Kylian Mbappé nominated for the Ballon d'Or!

Kylian Mbappé was crowned French champion, player of the year, top scorer (28 goals) and top assister (17 assists) in Ligue 1, and a member of both the league and UEFA Champions League's team of the year. He is therefore a logical candidate to win another individual award after a season in which he was once again decisive, scoring 39 goals and providing 21 assists in 46 competitive matches for Paris.

The 30 players n0minated for the 2021-2022 ballon d'or:

Trent Alexander-Arnold (England - Liverpool/ENG)
Karim Benzema (France - Real Madrid/ESP)
João Cancelo (Portugal - Manchester City/ANG)
Casemiro (Brazil - Real Madrid/ESP)
Thibaut Courtois (Belgium - Real Madrid/ESP)
Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium - Manchester City/ANG)
Luis Diaz (Colombia - Porto/POR, Liverpool/ANG aujourd'hui)
Fabinho (Brazil - Liverpool/FRA)
Phil Foden (England - Manchester City)
Erling Haaland (Norway - Borussia Dortmund/GER, Manchester City now)
Sébastien Haller (Ivory Coast - Ajax/NED, Borussia Dortmund/ALL now)
Harry Kane (England - Tottenham)
Joshua Kimmich (Germany - Bayern Munich/GER)
Rafael Leao (Portugal - AC Milan/ITA)
Robert Lewandowski (Poland - Bayern Munich/GER, FC Barcelone/SPA now)
Riyad Mahrez (Algeria - Manchester City/ENG)
Mike Maignan (France - AC Milan/ITA)
Sadio Mané (Senegal - Liverpool then Bayern Munich/GER now)
Kylian Mbappé (France - Paris Saint-Germain/FRA)
Luka Modric (Croatia - Real Madrid/SPA)
Darwin Nunez (Uruguay - Benfica/POR, Liverpool/ANG now)
Christopher Nkunku (France - Leipzig/GER)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal - Manchester United/ENG)
Antonio Rüdiger (Germany - Chelsea/ENG, Real Madrid/SPA now)
Mohamed Salah (Egypt - Liverpool/ENG)
Bernardo Silva (Portugal - Manchester City/ENG)
Heung-min Son (South Korea - Tottenham/ENG)
Virgil Van Dijk (Netherlands - Liverpool/ENG)
Vinicius Junior (Brazil - Real Madrid/SPA)
Dusan Vlahovic (Serbia - Fiorentina/ITA then Juventus/ITA)

After a very good first season in the Rouge et Bleu playing 37 games in all competitions, Nuno Mendes is also a French champion and a member of the Ligue 1 team of the season. He is also among the nominees for the Kopa Trophy, which rewards the best player under the age of 21, a trophy that Mbappé was awarded in 2018.

The 10 players nominated for the 2021-2022 kopa trophy:

Karim Adeyemi (Germany - Salzburg/AUT, Borussia Dortmund/GER now)
Jude Bellingham (England - Borussia Dortmund/GER)
Eduardo Camavinga (France - Real Madrid/SPA)
Gavi (Spain - Barcelone/SPA)
Ryan Gravenberch (Netherlands - Ajax/NED, Bayern Munich/GER now)
Josko Gvardiol (Croatia - Leipzig/GER)
Nuno Mendes (Portugal - Paris Saint-Germain/FRA)
Jamal Musiala (Germany - Bayern Munich/GER)
Bukayo Saka (England - Arsenal/ENG)
Florian Wirtz (Germany - Bayer Leverkusen/GER)

Paris Saint-Germain's women's team has not been left behind, with their two strikers Kadidiatou Diani (13 goals in 24 competitive games with Paris last season, member of the UNFP Trophies and D1 Trophies team of the seasons) and Marie-Antoinette Katoto (32 goals in 32 competitive matches with Paris last season, top scorer in D1 with 18 goals, She was also named player of the season and a member of the team of the season at the UNFP Trophies, the D1 Trophies and the UEFA Women's Champions League. She is also a runner-up in the Coupe de France and a UEFA Women's Champions League semi-finalist with Paris and a UEFA Women's Euro England 2022 semi-finalist with the French national team.

the 20 players nominated for the 2022 women's BALLON D'OR:

Selma Bacha (France - Lyon/FRA)
Aitana Bonmati (Spain - Barcelone/SPA)
Millie Bright (England - Chelsea/ENG)
Lucy Bronze (England - Manchester City/ENG, Barcelone/SPA now)
Kadidiatou Diani (France - Paris Saint-Germain/FRA)
Christiane Endler (Chile - Lyon/FRA)
Ada Hegerberg (Norway - Lyon/FRA)
Marie-Antoinette Katoto (France - Paris Saint-Germain/FRA)
Sam Kerr (Australia - Chelsea/ENG)
Catarina Macario (United States - Lyon/FRA)
Beth Mead (England - Arsenal)
Vivianne Miedema (Netherlands - Arsenal)
Alex Morgan (United States - Orlando Pride/USA, San Diego Wave/USA now)
Lena Oberdorf (Germany - Wolfsburg/GER)
Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria - Barcelone/SPA)
Alexandra Popp (Germany - Wolfsburg/GER)
Alexia Putellas (Spain - Barcelone/SPA)
Wendie Renard (France - Lyon/FRA)
Trinity Rodman (United States - Washington Spirit/USA)
Fridolina Rolfö (Sweden - Barcelone/SPA)

The winners in each category will be announced on Monday 17 October at the 2021-22 Ballon d'Or ceremony at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris.