France’s ‘France Football’ revealed the 30 candidates for the 2023 Ballon d’Or on September 7 (Korean time).
South Korean national team defender Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich) was named on the candidate list. This is a first in history for an Asian defender.
Among Korean players, Seol Ki-hyun (2002), Park Ji-sung (2005), and Son Heung-min (2019, 2022) have been nominated.
Kim Min-jae played an active role as a key defender for SSC Napoli in the 2022-2023 season, helping the team win the Italian Serie A for the first time in 33 years. The quarterfinals of the Champions League are the club’s best performance ever. Based on these performances, Kim Min-jae was also awarded the Serie A Best Defender award at the end of the season.
The Ballon d’Or, which was originally an annual system, changed to a season system starting in 2022. In addition to the performance of the 2022-2023 season, the performance at the 2022 Qatar World Cup held midway through the season is also reflected in the award. Four World Cup-winning Argentine players (Emi Martinez, Julian Alvarez, Lionel Messi, and Lautaro Martinez) were named as candidates. In addition, Joszko Gvardiol (Croatia) and Yassine Bunou (Morocco), who led their country to the semifinals, were also selected as candidates.
In addition, there were six Manchester City players (Kevin de Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, Ruben Dias, Erling Haaland, Julian Alvarez, and Ilkay) who achieved the historic ‘Treble’ win (League, FA Cup, Champions League) last season. Gundogan) was included.
The winner of the Ballon d’Or, awarded by France Football, will be announced at an awards ceremony held in Paris, France on October 31. (File photo = Kim Min-jae)
※ 2023 Ballon d’Or candidate
Andre Onana, Joszko Gvardiol, Karim Benzema, Jamal Musiala, Mohamed Salah, Jude Bellingham, Bukayo Saka, Randal Kolo Muani, Kevin De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, Emiliano Martinez, Hvicha Kvara. Tshelia, Ruben Dias, Nicolo Barela, Erling Haaland, Yassine Bunou, Martin Odegaard, Julian Alvarez, Ilkay Gundogan, Vinicius Junior, Lionel Messi, Rodri, Lautaro Martinez, Antoine Griezmann, Robert Lewandowski, Kylian. Mbappe, Minjae Kim, Victor Osimhen, Luka Modric, Harry Kane
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