Aitana Bonmati will not win a fourth consecutive women’s Ballon d’Or. Winner in 2023, 2024 and 2025, the Spanish midfielder is not among the thirty nominated for the trophy. A logical choice since the FC Barcelona player suffered a fracture of her left fibula last November and only returned to competition at the beginning of May.
Three French women appear in this list, officially unveiled on Tuesday. Two of them, Selma Bacha and Wendie Renard, play at OL Lyonnes while Melvine Malard plays at Chelsea, which she joined this summer from Manchester United. See you on Monday October 26, in London, to find out the identity of the new best player in the world.
The 30 nominees for the Women’s Ballon d’Or
Selma Bacha (France, OL Lyonnes), Barbra Banda (Zambia, Orlando), Klara Bühl (Germany, Bayern Munich), Esmee Brugts (Netherlands, FC Barcelona), Mariona Caldentey (Spain, Arsenal), Scarlett Camberos (Mexico, Club América), Kerstin Casparij (Netherlands, Manchester City), Temwa Chawinga (Malawi, Kansas City), Cata Coll (Spain, FC Barcelona), Melchie Dumornay (Haiti, OL Lyonnes), Caroline Graham Hansen (Norway, FC Barcelona), Alex Greenwood (England, Manchester City), Pernille Harder (Denmark, Bayern Munich), Patri Guijarro (Spain, FC Barcelona), Rose Lavelle (United States, Gotham FC), Yui Hasegawa (Japan, Manchester City), Mapi Leon (Spain, FC Barcelona / London City), Lorena (Brazil, Kansas City), Melvine Malard (France, Manchester United / Chelsea), Manaka Matsukubo (Japan, North Carolina / Chelsea), Ewa Pajor (Poland, FC Barcelona), Vivianne Miedema (Netherlands, Manchester City), Claudia Pina (Spain, FC Barcelona), Alexia Putellas (Spain, FC Barcelona / London City), Alessia Russo (England, Arsenal), Momoko Tanikawa (Japan, Bayern Munich), Wendie Renard (France, OL Lyonnes), Khadija Shaw (Jamaica, Manchester City), Caroline Weir (Scotland, OL Lyonnes), Tessa Wullaert (Belgium, Inter Milan / Como).
