Hakimi among 2026 Ballon d’Or’s top 15 as Kane leads the field

Achraf Hakimi finished 13th in the 2026 Ballon d’Or rankings after France Football published the full voting results on Friday evening.

The Paris Saint-Germain defender received 65 points, while Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane topped the standings with 1,055.

Kane was rewarded after an exceptional season in which he scored 73 goals for club and country. The other leading contenders included Kylian Mbappe, who impressed for Real Madrid, and Lamine Yamal, who continued to establish himself among the outstanding young players in world football.

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia also played an important role in Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions League triumph. Erling Haaland continued his fine form with Manchester City, while Michael Olise produced an impressive campaign for Bayern Munich.

The award is decided by 100 specialist journalists, each of whom selects their top 10 players. The player ranked first receives 15 points, followed by 12, 10, eight, seven, five, four, three, two and one point.

The complete standings were:

1. Harry Kane (Bayern Munich) – 1,055 points 2. Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid) – 1,027 3. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) – 881 4. Rodri (Manchester City and Barcelona) – 726 5. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami) – 612 6. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Paris Saint-Germain) – 541 7. Ousmane Dembele (Paris Saint-Germain) – 418 8. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) – 378 9. Michael Olise (Bayern Munich) – 296 10. Fabian Ruiz (Paris Saint-Germain) – 201 11. Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) – 107 12. Pau Cubarsi (Barcelona) – 101 13. Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain) – 65 14. Vitinha (Paris Saint-Germain) – 59 15. Declan Rice (Arsenal) – 57 16. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) – 44 17. Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid) – 26 18. Marc Cucurella (Real Madrid) – 16 19. Joao Neves (Paris Saint-Germain) – 15 20. William Pacho (Paris Saint-Germain) – 12 21. Gabriel (Arsenal) – 11 22. Lautaro Martinez (Inter Milan) – 11 23. Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint-Germain) – eight 24. Luis Diaz (Bayern Munich) – eight 25. Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain) – seven 26. Dayot Upamecano (Bayern Munich) – five 27. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) – five 28. Julian Quinones (Al-Qadsiah) – four

Sadio Mane of Al-Nassr and William Saliba of Arsenal each received two points.