Ballon d’Or 2026: Full list of nominees revealed

The rollout for the 2026 Ballon d’Or awards has officially begun with the release of the Men's and Women's Club of the Year shortlists.

These initial team nominations precede the main 70th-anniversary ceremony, which is set for Monday, October 26, in London.

While the annual gala celebrates individual excellence, team performances and the best talent in football.

A few categories have been revealed and other shortlists for the remaining marquee individual categories will continue to roll out incrementally.

Here is the full list of nominees:

Women’s Club of the Year

Five clubs have been shortlisted for the Women’s Club of the Year award.

• Barcelona
• Bayern Munich
• Club América
• Manchester City
• OL Lyonnes

Men’s Club of the Year

The shortlist for the Men’s Club of the Year award also includes five clubs.

The nominees are

• Arsenal
• Bayern Munich
• Bodø/Glimt
• Flamengo
• Paris Saint-Germain

Men’s Coach of the Year

• Mikel Arteta — Arsenal
• Luis de la Fuente — Spain National Team
• Unai Emery — Aston Villa
• Vincent Kompany — Bayern Munich
• Luis Enrique — Paris Saint-Germain

Women’s Coach of the Year

• Jonatan Giráldez– OL Lyonnes
• Andrée Jeglertz– Manchester City Women
• Nils Nielsen– Japan National Team
• Pere Romeu– FC Barcelona Femeni
• Elena Sadiku –Celtic FC Women/BK Häcken

Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year

• Ann-Katrin Berger– Gotham FC
• Cata Coll–FC Barcelona Femeni/Spain
• Hannah Hampton– Chelsea FC/England
• Lorena–Kansas City Current/Brazil
• Ayaka Yamashita– Manchester City Women

2026 Men's Goalkeeper of the Year

• Yassine Bounou
• Thibaut Courtois
• Joan García
• Gregor Kobel
• Emiliano Martínez
• Édouard Mendy
• David Raya
• Matvey Safonov
• Unai Simón
• Vozinha

2026 Women's Young Talent of the Year

• Veerle Buurman (Chelsea)
• Vicky López (FC Barcelona)
• Felicia Schröder (BK Häcken / Real Madrid)
• Clara Serrajordi (FC Barcelona)
• Lily Yohannes (Lyon)

2026 Men's Young Talent of the Year

• Kerim Alajbegović (Juventus)
• Ayyoub Bouaddi (Manchester City)
• Pau Cubarsí (FC Barcelona)
• Yan Diomandé (Real Madrid)
• Lennart Karl (FC Bayern Munich)
• Éli Junior Kroupi (AFC Bournemouth)
• Lamine Yamal (FC Barcelona)
• Johan Manzambi (Aston Villa)
• Ibrahim Maza (Bayer Leverkusen)
• Warren Zaïre-Emery (Paris Saint-Germain)

Nominee lists of Men’s and Women’s Ballon d’Or have not been announced yet.