Článek
Počet uchazečů o cenu od France Football zahrnoval 30 hráčů.
Na seznamu jsou Yoshko Guardiol (Manchester City), Jamal Musiala (Bayern), Andre Onana (Manchester United), Karim Benzema (Al-Ittihad), Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Kevin de Bruyne (Manchester City) , Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Randal Colo-Mouani (PSG), Bernardo Silva (Manchester City), Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Neapol), Nicolo Barella (Inter), Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa), Rubes Dias (Manchester City), Erling Haaland (Manchester City), Yassin Bounu (Al Hilal), Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), Julian Alvarez (Manchester City), Ilkay Gundogan (Manchester City), Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid), Rodri (Manchester City), Antoine Griezmann (Atletico ), Lionel Messi (Inter Miami), Lautaro Martinez (Inter), Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), Kim Min Jae (Bayern), Luka Modrič (Real Madrid), Victor Osimhen (Neapol), Kylian Mbappe (PSG), Harry Kane ( Bayern).
V roce 2022 vyhrál Karim Benzema poprvé v kariéře Zlatý míč.
