30 Potential Ballon D'Or Nominees for 2023




Ilkay Gundogan (Manchester City/Germany)
Centre Midfielder

Games Played: 60
Goals: 14
Assists: 6

Achievements: Premier League Winner, FA Cup Winner, Champions League Winner

Kylian Mbappe (Paris-Saint Germain/France)
Striker/Left Winger

Games Played: 56
Goals: 55
Assists: 11


Achievements: FIFA World Cup Runner-up, FIFA World Cup Team of the Tournament, FIFA World Cup Golden Boot, Scored a Hattrick in the World Cup Final against Argentina, Ligue 1 Golden Boot, Ligue 1 Winner, Champions League Round of 16, French Super Cup

Marcus Rashford (Manchester United/England)
Left Winger/Striker

Games Played: 62
Goals: 33
Assists: 9

Achievements: Carabao Cup Winner, Europa League Quarter Finalist, FA Cup Runner Up


Erling Braut Haaland (Manchester City/Norway)
Striker

Games Played: 60
Goals: 59
Assists: 10

Achievements: Premier League Golden Boot, Premier League Winner, FWA Player of the Year, European Golden Boot, Broke the Record for most goals scored by a Premier League player in all competitions, Premier League Player of the Year, Premier League Young Player of the Year, FA Cup Winner, Champions League Winner, Champions League Top Scorer, Champions League Team of the Tournament

Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain/Argentina)
Right Winger/Attacking Midfielder/ Centre Forward

Games Played: 49
Goals: 29
Assists: 23

Achievements: FIFA World Cup Winner, FIFA World Cup Best Player of the Tournament, FIFA World Cup Team of the Tournament, Ligue 1 Best Playmaker, Ligue 1 Winner, Champions League Round of 16, French Super Cup

Karim Benzema (Real Madrid/France)
Striker

Games Played: 45
Goals: 31
Assists: 6

Achievements: Copa Del Rey Winner, FIFA Club World Cup Winner, UEFA Super Cup Winner, Champions League Semi-Finalist

Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona/Poland)
Striker

Games Played: 50
Goals: 36
Assists: 10

Achievements: La Liga Winner, La Liga Golden Boot, Spanish Super Cup Winner

Yassine Bounou (Sevilla/Morocco)
Goal Keeper

Games Played: 46
Clean sheets: 10

Achievements: FIFA World Cup Third Runner Up, Europa League Winner

Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid/France)
Attacking Midfielder/Centre Forward

Games Played: 62
Goals: 16
Assists: 22

Achievements: FIFA World Cup Runner-up, FIFA World Cup Team of the Tournament, La Liga Best Playmaker


Victor Osimhen (Napoli/Nigeria)
Striker

Games Played: 44
Goals: 38
Assists: 6

Achievements: Serie A Winner, Serie A Golden Boot, Serie A Best Striker, Champions League Quarter Finalist

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli/Georgia)
Left Winger

Games Played: 50
Goals: 19
Assists: 16

Achievements: Serie A Winner, Serie A Best Playmaker, Serie A Player of the Year,  Champions League Quarter Finalist


Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City/Belgium)
Attacking Midfielder

Games Played: 57
Goals: 12
Assists: 29

Achievements: Premier League Winner, Premier League Best Playmaker, FA Cup Winner, Champions League Winner, Champions League Team of the Tournament

Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid/Brazil)
Left Winger

Games Played: 60
Goals: 25
Assists: 29

Achievements: FIFA Club World Cup Winner, FIFA Club World Cup Best Player, Copa Del Rey Winner, UEFA Super Cup Winner, Champions League Semi-Finalist, Champions League Team of the Tournament


Federico Valverde (Real Madrid/Uruguay)
Centre Midfielder/Right Winger

Games Played: 59
Goals: 12
Assists: 7

Achievements: FIFA Club World Cup Winner, UEFA Super Cup Winner, Copa Del Rey Winner, Champions League Semi-Finalist


Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa/Argentina)
Goalkeeper

Games Played: 45
Clean Sheets: 15

Achievements: FIFA World Cup Winner, FIFA World Cup Best Goalkeeper of the Tournament


Mohamed Salah (Liverpool/Egypt)
Right Winger

Games Played: 54
Goals: 32
Assists: 16

Achievements: Champions League Round of 16, FA Community Shield


Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspurs/England)
Striker

Games Played: 59
Goals: 37
Assists: 8

Achievements: Champions League Round of 16, FIFA World Cup Quarter Finalist 


Bukayo Saka (Arsenal/England)
Right Winger

Games Played: 58
Goals: 20
Assists: 12

Achievements: Premier League Runner up, FIFA World Cup Quarter Finalist, Europa League Round of 16

Martin Odegaard (Arsenal/Norway)
Attacking Midfielder

Games Played: 52
Goals: 15
Assists: 8

Achievements: Premier League Runner up, Europa League Round of 16

Julian Alvarez (Manchester City/Argentina)
Striker

Games Played: 56
Goals: 21
Assists: 4

Achievements: FIFA World Cup Winner, Premier League Winner, FA Cup Winner, Champions League Winner

Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain/Morocco)
Right Back

Games Played: 48
Goals: 5
Assists: 6

Achievements: FIFA World Cup Team of the Tournament, FIFA World Cup Semi-Finalist/Third Runner-up, French Super Cup, Ligue 1 Winner


Lisandro Martinez (Manchester United/Argentina)
Centre Defender

Games Played: 50
Goals: 1
Assists: 0

Achievements: FIFA World Cup Winner, Carabao Cup Winner, Europa League Quarter Finalist, FA Cup Runner Up


Angel Di Maria (Juventus/Argentina)
Attacking Midfielder

Games Played: 45
Goals: 8
Assists: 8

Achievements: FIFA World Cup Winner, Europa League Semi-Finalist

Paulo Dybala (Roma/Argentina)
Right Winger

Games Played: 40
Goals: 18
Assists: 7

Achievements: FIFA World Cup Winner, Europa League Runner up


Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid/Argentina)
Centre Midfielder/Defensive Midfielder

Games Played: 45
Goals: 3
Assists: 8

Achievements: FIFA World Cup Winner



Casemiro (Manchester United/Brazil)
Defensive Midfielder

Games Played: 55
Goals: 8
Assists: 6

Achievements: Carabao Cup Winner, Europa League Quarter Finalist, FA Cup Runner Up


Rodri (Manchester City/Spain)

Defensive Midfielder

Games Played: 65
Goals: 4
Assists: 7

Achievements: Premier League Winner, FA Cup Winner, Champions League Winner, Champions League Final: Man of the Match,  Champions League Team of the Tournament, Champions League Player of the Year, UEFA Nations League Winner


Luka Modric (Real Madrid/Croatia)

Centre Midfielder

Games Played: 56
Goals: 9
Assists: 7

Achievements: FIFA World Cup Third Place Winner/Second Runner up, FIFA Club World Cup Winner, UEFA Super Cup, Copa Del Rey Winner, Champions League Semi-Finalist, UEFA Nations League Runner Up


Lautaro Martinez (Inter/Argentina )
Striker

Games Played: 63
Goals: 28
Assists: 9

Achievements: FIFA World Cup Winner,  Italian Super Cup, Coppa Italia, Champions League Runner Up

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