Bayern Munich quartet named among 2026 Ballon d’Or nominees
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Four Bayern Munich players have made the 30-player shortlist for the 2026 Ballon d’Or, which was revealed on Tuesday.
Dayot Upamecano, Luis Diaz, Michael Olise and Harry Kane are all in contention for the prestigious individual award.
See the full list of nominees below.
2026 Ballon d'Or nominees:
Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid and England)
Pau Cubarsi (Barcelona and Spain)
Marc Cucurella (Real Madrid & Spain)
Ousmane Dembele (Paris Saint-Germain & France)
Luis Diaz (Bayern Munich & Colombia)
Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United & Portugal)
Gabriel (Arsenal & Brazil)
Erling Haaland (Manchester City and Norway)
Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain & Morocco)
Harry Kane (Bayern Munich & England)
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Paris Saint-Germain & Georgia)
Lamine Yamal (Barcelona & Spain)
Sadio Mane (Al Nassr & Senegal)
Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain & Brazil)
Lautaro Martinez (Inter & Argentina)
Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid & France)
Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint-Germain & Portugal)
Lionel Messi (Inter Miami & Argentina)
Joao Neves (Paris Saint-Germain & Portugal)
Michael Olise (Bayern Munich & France)
Willian Pacho (Paris Saint-Germain & Ecuador)
Julian Quinones (Al Qadsiah & Mexico)
Declan Rice (Arsenal & England)
Rodri (Barcelona & Spain)
Fabian Ruiz (Paris Saint-Germain & Spain)
William Saliba (Arsenal & France)
Ferran Torres (Paris Saint-Germain & Spain)
Dayot Upamecano (Bayern Munich & France)
Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid & Brazil)
Vitinha (Paris Saint-Germain & Portugal)
