Australia international Samantha Kerr has been shortlisted for the inaugural women's Ballon d'Or award.
The prestigious prize, which has been awarded to the best male player in the world by France Football magazine since 1956, is recognising women players for the first time this year.
The award will be presented in Paris on Dec. 3 with Kerr one of 15 players in contention for the prize.
Kerr was controversially snubbed for the FIFA's world Player of the Year award last year despite inspiring Australia to success in the 2017 Tournament of Nations, where she scored four times as the Matildas won all three of their games -- including victory over the top-ranked United States in the final.