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The day has arrived. Monday, Oct. 26 will see the 2026 Ballon d'Or presented at a ceremony in London.
Patri Guijarro, Khadija Shaw, Alexia Putellas and Temwa Chawinga are among this year’s nominees, but reigning winner Aitana Bonmatí won't be present.
Here is the full 30-player shortlist of women's nominees for the prize:
Selma Bacha — OL Lyonnes, France
Barbra Banda — Orlando Pride, Zambia
Klara Bühl — Bayern Munich, Germany
Esmee Brugts — Barcelona, Netherlands
Mariona Caldentey — Arsenal, Spain
Scarlett Camberos — Club América, Mexico
Kerstin Casparij — Manchester City, Netherlands
Temwa Chawinga — Kansas City Current, Malawi
Cata Coll — Barcelona, Spain
Melchie Dumornay — OL Lyonnes, Haiti
Caroline Graham Hansen — Barcelona, Norway
Alex Greenwood — Manchester City, England
Patri Guijarro — Barcelona, Spain
Pernille Harder — Bayern Munich, Denmark
Yui Hasegawa — Manchester City, Japan
Rose Lavelle — Gotham FC, United States
Mapi León — Barcelona/London City Lionesses, Spain
Lorena — Kansas City Current, Brazil
Melvine Malard — Manchester United/Chelsea, France
Manaka Matsukubo — North Carolina Courage/Chelsea, Japan
Vivianne Miedema — Manchester City, Netherlands
Ewa Pajor — Barcelona, Poland
Claudia Pina — Barcelona, Spain
Alexia Putellas — Barcelona/London City Lionesses, Spain
Wendie Renard — OL Lyonnes, France
Alessia Russo — Arsenal, England
Khadija Shaw — Manchester City, Jamaica
Momoko Tanikawa — Bayern Munich, Japan
Caroline Weir — Real Madrid/OL Lyonnes, Scotland
Tessa Wullaert — Inter/Como, Belgium
Bonmatí earned the Ballon d'Or in 2025, winning the prize for the third straight year. But the Barcelona midfielder won't win a fourth in a row, having missed the shortlist entirely after a season marred by injury.
The ceremony will stream on the award website here, and it will also be available on DAZN.