Ex-Celtic star Virgil van Dijk has made the nominees for this season's Ballon d'Or.
The centre-half was outstanding for Liverpool last season and won PFA Player of the Year.
Dutchman van Dijk, 28, was also named UEFA Men's Player of the Year and Defender of the Season.
Van Dijk named UEFA Men’s Player of the Year
In terms of club honours, van Dijk walked away with a Champions League winners medal and was part of the Liverpool side who ran eventual Premier League winners Manchester City desperately close.
Van Dijk heads a list of seven Liverpool players on the 30-man nomination list which also includes Mo Salah, Alisson Becker and Sadio Mane.
Usual suspects Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Eden Hazard also make the list.
The winner will be announced in Paris on December 2.
Full list of nominees:
Sadio Mane, Sergio Aguero, Dusan Tadic, Hugo Lloris, Frenkie de Jong, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Kylian Mbappe, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Donny van de Beek, Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Karim Benzema, Georginio Wijnaldum, Cristiano Ronaldo, Alisson and Matthijs de Ligt, Virgil van Dijk, Heung-min Son, Robert Lewandowski, Roberto Firmino, Bernardo Silva, Lionel Messi, Riyad Mahrez, Kevin De Bruyne, Kalidou Koulibaly, Antoine Griezmann, Eden Hazard, Mohamed Salah, Marquinhos, Joao Felix, Raheem Sterling.
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