Ballon d’Or 2025: Ousmane Dembélé wins, Yamal named best young player | OneFootball

The PSG footballer claims the most coveted title in world football. Donnarumma ninth, McTominay 18th, Lautaro Martinez only 20th, while Luis Enrique is the best coach and PSG is the club of the year.

Ballon d’Or 2025: Ousmane Dembélé triumphs, Yamal awarded as best young player

The 2025 Ballon d’Or ceremony, held at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, crowned Ousmane Dembélé as the winner, succeeding Spain’s Rodri. The Paris Saint-Germain forward finished ahead of Lamine Yamal, Barcelona’s young prodigy, who won (for the second consecutive year) the Kopa Trophy as the best young player of the season. In third place was Portuguese player Vitinha, also from PSG.

Men’s ranking and Italian placements

Among the Italians, Gianluigi Donnarumma stands out in ninth place, also awarded the Yashin Trophy as the best goalkeeper of the 2024/25 season. Other Italians in the top 30:

Scott McTominay (Napoli) – 18th

Lautaro Martinez (Inter) – 20th

Denzel Dumfries (Inter) – 25th

The complete men’s top 10:

Ousmane Dembélé (PSG)

Lamine Yamal (Barcelona)

Vitinha (PSG)

Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)

Raphinha (Barcelona)

Achraf Hakimi (PSG)

Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid)

Cole Palmer (Chelsea)

Gianluigi Donnarumma (PSG/Manchester City)

Nuno Mendes (PSG)

Special awards of the evening

Men’s Kopa Trophy: Lamine Yamal (Barcelona)

Women’s Kopa Trophy: Vicky Lopez (Barcelona)

Men’s Yashin Trophy: Gianluigi Donnarumma (PSG/Manchester City)

Women’s Yashin Trophy: Hannah Hampton (Chelsea)

Men’s Gerd Müller Trophy: Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting Lisbon/Arsenal)

Women’s Gerd Müller Trophy: Ewa Pajor (Barcelona)

Men’s Johan Cruyff Trophy: Luis Enrique (PSG)

Women’s Johan Cruyff Trophy: Sarina Wiegman (England)

Men’s Club of the Year: PSG

Women’s Club of the Year: Arsenal

Sócrates Award: Xana Fundacion by Luis Enrique and family

Women’s Ballon d’Or

In women’s football, Aitana Bonmatì of Barcelona claimed her third consecutive Ballon d’Or. Among the Italians, Cristiana Girelli finished 16th and Sofia Cantore 24th, both improving on Manuela Giugliano, who was 27th in 2024.

Statements and behind the scenes

During the ceremony, France paid tribute to Diogo Jota, who passed away last July at the age of 28 in a car accident. His wife Rute Cardoso was present at the awards ceremony.

In addition, Dembélé received congratulations from his PSG teammates and the international press for a season in which he combined offensive performance and leadership, while Yamal confirmed himself as the first player in history to win the Kopa Trophy twice in a row, consolidating his reputation as one of the brightest talents in world football.

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