The full list of nominees for the 2025 Women’s Ballon d’Or includes 30 outstanding female footballers from around the world. Among the leading candidates are Chiamaka Nnadozie, Justine Madugu, Pernille Harder, and Lucy Bronze, alongside rising stars like Melchie Dumornay, Temwa Chawinga, and Frida Leonardsen-Maanum.
Here is the complete list of the 30 nominees:
1. Chiamaka Nnadozie (Nigeria, Goalkeeper, Brighton & Hove Albion)
2. Justine Madugu (Nigeria, Coach, Super Falcons) – nominated for Women’s Team Coach of the Year
Other female footballers nominated:
3. Sandy Baltimore (France, Chelsea)
4. Barbra Banda (Zambia, Orlando Pride)
5. Aitana Bonmatí (Spain, Barcelona)
6. Lucy Bronze (England, Chelsea)
7. Klara Bühl (Germany, Bayern Munich)
8. Mariona Caldentey (Spain, Arsenal)
9. Sofia Cantore (Italy, Juventus/Washington Spirit)
10. Steph Catley (Australia, Arsenal)
11. Temwa Chawinga (Malawi, Kansas City Current)
12. Melchie Dumornay (Haiti, Olympique Lyon)
13. Emily Fox (United States, Arsenal)
14. Cristiana Girelli (Italy, Juventus)
15. Esther González (Spain, Gotham FC)
16. Caroline Graham Hansen (Norway, Barcelona)
17. Patri Guijarro (Spain, Barcelona)
18. Amanda Gutierres (Brazil, Palmeiras)
19. Hannah Hampton (England, Chelsea)
20. Pernille Harder (Denmark, Bayern Munich)
21. Lindsey Heaps (United States, Olympique Lyon)
22. Chloe Kelly (England, Manchester City/Arsenal)
23. Frida Leonardsen-Maanum (Norway, Arsenal)
24. Marta (Brazil, Orlando Pride)
25. Clara Mateo (France, Paris FC)
26. Ewa Pajor (Poland, Barcelona)
27. Clàudia Pina (Spain, Barcelona)
28. Alexia Putellas (Spain, Barcelona)
29. Alessia Russo (England, Arsenal)
30. Johanna Rytting Kaneryd (Sweden, Chelsea)
The award ceremony will take place on September 22, 2025, at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris.
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