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
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