Nico Williams He is one of the footballers nominated for the best player in the World for the 2023-24 season at the Ballon d’Or Gala that will take place on October 28, 2024 at the Theater du Chatelet in Paris. This award is the most prestigious in the world and is awarded by UEFA and ‘France Football’ magazine. This is the first time an Athletic footballer is competing for the most prestigious award on the planet at an individual level.
In this way, the red and white winger receives recognition for his excellent campaign, where he was declared Cup champion with Athletic and European champion with the Spanish team led by Luis de la Fuente in the continental tournament held in Germany. The lion scored a goal in the final against England and was named MVP of the decisive match. This number of victories is also high enough to qualify for this title. “A great recognition for our forward, who has accumulated 126 games for Athletic, 20 goals and countless assists,” Ibaigane said.
@williamssniconominated for @ballondor 2024.
The Zuri-Gorri striker will compete to be awarded as the best player in the world.
Congratulations, Nico! #AthleticClub 🦁 pic.twitter.com/jFPqOui4SV
— Athletic Club (@AthleticClub) September 4, 2024
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The nominations for First Simon as the best goalkeeper in the world (Yashin Trophy) and Nico As the best player, they also represent a great achievement for Athletic. It has been proven that as a footballer for the red and white team you can win the Cup, a great continental tournament like the Euro Cup and choose for the best individual award. Of the 30 nominees, there are only four LaLiga clubs represented, Athletic, Real Madrid, Barça and Girona.
“This recognition of the great Navarrese winger is a great source of pride for the Athletic Club and, together with First Simon With its nomination for the Lev Yashin Trophy, it confirms the projection of our entity in the world of football and the confirmation that with this shirt you can aspire to collective titles and individual recognition. Two players forged in Lezama will star in Paris at the gala on October 28,” highlights the entity led by Jon Uriarte.
Navarrese, who decided to stay in Bilbao despite having good offers from other clubs, will compete with 29 other players, including Spaniards Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen), Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid), Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), Rodrigo Hernandez (Manchester City) and Dani Olmowho played for Leipzig last season and is now at Barcelona.
The rest of the candidates are Kylian Mbappé (PSG/Real Madrid), Lautaro Martinez (Inter Milan), Ademola Lookman (Atalanta), Antonio Rudiger (Real Madrid), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter Milan), William Saliba (Arsenal), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Declan Rice (Arsenal), Vitinha (PSG), Palmer (Manchester City), Vinicius (Real Madrid), Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen), Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund), Erling Haaland (Manchester City), Granite Xhaka (Bayer Leverkusen), Artem Dovbyk (Girona/Rome), Toni Kroos (Real Madrid/retired), Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Ruben Dias (Manchester City), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) and Emiliano ‘Dibu’ Martinez (Aston Villa).
Source: La Verdad
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