The full list of nominees for football's most coveted individual prize
Thirty of the world's best footballers were honoured in Paris on Monday as the rankings of the Ballon d'Or were revealed.
The Premier League was heavily represented with 15 names, seven of whom came from Liverpool. Barcelona's Lionel Messi won the Best FIFA's Men award earlier in the year, while Virgil van Dijk collected UEFA's men's player of the year trophy.
Here are the players in order of where they finished in the voting:
Getty Images-28: Joao Felix, Atletico Madrid, Portugal, 20
The Portuguese attacking midfielder has emerged as his country’s biggest star since Cristiano Ronaldo burst onto the scene.
Starring for Benfica last season, he helped them to win the league before moving to Atletico Madrid in the summer for €126m (£113m/$140m).
He made his international debut in June’s inaugural Nations League Finals, a competition he and Portugal were victorious in.
AdvertisementGetty-28: Marquinhos, PSG, Brazil, 25
The PSG centre-back has become one of the best defenders in the world and was instrumental as the Parisians won Ligue 1 yet again.
He also had success with his national side in 2019 as Brazil won the Copa America for the first time since 2007.
Getty Images-28: Donny van de Beek, Ajax, Netherlands, 22
Outside of the Netherlands, little was known about the midfielder prior to the start of the year but he was terrific in Ajax’s run to the Champions League semi-finals.
Forever looking to make forays into the opposition box, Van de Beek has scored 14 times this calendar year, including against Juventus and Tottenham in the Champions League. He helped Ajax win the Eredivisie, too.
Getty Images-26: Karim Benzema, Real Madrid, France, 31
The Frenchman is enjoying one of his best years, finding the net on 31 occasions so far. The Real Madrid striker seems to be thriving without Cristiano Ronaldo, even if his team aren’t.
At the age of 31, he is showing no signs of slowing down. However, he remains frozen out of the French national team squad.