Official: Women's Ballon d'Or top 30 confirmed

The women's Ballon d'Or list for the 2025.
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The official list for the women's Ballon d'Or has been announced, with 30 players being selected ahead of this year's ceremony.

The Ballon d'Or is getting closer to choosing the winner of the award, as only a month and a half stands between now and the best player in the current world of women's football being crowned.

As we edge closer to discovering which player will claim this achievement, the official list of the 30 included names has been released.

There doesn't seem to be a clear favourite as of right now, with many different players claiming success in numerous competitions and having amazing personal accomplishments.

Here, we take a look at which players have been selected for the Ballon d'Or top 30, seeing who could be our champion.

The official women's Ballon d'Or nominees

Barbra Banda (Orlando Pride and Zambia)

Aitana Bonmati (Barcelona and Spain)

Lucy Bronze (Chelsea and England)

Klara Buhl (Bayern Munich and Germany)

Sandy Baltimore (Chelsea and France)

Mariona Caldentey (Arsenal and Spain)

Sofia Cantore (Juventus/Washington Spirit and Italy)

Steph Catley (Arsenal and Australia)

Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City and Malawi)

Melchie Dumornay (Lyon and Haiti)

Emily Fox (Arsenal and USA)

Cristiana Girelli (Juventus and Italy)

Esther Gonzalez (Gotham and Spain)

Caroline Graham Hansen (Barcelona and Norway)

Patri Guijarro (Barcelona and Spain)

Amanda Gutierres (Palmerias and Brazil)

Hannah Hampton (Chelsea and England)

Pernille Harder (Bayern Munich and Denmark)

Lindsey Heaps (Lyon and USA)

Chloe Kelly (Arsenal/Manchester City and England)

Frida Maanum (Arsenal and Norway)

Marta (Orlando Pride and Brazil)

Clara Mateo (Paris FC and France)

Ewa Pajor (Barcelona and Poland)

Claudia Pina (Barcelona and Spain)

Alexia Putellas (Barcelona and Spain)

Alessia Russo (Arsenal and England)

Johanna Rytting Kaneryd (Chelsea and Sweden)

Caroline Weir (Real Madrid and Scotland)

Leah Williamson (Arsenal and England)

The Ballon d'Or will take place on Monday, the 22nd of September.