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Polish star Lewandowski makes 2019 Golden Ball shortlist

22.10.2019 13:00
Polish star striker Robert Lewandowski has made the shortlist for the 2019 Ballon d'Or (Golden Ball), awarded by the France Football magazine to its pick as footballer of the year.
Robert Lewandowski during a German Bundesliga match on October 19.
Robert Lewandowski during a German Bundesliga match on October 19.EPA/ANDREAS SCHAAD

The Polish ace is in the running with 30 other players, including previous winners Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, who have both won five awards each.

The nomination comes after Lewandowski this year alone scored a whopping 39 goals in 42 games, including 34 for his Bayern Munich side and five in UEFA Euro 2020 qualifiers for Poland.

The winner of the 2019 Ballon d’Or award will be announced on December 2.

Here is the full shortlist:

Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), Bernardo Silva (Manchester City), Heung-min Son (Tottenham), Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich), Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus), Alisson Becker (Liverpool), Matthijs de Ligt (Juventus), Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool), Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain), Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Donny van de Beek (Ajax), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), Marc-Andre ter Stegen (Barcelona), Sadio Mane (Liverpool), Sergio Aguero (Manchester City), Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona), Hugo Lloris (Tottenham), Dusan Tadic (Ajax), Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City), Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City), Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli), Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona), Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), Eden Hazard (Real Madrid), Marquinhos (PSG), Raheem Sterling (Liverpool), Joao Felix (Atletico Madrid).

(jh/pk)

Source: PAP/Bundesliga.com