Ballon d’Or 2026: Marquinhos speaks on PSG teammate winning award

Paris Saint-Germain captain, Marquinhos, has said he hopes that one of his teammates wins this year’s Ballon d’Or.

The Brazil international was among the PSG players nominated for the prestigious individual award.

Achraf Hakimi, Nuno Mendes, Vitinha, João Neves, Fabián Ruiz, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Willian Pacho and Ousmane Dembélé were also nominated alongside Marquinhos.

Ferran Torres was later confirmed as the 10th PSG nominee, giving the club a record 10 players on the 30-man shortlist.

“I hope that it will be someone from PSG,” Marquinhos said at a press conference, as quoted by Get French Football News.

“We have very good players. I can’t pick out one. It is an individual award. We won important titles.”

PSG won the Ligue 1 title and their second consecutive UEFA Champions League crown during the 2025–26 season.