The 2023 Ballon d’Or nominees have been announced: Ilkay Gundogan and Kim Min-jae are on the shortlist

The 2023 nominees for the “Ballon d’Or” award, given to the player of the year, have been announced.

On the list of nominees for the Ballon d’Or, which has been distributed by France Football magazine since 1956; The Turkish player Ilkay Gundogan, 32, who played for Barcelona in Spain, also participated.

Former Fenerbahce’s South Korean defender Kim Min-jae, who plays for Bayern Munich in the German Bundesliga, is also on the list.

Portuguese star striker Cristiano Ronaldo, who played for the Saudi team Al Nassr and won this award five times, was not among the nominees for the first time since 2003.

Fenerbahçe’s Croatian goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic was on the shortlist of 10 finalists for the Yashin Trophy, which is awarded to the best goalkeeper in the world.

France Football magazine’s “Ballon d’Or” award in 1956-2009 and FIFA’s “World Footballer of the Year” award in 1991-2009 were merged under the name “FIFA Ballon d’Or” in 2010. In 2016 , FIFA and France Football magazine ended their collaboration to award the “FIFA Ballon d’Or” award to the player of the year.

The nominees for the Ballon d’Or for 2023 are the following:

• Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City, Croatia)
• Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich, Germany)
• André Onana (Manchester United, Cameroon)
• Karim Benzema (Al Ittihad, France)
• Mohammed Salah (Liverpool, Egypt)
• Bukayo Saka (Arsenal, England)
• Kevin de Bruyne (Manchester City, Belgium)
• Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid, England)
• Randal Kolo Muani (Paris St-Germain, France)
• Bernardo Silva (Manchester City, Portugal)
• Khvicha Kvaratskelia (Naples, Georgia)
• Nicolo Barella (Inter, Italy)
• Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa, Argentina)
• Ruben Dias (Manchester City, Portugal)
• Erling Haaland (Manchester City, Norway)
• Martin Odegaard (Arsenal, Norway)
• Ilkay Gundogan (Barcelona, ​​Germany)
• Yassine Bounou (Al Hilal, Morocco)
• Julian Alvarez (Manchester City, Argentina)
• Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid, Brazil)
• Rodri (Manchester City, Spain)
• Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid, France)
• Lionel Messi (Inter Miami, Argentina)
• Lautaro Martinez (Inter, Argentina)
• Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona, ​​Poland)
• Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich, South Korea)
• Luka Modric (Real Madrid, Croatia)
• Kylian Mbappé (Paris St-Germain, France)
• Harry Kane (Bayern Munich, England)
• Victor Osimhen (Naples, Nigeria)