With only a few weeks remaining before the 2026 Ballon d’Or winner is announced in London, NEWSUNPLUG takes a look at the clubs that have the most Ballon d’Or nominees in their current squads.
At the top of the list are Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain, with both clubs having nine nominees each.
Behind Real Madrid and PSG are Barcelona and Bayern Munich, with seven nominees each.
Here are the Ballon d’Or nominees and the years in which each player received a nomination:
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).