Soccer Tejas
The nominees for the 2024 Ballon d’Or Féminin (Women’s Ballon d’Or) have been revealed, and the Houston Dash has its very own representative in Brazilian defender Tarciane Lima.
The 21-year-old center-back arrived at the Dash in April and has already become an essential player with seven starts in the NWSL Regular Season.
At the international level, Tarciane recently helped Brazil to a silver medal finish at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. She also helped her nation to the final of the 2024 Concacaf W Gold Cup and a third-place finish in the 2024 SheBelieves Cup, contributing three goals during the tournament.
The Dash star is one of six NWSL nominees, including Barbra Banda of the Orlando Pride, Mallory Swanson of the Chicago Red Stars, and Trinity Rodman of the Washington Spirit. Swanson and Rodman are accompanied by three more USWNT gold-winning Olympic players, including Sophia Smith, Lindsey Horan, and Alyssa Naeher.
USWNT and Spain both have five nominees each.
Spain’s representatives are its Ballon d’Or winner, Aitana Bonmati, Mariona Caldentey, Patri Guijarro, Salma Paralluelo and two-time Ballon d’Or winner Alexia Putellas.
The winner will be announced on October 28 at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris.
The following players are nominees for the Women’s Ballon d’Or 2024:
- Aitana Bonmati -Barcelona
- Barbra Banda – Orlando Pride
- Tarciane – Houston Dash
- Lauren Hemp – Manchester City
- Trinity Rodman – Washington Spirit
- Ada Hegerberg – Lyon
- Manuela Giugliano – Roma
- Mallory Swanson – Chicago Red Stars
- Glodis Viggosdottir – Bayern Munich
- Mariona Caldentey – Barcelona/Arsenal
- Lauren James – Chelsea
- Lea Schüller – Bayern Munich
- Patri Guijarro – Barcelona
- Gabi Portilho – Corinthians
- Tabitha Chawinga – Paris Saint-Germain
- Caroline Graham Hansen – Barcelona
- Lindsey Horan – Lyon
- Sjoeke Nüsken – Chelsea
- Yui Hasegawa – Manchester City
- Lucy Bronze – Chelsea
- Salma Paralluelo – Barcelona
- Giulia Gwinn – Bayern Munich
- Khadija Shaw – Manchester City
- Grace Geyoro – Paris Saint-Germain
- Alexia Putellas – Barcelona
- Sophia Smith – Portland Thorns
- Ewa Pajor – Barcelona
- Alyssa Naeher – Chicago Red Stars
- Mayra Ramirez – Chelsea
- Marie-Antoinette Katoto Paris Saint-Germain
