The Real Madrid quintet of Kylian Mbappe, Jude Bellingham, Vinicius Jr, Antonio Rudiger and Dani Carvajal, have all been nominated for the 2024 Ballon d’Or award.
The winner will be announced at a ceremony next month.
Last season, Madrid won both the LaLiga and Champions League titles under Carlo Ancelotti.
Carvjal won the Euros with Spain against Bellingham’s England.
A number of Premier League stars have also been included on the 30-man shortlist, including Manchester City quartet Ruben Dias, Phil Foden, Erling Haaland and Rodri.
Bukayo Saka of Arsenal has also made the cut as has William Saliba, Declan Rice and Martin Odegaard. Aston Villa goalkeeper Emi Martinez is up for both the top award and the goalkeeping gong.
Men’s award shortlist in full:
Antonio Rudiger – Real Madrid
Kylian Mbappe – Real Madrid
Lautaro Martinez – Inter
Ademola Lookman – Atalanta
Alejandro Grimaldo – Bayer Leverkusen
Dani Carvajal – Real Madrid
William Saliba – Arsenal
Lamine Yamal – Barcelona
Bukayo Saka – Arsenal
Hakan Calhanoglu – Inter
Rodri – Man City
Declan Rice- Arsenal
Harry Kane – Bayern Munich
Cole Palmer – Chelsea
Vitinha – PSG
Vinicius Jr – Real Madrid
Martin Odegaard – Arsenal
Dani Olmo – Barcelona
Florian Wirtz – Bayer Leverkusen
Mats Hummels – Roma
Erling Haaland – Man City
Nicolas Williams – Athletic Bilbao
Granit Xhaka – Bayer Leverkusen
Artem Dovbik – Roma
Toni Kroos – Real Madrid
Jude Bellingham – Real Madrid
Phil Foden – Man City
Ruben Dias – Man City
