Lamine Yamal and FC Barcelona shine in Europe! All the nominees for the 2024 Ballon d'Or

Published:4/09/2024 - 21:43h

Updated:4/09/2024 - 21:43h

France Football and UEFA have announced the nominees for the 2024 Ballon d'Or, in the first edition of the prestigious award under the partnership of both organisations. Barça, one of the protagonists, receiving 10 nominations across its different categories

We have nominees for the 2024 Ballon d'Or! On September 4, all the nominees for the 8 categories that reward the best in football worldwide were announced. This will be the first edition in which UEFA and France Football have joined forces to present the highest individual award in the sport. The awards ceremony will take place on October 28 at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris. This year, two new awards were added: best men's team coach and best women's team coach.

FC Barcelona reached a total of 10 nominations. Pau Cubarsí and Lamine Yamal are strong candidates for the Kopa Trophy. Barcelona Women's team was nominated for Women's Club of the Year and five of its players will compete for the Women's Ballon d'Or. Lamine Yamal and Dani Olmo were considered for the Ballon d'Or.

Kopa Trophy nominees

For the Kopa Trophy, which awards the best player under 21, FC Barcelona's Lamine Yamal is the top favourite. The 17-year-old caused a sensation at Euro 2024 with an impeccable performance that helped Spain to win the trophy. Pau Cubarsí is also nominated from the Blaugrana team, the two being the only Spaniards on this list. Arda Güler from Real Madrid is positioned as another candidate for the award.

Pau Cubarsí (FC Barcelona)
Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United)
Arda Güler (Real Madrid)
Karim Konaté (RB Salzburg)
Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United)
Joao Neves (Benfica/PSG)
Savinho (Girona/Manchester City)
Mathys Tel (Bayern Múnich)
Lamine Yamal (FC Barcelona)
Warren Zaïre-Emery (PSG)

Yashin Trophy nominees

Unai Simón is the only Spaniard in this shortlist of highly-regarded goalkeepers. The surprise was the inclusion of South African goalkeeper Ronwen Williams of Mamelodi Sundowns on the list. Here the competition is a little more complex with Andriy Lunin of Real Madrid and 'Dibu' Martínez of Aston Villa as favourites after winning the Champions League and the Copa América, respectively.

Diogo Costa (Oporto)
Gianluigi Donnarumma (PSG)
Gregor Kobel (Borussia Dortmund)
Andriy Lunin (Real Madrid)
Mike Maignan (Milan)
Giorgi Mamardashvili (Valencia)
Emiliano 'Dibu' Martínez (Aston Villa)
Unai Simón (Athletic Club)
Yann Sommer (Inter)
Ronwen Williams (Mamelodi Sundowns)

Men's Coach of the Year nominees

Spain has three coaches in the running for the best coach of the year award: Xabi Alonso, Luis de la Fuente and Pep Guardiola. All three are big favourites for the trophy, especially the former who achieved the first double in the history of Bayer Leverkusen, being the first team to win the Bundesliga unbeaten.

Carlo Ancelotti (Real Madrid)
Xabi Alonso (Bayer Leverkusen)
Luis de la Fuente (España)
Pep Guardiola (Manchester City)
Lionel Scaloni (Argentina)
Gian Piero Gasperini (Atalanta)

Men's Club of the Year Nominees

Borussia Dortmund (Alemania)
Girona (España)
Real Madrid (España)
Manchester City (Inglaterra)
Bayer Leverkusen (Alemania)

Nominees for Best Women’s Coach

Sonia Bompastor (Lyon/Chelsea)
Athur Elias (Corinthians/Brazil)
Jonathan Giraldez (FC Barcelona/Washington Spirit)
Filipa Patao (Benfica)
Sarina Wiegman (Inglaterra)
Ema Hayes (Chelsea/Estados Unidos)

Nominees for Women’s Club of the Year

FC Barcelona (España)
Chelsea (Inglaterra)
NY/NJ Gotham (USA)
Lyon (Francia)
PSG (Francia)

Nominees for the Women’s Ballon d’Or

Six FC Barcelona players were included among the nominees for this award. Aitana Bonmati and Alexia Putellas are the favourites. We also have Patricia Guijarro, Caroline Graham Hansen, Salma Paralluelo. Former Blaugrana players such as Lucy Bronze and Mariona Caldentey are included among the best in the world.

Aitana Bonmati (FC Barcelona)
Lauren Hemp (Manchester City)
Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit)
Tarciane (Corinthians/Houston Dash)
Barbra Danda (Shanghai RCB/Orlando Pride)
Ada Hegerberg (Lyon)
Manuela Giugliano (AS Roma)
Mallory Swanson (Chicago Red Stars)
Glodis Viggosdottir (Bayern Múnich)
Mariona Caldentey (FC Barcelona/Arsenal)
Lauren James (Chelsea)
Lea Schüller (Bayern Múnich)
Patricia Guijarro (FC Barcelona)
Gabi Portilho (Corinthians)
Tabitha Chawinga (PSG/Lyon)
Caroline Graham Hansen (FC Barcelona)
Lindsey Horan (Lyon)
Sjoeke Nüsken (Chelsea)
Yui Hasegawa (Manchester City)
Lucy Bronze (FC Barcelona/Chelsea)
Salma Paralluelo (FC Barcelona)
Giulia Gwinn (Bayern Múnich)
Khadija Shaw (Manchester City)
Grace Geyoro (PSG)
Alexia Putellas (FC Barcelona)
Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns)
Ewa Pajor (Wolfsburg/FC Barcelona)
Alyssa Naeher (Chicago Red Stars)
Mayra Ramirez (Levante/Chelsea)
Marie-Antoinette Katoto (PSG)

Men's Ballon d'Or nominees

Barcelona only had two nominations in this category this year with Lamine Yamal and newcomer Dani Olmo. The favourites are Real Madrid players Jude Bellingham and Vinicius Jr.