The most prestigious individual awards ceremony in football, City have ten nominees at the latest event, which takes place on Monday 26 October in London.
We have two Men’s and six Women’s representatives across individual awards, alongside nominations for Head Coach Andrée Jeglertz and a spot on the Women’s Club of the Year shortlist.
We’ve put together all the key information you need ahead of the presentation so you don’t miss a thing...
WHAT IS THE BALLON D’OR?
The Ballon d’Or is considered the most prestigious individual accolade in football and is awarded based on a player’s performance across the calendar year.
In short, both lists are a collection of the game’s greatest-ever players, with everyone looking to add their name to the list.
The Men’s award began in 1956 and has had 47 recipients, with only one player receiving the trophy whilst a current City player.
That was Rodri in 2024, after helping City to a fourth successive Premier League title and being pivotal in Spain’s Euro 2024 success.
The Ballon d’Or Feminin was first awarded in 2018 and has had four recipients.
WHEN AND WHERE
For the first time, the Ballon d’Or ceremony will be in London, England.
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The event will take place at the London Palladium Theatre, with the ceremony to commence at 20:00 (UK) and hosted by Thierry Henry and Kate Scott.
WHICH CITY PLAYERS HAVE BEEN NOMINATED?
Men’s Ballon d’Or: Erling Haaland
Women’s Ballon d’Or: Kerstin Casparij, Alex Greenwood, Bunny Shaw, Vivianne Miedema, Yui Hasegawa
Men’s Young Talent of the Year: Ayyoub Bouaddi
Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year: Ayaka Yamashita
Women’s Head Coach of the Year: Andrée Jeglertz
Women’s Club of the Year: Manchester City Women
The full list of each shortlist can be found below.
WHAT OTHER PRIZES ARE AWARDED ON THE NIGHT?
Along with the awards listed above, there will also be the Women’s Young Talent of the Year, Men’s Goalkeeper of the Year, Men’s Coach of the Year and Men’s Club of the Year handed out in London.
The Socrates Award is for humanitarian work by a footballer, and the Men’s Gerd Muller and Women’s Gerd Muller trophies are given to the best male and female strikers from the past year for club and country.
HOW TO FOLLOW THE BALLON D’OR
We will be providing regular updates on how City’s nominees fair throughout the award show on our social media channels: @ManCity and @ManCityWomen.
For fans who want to watch the show live, it will be broadcast live on DAZN.
WHAT ARE THE FULL BALLON D’OR SHORTLISTS?
The full Women’s Ballon d’Or shortlist is:
Selma Bacha (France, OL Lyonnes)
Barbra Banda (Zambia, Orlando Pride)
Esmee Brugts (Netherlands, Barcelona)
Klara Bühl (Germany, Bayern München)
Mariona Caldentey (Spain, Arsenal)
Scarlett Camberos (Mexico, Club América)
Kerstin Casparij (Netherlands, Manchester City)
Temwa Chawinga (Malawi, Kansas City Current)
Cata Coll (Spain, Barcelona)
Melchie Dumornay (Haiti, OL Lyonnes)
Caroline Graham Hansen (Norway, Barcelona)
Alex Greenwood (England, Manchester City)
Patri Guijarro (Spain, Barcelona)
Pernille Harder (Denmark, Bayern München)
Yui Hasegawa (Japan, Manchester City)
Rose Lavelle (United States, Gotham FC)
Mapi León (Spain, Barcelona/London City Lionesses)
Lorena (Brazil, Kansas City Current)
Melvine Malard (France, Manchester United/Chelsea)
Manaka Matsukubo (Japan, North Carolina Courage/Chelsea)
Vivianne Miedema (Netherlands, Manchester City)
Ewa Pajor (Poland, Barcelona)
Clàudia Pina (Spain, Barcelona)
Alexia Putellas (Spain, Barcelona/London City Lionesses)
Wendie Renard (France, OL Lyonnes)
Alessia Russo (England, Arsenal)
Bunny Shaw (Jamaica, Manchester City)
Momoko Tanikawa (Japan, Bayern München)
Caroline Weir (Scotland, Real Madrid/OL Lyonnes)
Tessa Wullaert (Belgium, Inter/Como)
The full Men’s Ballon d’Or shortlist is:
Jude Bellingham (England, Real Madrid)
Pau Cubarsí (Spain, Barcelona)
Marc Cucurella (Spain, Chelsea/Real Madrid)
Ousmane Dembélé (France, Paris Saint-Germain)
Luis Díaz (Colombia, Bayern München)
Bruno Fernandes (Portugal, Manchester United)
Gabriel (Brazil, Arsenal)
Erling Haaland (Norway, Manchester City)
Achraf Hakimi (Morocco, Paris Saint-Germain)
Harry Kane (England, Bayern München)
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia, Paris Saint-Germain)
Lamine Yamal (Spain, Barcelona)
Sadio Mané (Senegal, Al-Nassr)
Marquinhos (Brazil, Paris Saint-Germain)
Lautaro Martínez (Argentina, Inter)
Kylian Mbappé (France, Real Madrid)
Nuno Mendes (Portugal, Paris Saint-Germain)
Lionel Messi (Argentina, Inter Miami)
João Neves (Portugal, Paris Saint-Germain)
Michael Olise (France, Bayern München)
Willian Pacho (Ecuador, Paris Saint-Germain)
Julián Quiñones (Mexico, Al-Qadsiah)
Declan Rice (England, Arsenal)
Rodri (Spain, Manchester City/Barcelona)
Fabián Ruiz (Spain, Paris Saint-Germain)
William Saliba (France, Arsenal)
Ferran Torres (Spain, Barcelona/Paris Saint-Germain)
Dayot Upamecano (France, Bayern München)
Vinícius Júnior (Brazil, Real Madrid)
Vitinha (Portugal, Paris Saint-Germain)
The full Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year shortlist is:
Ann-Katrin Berger (Germany, Gotham FC)
Cata Coll (Spain, Barcelona)
Hannah Hampton (England, Chelsea)
Lorena (Brazil, Kansas City Current)
Ayaka Yamashita (Japan, Manchester City)
The full Men’s Young Talent of the Year shortlist is:
Kerim Alajbegović (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Salzburg/Juventus)
Ayyoub Bouaddi (Morocco, Lille/Manchester City)
Pau Cubarsí (Spain/Barcelona)
Yan Diomandé (Côte d’Ivoire, Leipzig/Real Madrid)
Lennart Karl (Germany, Bayern München)
Éli Junior Kroupi (France, Bournemouth)
Lamine Yamal (Spain, Barcelona)
Johan Manzambi (Switzerland, Freiburg/Aston Villa)
Ibrahim Maza (Algeria, Leverkusen)
Warren Zaïre-Emery (France, Paris)
The full Women’s Coach of the Year shortlist is:
Jonatan Giráldez (Spain, OL Lyonnes)
Andrée Jeglertz (Sweden, Manchester City)
Nils Nielsen (Denmark, Japan national team)
Pere Romeu (Spain, Barcelona)
Elena Sadiku (Sweden, Celtic/Häcken)
The full Women’s Club of the Year shortlist is:
Barcelona (Spain)
Bayern München (Germany)
Club América (Mexico)
Manchester City (England)
OL Lyonnes (France)
