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The 2025 Ballon d'Or will be unveiled on the 22nd of September. For the occasion, the French editorial team of OneFootball has taken part in the voting game to elect its Ballon d'OF for the 2024-25 season. Today, let's discover the player who occupies the 8th place in our ranking!

8️⃣ Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid / FRA) - 21 pts

8th in the OneFootball Ballon: Kylian Mbappé

The captain of the Blues had a very eventful first season at Real Madrid, between complicated results, criticisms of his defensive efforts, integration questions...

In the midst of all this, the Merengue striker still managed to pile up the goals and sign a new individual season of very high level, which he is confirming at the start of this season.

In a season tarnished by the disappointing results and collective performances of Ancelotti's Real, Mbappé has stayed the course with 31 goals in La Liga (top scorer), including his long-awaited first free-kick, and delighted the Bernabeu more than once!

Statistics that notably allowed him to finish as the European Golden Shoe of this season.

Key stats from Kylian Mbappé's 2024-25 season:

📝 OneFootball Ballon: our ranking

10th: Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (4 points).

9th: Pedri (19 points).

8th: Kylian Mbappé (21 points)

🔎 Methodology

From the list of 30 finalists established by France Football, the seven members of our editorial team defined their top 10. 10 points for the 1st, 9 points for the 2nd, 8 for the 3rd, etc...

The scores were cumulated and the ranking established according to the total number of points won by the players. In case of a tie, the player who achieved the highest position ranks first.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.

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