The 2026 Ballon d’Or ceremony is getting nearer and nominees for the Finest Footballer of the Yr and for all different classes are being introduced right this moment.
As already confirmed, FC Barcelona Ladies’s group, Barça Femeni, have been nominated for the 2026 Ladies’s Staff of the Yr, whereas their supervisor Pere Romeu is in competition for the Ladies’s Coach of the Yr.
Joan Garcia within the operating
Now, Barcelona have acquired their first nomination from the lads’s group as goalkeeper Joan Garcia is within the operating for the 2026 Goalkeeper of the Yr honour.
The Spanish worldwide joined Barcelona solely final yr, arriving from RCD Espanyol after the membership activated his launch clause.
Garcia’s first yr at Barça was an enormous success as he managed to maintain 15 clear sheets in La Liga, enjoying an integral position within the membership’s title triumph.
Nominated for the 2026 Males’s Goalkeeper of the Yr ⬇️
🇲🇦 Yassine Bounou
🇧🇪 Thibaut Courtois
🇪🇸 Joan García
🇨🇭 Gregor Kobel
🇦🇷 Emiliano Martínez
🇸🇳 Édouard Mendy
🇪🇸 David Raya
🇷🇺 Matvey Safonov
🇪🇸 Unai Simón
🇨🇻 Vozinha#ballondor pic.twitter.com/kwUl3QKX3f— Ballon d’Or (@ballondor) September 8, 2026
He additionally gained the Zamora Trophy as a consequence of his wonderful shows between the sticks.
Garcia was additionally a part of the Spain squad that gained the 2026 FIFA World Cup, though he didn’t play for La Roja on the match.
His accomplishments in his debut yr at Barcelona have earned him a nomination for the Goalkeeper of the Yr honour on the Ballon d’Or ceremony.
Garcia, although, will face some severe competitors from Unai Simon, Thibaut Courtois, Emiliano Martinez, David Raya, Edouard Mendy, Matvey Safonov, Vozinha, Gregor Kobel, and Yassine Bounou.
