Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior, Paris Saint-Germain superstar did not make the final 30 nominees for the 2019 Ballon d'Or award.
Lionel Messi, Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk and Cristiano Ronaldo of Juventus, his former team-mates make the cut which was announced on Monday.
The list was decided by a global voting panel of journalists.
Luka Modric last December broke Messi and Ronaldo's 10-year grip on the individual award organized by France Football magazine.
Also, Modric is absent one year after he won both the Ballon d'Or and FIFA best player awards.
This year Ballon d`Or awards ceremony will commence in December 2, in Paris.
Below is the Full list of Men's Ballon d'Or nominees:
- Robert Lewandowski (Poland, Bayern Munich)
- Hugo Lloris (France, Tottenham)
- Riyad Mahrez (Algeria, Manchester City)
- Sadio Mane (Senegal, Liverpool)
- Marquinhos (Brazil, Paris Saint-Germain)
- Kylian Mbappe (France, Paris Saint-Germain)
- Lionel Messi (Argentina, Barcelona)
- Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal, Juventus)
- Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium, Manchester City)
- Frenkie De Jong (Netherlands, Ajax/Barcelona)
- Matthijs de Ligt (Netherlands, Ajax/Juventus)
- Joao Felix (Portugal, Benfica/Atletico Madrid)
- Roberto Firmino (Brazil, Liverpool)
- Sergio Aguero (Argentina, Manchester City)
- Trent Alexander-Arnold (England, Liverpool)
- Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon, Arsenal)
- Alisson Becker (Brazil, Liverpool)
- Karim Benzema (France, Real Madrid)
- Antoine Griezmann (France, Atletico Madrid/Barcelona)
- Eden Hazard (Belgium, Chelsea/Real Madrid)
- Kalidou Koulibaly (Senegal, Napoli)
- Mohamed Salah (Egypt, Liverpool)
- Bernardo Silva (Portugal, Manchester City)
- Son Heung-Min (South Korea, Tottenham)
- Raheem Sterling (England, Manchester City)
- Dusan Tadic (Serbia, Ajax)
- Marc-Andre ter Stegen (Germany, Barcelona)
- Donny van de Beek (Netherlands, Ajax)
- Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands, Liverpool)
- Georginio Wijnaldum (Netherlands, Liverpool)
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