Ballon D’Or: Clubs That Have Most Nominees In Current Squad

With only a few weeks left before the 2026 Ballon d’Or winner is announced in London, several top European clubs have a large number of nominated players in their current squads.

Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain lead the list with nine nominees each.

Barcelona and Bayern Munich follow with seven nominees each, while Arsenal and Manchester City have five nominees apiece.

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Here is the full breakdown:

1. Real Madrid – 9 Nominees

Kylian Mbappé – (2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025).

Bernardo Silva – (2019, 2022, 2023, 2024).

Vinícius Júnior – (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025).

Jude Bellingham – (2023, 2024, 2025).

Thibaut Courtois – (2018, 2022).

Trent Alexander-Arnold – (2019, 2022).

Antonio Rüdiger – (2022, 2024).

Denzel Dumfries – (2025).

Federico Valverde – (2024).

2. Paris Saint-Germain – 9 Nominees

Ousmane Dembélé – (2025) – winner.

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia – (2023, 2025).

Vitinha – (2024, 2025).

Marquinhos – (2019).

Fabián Ruiz – (2025).

Nuno Mendes – (2025).

Achraf Hakimi – (2025).

Désiré Doué – (2025).

João Neves – (2025).

3. Barcelona – 7 Nominees

Rodri – (2019, 2022, 2023, 2024) – winner in 2024.

Lamine Yamal – (2024, 2025).

Pedri – (2021, 2025).

Frenkie de Jong – (2019).

Dani Olmo – (2024).

Raphinha – (2025).

João Cancelo – (2022).

4. Bayern Munich – 7 Nominees

Harry Kane – (2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025).

Manuel Neuer – (2014, 2015, 2016, 2021).

Joshua Kimmich – (2022).

Luis Díaz – (2022).

Kim Min-jae – (2023).

Jamal Musiala – (2023).

Michael Olise – (2025).

5. Arsenal – 5 Nominees

Martin Ødegaard – (2023, 2024).

Declan Rice – (2024, 2025).

Bukayo Saka – (2023, 2024).

William Saliba – (2024).

Viktor Gyökeres – (2025).

6. Manchester City – 5 Nominees

Erling Haaland – (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025).

Rúben Dias – (2021, 2023, 2024).

Phil Foden – (2021, 2022, 2024).

Gianluigi Donnarumma – (2021, 2025).

Joško Gvardiol – (2023).

7. Liverpool – 4 Nominees

Virgil van Dijk – (2019, 2022, 2025).

Florian Wirtz – (2024, 2025).

Alisson Becker – (2019).

Alexis Mac Allister – (2025).

8. AC Milan – 4 Nominees

Luka Modrić – (2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023) – winner in 2018.

Mike Maignan – (2022).

Rafael Leão – (2022).

Christopher Nkunku – (2022).

9. Atlético Madrid – 4 Nominees

Jan Oblak – (2017, 2018).

Julián Álvarez – (2023).

Ademola Lookman – (2024).

Alejandro Grimaldo – (2024).