Ademola Lookman, the Super Eagles and Atalanta forward, has been shortlisted for the esteemed 2024 Ballon d’Or award.
This recognition comes on the heels of his remarkable performance in the Europa League final, where he scored a hat-trick, leading Atalanta to victory over Bayer Leverkusen.
Lookman is the only African player featured in the men’s player of the year nomination list, which includes notable names such as Real Madrid’s Vinicius Jr, Manchester City’s Rodri, and Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal.
The full list of nominees for the Ballon d’Or award includes:
– Antonio Rudiger (Real Madrid)
– Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain)
– Lautaro Martinez (Inter)
– Ademola Lookman (Atalanta)
– Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen)
– Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid)
– William Saliba (Arsenal)
– Lamine Yamal (Barcelona)
– Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter)
– Rodri (Manchester City)
– Declan Rice (Arsenal)
– Harry Kane (Bayern Munich)
– Cole Palmer (Chelsea)
– Vitinha (Paris Saint-Germain)
– Vinicius Jr (Real Madrid)
– Martin Odegaard (Arsenal)
– Dani Olmo (Barcelona)
– Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen)
– Mats Hummels (Roma)
– Erling Haaland (Manchester City)
– Nicolas Williams (Athletic Bilbao)
– Granit Xhaka (Bayer Leverkusen)
– Artem Dovbik (Roma)
– Toni Kroos (Real Madrid)
– Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid)
– Phil Foden (Manchester City)
– Ruben Dias (Manchester City)
– Federico Valverde (Real Madrid)
– Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa)
The Ballon d’Or ceremony is scheduled to take place on 28 October at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, with the following awards up for grabs:
– The Ballon d’Or (best male player)
– The Ballon d’Or Feminin (best female player)
– The Yashin Trophy (best male goalkeeper)
– The Kopa Trophy (best male player under 21)
– The Gerd Muller Trophy (best male striker)
– The Socrates Award (humanitarian work)
– Men’s club of the year award
– Women’s club of the year award
– Men’s coach of the year award
– Women’s coach of the year award
