The 2025 Ballon d’Or ceremony will take place on Monday, September 22, at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, where the best footballers, coaches and clubs of the 2024/25 season will be honored.
In the race for the prestigious golden trophy are players such as Mbappe and Vinicius Jr of Real Madrid, and Lamine Yamal and Raphinha of Barcelona. However, on this occasion it seems that the big favorite is Ousmane Dembele, after having managed to win a treble with PSG, including the Champions League, a historic achievement for the Parisian club which could be decisive in favor of the Frenchman.
What is the Ballon d’Or and how is it chosen?
The Ballon d’Or is the most prestigious individual award in football, presented by France Football since 1956. It is awarded based on three main criteria:
- Individual performance and decisive character.
- Club or national team achievements.
- Fair play on and off the field.
The jury is made up of specialist journalists from around the world: 100 representatives in the case of the men’s award and 50 in the women’s.
Ballon d’Or 2025 nominees
2025 Ballon d’Or
- Jude Bellingham (England, Real Madrid)
- Ousmane Dembele (France, Paris Saint-Germain) WINNER
- Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy, Paris Saint-Germain / Manchester City)
- Desire Doue (France, Paris Saint-Germain)
- Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands, Inter Milan)
- Serhou Guirassy (Guinea, Borussia Dortmund)
- Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden, Sporting CP / Arsenal)
- Erling Haaland (Norway, Manchester City)
- Achraf Hakimi (Morocco, Paris Saint-Germain)
- Harry Kane (England, Bayern Munich)
- Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia, Napoli / Paris Saint-Germain)
- Robert Lewandowski (Poland, FC Barcelona)
- Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina, Liverpool)
- Lautaro Martinez (Argentina, Inter Milan)
- Kylian Mbappe (France, Real Madrid)
- Scott McTominay (Scotland, Napoli)
- Nuno Mendes (Portugal, Paris Saint-Germain)
- João Neves (Portugal, Paris Saint-Germain)
- Michael Olise (France, Bayern Munich)
- Cole Palmer (England, Chelsea)
- Pedri (Spain, FC Barcelona)
- Raphinha (Brazil, FC Barcelona)
- Declan Rice (England, Arsenal)
- Fabian Ruiz (Spain, Paris Saint-Germain)
- Mohamed Salah (Egypt, Liverpool)
- Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands, Liverpool)
- Vinicius Junior (Brazil, Real Madrid)
- Vitinha (Portugal, Paris Saint-Germain)
- Florian Wirtz (Germany, Bayer Leverkusen / Liverpool)
- Lamine Yamal (Spain, FC Barcelona)
Women’s Ballon d’Or 2025
- Sandy Baltimore (France, Chelsea)
- Barbra Banda (Zambia, Orlando Pride)
- Aitana Bonmati (Spain, FC Barcelona) WINNER
- Lucy Bronze (England, Chelsea)
- Klara Bühl (Germany, Bayern Munich)
- Mariona Caldentey (Spain, Arsenal)
- Sofia Cantore (Italy, Juventus/Washington Spirit)
- Steph Catley (Australia, Arsenal)
- Temwa Chawinga (Malawi, Kansas City Current)
- Melchie Dumornay (Haiti, Olympique Lyonnais)
- Emily Fox (USA, Arsenal)
- Cristiana Girelli (Italy, Juventus)
- Esther Gonzalez (Spain, Gotham FC)
- Caroline Graham Hansen (Norway, FC Barcelona)
- Patri Guijarro (Spain, FC Barcelona)
- Amanda Gutierres (Brazil, Palmeiras)
- Hannah Hampton (England, Chelsea)
- Pernille Harder (Denmark, Bayern Munich)
- Lindsey Horan (USA, Olympique Lyonnais)
- Chloe Kelly (England, Manchester City / Arsenal)
- Frida Maanum (Norway, Arsenal)
- Marta (Brazil, Orlando Pride)
- Clara Mateo (France, Paris FC)
- Ewa Pajor (Poland, FC Barcelona)
- Clàudia Pina (Spain, FC Barcelona)
- Alexia Putellas (Spain, FC Barcelona)
- Alessia Russo (England, Arsenal)
- Johanna Rytting Kaneryd (Sweden, Chelsea)
- Caroline Weir (Scotland, Real Madrid)
- Leah Williamson (England, Arsenal)
Other 2025 Ballon d’Or awards
Kopa Trophy (best young male player)
- Ayyoub Bouaddi (France, Lille)
- Pau Cubarsi (Spain, FC Barcelona)
- Desire Doue (France, Paris Saint-Germain)
- Estevao (Brazil, Palmeiras / Chelsea)
- Dean Huijsen (Spain, Bournemouth / Real Madrid)
- Myles Lewis-Skelly (England, Arsenal)
- Rodrigo Mora (Portugal, Porto)
- João Neves (Portugal, Paris Saint-Germain)
- Lamine Yamal (Spain, FC Barcelona) WINNER
- Kenan Yildiz (Turkey, Juventus)
Women’s Kopa Trophy (best young player)
- Michelle Agyemang (England, Brighton)
- Linda Caicedo (Colombia, Real Madrid)
- Wieke Kaptein (Netherlands, Chelsea)
- Vicky Lopez (Spain, FC Barcelona) WINNER
- Claudia Martinez Ovando (Paraguay, Club Olimpia)
Yashin Trophy (best goalkeeper)
- Alisson Becker (Brazil, Liverpool)
- Yassine Bounou (Morocco, Al Hilal)
- Lucas Chevalier (France, Lille / Paris Saint-Germain)
- Thibaut Courtois (Belgium, Real Madrid)
- Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy, Paris Saint-Germain / Manchester City) WINNER
- Emiliano Martinez (Argentina, Aston Villa)
- Jan Oblak (Slovenia, Atletico Madrid)
- David Raya (Spain, Arsenal)
- Matz Sels (Belgium, Nottingham Forest)
- Yann Sommer (Switzerland, Inter Milan)
Women’s Yashin Trophy (best goalkeeper)
- Ann-Katrin Berger (Germany, Gotham FC)
- Cata Coll (Spain, FC Barcelona)
- Hannah Hampton (England, Chelsea) WINNER
- Chiamaka Nnadozie (Nigeria, Paris FC / Brighton)
- Daphne van Domselaar (Netherlands, Arsenal)
Johan Cruyff Men’s Trophy (best coach)
- Antonio Conte (Italy, Napoli)
- Luis Enrique (Spain, Paris Saint-Germain) WINNER
- Hansi Flick (Germany, FC Barcelona)
- Enzo Maresca (Italy, Chelsea)
- Arne Slot (Netherlands, Liverpool)
Johan Cruyff Women’s Trophy (Best Coach)
- Sonia Bompastor (France, Chelsea)
- Arthur Elias (Brazil, Brazil national team)
- Justine Madugu (Nigeria, Nigeria national team)
- Renee Slegers (Netherlands, Arsenal) WINNER
- Sarina Wiegman (Netherlands, England national team)
Men’s Club of the Year
- FC Barcelona (Spain)
- Botafogo (Brazil)
- Chelsea (England)
- Liverpool (England)
- Paris Saint-Germain (France) WINNER
Women’s Club of the Year
- Arsenal (England) WINNER
- Barcelona (Spain)
- Chelsea (England)
- Olympique Lyonnais (France)
- Orlando Pride (United States)
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