The inaugural award is set to be a tightly fought contest between women's best footballers
It is the first time a women's Ballon d'Or is being awarded, with the male version one of most prestigious individual trophies in world sport since first being issued by France Football magazine in 1965.
Brazilian veteran Marta, winner of FIFA's best player in 2018, is the favourite to take out the honour, with Danish attacker Pernille Harder and Australian flyer Samantha Kerr expected to provide competition.
Goal has compiled a list of the 15 nominees for the award that will be handed out in a Paris ceremony on December 3.
Getty Images1Christine Sinclair (Canada) – PortlandThe oldest player in the nominee field at 35, Sinclair is fresh of a ripping season for Portland, in which she scored nine goals as the team fell just short in the NWSL final.AdvertisementJohn David Mercer2Wendie Renard (France) – Olympique LyonThe imposing centre-half stands at a beastly 187cm tall. She was a FIFA FIFPro World XI member in 2015 and 2016.Getty Images3Megan Rapinoe (USA) – SeattleThe USA veteran has been at the top of her game for many years as a midfielder with the US national team and a variety of other clubs including Olympique Lyon and most recently Seattle.Getty Images4Lieke Martens (Netherlands) – BarcelonaWinner of last year's The Best FIFA Women's Player and also the UEFA equivalent, Martens is likely to be a contender this time around.