The 2025 Ballon d’Or awards took place at the Paris’ Théâtre du Châtelet, with the best footballers in the world over the past year celebrated for their excellence.
French forward Ousmane Dembele won the award for a first time, while Spanish midfielder Aitana Bonmati won the award for a third consecutive time.
Ousmane Dembele claims first award
Ousmane Dembele enjoyed an impressive campaign in the 2024/25 season, netting 35 goals and providing 16 assists as PSG won a historic treble, including a first-ever UEFA Champions League title.
Aitana Bonmati makes history
Spanish midfielder Aitana Bonmati continued her dominance on the women’s award with a third straight win. With this feat, she became the first woman to win the award three times and the only player after Lionel Messi and Michel Platini to win it three consecutive times.
Complete List of 2025 Ballon d’Or Award Winners:
Here’s a full list of the winners from the 2025 Ballon d’Or award ceremony;
- Yashin Trophy (Best Goalkeeper Male): Gianluigi Donnarumma
- Yashin Trophy (Best Goalkeeper Female): Hannah Hampton
- Gerd Müller Award (Top Scorer): Victor Gyokeres
- Kopa Trophy (Best Young Player): Lamine Yamal
- Socrates Award (Community and Sportsmanship): Xana Foundation
- 2025 Men’s Club of the Year: Paris Saint Germain
- 2025 Women’s Club of the Year: FC Arsenal
2025 Men’s Ballon d’Or rankings – All positions revealed
- Ousmane Dembele (PSG)
- Lamine Yamal (Barcelona)
- Vitinha (PSG)
- Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)
- Raphinha (Barcelona)
- Achraf Hakimi (PSG)
- Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid)
- Cole Palmer (Chelsea)
- Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City)
- Nuno Mendes (PSG)
- Pedri (Barcelona)
- Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (PSG)
- Harry Kane (Bayern Munich)
- Desire Doue (PSG)
- Victor Gyokeres (Arsenal)
- Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid)
- Robert Lewandowksi (Barcelona)
- Scott McTominay (Napoli)
- Joao Neves (PSG)
- Lautaro Martinez (Inter Milan)
- Serrhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund)
- Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool)
- Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid)
- Fabian Ruiz (PSG)
- Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan)
- Erling Haaland (Manchester City)
- Declan Rice (Arsenal)
- Virgil Van Dijk (Liverpool)
- Florian Wirtz (Liverpool)
- Michael Olise (Bayern Munich)
2025 Women’s Ballon d’Or rankings – All positions revealed
- Aitana Bonmati (Barcelona)
- Mariona Caldentey (Arsenal)
- Alessia Russo (Arsenal)
- Alexia Putellas (Barcelona)
- Chloe Kelly (Arsenal)
- Patricia Guijarro (Barcelona)
- Leah Williamson (Arsenal)
- Ewa Pajor (Barcelona)
- Lucy Bronze (Chelsea)
- Hannah Hampton (Chelsea)
- Claudia Pina – (Barcelona)
- Marta – (Orlando Pride)
- Caroline Hansen – (Barcelona)
- Barbra Banda – (Orlando Pride)
- Sandy Baltimore – (Chelsea)
- Cristiana Girelli – (Juventus)
- Temwa Chawinga – (Kansas City Current)
- Melchie Dumornay – (Lyon)
- Klara Buhl – (Bayern Munich)
- Pernille Harder – (Bayern Munich)
- Amanda Gutierres – (Palmeiras)
- Esther Gonzalez – (Barcelona)
- Johanna Rytting Kaneryd – (Chelsea)
- Sofia Cantore – (Juventus/Washington Spirit)
- Emily Fox – (Arsenal)
- Lindsey Heaps – (Lyon)
- Frida Maanum – (Arsenal)
- Clara Mateo – (Paris FC)
- Steph Catley – (Arsenal)
- Caroline Weir – (Real Madrid)
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