Watch Video: With few days to go watch Top20 Nominees performances in 2022

The 2022 Ballon d'Or will be the 66th annual ceremony of the Ballon d'Or, presented by France Football, and recognising the best footballers in the world in the 2021–22 season. The nominees for the ceremony were announced on 12 August 2022.

As it is just 6 days to know the balloon d’or winner for 2022. Watch below a brief highlight of the 2022 nominees

The Male Category 

The Female Category 

Below are the names of the 20221 Balloon D'or nominees for men.

20. Rafael Leao (AC Milan)

In 2021-22: 14 goals, 14 assists. Won Serie A.

19. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City)

In 2021-22: 29 goals, 12 assists. Won Premier League.

18. Rodri (Manchester City)

In 2021-22: Seven goals, three assists. Won Premier League.

17. Son Heung-min (Tottenham)

In 2021-22: 30 goals, 10 assists.

16. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool)

In 2021-22: Four goals, two assists, 32 clean sheets. Won FA Cup & Carabao Cup.

15. Thiago Alcantara (Liverpool)

In 2021-22: Two goals, five assists. Won FA Cup & Carabao Cup.

14. Luis Diaz (Porto/Liverpool)

In 2021-22: 23 goals, 10 assists. Won FA Cup & Carabao Cup.

13. Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig)

In 2021-22: 35 goals, 22 assists. Won DFB-Pokal.

12. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City)

In 2021-22: 13 goals, 13 assists. Won Premier League.

11. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool)

In 2021-22: Two goals, 22 assists, 24 clean sheets. Won FA Cup & Carabao Cup.

10. Phil Foden (Manchester City)

In 2021-22: 14 goals, 15 assists. Won Premier League.

9. Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid)

In 2021-22: 23 clean sheets. Won Champions League, La Liga & Supercopa de Espana.

8. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)

In 2021-22: 21 goals, 18 assists. Won Premier League.

7. Luka Modric (Real Madrid)

In 2021-22: Seven goals, 14 assists. Won Champions League, La Liga & Supercopa de Espana.

6. Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid)

In 2021-22: 22 goals, 19 assists. Won Champions League, La Liga & Supercopa de Espana.

5. Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain)

In 2021-22: 49 goals, 31 assists. Won Ligue 1 & UEFA Nations League.

4. Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)

In 2021-22: 57 goals, 12 assists. Won Bundesliga & DFL-Supercup.

3. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)

In 2021-22: 33 goals, 19 assists. Won FA Cup & Carabao Cup.

2. Sadio Mane (Liverpool)

In 2021-22: 33 goals, five assists. Won Africa Cup of Nations, FA Cup & Carabao Cup.

1. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)

In 2021-22: 48 goals, 15 assists. Won Champions League, La Liga, UEFA Nations League & Supercopa de Espana.

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