Ballon d’Or 2026 Winner, Results, Final Rankings: Full List of Nominees by Category
The 70th Ballon d'Or 2026 ceremony got off to a delayed start at London's Palladium, with heavy traffic and congestion pushing the event back by 45 minutes. Once underway, however, football's biggest awards night delivered plenty of memorable moments. In a fiercely contested men's race, Harry Kane claimed his first Ballon d'Or, finishing ahead of strong contenders Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbappé to secure football's most prestigious individual prize.
In the women's category, Alexia Putellas won her third Ballon d'Or Féminin, overcoming competition from Ewa Pajor and Melchie Dumornay. Her victory marked a significant moment after Aitana Bonmatí had dominated the award for the previous three years.
Spanish football enjoyed a remarkable evening, with players and coaches collecting several major honors. Spain's World Cup-winning manager Luis de la Fuente was named Best Men's Coach, while Barcelona Femení's Pere Romeu received the women's coaching award. Unai Simón and Cata Coll earned the top goalkeeper honors, while Vicky López secured her second consecutive women's young player award. Meanwhile, Lamine Yamal continued his impressive rise by winning the men's young player award for the third straight year.
Ballon d’Or 2026 Winners, Final Rankings, Nominees: Full Shortlists.
2026 Ballon d'Or awards: Full List of Award winners:
Men's Ballon d'Or - Harry Kane (Bayern Munich & England)
Women's Ballon d'Or - Alexia Putellas (London City Lionesses/Barcelona & Spain)
Men's Coach of the Year - Luis de la Fuente (Spain)
Women's Coach of the Year - Pere Romeu (Barcelona)
Men's Young Talent of the Year - Lamine Yamal (Barcelona & Spain)
Women's Young Talent of the Year - Vicky Lopez (Barcelona & Spain)
Men's Striker of the Year - Harry Kane (Bayern Munich & England)
Women's Striker of the Year - Charlyn Corral (CF Pachuca & Mexico)
Men's Goalkeeper of the Year - Unai Simon (Athletic Club & Spain)
Women's Goalkeeper of the Year - Cata Coll (Barcelona & Spain)
Men's Club of the Year - Paris Saint-Germain
Women's Club of the Year - Barcelona
2026 Final Men's Ballon d'Or Rankings
The 30-player shortlist for the award:
Rank Player Club Nationality
1 Harry Kane Bayern Munich England
2 Kylian Mbappé Real Madrid France
3 Lamine Yamal Barcelona Spain
4 Rodri Barcelona / Manchester City Spain
5 Lionel Messi Inter Miami Argentina
6 Khvicha Kvaratskhelia Paris Saint-Germain Georgia
7 Ousmane Dembélé Paris Saint-Germain France
8 Erling Haaland Manchester City Norway
9 Michael Olise Bayern Munich France
10 Fabián Ruiz Paris Saint-Germain Spain
11 Jude Bellingham Real Madrid England
12 Pau Cubarsí Barcelona Spain
13 Achraf Hakimi Paris Saint-Germain Morocco
14 Vitinha Paris Saint-Germain Portugal
15 Declan Rice Arsenal England
16 Ferran Torres Paris Saint-Germain / Barcelona Spain
17 Vinícius Júnior Real Madrid Brazil
18 Marc Cucurella Real Madrid / Chelsea Spain
19 João Neves Paris Saint-Germain Portugal
20 Willian Pacho Paris Saint-Germain Ecuador
21 Gabriel Magalhães Arsenal Brazil
22 Lautaro Martínez Inter Milan Argentina
23 Nuno Mendes Paris Saint-Germain Portugal
24 Luis Díaz Bayern Munich Colombia
25 Marquinhos Paris Saint-Germain Brazil
26 Dayot Upamecano Bayern Munich France
27 Bruno Fernandes Manchester United Portugal
28 Julián Quiñones Al-Qadsiah Mexico
=29 Sadio Mané Al-Nassr Senegal
=29 William Saliba Arsenal France..
2026 Women's Ballon d'Or Final Rankings
The 30-player shortlist for the award:
Alexia Putellas won the 2026 Women's Ballon d'Or, claiming her third historic crown after edging out Ewa Pajor and Khadija "Bunny" Shaw.
Rank Player Club Nationality
1 Alexia Putellas Barcelona / London City Lionesses Spain
2 Ewa Pajor Barcelona Poland
3 Khadija Shaw Manchester City Jamaica
4 Melchie Dumornay OL Lyonnes Haiti
5 Patri Guijarro Barcelona Spain
6 Caroline Graham Hansen Barcelona Norway
7 Pernille Harder Bayern Munich Denmark
8 Clàudia Pina Barcelona Spain
9 Alessia Russo Arsenal England
10 Temwa Chaŵinga Kansas City Current Malawi
11 Yui Hasegawa Manchester City Japan
12 Klara Bühl Bayern Munich Germany
13 Mariona Caldentey Arsenal Spain
14 Wendie Renard OL Lyonnes France
15 Cata Coll Barcelona Spain
16 Mapi León Barcelona / London City Lionesses Spain
17 Esmee Brugts Barcelona Netherlands
18 Barbra Banda Orlando Pride Zambia
19 Tessa Wullaert Inter Milan / Como Belgium
20 Selma Bacha OL Lyonnes France
21 Scarlett Camberos Club América Mexico
22 Manaka Matsukubo North Carolina Courage / Chelsea Japan
23 Momoko Tanikawa Bayern Munich Japan
24 Kerstin Casparij Manchester City Netherlands
25 Caroline Weir Real Madrid / OL Lyonnes Scotland
26 Alex Greenwood Manchester City England
27 Rose Lavelle Gotham FC United States
=28 Lorena Kansas City Current Brazil
=28 Melvine Malard Manchester United / Chelsea France
=28 Vivianne Miedema Manchester City Netherlands..
Men's Young Talent of the Year
The top under-21 contenders for the award:
Kerim Alajbegovic (Juventus & Bosnia)
Ayyoub Bouaddi (Manchester City & Morocco)
Pau Cubarsi (Barcelona & Spain)
Yan Diomande (Real Madrid & Ivory Coast)
Lennart Karl (Bayern Munich & Germany)
Eli Junior Kroupi (Bournemouth & France)
Lamine Yamal (Barcelona & Spain) - WINNER
Johan Manzambi (Aston Villa & Switzerland)
Ibrahim Maza (Bayer Leverkusen & Algeria)
Warren Zaire-Emery (Paris Saint-Germain & France)
Women's Young Talent of the Year
The top under-21 contenders for the award:
Veerle Buurman (Chelsea & Netherlands)
Vicky Lopez (Barcelona & Spain) - WINNER
Felicia Schroder (Real Madrid & Sweden)
Clara Serrajordi (Barcelona & Spain)
Lily Yohannes (OL Lyonnes & USA)
Men's Goalkeeper of the year
The contenders for the award:
Yassine Bounou (Al Hilal & Morocco)
Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid & Belgium)
Gregor Kobel (Borussia Dortmund & Switzerland)
Joan Garcia (Barcelona & Spain)
Edouard Mendy (Al Ahli & Senegal)
Emiliano Martinez (Chelsea & Argentina)
David Raya (Arsenal & Spain)
Matvey Safonov (PSG & Russia)
Unai Simon (Athletic Club & Spain) - WINNER
Vozinha (Colo Colo & Cape Verde)
Women's Goalkeeper of the year
The contenders for the award:
Ann-Katrin Berger (Gotham FC & Germany)
Cata Coll (Barcelona & Spain) - WINNER
Hannah Hampton (Chelsea & England)
Lorena (Kansas City Current & Brazil)
Ayaka Yamashita (Manchester City & Japan)
Men's Coach of the Year
The contenders for the award:
Mikel Arteta (Arsenal)
Luis de la Fuente (Spain) - WINNER
Unai Emery (Aston Villa)
Vincent Kompany (Bayern Munich)
Luis Enrique (Paris Saint-Germain)
Women's Coach of the Year
The contenders for the award:
Jonatan Giraldez (OL Lyonnes)
Andree Jeglertz (Manchester City)
Nils Nielsen (Japan)
Pere Romeu (Barcelona) - WINNER
Elena Sadiku (Celtic & BK Hacken)
Men's Club of the year
The contenders for the award:
Arsenal
Bayern Munich
Bodo/Glimt
Flamengo
Paris Saint-Germain - WINENR
Women's Club of the Year
The contenders for the award:
Barcelona Feminie - WINNER
Bayern Munich
Club America
Manchester City
OL Lyonnes
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