08 Sep 2026

Ballon d’Or Candidates

Ballon d’Or has announced the 30 nominees for the 2026 Men’s Ballon d’Or.

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia is among the nominees. It is the Georgian’s second consecutive nomination and the third of his career.

The full list of nominees:

🏴 Jude Bellingham
🇪🇸 Pau Cubarsí
🇪🇸 Marc Cucurella
🇫🇷 Ousmane Dembélé
🇨🇴 Luis Díaz
🇵🇹 Bruno Fernandes
🇧🇷 Gabriel Magalhães
🇳🇴 Erling Haaland
🇲🇦 Achraf Hakimi
🏴 Harry Kane
🇬🇪 Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
🇪🇸 Lamine Yamal
🇸🇳 Sadio Mané
🇧🇷 Marquinhos
🇦🇷 Lautaro Martínez
🇫🇷 Kylian Mbappé
🇵🇹 Nuno Mendes
🇦🇷 Lionel Messi
🇵🇹 João Neves
🇫🇷 Michael Olise
🇪🇨 Willian Pacho
🇲🇽 Julián Quiñones
🏴 Declan Rice
🇪🇸 Rodri
🇪🇸 Fabián Ruiz
🇫🇷 William Saliba
🇪🇸 Ferran Torres
🇫🇷 Dayot Upamecano
🇧🇷 Vinicius Júnior
🇵🇹 Vitinha

In addition to the Ballon d’Or nominees, the nominees for Teams, Coach of the Year, Goalkeeper of the Year and Young Talent of the Year have also been announced, in both the men’s and women’s categories.