THE COMMUNITY JOURNALIST BALLOT

WHODESERVESTHEBALLOND'OR?2026

8 CANDIDATES · 3 CRITERIA · 1 TROPHY
Study the evidence. Make your decision.

ENTER THE BALLOT MEET THE CANDIDATES
AN INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY VOTE01 — 08
The Ballon d’Or trophy on a gold-lit plinth
JUDGE THE SEASONSCROLL TO EXPLORE ↓
01 / THE JOURNALIST’S BRIEF

YOU’RE THE
JOURNALIST.

For this vote, you are not choosing your favourite player. You are judging the season as a Ballon d’Or journalist.

THREE CRITERIA. ONE CONSIDERED DECISION.
01

INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE

Decisive and impressive performances during the evaluation period.

✳
02

COLLECTIVE SUCCESS

Team achievements and trophies won.

✳
03

CLASS & FAIR PLAY

Sporting behaviour and conduct.

✳
02 / THE FIELD — 08 CANDIDATES

THE EIGHT
CANDIDATES.

Eight candidates. Eight cases. One trophy.

Statistics provide context, not a final ranking. Different positions contribute in different ways.
CANDIDATE 01 / 08

Harry
Kane

✦Bayern Munich · England
MATCHES 65GOALS 73ASSISTS 8
VIEW CASE
CANDIDATE 02 / 08

Rodri
Hernández

✦Manchester City · Spain
MATCHES 46GOALS 2ASSISTS 0
VIEW CASE
CANDIDATE 03 / 08

Kylian
Mbappé

✦Real Madrid · France
MATCHES 60GOALS 58ASSISTS 13
VIEW CASE
CANDIDATE 04 / 08

Lamine
Yamal

✦FC Barcelona · Spain
MATCHES 57GOALS 25ASSISTS 20
VIEW CASE
CANDIDATE 05 / 08

Lionel
Messi

✦Inter Miami · Argentina
MATCHES 49GOALS 45ASSISTS 30
VIEW CASE
CANDIDATE 06 / 08

Ousmane
Dembélé

✦Paris Saint-Germain · France
MATCHES 51GOALS 26ASSISTS 14
VIEW CASE
CANDIDATE 07 / 08

Khvicha
Kvaratskhelia

✦Paris Saint-Germain · Georgia
MATCHES 57GOALS 24ASSISTS 10
VIEW CASE
CANDIDATE 08 / 08

Michael
Olise

✦Bayern Munich · France
MATCHES 69GOALS 27ASSISTS 35
VIEW CASE
08 PROFILESOFFICIAL NOMINEE TOTALS · SOURCE CUTOFF NOT STATED03 JUDGING CRITERIA
03 / PUT THE CASES SIDE BY SIDE

COMPARE
THE CASES.

Official Ballon d'Or nominee totals are shown as published; the source does not state a statistical cutoff.

SELECT 2–3 CANDIDATES TO COMPARE

OFFICIAL NOMINEE TOTALSELECT CANDIDATES ABOVE
Matches—
Goals—
Assists—
Goal contributions—
Team trophies—
Individual honours—
04 / YOUR DECISION

YOU’VE SEEN
THE EVIDENCE.

Now cast your ballot. Choose the player whose season makes the strongest case.

CHECKING YOUR BALLOT…

ONE BALLOT PER ANONYMOUS DEVICE ID · UNOFFICIAL COMMUNITY POLL