Ballon d’or nominees 2024 had been announced, take a look at the full list of current Top 30 Players on the plannet.
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Its been a first time since 20 years that neither Lionel Messi nor Cristiano Ronaldo has not managed to make upto Ballon d’or nominees, So it’s literally the end of an ERA!!

Let’s see who are the future and has the ability to carry on the legacy of Messi and Ronaldo.
Lamine Yamal has broken the record of Kylian Mbappe to be the youngest player to be included in any Ballon d’or nominees.
We will have to wait until the ceremony in Paris on Monday, October 28 to find out who will lift Ballon d’or.
Ballon d’or nominees 2024
Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid)

Jude Bellingham was very impressive in his debut season in Real Madrid, he had scored 23 goals and registered 11 assists across both competitions including Champions League.
He also played a key role in England Jersey, as they reached the Euro 2024 final, where they lost to Spain.
Ruben Dias (Manchester City)

He is a 27 year old centre-back played in Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City who went to retain their Premier League title, won the Club World Cup and reached the FA Cup final.
The Portugal international made 45 appearances in all competitions before and helped his national team reach the Quarter-Finals at Euro 2024.
Phil Foden (Manchester City)

He had aver iimpressive season. He had scored 19 Premier League goals and 5 Champions League to help Man City claim even more records. The 24 year old also started all 7 of the England Euro 2024 games.
Federico Valverde (Real Madrid)

Valverde was a vital player, as Real Madrid further solidified their place as the Winners. He only missed 1 game in all competitions as Carlo Ancelotti’s team won the double.
He captained Uruguay in their first four Copa America matches as they finished 3rd in the competition.
Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa)

Martinez’s is one of the many heroes in the World Cup winning team Argentina. He helped his PL team Aston Villa to finish 4th and to qualify for the Champions League for the first time in 41 years
He conceded just one open play goal in the whole Copa America to help Argentina to another tournament win.
Erling Haaland (Manchester City)

What is there to say that hasn’t already been said about the goal machine. He had scored 27 goals in 31 Premier League matches and 6 more in the Champions League.
Nico Williams (Athletic Club)

He is a Athletic Club academy graduate was impressive in La Liga last term, Scored 5 goals and setting up 11 more while he played a key role in winning his side the Copa del Rey, and he also helped his national team Spain in Euro 2024 success, even scored in the final.
Granit Xhaka (Bayer Leverkusen)

The Swiss veteran was a vital part of a historic Bayer Leverkusen team, which finished as unbeaten champions in the Bundesliga and also guided them to DFB-Pokal success.
Artem Dovbyk (Roma)

No one would ever have thought that Girona would finish in La Liga’s top three and threaten to crash the Clasico party between Real Madrid and Barcelona in the battle for first and second places.
The Ukrainian forward Dovbyk scored 24 goals to beat Jude Bellingham, Robert Lewandowski and Alexander Sorloth to the top scorer award and joined Roma this summer.
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Toni Kroos (retired)

The German legend Toni Kroos bowed out of the game as a true icon and winner. He helped Real Madrid to a European and domestic double as well as in the German team as they made the last-eight of Euro 2024.
Vinicius Jr (Real Madrid)

He is one of the favourites to win the prize currently, Vinicius had another impressive campaign, as he scored 31 times across the Champions League and La Liga together, even scoring against Borussia Dortmund in the European final.
Dani Olmo (Barcelona)

Dani Olmo has been sensational since last 12 months. His 2 goals and 3 assists were key for Spain’s Euros success, now he is in Barcelona.
Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen)

Wirtz is a very exciting 21 year old footballer who is continuing his ascent as one of the Europe’s most promising players. His 11 goals and 11 assists in the Bundesliga plus 4 goals and 4 assists in the Europa League showed just how effective and well rounded his game is, and he just keeps getting better.
Martin Odegaard (Arsenal)

He was the Arsenal captain as Mikel Arteta’s side put up another strong fight for the Premier League title. His 8 goals and 10 assists from the attacking midfield role helped keep them in the battle with Manchester City right to the end.
Mats Hummels (Roma)

The German defender showed that, at 35, he still has plenty to offer at the highest level. He played every minute of Borussia Dortmund’s journey to the Champions League final and scored the vital Semi-Final second leg goal to beat Paris Saint-Germain and set up the clash against Real Madrid. Now he is in Roma.
Rodri (Manchester City)

Rodri’s importance to Manchester City cannot be stated in words. and he won Player of the Tournament at Euro 2024.
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Harry Kane (Bayern Munich)

It was a beautiful transition for Harry Kane from Tottenham to Bayern Munich. He played a record breaking debut season for Bayern Munich. However his performances at Euro 2024 was not good, though he managed to score three important goals.
Declan Rice (Arsenal)

Rice has been unstoppable since entering into the Premier League. He scored 7 goals and made 8 assists in the league.
Vitinha (Paris Saint-Germain)

The Portuguese midfielder played an important supporting role for Kylian Mbappe and Randal Kolo Muani as Paris Saint-Germain sealed another Ligue 1 title and made it to the Semi-Finals of the Champions League.
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Cole Palmer (Chelsea)

Palmer was undeniably magnificent for Chelsea last season. He scored 22 goals and 11 assists and done some unforgettable things for his National team England as well.
Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid)

Dani Carvajal the 32 year old just keeps on winning trophies. He was crucial for both Real Madrid and Spain. It was he who broke the lock in a close Champions League final before going on to help his country to Euros success.
Lamine Yamal (Barcelona)

At 17, Lamine Yamal has already shown that he is something special. He was good for Barcelona throughout the 2023-24 campaign and then, of course, was a real force throughout the Euros for Spain.
Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)

Bukayo Saka is on the pathway to legendary status at Arsenal. Academy graduate Saka was a important source of goals and assists as Arsenal came 2nd in the Premier League and and also done impressive at EURO 2024.
Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter)

Hakan Calhanoglu the 30 year old was consistently good performer as Inter won another Serie A title, and scored 13 goals and then went on to Turkey as a captain in their respectable Euros campaign.
William Saliba (Arsenal)

He is the heart of the Arsenal defence. He didn’t miss a single minute of Premier League football last season and was a key player for France in the summer, too.
Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid)

Kylian Mbappe winning the Ballon d’Or feels like an inevitability; will this year be his first? The 25 year old had a massive year off the field because of the transfer matter. Nevertheless, he managed an awesome 44 goals in 48 games for Paris Saint-Germain and then went to captain France at the Euros.
Lautaro Martinez (Inter)

He is known as the goal machine of Inter had another impressive year, banging in 24 goals for the Scudetto winners in Serie A and then scoring 5 goals, including Argentina’s winner in the final and earn the Copa America Golden Boot.
Ademola Lookman (Atalanta)

Ademola Lookman the Nigerian forward was tremendous for Atalanta last season. His peak of the year was undoubtedly his Europa League final hat-trick as he humiliated Bayer Leverkusen after helping Nigeria to the Africa Cup of Nations final.
Antonio Rudiger (Real Madrid)

Antonio Rudiger the 31 year old centre-back was a consistent performer for club and country in the last season, heart of the Germany defence.
Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen)

A year ago, no one would never have imagined that he would be on this list. But his amazing 10 goals and 13 Bundesliga assists as Bayer Leverkusen sealed their first ever title, made this happen. He was also part of the triumphant Spain squad at the Euros.
So, with him the list of Ballon d’or nominees 2024 ended. You can give your point of view on who should Win it!!