The 30 candidates were chosen for the prestigious Ballon d'Or award and many have been left scratching their heads after players like Keylor Navas and Samuel Umtiti were snubbed from the list.
Here, we have a look at the absenting squad from the Ballon d'Or 30-man shortlist:
Keylor Navas (Real Madrid / Costa Rica)
2017/18 Honours: Champions League winner.
Club Appearances: 44
Club goals conceded: 49
2018 World Cup appearances / goals conceded: 3 / 5
Jordi Alba (Barcelona / Spain)
2017/18 Honours: La Liga winner, Copa del Rey winner.
Club Appearances: 48
Club goals / Assists: 3 / 11
2018 World Cup appearances / Goals: 4 / 0
Lucas Hernandez (Atletico Madrid / France)
2017/18 Honours: World Cup winner, Europa League winner.
Club Appearances: 44
Club goals / Assists: 0 / 3
2018 World Cup appearances / Goals: 7 / 0
Samuel Umtiti (Barcelona / France)
2017/18 Honours: World Cup winner, La Liga winner, Copa del Rey winner.
Club Appearances: 40
Club goals / Assists: 1 / 0
2018 World Cup appearances / Goals: 6 / 1
Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid / Spain)
2017/18 Honours: Champions League winner.
Club Appearances: 41
Club goals / Assists: 0 / 7
2018 World Cup appearances / Goals: 3 / 0
Ivan Perisic (Inter / Croatia)
2017/18 Honours: World Cup runners-up.
Club Appearances: 39
Club goals / Assists: 11 / 11
2018 World Cup appearances / Goals: 7 / 3
Sergio Busquets (Barcelona / Spain)
2017/18 Honours: La Liga winner, Copa del Rey winner.
Club Appearances: 50
Club goals / Assists: 1 / 5
2018 World Cup appearances / Goals: 4 / 0
Casemiro (Real Madrid / Brazil)
2017/18 Honours: Champions League winner.
Club Appearances: 48
Club goals / Assists: 7 / 3
2018 World Cup appearances / Goals: 4 / 0
Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona / Brazil)
2017/18 Honours: La Liga winner, Copa del Rey winner.
Club Appearances: 42
Club goals / Assists: 22 / 14
2018 World Cup appearances / Goals: 5 / 2
Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich / Poland)
2017/18 Honours: Bundesliga winner.
Club Appearances: 48
Club goals / Assists: 41 / 5
2018 World Cup appearances / Goals: 3 / 0
Diego Costa (Atletico Madrid / Spain)
2017/18 Honours: Europa League winner.
Club Appearances: 23
Club goals / Assists: 7 / 6
2018 World Cup appearances / Goals: 4 / 3
Substitutes
David De Gea (Man Utd / Spain)
2017/18 Honours: Premier League runners-up.
Club Appearances: 46
Club goals conceded: 35
2018 World Cup apperances / goals conceded: 4 / 5
David Silva (Man City / Spain)
2017/18 Honours: Premier League winner.
Club Appearances: 40
Club goals / Assists: 10 /14
2018 World Cup appearances / Goals: 4 / 0
Virgil Van Dijk (Liverpool / Netherlands)
2017/18 Honours: Champions League runners-up.
Club Appearances: 36
Club goals / Assists: 2 / 0
2018 World Cup appearances / Goals: N/A
Dejan Lovren (Liverpool / Croatia)
2017/18 Honours: World Cup runners-up, Champions League runners-up.
Club Appearances: 43
Club goals / Assists: 2 / 2
2018 World Cup appearances / Goals: 7 / 0
Dries Mertens (Napoli / Belgium)
2017/18 Honours: World Cup second runners-up, Serie A runners-up.
Club Appearances: 49
Club goals / Assists: 22 / 12
2018 World Cup appearances / Goals: 6 / 1
Edin Dzeko (Roma / Bosnia)
2017/18 Honours: Serie A second runners-up.
Club Appearances: 49
Club goals / Assists: 24 / 7
2018 World Cup appearances / Goals: N/A
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal / Gabon)
2017/18 Honours: Europa League semi-finalists.
Club Appearances: 38
Club goals / Assists: 31 / 7
2018 World Cup appearances / Goals: N/A
So who make the 30-man shortlist?
