Twelve Premier League players have been nominated for the Ballon d’Or.
Five Premier League clubs have at least one player in contention for the 2023 award
Twelve current Premier League players have been nominated for the 2023 Ballon d’Or, including Harry Kane and Ilkay Gundogan.
Following the release of the 30-man shortlist on Wednesday, five Premier League clubs have at least one player nominated for the award.
Manchester City has seven nominees, including Erling Haaland, Kevin De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, Julian Alvarez, Rodri, Ruben Dias, and Josko Gvardiol.
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Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard, as well as Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah, Manchester United’s Andre Onana, and Aston Villa keeper Emiliano Martinez, are all on the shortlist.
Those nominated will be vying to become only the third Premier League player to win the accolade, following Michael Owen of Liverpool in 2001 and Cristiano Ronaldo of Manchester United in 2008.
Ramsdale and Ederson also recognised
Along with two other Premier League players, Arsenal’s Aaron Ramsdale and Manchester City’s Ederson, Onana and Martinez are competing for the coveted Yashin Trophy, which is presented to the finest keeper.
The winners will be announced during a ceremony on October 30 at Paris’s Theatre du Chatelet.
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