Ousmane Dembélé Crowned 2025 Ballon d'Or Winner

Paris Saint-Germain's French star Ousmane Dembele won the Ballon d'Or award, given to the footballer of the year, after a successful season.

The 2025 Ballon d'Or award, organized by the French football magazine France Football, found its owner at the ceremony held at the Chatelet Theater in Paris, the capital of France. Dembele, 28, who performed wonders with Paris Saint-Germain last season, won the Ballon d'Or award.

Barcelona's Spanish player Lamine Yamal came in second, while PSG's Portuguese player Vitinha came in third. The best women's player award went to Spain's national team and Barcelona star Aitana Bonmati for the third consecutive year.

The PSG star became the sixth French player in history to win the Ballon d'Or, joining Raymond Kopa, Michel Platini, Jean-Pierre Papin, Zinedine Zidane, and Karim Benzema. In the best season of his career, Dembélé scored 35 goals and provided 16 assists in 53 games, leading his team to many trophies:

• Ligue 1 title
• French Cup title
• French Super Cup title
• UEFA Champions League title
• Ligue 1 Player of the Year
• UEFA Champions League Player of the Season

The football world now has its definitive ranking of the past year's finest talents. This list not only crowns the winner but also highlights the players who truly defined the game with their brilliance and consistency.

• Ousmane Dembélé (France, Paris Saint-Germain)
• Lamine Yamal (Spain, Barcelona)
• Vitinha (Portugal, Paris Saint-Germain)
• Mohamed Salah (Egypt, Liverpool)
• Raphinha (Brazil, Barcelona)
• Achraf Hakimi (Morocco, Paris Saint-Germain)
• Kylian Mbappé (France, Real Madrid)
• Cole Palmer (England, Chelsea)
• Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy, Paris Saint-Germain)
• Nuno Mendes (Portugal, Paris Saint-Germain)

Barcelona's 18-year-old Spanish star Lamine Yamal won the Kopa Trophy, awarded to the best under-21 player of the season, for the second consecutive year. The women's winner of this award was 19-year-old striker Vicky Lopez, also from Barcelona.

The Gerd Müller Cup, awarded to the forward of the year, went to Arsenal's Swedish footballer Viktor Gyökeres in the men's category and to Barcelona's Polish player Ewa Pajor in the women's category.

The Lev Yashin Award, given to the best goalkeeper of the year, went to Manchester City's Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma in the men's category. Chelsea's English goalkeeper Hannah Hampton won the women's category.

Paris Saint-Germain's Spanish coach, Luis Enrique, has been awarded the Men's Coach of the Year award.

Sarina Wiegman, the Dutch coach of the England national team, also received the Women's Coach of the Year award.

The night belonged to Paris Saint-Germain, who were crowned the Best Men's Team of the Year, a fitting tribute to their season of dominance.

On the women's side, Arsenal was recognized for their incredible campaign, taking home the award for the Best Women's Team of the Year and solidifying their place at the top of the game.

These accolades were a powerful reminder that while individual brilliance shines brightest, it is the spirit of the team that truly makes the beautiful game golden.