Before we count down the top ten for the award, take a look at who has already been named for numbers 17-11 for the prize.
Joint 17th - Toni Kroos (Real Madrid and Germany)
Joint 17th - Luca Modric (Real Madrid and Croatia)
Joint 17th - Dimitri Payet (West Ham United and France)
16th - Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich and Poland)
Joint 14th - Paul Pogba (Manchester United and France)
Joint 14th - Arturo Vidal (Bayern Munich and Chile)
13th - Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Manchester United and Sweden (retired))
12th - Rui Patricio (Sporting Lisbon and Portugal)
11th - Pierre Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund and Gabon)