Bonmati – Barcelona

Alex Putellas – Barcelona

Grace Geyoro – PSG

Khadija Shaw – Man City

Guilia Gwinn – Bayern Munich

Salma Paralluelo – Barcelona

Ewa Pajor – Wolfsburg/Barcelona

Sophie Smith – Portland Thorns

Marie-Antoinette Katoto – PSG

Mayra Ramirez – Chelsea

Alyssa Naeher – Chicago Red Stars

Ewa Pajor – Wolfsburg/Barcelona

Sophie Smith – Portland Thorns

Marie-Antoinette Katoto – PSG

Mayra Ramirez – Chelsea

Alyssa Naeher – Chicago Red Stars

Alex Putellas – Barcelona

Grace Geyoro – PSG

Khadija Shaw – Man City

Guilia Gwinn – Bayern Munich

Salma Paralluelo – Barcelona

Tabitha Chawinga – PSG

Caroline Graham Hansen – Barcelona

Lindsey Horan – Lyon

Lucy Bronze – Barcelona/Chelsea

Yui Hasegawa – Man City

Ada Hegerberg – Lyon

Sjoeke Nüsken – Chelsea

Aitana Bonmati – Barcelona

Lauren Hemp – Man City

Trinity Rodman – Washington Spirit

Barbra Banda Shanghai – Shanghai RCB/Orlando Pride

Tarciane Lime – Houston Dash

Manuela Giugliano – Roma

Mallory Swanson – Chicago Red Stars

Glodis Viggosdottir – Bayern Munich

Mariona Caldentey – Barcelona/Arsenal

Lauren James – Chelsea

Patricia Guijarro – Barcelona

Lea Schuller – Bayern Munich

Gabi Portilho – Corinthians

Men’s club of the year nominees

Borussia Dortmund, Girona, Bayer Leverkusen, Real Madrid and Manchester City are the contenders.

Men’s coach of the year nominees

Carlo Ancelotti

Xabi Alonso

Luis de la Fuente

Gian Piero Gasperini

Pep Guardiola

Lionel Scaloni

Yachine trophy nominees

Diogo Costa

Gianluigi Donnarumma

Gregor Kobel

Andrei Lunine

Mike Maignan

Giorgi Mamardachvili

Emiliano Martinez

Unai Simon

Yann Sommer

Ronwen Williams

Kopa Trophy nominees

Pau Cubarsi

Alejandro Garnacho

Arda Guler

Karim Konate

Kobbie Mainoo

Joao Neves

Savinho

Mathys Tel

Lamine Yamal

Warren Zaire-Emery

Award ceremony – Date

28 October at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris has been set aside to celebrate the world’s most prestigious individual football player awards!

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