The Ballon D’or award is a prestigious award in the world of football, it is an annual award presented by France Football to the best football players in the world as voted by international journalists. The Ballon D’or awards is the oldest individual football awards, as it was established in 1956. It was initially created to recognize the best players in European football, then in 1995 it expanded to recognize players from other nations in any football club.
Ballon D’or means Golden Ball in English, and it symbolizes the high regard attached to this honor. The winners of the Ballon D’or are regarded as players with consistency, impact on their teams, extraordinary skills and players that had an exceptional season. Voting for the Ballon D’or is carried out by a group of international journalists, where each journalist select his/ her top five players for the year.
In this article, I will show you the nominees for the 2023 Ballon D’or awards. So keep reading on.
Football Players With The Most Ballon D’or Awards.
The following are the football players with the most Ballon D’or awards.
- Lionel Messi- 7.
- Christiano Ronaldo- 5.
- Michel Platini- 3.
- Johan Cruyff- 3.
- Marco Van Basten- 3.
- Franz Beckenbauer- 2.
- Ronaldo Nazario- 2.
- Alfredo Di Stefano- 2.
- Kelvin Keegan- 2.
Football Players With The Most Ballon D’or Nominations.
The following are the football players with the most Ballon D’or nominees.
- Ronaldo- 18.
- Messi- 16.
- Maldini- 13.
- Cruyff- 12.
- Beckenbauer- 12.
- Benzema- 12.
- Ibrahimović- 11.
- Buffon- 11
- Neymar-9.
- Henry-9.
Nominees For 2023 Ballon D’or Awards.
Men.
- Julian Alvarez.
- Nicollo Barella.
- Jude Bellingham.
- Karim Benzema.
- Yassine Bounou.
- Kelvin De Bruyne.
- Ruben Dias.
- Antoine Griezmann.
- Ilkay Gundogan.
- Josko Gvardiol.
- Erling Haaland.
- Harry Kane.
- Randal Kolo Muani.
- Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
- Robert Lewandowski.
- Emiliano Martinz.
- Lautaro Martinez.
- Kylian Mbappe.
- Lionel Messi.
- Kim Min-Jae.
- Luka Modric.
- Jamal Musiala.
- Martin Odegaard.
- Andre Onana.
- Victor Osimhen.
- Rodri.
- Bukayo Saka.
- Mohamed Salah.
- Bernardo Silva.
- Vinicius Jr.
Women.
- Aitana Bonmati.
- Millie Bright.
- Linda Caicedo.
- Olga Carmona.
- Rachel Daly.
- Debinha.
- Kadidiatou Diani.
- Mary Earps.
- Patricia Guijarro.
- Yui Hasegawa.
- Amanda Ilestedt.
- Sam Kerr.
- Mapi Leon.
- Katie Mccabe.
- Hinata Miyazawa.
- Lena Oberdorf.
- Asisat Oshoala.
- Ewa Pajor.
- Salma Paralluelo.
- Alexandra Popp.
- Hayley Raso.
- Alba Redondo.
- guro Reiten.
- Wendie Renard.
- Fridolina Rolfo.
- Jill Roord.
- Khadija Shaw.
- Sophia Smith.
- Georgia Stanway.
- Daphne Van Domselaar.
Those are the male and female nominees for the 2023 Ballon D’or awards.
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