Full list of nominees officially confirmed.

 France Football, the organisers of the Ballon d’Or award, have officially released their shortlist of nominees for the 2026 edition.

The lists were published on their website on Tuesday.

PSG’s Ousmane Dembele is the current holder of the prize, having beaten Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal to it last year.

This year’s Ballon d’Or will take place in London, UK on October 26.

Women’s Club of the Year:

Barcelona

Bayern Munich

Club América

Manchester City

OL Lyonnes

Men’s Club of the Year:

Arsenal

Bayern Munich

Bodø/Glimt

Flamengo

Paris Saint-Germain

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

Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year:

Ann-Katrin Berger (Gotham FC)

Cata Coll (Barcelona)

Hannah Hampton (Chelsea)

Lorena (Kansas City Current)

Ayaka Yamashita (Manchester City)

Men’s Young Talent of the Year:

Kerim Alajbegović

Ayyoub Bouaddi

Pau Cubarsí

Yan Diomandé

Lennart Karl

Éli Junior Kroupi

Lamine Yamal

Johan Manzambi

Ibrahim Maza

Warren Zaïre-Emery

Women’s Young Talent of the Year:

Veerle Buurman

Vicky López

Felicia Schröder

Clara Serrajordi

Lily Yohannes

Men’s Coach of the Year:

Mikel Arteta (Arsenal)

Luis de la Fuente (Spain)

Unai Emery (Aston Villa)

Vincent Kompany (Bayern Munich)

Luis Enrique (Paris Saint-Germain)

Women’s Coach of the Year:

Jonatan Giráldez (Lyon)

Andrée Jeglertz (Manchester City)

Nils Nielsen (Japan)

Pere Romeu (Barcelona)

Elena Sadiku (Celtic/BK Häcken).

Published By: Olaoye Olalekan Taiwo.