Today, Friday, August 12, 2022, the 20-man shortlist for the Ballon d’Or award of the year 2022 was revealed.
The announcement was made by the award’s organizer, France Football, via its website.
Recall that last season’s Ballon d’Or award was won by Paris Saint-Germain player, Lionel Messi, after defeating Robert Lewandowski, Jorginho, and Karim Benzema.
Below is the list of the 2022 Ballon d’Or contenders:
Thibaut Courtois (BEL, Real Madrid).
Rafael Leao (POR, AC Milan).
Mohamed Salah (EGY, Liverpool).
Joshua Kimmich (GER, Bayern Munich).
Christopher Nkunku (FRA, RB Leipzig).
Trent Alexander-Arnold (ANG, Liverpool).
Robert Lewandowski (POL, Bayern Munich then FC Barcelona).
Bernardo Silva (POR, Manchester City).
Vinicius Junior (BRE, Real Madrid).
Luis Diaz (COL, FC Porto then Liverpool).
Karim Benzema (FRA, Real Madrid).
Fabinho (BRE, Liverpool).
Riyad Mahrez (ALG, Manchester City).
Heung-min Son (CDS, Tottenham).
Casemiro (BRE, Real Madrid).
Phil Foden (ENG, Manchester City).
Harry Kane (ENG, Tottenham).
Sadio Mané (SEN, Liverpool then Bayern Munich).
Darwin Nunez (URU, Benfica then Liverpool).
Mike Maignan (FRA, AC Milan).
Kevin De Bruyne (BEL, Manchester City).
Sébastien Haller (CIV, Ajax then Borussia Dortmund).
Luka Modric (CRO, Real Madrid).
Cristiano Ronaldo (POR, Manchester United).
Antonio Rüdiger (GER, Chelsea then Real Madrid).
Joao Cancelo (POR, Manchester City).
Erling Haaland (NOR, Borussia Dortmund then Manchester City).
Kylian Mbappé (FRA, PSG).
Virgil Van Dijk (HOL, Liverpool).
Dusan Vlahovic (SER, Fiorentina then Juventus).
