France Football have released the 30 nominees for this year's prestigious Ballon d'Or award.
For the second consecutive year, the award for men and women will be based on results for a season, rather than a calendar as they have done in the past, meaning this award is for the 2022/2023 campaign.
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The other awards that are set to be handed out are the the Kopa Trophy (Best U21 player), Yashin Trophy (best goalkeeper), the Socrates Award, the Gerd Müller Trophy and a Club of the Year.
Former Real Madrid star Karim Benzema is current holder of the men's Ballon d'Or while Barcelona and Spain star Alexia Putellas won the Ballon d'Or Feminin.
The Ballon d'Or ceremony will take place on 30 October 2023 at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, with Ivory Coast and Chelsea legend Didier Drogba hosting the awards.
Full list of nominees:
Andre Onana
Josko Gvardiol
Karim Benzema
Jamal Musiala
Mohamed Salah
Jude Bellingham
Bukayo Saka
Randal Kolo Muani
Kevin de Bruyne
Bernardo Silva
Emiliano Martinez
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
Ruben Dias
Nicolo Barella
Erling Haaland
Yassine Bounou
Martin Odegaard
Julian Alvarez
Ilkay Gundogan
Vinicius Junior
Rodri
Antoine Griezmann
Lionel Messi
Lautaro Martinez
Robert Lewandowski
Kim Min-Jae
Luka Modric
Kylian Mbappe
Victor Osimhen
Harry Kane
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