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Ousmane Dembélé crowned, Lamine Yamal and Vitinha complete the podium

Ballon d'Or 2025: Full ranking of this 69th edition

Ousmane Dembélé has claimed the 69th Ballon d'Or at the ceremony held this Monday, September 22, 2025, at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. The Paris Saint-Germain forward succeeds Rodri and becomes the sixth Frenchman in history to receive football's ultimate individual honor. Lamine Yamal and Vitinha round out the podium.

The 28-year-old Parisian striker was recognized after a sensational season both collectively and individually. This victory marks the culmination of a journey riddled with obstacles for the Rennes academy product. Hindered by injuries for several years and criticized for technical inconsistency, the former Barcelona player has reinvented himself as a complete forward, effective on both sides of the ball.

The Paris Saint-Germain forward finished ahead of Lamine Yamal, the FC Barcelona revelation, and Vitinha, PSG's midfield orchestrator.

Just outside the top three, Mohamed Salah took fourth place, followed by Raphinha, Achraf Hakimi, Kylian Mbappé, Cole Palmer, Gianluigi Donnarumma, and Nuno Mendes. Five of these players featured for PSG this season, underlining the club's influence in the voting. The ranking was determined by one hundred journalists from the top-ranked FIFA countries. Each voter awarded points to ten players among the thirty nominees, according to a precise scale ranging from 15 to 1 point.

Here is the full ranking for the 69th Ballon d'Or, 2025 edition

1st: Ousmane Dembélé (France, 28 years old, forward, PSG)2nd: Lamine Yamal (Spain, 18 years old, forward, FC Barcelona)3rd: Vitinha (Portugal, 25 years old, midfielder, PSG)4th: Mohamed Salah (Egypt, 33 years old, forward, Liverpool)5th: Raphinha (Brazil, 28 years old, forward, FC Barcelona)6th: Achraf Hakimi (Morocco, 26 years old, defender, PSG)7th: Kylian Mbappé (France, 26 years old, forward, Real Madrid)8th: Cole Palmer (England, 23 years old, forward, Chelsea)9th: Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy, 26 years old, goalkeeper, PSG then Manchester City)10th: Nuno Mendes (Portugal, 23 years old, defender, PSG)11th: Pedri (Spain, 22 years old, midfielder, FC Barcelona)12th: Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia, 24 years old, forward, Napoli then PSG)13th: Harry Kane (England, 32 years old, forward, Bayern Munich)14th: Désiré Doué (France, 20 years old, forward, PSG)15th: Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden, 27 years old, forward, Sporting CP then Arsenal)16th: Vinicius Junior (Brazil, 25 years old, forward, Real Madrid)17th: Robert Lewandowski (Poland, 36 years old, forward, FC Barcelona)18th: Scott McTominay (Scotland, 28 years old, midfielder, Napoli)19th: João Neves (Portugal, 20 years old, midfielder, PSG)20th: Lautaro Martinez (Argentina, 27 years old, forward, Inter Milan)21st: Serhou Guirassy (Guinea, 29 years old, forward, Borussia Dortmund)22nd: Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina, 26 years old, midfielder, Liverpool)23rd: Jude Bellingham (England, 22 years old, attacking midfielder, Real Madrid)24th: Fabián Ruiz (Spain, 29 years old, midfielder, PSG)25th: Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands, 29 years old, right wing-back, Inter Milan)26th: Erling Haaland (Norway, 25 years old, forward, Manchester City)27th: Declan Rice (England, 26 years old, midfielder, Arsenal)28th: Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands, 34 years old, centre-back, Liverpool)29th: Florian Wirtz (Germany, 22 years old, attacking midfielder, Bayer Leverkusen then Liverpool since June 2025)