The 2026 Ballon d’Or ceremony is scheduled to take place in London on Monday, October 26.
Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich players feature prominently among the nominees, alongside stars from Real Madrid, Barcelona, Arsenal, Manchester City and other clubs.
See the rankings for 2026 Ballon d’Or from 12th (Pau Cubarsi) to joint 29th (Sadio Mane and William Saliba), check PUNCH Online live updatesa.
Punch Online as of the time of filing this report note that the 11th to 2nd has yet to be revealed.
Below is the full list of 30 nominees, their nationalities, clubs and statistics as published by the organisers.
1. Jude Bellingham — England, Real Madrid: 52 matches, 15 goals, six assists.
2. Pau Cubarsí — Spain, Barcelona: 62 matches, one goal, two assists.
3. Marc Cucurella — Spain, Chelsea/Real Madrid: 65 matches, two goals, seven assists.
4. Ousmane Dembélé — France, Paris Saint-Germain: 51 matches, 26 goals, 14 assists.
5. Luis Díaz — Colombia, Bayern Munich: 66 matches, 30 goals, 23 assists.
6. Bruno Fernandes — Portugal, Manchester United: 51 matches, 13 goals, 25 assists.
7. Gabriel — Brazil, Arsenal: 59 matches, four goals, six assists.
8. Erling Haaland — Norway, Manchester City: 64 matches, 58 goals, 11 assists.
9. Achraf Hakimi — Morocco, Paris Saint-Germain: 49 matches, four goals, 17 assists.
10. Harry Kane — England, Bayern Munich: 65 matches, 73 goals, eight assists.
11. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia — Georgia, Paris Saint-Germain: 57 matches, 24 goals, 10 assists.
12. Lamine Yamal — Spain, Barcelona: 57 matches, 25 goals, 20 assists.
13. Sadio Mané — Senegal, Al-Nassr: 55 matches, 24 goals, 13 assists.
14. Marquinhos — Brazil, Paris Saint-Germain: 43 matches, two goals, no assists.
15. Lautaro Martínez — Argentina, Inter Milan: 55 matches, 30 goals, 10 assists.
16. Kylian Mbappé — France, Real Madrid: 60 matches, 58 goals, 13 assists.
17. Nuno Mendes — Portugal, Paris Saint-Germain: 53 matches, seven goals, eight assists.
18. Lionel Messi — Argentina, Inter Miami: 49 matches, 45 goals, 30 assists.
19. João Neves — Portugal, Paris Saint-Germain: 49 matches, 11 goals, four assists.
20. Michael Olise — France, Bayern Munich: 69 matches, 27 goals, 35 assists.
21. Willian Pacho — Ecuador, Paris Saint-Germain: 56 matches, two goals, one assist.
22. Julián Quiñones — Mexico, Al-Qadsiah: 46 matches, 41 goals, five assists.
23. Declan Rice — England, Arsenal: 69 matches, eight goals, 14 assists.
24. Rodri — Spain, Manchester City/Barcelona: 46 matches, two goals, no assists.
25. Fabián Ruiz — Spain, Paris Saint-Germain: 45 matches, three goals, six assists.
26. William Saliba — France, Arsenal: 60 matches, one goal, one assist.
27. Ferran Torres — Spain, Barcelona/Paris Saint-Germain: 65 matches, 25 goals, seven assists.
28. Dayot Upamecano — France, Bayern Munich: 58 matches, two goals, four assists.
29. Vinícius Júnior — Brazil, Real Madrid: 66 matches, 28 goals, 16 assists.
30. Vitinha — Portugal, Paris Saint-Germain: 64 matches, seven goals, 10 assists.