The 10 PSG players nominated for the Ballon d'Or ranked by their chances of winning

The 2026 Ballon d'Or will be revealed soon by France Football, in the meantime, the list of 30 players nominated to win the most prestigious individual trophy has been published with 10 PSG players making the cut after another phenomenal season that saw them dominate domestically and in Europe.

While some notable players missed out such as Matvey Safonov, Désiré Doué or the now departed Bradley Barcola, most of the best players of the team made the cut.

From Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Ousmane Dembélé, Marquinhos, Fabian Ruiz, Willian Pacho, Ferran Torres, Joao Neves, Achraf Hakimi, Nuno Mendes and Vitinha who is the most likely to lift the Ballon d'Or on October 26.

PSG players most likely to win the Ballon d'Or

1- Khvicha Kvaratskhelia

The Georgian was the most influential player of this team in the Champions League title. The Parisians were saved many times by his magic and incredible goals. He dazzled and impressed all of Europe which will make him one of the biggest favourite to win the trophy and keep it in Paris for another season. Though, he did not take part in the 2026 World Cup and could see other players take this title ahead of him.

2- Ousmane Dembélé

The Frenchman had a great season last year, despite several injuries that kept him off the pitch. He still managed to be named Ligue 1 Player of the season and then delivered an exceptional World Cup with France alongside Kylian Mbappé. He will have a big chance to win a second consecutive Ballon d'Or.

3- Fabian Ruiz

The Spaniard did not have his best season with PSG last year which was mostly due to a long injury as Warren Zaire-Emery replaced him. However, he still managed to deliver in the Champions League final and was instrumental in La Roja's victorious World Cup campaign. He won alomost every title available last season and could therefore legitimately have a shot at the Ballon d'Or.

4- Vitinha

Vitinha is one of the best players of this team and once again his output has been incredible as Paris won another Champions League title. Unfortunately, his performances at the 2026 World Cup were far under his standards with Portugal failing to reach the semi-finals of the competition.

5- Willian Pacho

The Ecuadorian centre-back is certainly the best at his position in the world. Since joining the club three years ago now he completely changed the solidity of the team at the back while his partnership with Marquinhos proved to be the most fruitful pair in the history of the club. There is no doubt that he should at least make it into the top 10 of this year's top 30 ranking. He recently extended his contract with the club and will therefore help bring more success to the team in the coming years.

6- Joao Neves

The Portuguese has once again delivered a top level campaign with the Parisians but it should be enough to give him a solid chance to win the Ballon d'Or.

7- Nuno Mendes

The Portuguese left-back could have without a doubt been in the top 5 of this list as he once again delivered a very impressive campaign. No other players at his position even came close to his level as he became a crucial player for both club and country over the last three years.

8- Ferran Torres

The only current PSG player that was not at the club last season. He had a good season and managed to have a really good amount of minutes at Barcelona while scoring over 16 goals. He won La Liga with the Blaugrana, but also the 2026 World Cup with Spain, scoring the decisive goal in the final against Leo Messi's Argentina. He already have a great start and could be the answer to keep the Champions League in Paris another season.

9- Achraf Hakimi

The Moroccan had plenty of arguments to be higher in this list, however, he missed several months through injury and while he remained an important player of this team, he did not have the same impacts and statistics that he usually has when in perfect form. He also had a good 2026 World Cup but it will not be enough to make it higher.

10- Marquinhos

The captain of the club is the last one in this list. Despite his lack of games in Ligue 1, the Brazilian has been incredibly valuable throughout the Champions League campaign. He therefore led his team to their second consecutive European trophy.

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