The Ballon d’Or 2025 Nominees : Football’s Ultimate Individual Honor
The Ballon d’Or is the most prestigious individual accolade in world football, awarded annually to the player judged to have been the best over the previous season. Voted by journalists, coaches, and national team captains, it recognizes excellence across club and international play.
To be nominated is to be counted among the elite, players who not only deliver goals and assists, but shape the destiny of the sport with their brilliance and consistency.
2025 Men’s Ballon d’Or Nominees
Jude Bellingham
- Club: Real Madrid
- Goals: 15
- Assists: 15
Scott McTominay
- Club: Napoli
- Goals: 12 (Serie A)
- Assists: 4 (Serie A)
- Total Goal Contributions: 16
Ousmane Dembélé
- Club: Paris Saint-Germain
- Goals: 33
- Assists: 15
- Games Played: 49
Nuno Mendes
- Club: Paris Saint-Germain
- Goals: Not Available
- Assists: Not Available
Gianluigi Donnarumma
- Club: Paris Saint-Germain
- Clean Sheets: 12
- Goals/Assists: N/A (Goalkeeper)
Joao Neves
- Club: Benfica
- Goals: Not Available
- Assists: Not Available
Désiré Doué
- Club: Paris Saint-Germain
- Goals: 16
- Assists: 16
Michael Olise
- Club: Crystal Palace
- Goals: Not Available
- Assists: Not Available
Denzel Dumfries
- Club: Inter Milan
- Goals: Not Available
- Assists: Not Available
Cole Palmer
- Club: Chelsea
- Goals: 27
- Assists: 15
Serhou Guirassy
- Club: VfB Stuttgart
- Goals: Not Available
- Assists: Not Available
Pedri
- Club: FC Barcelona
- Goals: Not Available
- Assists: Not Available
Viktor Gyökeres
- Club: Sporting CP
- Goals: Not Available
- Assists: Not Available
Raphinha
- Club: FC Barcelona
- Goals: 34
- Assists: 23
Erling Haaland
- Club: Manchester City
- Goals: Not Available
- Assists: Not Available
Declan Rice
- Club: Arsenal
- Goals: 9
- Assists: 10
Achraf Hakimi
- Club: Paris Saint-Germain
- Goals: Not Available
- Assists: Not Available
Fabian Ruiz
- Club: Paris Saint-Germain
- Key Stats: 90.3% pass success rate; key UCL semi-final and Club World Cup goals
- Goals/Assists: Not Available
Harry Kane
- Club: Bayern Munich
- Goals: 26 (Bundesliga)
- Assists: 10
- Total Goal Contributions: 34
Mohamed Salah
- Club: Liverpool
- Goals: 29
- Assists: 18
- Total Contributions: 47
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
- Club: Napoli / PSG
- Goal Contributions: Over 25
- Goals/Assists Breakdown: Not Specified
Virgil van Dijk
- Club: Liverpool
- Key Stat: 403 line-breaking passes
- Goals/Assists: Not Available
Robert Lewandowski
- Club: FC Barcelona
- Goals: 44
- Assists: 5
Vinícius Jr.
- Club: Real Madrid
- Key Stats: 20 goal involvements from carries; 55 chances created from carries
- Goals/Assists: Not Specified
Alexis Mac Allister
- Club: Liverpool
- Goals/Assists: Not Available
Vitinha
- Club: Paris Saint-Germain
- Key Stats: Most line-breaking passes under pressure in UCL; 4 line-breaking assists
- Goals/Assists: Not Specified
Lautaro Martínez
- Club: Inter Milan
- Goals/Assists: Not Available
Florian Wirtz
- Club: Bayer Leverkusen / Liverpool
- Goals: 10 (from open play)
- Assists: 12 (from open play)
Kylian Mbappé
- Club: Real Madrid
- Goals: 42–44
- Assists: Not Specified
Lamine Yamal
- Club: FC Barcelona
- Goals: 18
- Assists: 21
