Ballon d'Or 2025: Nominees in all categories, favorites and election date
The 2025 Ballon d'Or winner will be announced on September 22. This year, the long-distance battle between PSG's French striker Ousmane Dembélé and FC Barcelona's Spaniard Lamine Yamal is expected to rage to succeed Manchester City midfielder Rodri, who won last year's award. Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappé is also among the serious contenders for football's highest individual accolade.
At this 69th edition of the Ballon d'Or, the winner will be chosen by a jury of 100 international journalists (one from each country in the top 100 of the FIFA rankings). Each voter will select 10 players in descending order, with the first receiving 15 points, the second 12, then 10, 8, 7, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1 point. This will ensure that no player has zero points and establish real differences.
The nominees for the 2025 Ballon d'Or- Ousmane Dembélé (France / PSG)
- Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy / PSG)
- Jude Bellingham (England / Real Madrid)
- Desire Doué (France / PSG)
- Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands / Inter Milan)
- Serhou Guirassy (Guinea / Dortmund)
- Erling Haaland (Norway / Manchester City)
- Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden / Arsenal)
- Achraf Hakimi (Morocco / PSG)
- Harry Kane (England / Bayern)
- Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia / PSG)
- Robert Lewandowski (Poland / Barça)
- Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina / Liverpool)
- Lautaro Martinez (Argentina / Inter Milan)
- Scott McTominay (Scotland / Naples)
- Kylian Mbappé (France / Real Madrid)
- Nuno Mendes (Portugal / PSG)
- Joao Neves (Portugal / PSG)
- Pedri (Spain / Barça)
- Cole Palmer (England / Chelsea)
- Michael Olise (France/Bayern)
- Raphinha (Brazil / Barça)
- Declan Rice (England / Arsenal)
- Fabian Ruiz (Spain / PSG)
- Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands / Liverpool)
- Vinicius (Brazil / Real Madrid)
- Mohamed Salah (Egypt / Liverpool)
- Florian Wirtz (Germany / Liverpool)
- Vitinha (Portugal / PSG)
- Lamine Yamal (Spain / Barça)
- Lucy Bronze (England / Chelsea)
- Barbra Banda (Zambia / Orlando Pride)
- Aitana Bonmati (Spain / Barça)
- Sandy Baltimore (France / Chelsea)
- Mariona Caldentey (Spain / Arsenal)
- Klara Bühl (Germany / Bayern)
- Sofia Cantore (Italy / Juventus)
- Steph Catley (Australia / Arsenal)
- Melchie Dumornay (Haiti / OL Lyonnes)
- Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City / Malawi)
- Emily Fox (United States / Arsenal)
- Cristiana Girelli (Italy / Juventus)
- Esther Gonzalez (Spain / Gotham FC)
- Caroline Graham Hansen (Norway / Barça)
- Patri Guijarro (Spain / Barça)
- Amanda Gutierres (Brazil / Palmeiras)
- Hannah Hampton (England / Chelsea)
- Pernille Harder (Canemark / Bayern)
- Lindsey Heaps (United States / OL Lyonnes)
- Chloe Kelly (England / Arsenal)
- Marta (Brazil / Orlando Pride)
- Frida Leonhardsen Maanum (Norway / Arsenal)
- Ewa Pajor (Poland / Barça)
- Clara Matéo (France / Paris FC)
- Alessia Russo (England / Arsenal)
- Claudia Pina (Spain / Barça)
- Alexia Putellas (Spain / Barça)
- Johanna Rytting Kaneryd (Sweden / Chelsea)
- Caroline Weir (Scotland / Real Madrid)
- Leah Williamson (England / Arsenal)
- Antonio Conte (Naples)
- Luis Enrique (PSG)
- Hansi Flick (Barça)
- Enzo Maresca (Chelsea)
- Arne Slot (Liverpool)
- FC Barcelona (ESP)
- Botafogo (BRE)
- Chelsea (ENG)
- Liverpool (ENG)
- Paris Saint-Germain (FRA)
- Chelsea (ENG)
- OL Lyonnes (FRA)
- Orlando Pride (USA)
- FC Barcelona (ESP)
- Arsenal (ENG)
- Alisson Becker (Liverpool)
- Yassine Bounou (Al-Hilal)
- Lucas Chevalier (Lille)
- Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid)
- Gianluigi Donnarumma (PSG)
- Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa)
- Jan Oblak (Atlético Madrid)
- David Raya Arsenal)
- Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest)
- Yann Sommer (Inter Milan)
- Pau Cubarsi (Barça)
- Ayyoub Bouaddi (Lille)
- Desired Doué (PSG)
- Estevao (Chelsea)
- Dean Huijsen (Real Madrid)
- Miles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal)
- Rodrigo Mora (FC Porto)
- Joao Neves (PSG)
- Lamine Yamal (Barça)
- Kenan Yildiz (Juventus)
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