At the 2026 Golden Ball, Mexican soccer delivered an unheard performance. Scarlett Camberos and Julián Quiones were chosen as candidates for France Football's highest personal reputation, making them the two Mexicans in this edition.
It is the first day a Mexican and a Mexican are included in the contenders for the Golden Ball in the same year that both players are present.
One of the 30 candidates for the men Ballond'Or is Quinones, and Camberos also makes the list of contestants for the adult category.
Nominated for the Women's Ballond'Or in 2026? @scarnefer@Miseleccionfem#ballondor photograph. twitter. com/OFQdsNkWRh
Additionally, the Club America Femenil was given a election for Club of the Year.
Nominated for the Women's Club of the Year 2026? #ballondor# AmericaFemenil twitter. com/TbZbrfBhw9
After a well-known time with Saudi Arabia's Al-Qadsiah and his involvement with Mexico's national staff during the 2026 World Cup, Julian Quiones is now on the men's listing.
Nominated for the 2026 Ballond'Or? @julian_quiones3@Latestinyah@miseleccionmx#ballondor photo twitter. com/NmP1nXYAu7
Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé, Erling Haaland, Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham, Vinocius Junior, and Lamine Yamal are some of the prominent players in the world of sports who are candidates for him.
OUR 2026 MEN'S BALLOND'OR NOMINEES #ballondorpic twitter. com/GQFsH5u5lO
This is Quiones ' first nomination for the Ballond'Or, which comes after a successful career that began in Hispanic football and eventually took him overseas.
Scarlett Camberos, the second Mexican football player to be nominated for the Female Golden Ball, appears on the feminine side.
During a time in which she won the Clausura 2026 and the Concacaf W Champions Cup, the Club America player was one of the Blue-cream team's characters.
In front of global stars like Alexia Putellas, Ewa Pajor, Caroline Graham Hansen, Alessia Russo, Khadija Shaw, and Wendie Renard, Cambodians will compete for the award.
OUR 2026 BALLOND'OR NOMINEES FOR WOMEN! #ballondorpic twitter. com/bYxGIbgUG9
Just one Mexican footballer had been chosen from the last list of 30 candidates for the Ballond'Or before Julián Quiones and Scarlett Camberos.
Guillermo Ochoa, who excelled with Club América and was just beginning to strengthen with the Mexican national staff, is nominated for a nomination in 2007.
The hunter placed 30th overall, matched with another renowned players of foreign football, after receiving a point in the vote.
SamuelEto'o, Ryan Giggs, Dimitar Berbatov, Carlos Tévez, and Robin van Persie were just a few names that came up alongside Ochoa in that book.
Portuguese Kaká, a former AC Milan person, won that Ballond'Or and received 444 points.
Ochoa is no longer the sole Mexican on the definitive list thanks to the 2026 votes, and she now belongs to Quiones and Camberos.
Another Mexican players were originally included in primary or preliminary lists in addition to the three footballers who made the final list of 30 nominees.
Among them appear:
Hugo Sánchez, who enjoyed his best years in Europe with Atlético de Madrid and True Madrid, is even mentioned frequently.
But, you need a lot of detail in your case. Prior to 1995, only players who played in a German club and had a citizenship belonging to a UEFA nation could apply for the Golden Ball.
Sánchez was one of the most outstanding Mexican players in European football, so he cannot therefore immediately compete with the nominees for the moment.
Hispanic football is recognized beyond its own domain.
Following a successful year in which it won numerous titles, The Club America Femenil was chosen to be one of the five contenders for the Women's Club of the Year award.
Along with FC Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Manchester City, and OL Lyonnes, the Eagles compete for identification.
Nominated for the Women's Club of the Year 2026? FC Barcelona? Munich in Bayern? Club America? ? ? ? ? ? ? Manchester City? Follow OL Lyonnes ' live on https ://t. co/tzQSMLbRtM#ballondor pic. twitter. com/eG9CXn56in
Thus, there will be a related Mexican presence for the 2026 model of the Golden Ball: Julián Quiones represents the nation in the female category, Scarlett Camberos does it for the first time in the female group, and America is one of the leagues ' candidates for the prize.
