The Ballon D’or is an annual award presented to the best footballer of the year based on votes. Over the years, the award has been in existence and footballers are celebrated annually for their efforts in the game. Check below for 2017 List Of Ballon D’Or Nominees.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi has always been the one taking the award for the past few years. According to the list, key players like Sergio Ramos, Kylian Mbappe, Luis Suarez, Luka Modric and Paulo Dybala were shortlisted in the the List Of Ballon D’Or Nominees 2017. Furthermore, Neymar, being the world’s most-expensive footballer listed, alongside Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante among others.
2017 List Of Ballon D’Or Nominees (Full Squad)
| S/N | Player | Teams |
| 1 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid & Portugal |
| 2 | Eden Hazard | Chelsea & Belgium |
| 3 | Leonardo Bonucci | AC Milan & Italy |
| 4 | Isco | Real Madrid & Spain |
| 5 | Kylian Mbappe | PSG & France |
| 6 | Neymar | PSG & Brazil |
| 7 | Luka Modric | Real Madrid & Croatia |
| 8 | Paulo Dybala | Juventus & Argentina |
| 9 | Marcelo | Real Madrid & Brazil |
| 10 | N’Golo Kante | Chelsea & France |
| 11 | Luis Suarez | Barcelona & Uruguay |
| 12 | Sergio Ramos | Real Madrid & Spain |
| 13 | Jan Oblak | Atletico Madrid & Slovenia |
| 14 | Philippe Coutinho | Liverpool & Brazil |
| 15 | Dries Mertens | Napoli & Belgium |
| 16 | Kevin De Bruyne | Manchester City & Belgium |
| 17 | Robert Lewandowski | Bayern Munich & Poland |
| 181 | David de Gea | Manchester United & Spain |
| 19 | Harry Kane | Tottenham & England |
| 20 | Edin Dzeko | Roma & Bosnia-Herzegovina |
| 21 | Antoine Griezmann | Atletico Madrid & France |
| 22 | Gianluigi Buffon | Juventus & Italy |
| 23 | Radamel Falcao | Monaco & Colombia |
| 24 | Sadio Mane | Liverpool & Senegal |
| 25 | Toni Kroos | Real Madrid & Germany |
| 26 | Lionel Messi | Barcelona & Argentina |
| 27 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | Borussia Dortmund & Gabon |
| 28 | Edinson Cavani | PSG & Uruguay |
| 29 | Mats Hummels | Bayern Munich & Germany |
| 30 | Karim Benzema | Real Madrid & France |
The Ballon D’Or award winner will be named by France Football on 6th December, though there won’t be a traditional gala to celebrate the winner’s achievement.