2025 Men’s Ballon d’Or Award Nominees, Goals and more
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Fatima Saif
- . August 8, 2025
- . Update: August 8, 2025 5:08 pm
The Ballon d’Or,presented annually by France Football,is football’s most prestigious individual honour, recognising the world’s best player each season. Though it carries no direct cash prize beyond the iconic trophy (manufacturing cost ~€3,000), it brings immense prestige and often triggers hefty bonus payouts,sometimes up to €1 million,via club contract clauses. Being nominated is a career-defining moment, affirming elite performance and immortalising players in global football history.
2025 Men’s Ballon d’Or Award Nominees (30 Players)
- Jude Bellingham
- Scott McTominay
- Ousmane Dembélé
- Nuno Mendes
- Gianluigi Donnarumma
- Joao Neves
- Désiré Doué
- Michael Olise
- Denzel Dumfries
- Cole Palmer
- Serhou Guirassy
- Pedri
- Viktor Gyökeres
- Raphinha
- Erling Haaland
- Declan Rice
- Achraf Hakimi
- Fabian Ruiz
- Harry Kane
- Mohamed Salah
- Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
- Virgil van Dijk
- Robert Lewandowski
- Vinicius Jr.
- Alexis Mac Allister
- Vitinha
- Lautaro Martínez
- Florian Wirtz
- Kylian Mbappé
- Lamine Yamal
Top 10 Nominees by Goals + Assists (2024–25 Season)
| Rank | Player | Club & Key Honours | Goals | Assists |
| 1 | Ousmane Dembélé | PSG – Treble winner | 35 | 15 |
| 2 | Lamine Yamal | Barcelona – Domestic treble | 21 | 25 |
| 3 | Raphinha | Barcelona – Domestic treble | 39 | 25 |
| 4 | Mohamed Salah | Liverpool – Premier League champion | 36 | 24 |
| 5 | Kylian Mbappé | Real Madrid – European & global titles | 45 | 7 |
| 6 | Harry Kane | Bayern Munich – Bundesliga winner | 41 | 13 |
| 7 | Vitinha | PSG – Treble winner | 7 | 6 |
| 8 | Désiré Doué | PSG – UCL Young Player of Season | 15 | 16 |
| 9 | Khvicha Kvaratskhelia | PSG – Ligue 1 & UCL | 14 | 11 |
| 10 | Achraf Hakimi | PSG – Defender assist leader | 11 | 15 |
The 2025 Ballon d’Or race is a celebration of football’s finest talents. From Dembélé’s electric output to Yamal’s historic rise, these stars shaped the season with brilliance and consistency. With world-class performances across Europe, each nominee has earned their place in history,yet only one will lift the golden ball and claim football’s highest individual honour.
