The organisers of the Ballon d’Or have released a comprehensive list of nominees, with the draw of the league phase of the Champions League conducted on Thursday evening.
This year’s competition will feature two previous winners of the award: Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint-Germain) and Rodri Hernández (FC Barcelona).
Below is the composition of the four pots and the list of ‘Ballon d’Or’ nominees who will be representing each of the clubs:
Pot 1
Paris Saint-Germain (France): Ousmane Dembélé (1 nomination – 2025 winner), Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (2), Vitinha (2), Marquinhos (1), Fabián Ruiz (1), Nuno Mendes (1), Achraf Hakimi (1), Désiré Doué (1), João Neves (1).
Bayern Munich (Germany): Harry Kane (7 nominations), Manuel Neuer (4), Joshua Kimmich (1), Luis Díaz (1), Kim Min-Jae (1), Jamal Musiala (1), Michael Olise (1).
Real Madrid (Spain): Kylian Mbappé (8 nominations), Bernardo Silva (4), Vinícius Júnior (4), Jude Bellingham (3), Thibaut Courtois (2), Trent Alexander-Arnold (2), Antonio Rüdiger (2), Denzel Dumfries (1), Federico Valverde (1).
Manchester City (England): Erling Haaland (5 nominations), Phil Foden (3), Rúben Dias (3), Gianluigi Donnarumma (2), Joško Gvardiol (1).
Atlético Madrid (Spain): Jan Oblak (2 nominations), Julián Álvarez (1), Ademola Lookman (1), Alejandro Grimaldo (1).
Liverpool (England): Virgil van Dijk (3 nominations), Florian Wirtz (2), Alisson Becker (1), Alexis Mac Allister (1).
FC Barcelona (Spain): Rodri (4 nominations – 2024 winner), Lamine Yamal (2), Pedri (2), Frenkie de Jong (1), Dani Olmo (1), Raphinha (1), João Cancelo (1).
Arsenal (England): Martin Ødegaard (2 nominations), Declan Rice (2), Bukayo Saka (2), William Saliba (1), Viktor Gyökeres (1).
Inter Milan (Italy): Lautaro Martínez (4 nominations), Nicolò Barella (2), Hakan Çalhanoğlu (1).
Pot 2
Borussia Dortmund (Germany): Serhou Guirassy (1 nomination).
Manchester United (England): Matthijs de Ligt (1 nomination), Bruno Fernandes (1), Mason Mount (1).
Aston Villa (England): Emiliano Martínez (2 nominations).
AS Roma (Italy): Paulo Dybala (2 nominations).
Real Betis (Spain): Isco Alarcón (2 nominations).
Sporting CP (Portugal): No nominees in their squad.
Porto (Portugal): No nominees in the squad.
Club Brugge (Belgium): No nominees in their squad.
PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands): No nominees in its squad.
Pot 3
Napoli (Italy): Kevin De Bruyne (8 nominations), Scott McTominay (1).
Galatasaray (Turkey): Victor Osimhen (1 nomination).
Fenerbahçe (Turkey): N’Golo Kanté (3 nominations), Romelu Lukaku (1).
Villarreal (Spain): Gerard Moreno (1 nomination: 2021).
Feyenoord (Netherlands): No nominees in their squad.
Lille (France): No nominees in their squad.
Bodø/Glimt (Norway): Has no nominees in its squad.
RB Leipzig (Germany): No nominees in its squad.
Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine): Has no nominees in its squad.
Pot 4
Slavia Prague (Czech Republic): Has no nominated players in its squad.
Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia): Has no nominees in its squad.
Stuttgart (Germany): Has no nominated players in its squad.
AEK Athens (Greece): Has no nominated players in its squad.
LASK (Austria): Has no nominated players in its squad.
Como (Italy): Has no nominated players in its squad.
RC Lens (France): Has no nominated players in its squad.
Viking (Norway): Has no nominated players in its squad.
Sabah FK (Azerbaijan): Has no nominees in its squad.
2026 Ballon d’Or: Organisers release list of nominees in Champions League squads