Paris stars nominated for Ballon d'Or awards!

Four players from the men’s team are in the running for the most prestigious individual prize in world football. Gianluigi Donnarumma, Kylian Mbappé, Lionel Messi and Neymar Jr are amongst the 30 names nominated for the 2021 Ballon d'Or.

Ballon d'Or 2021 NOMINEES

Cesar Azpilicueta (ESP/Chelsea)
Nicolo Barella (ITA/Inter Milan)
Karim Benzema (FRA/Real Madrid)
Leonardo Bonucci (ITA/Juventus)
Giorgio Chiellini (ITA/Juventus)
Kevin De Bruyne (BEL/Manchester City)
Ruben Dias (POR/Manchester City)
Gianluigi Donnarumma (ITA/AC Milan puis Paris Saint-Germain)
Bruno Fernandes (POR/Manchester United)
Phil Foden (ENG/Manchester City)
Erling Haaland (NOR/Borussia Dortmund)
Jorginho (ITA/Chelsea)
Harry Kane (ENG/Tottenham)
N'Golo Kanté (FRA/Chelsea)
Simon Kjaer (DEN/AC Milan)
Robert Lewandowski (POL/Bayern Munich)
Romelu Lukaku (BEL/Chelsea)
Riyad Mahrez (ALG/Manchester City)
Lautaro Martinez (ARG/Inter Milan)
Kylian Mbappé (FRA/Paris Saint-Germain)
Lionel Messi (ARG/FC Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain)
Luka Modric (CRO/Real Madrid)
Gerard Moreno (ESP/Villarreal)
Mason Mount (ENG/Chelsea)
Neymar (BRA/Paris Saint-Germain)
Pedri (ESP/FC Barcelona)
Cristiano Ronaldo (POR/Juventus and Manchester United)
Mohamed Salah (EGY/Liverpool)
Raheem Sterling (ENG/Manchester City)
Luis Suarez (URU/Atlético de Madrid)

Gigio Donnarumma and Keylor Navas are both in the running for the Lev Yachine Trophy, for the best goalkeeper, while Nuno Mendes is nominated in the Best Young Player category: the Raymond Kopa Trophy.

Lev Yachine TROPHY NOMINEES

Thibaut Courtois (BEL/Real Madrid)
Gianluigi Donnarumma (ITA/AC Milan, Paris Saint-Germain)
Ederson (BRE/Manchester City)
Samir Handanovic (SLN/Inter Milan)
Emiliano Martinez (ARG/Aston Villa)
Edouard Mendy (SEN/Chelsea)
Keylor Navas (CRI/Paris Saint-Germain)
Manuel Neuer (GER/Bayern Munich)
Jan Oblak (SLN/Atlético de Madrid)
Kasper Schmeichel (DEN/Leicester)

Raymond Kopa TROPHY NOMINEES

Jude Bellingham (ENG/Borussia Dortmund)
Jérémy Doku (BEL/Rennes)
Ryan Gravenberch (NED/Ajax Amsterdam)
Mason Greenwood (ENG/Manchester United)
Nuno Mendes (POR/Paris Saint-Germain)
Jamal Musiala (GER/Bayern Munich)
Pedri (ESP/FC Barcelona)
Giovanni Reyna (USA/Borussia Dortmund)
Bukayo Saka (ENG/Arsenal)
Florian Wirtz (GER/Bayer Leverkusen)

And last, but certainly not least, three ‘Parisiennes’ have been nominated for the Women’s Ballon d'Or: Kadi Diani, Marie-Antoinette Katoto and Ashley Lawrence. All three were crowned French champions with Paris Saint-Germain last season!

WOMEN'S Ballon d'Or NOMINEES

Kadidiatou Diani (FRA/Paris Saint-Germain)
Fran Kirby (ENG/Chelsea)
Jennifer Hermoso (ESP/FC Barcelona)
Christiane Endler (CHL/Paris Saint-Germain, OL)
Christine Sinclair (CAN/Thorns FC)
Ashley Lawrence (CAN/Paris Saint-Germain)
Irene Paredes (ESP/PSG, FC Barcelona)
Jessie Fleming (CAN/Chelsea)
Lieke Martens (NED/FC Barcelona)
Sandra Panos (ESP/FC Barcelona)
Viviane Miedema (NED/Arsenal)
Ellen White (ENG/Manchester City)
Pernille Harder (DEN/Chelsea)
Samantha Mewis (CAN/North Carolina Courage)
Wendie Renard (FRA/OL)
Marie-Antoinette Katoto (FRA/Paris Saint-Germain)
Stina Blackstenius (DEN/Häcken)
Magdalena Eriksson (SWE/Chelsea)
Sam Kerr (AUS/Chelsea)
Alexia Putellas (ESP/FC Barcelona)

The Ballon d’Or Awards Ceremony will be held at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, on 29 November 2021.