FIFA The Best 2025: Ousmane Dembélé edges out Yamal by 11 points, full rankings revealed | OneFootball

FIFA The Best 2025: Ousmane Dembélé edges out Yamal by 11 points, full rankings revealed | OneFootball

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·17 December 2025

FIFA The Best 2025: Ousmane Dembélé edges out Yamal by 11 points, full rankings revealed

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Ousmane Dembélé

Just hours after Ousmane Dembélé was crowned the best player of 2025 at the FIFA The Best awards, the official statistics have been released.


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On the evening of Tuesday, December 16, 2025, Ousmane Dembélé clinched the Best Player of the Year 2025 award at the FIFA The Best ceremony. The French star amassed 50 points, comfortably outpacing FC Barcelona winger Lamine Yamal (39 points) and Kylian Mbappé (35).

Following them in the rankings are Achraf Hakimi (31), Raphinha (29), Mohamed Salah (24), Vitinha (22), Harry Kane (14), Nuno Mendes (13), Pedri (12), and Cole Palmer (7).

Here is the full ranking for FIFA The Best Player of the Year 2025:

1. Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint-Germain / France) - 50 points

2. Lamine Yamal (FC Barcelona / Spain) - 39 points

3. Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid / France) - 35 points

4. Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain / Morocco) - 31 points

5. Raphinha (FC Barcelona / Brazil) - 29 points

6. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool / Egypt) - 24 points

7. Vitinha (Paris Saint-Germain / Portugal) - 22 points

8. Harry Kane (Bayern Munich / England) - 14 points

10. Pedri (FC Barcelona / Spain) - 12 points

11. Cole Palmer (Chelsea / England) - 7 points

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