Who won Ballon d’Or 2025? Final results, award winners and full rankings as Dembele pips Lamine Yamal to glory

The 2025 Ballon d’Or threw up the most open and competitive field in years for the top individual award in men’s football.

Manchester City and Spain midfielder Rodri lifted the prize — amid much chagrin in Madrid — last year, but an ACL injury suffered last September means he is out of the running this time.

Paris Saint-Germain were Europe’s dominant team in 2024/25 and eight of Luis Enrique’s treble winners made the shortlist, with star forward Ousmane Dembele seen as their most likely winner.

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Liverpool hero Mohamed Salah and Barcelona wingers Raphinha and Lamine Yamal were also firmly in the conversation.

There was a familiar Barcelona flavour to the Ballon d’Or Feminin nominations list, where the imperious Aitana Bonmati was in contention for a third successive triumph.

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Who won Ballon d’Or 2025? Final results

The winners of the men’s and women’s 2025 Ballon d’Or awards were confirmed at Monday’s ceremony in Paris, France.

Ballon d’Or 2025: Final rankings

Ousmane Dembele became Paris Saint-Germain’s first winner of the big prize and the sixth Frenchman to lift the trophy.

Former Borussia Dortmund and Barcelona forward Dembele produced the season of his career as PSG swept to treble glory, including that elusive maiden Champions League triumph.

Barcelona teenager Lamine Yamal came in second, with PSG midfielder Vitinha completing the podium. Premier League player of the season Mohamed Salah finished fourth, while Raphinha rounded out the top five.

Ballon d’Or Feminin 2025: Final rankings

Aitana Bonmati continued her domination of the Ballon d’Or Feminin, winning for a third successive year, ahead of Spain team-mate Mariona Caldentey, who excelled in her debut season for European champions Arsenal.

Caldentey’s club team-mate Alessia Russo completed the top three. Russo was one of five players from England’s triumphant Euro 2025 side in the top 10, along with Leah Williamson and Chloe Kelly.

Who won the Gerd Muller Trophy? 

The Gerd Muller Trophy is awarded to the best goal-scorer of the past season among players who are based in Europe, taking into account goals scored foir both European club and national teams.

Viktor Gyokeres took home the award for his exploits with Sporting CP and Sweden last season, a prolific campaign of 63 goals that earned him a big-money move to Arsenal.

Barcelona and Poland striker Ewa Pajor won the first women’s Gerd Muller Trophy.

Who won the Yashin Trophy for best goalkeeper?

The Yashin Trophy goes to the best male goalkeeper of the past season. 

Gianluigi Donnarumma won the Yashin Trophy in 2025, having underpinned Paris Saint-Germain’s phenomenal treble campaign. The Italy international has since joined Manchester City.

The Women’s Yashin Trophy was presented for the first time in 2025, with England’s Euro 2025 hero Hannah Hampton taking home the prize.

Men’s Yashin Trophy 2025 nominees: Alisson Becker (Brazil, Liverpool), Yassine Bounou (Morocco, Al Hilal), Lucas Chevalier (France, Lille), Thibaut Courtois (Belgium, Real Madrid), Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy, Paris Saint-Germain/Man City), Emiliano Martinez (Argentina, Aston Villa), Jan Oblak (Spain, Arsenal), Matz Sels (Belgium, Nottingham Forest), Yann Sommer (Switzerland, Inter Milan).

Women’s Yashin Trophy 2025 nominees: Ann-Katrin Berger (Germany, Gotham FC), Cata Coll (Spain, Barcelona), Hannah Hampton (England, Chelsea), Chiamaka Nnadozie (Nigeria, Paris FC/Brighton), Daphne van Domselaar (Netherlands, Arsenal).

Who won the Kopa Trophy for world’s best young player?

Lamine Yamal won the 2024 Kopa Trophy. Barcelona’s teenage superstar became the first player to retain the prize.

Barcelona’s domination of this category extended to the inaugural women’s award, with Vicky Lopez taking the award.

Men’s Kopa Trophy 2025 nominees: Ayyoub Bouaddi (France, Lille), Pau Cubarsí (Spain, 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), Joao Neves (Portugal, Paris Saint-Germain), Lamine Yamal (Spain, Barcelona), Kenan Yıldız (Türkiye, Juventus)

Women’s Kopa Trophy 2025 nominees: Michelle Agyemang (England, Brighton/Arsenal), Linda Caicedo (Colombia, Real Madrid), Wieke Kaptein (Netherlands, Chelsea), Vicky Lopez (Spain, Barcelona), Claudia Martínez Ovando (Paraguay, Club Olimpia)

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Who won the Socrates Award?

The Socrates Award is used to recognise humanitarian work carried out by professionals in the game.

The 2025 award went to the Xana Foundation, which was set up in memory of the daughter of Paris Saint-Germain head coach Luis Enrique.

Xana Martinez Cullell died in 2019 from osteosarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer. She was nine years old.

The Xana Foundation works to provide assistance and support to children and young people affected by oncological diseases and other serious illnesses.

List of men’s Ballon d’Or winners

The first Ballon d’Or was awarded in 1956 to Blackpool legend Stanley Matthews, one of the greats of the English game.

Dutch giant Johan Cruyff became the first player to win it three times in the 1970s. French star Michel Platini won it three times in a row — the first to achieve that feat — in the 80s.

Messi and Ronaldo dominated from 2008-2017, with only Luka Modric capable of stopping that run in 2018.

Messi then won the 2021 Ballon d’Or, beating out Robert Lewandowski and Jorginho by a narrow margin for his seventh trophy before lifting his eighth in 2023. 

List of Ballon d’Or Feminin winners

The women’s Ballon d’Or has been awarded since 2018 with the 2020 event cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bonmati’s back-to-back success as Barcelona swept the podium in 2024 underlined the club’s dominance of the women’s game. The past four Ballons d’Or Feminin have ended up with the Catalan giants.

Ballon d’Or Feminin