Granit Xhaka is ranked 16th in the race for the Golden Ball for the 2023/2024 edition.
The Ballon d'Or ceremony is held from 20:45 in Pars, while "France Football" started revealing the rankings many hours ago.
Granit Xhaka was among the 30 nominees, while in the final ranking he is 16th.
Xhaka led Bayer Leverkusen to the Bundesliga title last season. Leverkusen also won the German Cup, while being defeated in the Europa League final.
Xhaka is the first Albanian nominated for the Ballon d'Or.
The 17th is Federico Valverde of Real Madrid, while the 18th is the goalkeeper of Aston Villa and Argentina, Emiliano Martinez.
