2023 Ballon d'Or Nominee List: Many Manchester City Players

The Ballon d'Or is an annual individual football award presented by the French sports magazine *France Football* since 1956.

This year's Ballon d'Or features 30 nominated footballers. *France Football* will announce the winner on October 30, 2023, at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris.

Which clubs have the most players nominated for the 2023 Ballon d'Or?

According to *ESPN*, Manchester City has the most nominees this year.

Seven *Citizens* are competing for the title of best player: Julian Alvarez, Kevin De Bruyne, Ruben Dias, Josko Gvardiol, Erling Haaland, Rodri, and Bernardo Silva.

Erling Haaland is considered the Manchester City player with the highest chance of winning the 2023 Ballon d'Or. The Norwegian player scored 52 goals in 53 matches with *The Citizens*.

Erling Haaland's achievements were a key factor in Manchester City's success in winning the English Premier League, the FA Cup, and the Champions League. He was also named UEFA Men's Player of the Year 2023.

Real Madrid and Bayern Munich each have three nominees for the 2023 Ballon d'Or. Other clubs have only one or two nominees.

Legendary footballer Lionel Messi, currently playing for Inter Miami, is nominated again after missing last year's award. *La Pulga* is a Ballon d'Or candidate this year after winning the 2022 World Cup with the Argentinian national team.

However, Cristiano Ronaldo is not nominated this year, after 20 years of consecutive nominations. This is likely due to his less-than-stellar performance during the 2022/2023 season.

Here is the list of 30 footballers nominated for the 2023 Ballon d'Or, categorized by club:

Manchester City:

* Julian Alvarez
* Josko Gvardiol
* Erling Haaland
* Kevin De Bruyne
* Ruben Dias
* Bernardo Silva
* Rodri

Real Madrid:

* Vinicius Jr
* Luka Modric
* Jude Bellingham

Bayern Munich:

* Kim Min-Jae
* Harry Kane
* Jamal Musiala

Arsenal:

* Bukayo Saka
* Martin Odegaard

Barcelona:

* Ilkay Gundogan
* Robert Lewandowski

Inter Milan:

* Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
* Victor Osimhen

Napoli:

* Nicolo Barella
* Lautaro Martinez

Paris Saint-Germain:

* Randal Kolo Muani
* Kylian Mbappé

Aston Villa:

* Emiliano Martinez

Atletico Madrid:

* Antoine Griezmann

Inter Miami:

* Lionel Messi

Al Ittihad:

* Karim Benzema

Al Hilal:

* Yassine Bounou

Liverpool:

* Mohamed Salah

Manchester United:

* Andre Onana

(See also: [List of Ballon d'Or winners with the most awards in history](https://databoks.katadata.co.id/datapublish/2022/10/18/daftar-pemenang-ballon-dor-terbanyak-dalam-sejarah))