Ballon d'Or 2018 nominees: the first 15
Sergio Agüero (30)
Manchester City-Argentina
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Alisson Becker (26)
Liverpool (signed this summer from Roma)-Brasil
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Gareth Bale (29)
Real Madrid-Wales
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Karim Benzema (31)
Real Madrid-France
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Edinson Cavani (31)
Paris Saint-Germain-Uruguay
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Thibaut Courtois (26)
Real Madrid (signed from Chelseas in the summer)-Belgium
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Cristiano Ronaldo (33)
Juventus (signed from Real Madrid in the summer)-Portugal
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Kevin De Bruyne (27)
Manchester City-Belgium
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Roberto Firmino (27)
Liverpool-Brasil
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Diego Godín (33)
Atletico de Madrid-Uruguay
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Antoine Griezmann (27)
Atlético de Madrid-France
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Eden Hazard (27)
Chelsea-Belgium
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Francisco Alarcón 'Isco' (26)
Real Madrid-Spain
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Harry Kane (25)
Tottenham Hotspur-England
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N'Golo Kante (27)
Chelsea-France
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