The names of the various categories for the 2023 Ballon d’Or were unveiled on Wednesday, September 6, 2023.
THE 30 NOMINATED FOR THE GOLDEN BALL
Julian Alvarez (Argentina, Manchester City)
Nicolo Barella (Italy, Inter Milan)
Jude Bellingham (England, Borussia Dortmund/ Real Madrid)
Karim Benzema (France, Real Madrid/ Al-Ittihad)
Yassine Bounou (Morocco, Sevilla FC/ Al-Hilal)
Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium, Manchester City)
Ruben Dias (Portugal, Manchester City)
Antoine Griezmann (France, Atlético de Madrid)
Ilkay Gündogan (Germany, Manchester City/ FC Barcelona)
Josko Gvardiol (Croatia, RB Leipzig/ Manchester City)
Erling Haaland (Norway, Manchester City)
Harry Kane (England, Tottenham/ Bayern Munich)
Randal Kolo Muani (France, Eintracht Frankfurt/ PSG)
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia, Naples)
Robert Lewandowski (Poland, FC Barcelona)
Emiliano Martinez (Argentina, Aston Villa)
Lautaro Martinez (Argentina, Inter Milan)
Kylian Mbappé (France, PSG)
Lionel Messi (Argentina, PSG/ Inter Miami)
Kim Min-jae (South Korea, Naples/ Bayern Munich)
Luka Modric (Croatia, Real Madrid)
Jamal Musiala (Germany, Bayern Munich)
Martin Ødegaard (Norway, Arsenal)
André Onana (Cameroon, Inter Milan/ Manchester United)
Victor Osimhen (Nigeria, Naples)
Rodri (Spain, Manchester City)
Bukayo Saka (England, Arsenal)
Mohamed Salah (Egypt, Liverpool)
Bernardo Silva (Portugal, Manchester City)
Vinicius Jr. (Brazil, Real Madrid)
THE 30 NOMINATED FOR THE WOMEN’S GOLD BALL
Aitana Bonmati (Spain, FC Barcelona)
Millie Bright (England, Chelsea)
Linda Caicedo (Colombia, Real Madrid)
Olga Carmona (Spain, Real Madrid)
Rachel Daly (England, Aston Villa)
Debinha (Brazil, Courage of North Carolina/ Kansas City Current)
Kadidiatou Diani (France, PSG/ Lyon)
Mary Earps (England, Manchester United)
Patricia Guijarro (Spain, FC Barcelona)
Yui Hasegawa (Japan, Manchester City)
Amanda Ilestedt (Sweden, PSG/ Arsenal)
Sam Kerr (Australia, Chelsea)
Mapi Leon (Spain, FC Barcelona)
Katie McCabe (Ireland, Arsenal)
Hinata Miyazawa (Japan, MyNavi Sendai)
Lena Oberdorf (Germany, VfL Wolfsburg)
Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria, FC Barcelona)
Ewa Pajor (Poland, VfL Wolfsburg)
Salma Paralluelo (Spain, FC Barcelona)
Alexandra Popp (Germany, VfL Wolfsburg)
Hayley Raso (Australia, Manchester City/ Real Madrid)
Alba Redondo (Spain, Levante)
Guro Reiten (Norway, Chelsea)
Wendie Renard (France, Lyon)
Fridolina Rolfö (Sweden, FC Barcelona)
Jill Roord (Netherlands, VfL Wolfsburg/ Manchester City)
Khadija Shaw (Jamaica, Manchester City)
Sophia Smith (USA, Portland Thorns)
Georgia Stanway (England, Bayern Munich)
Daphne van Domselaar (Netherlands, Twente/ Aston Villa)
THE 10 NOMINATED FOR THE YACHINE TROPHY
Yassine Bounou (Morocco, Sevilla FC/ Al-Hilal)
Thibaut Courtois (Belgium, Real Madrid)
Ederson (Brazil, Manchester City)
Dominik Livakovic (Croatia, Dinamo Zagreb/ Fenerbahçe)
Mike Maignan (France, AC Milan)
Emiliano Martinez (Argentina, Aston Villa)
André Onana (Cameroon, Inter Milan/ Manchester United)
Aaron Ramsdale (England, Arsenal)
Brice Samba (France, Lens)
Marc-André ter Stegen (Germany, FC Barcelona)
THE 10 NOMINATED FOR THE KOPA TROPHY
Alejandro Balde (Spain, FC Barcelona)
Jude Bellingham (England, Borussia Dortmund/ Real Madrid)
Eduardo Camavinga (France, Real Madrid)
Gavi (Spain, FC Barcelona)
Rasmus H’jlund (Denmark, Sturm Graz/ Atalanta Bergamo/ Manchester United)
Jamal Musiala (Germany, Bayern Munich)
Pedri (Spain, FC Barcelona)
Antonio Silva (Portugal, Benfica)
Xavi Simons (Netherlands, PSV Eindhoven/ RB Leipzig)
Elye Wahi (France, Montpellier/ Lens)
