The Ballon d'Or, widely regarded as football's most prestigious individual accolade, is awarded annually by France Football magazine to the player deemed the best in the world. The nominees for the 2025 Ballon d’Or were officially revealed today, Thursday, August 7. Winners across all categories in the 69th edition of the Ballon d’Or will be celebrated on Monday, September 22, 2025, at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. Telecom Asia Sport has provided the full list of nominees and their respective categories in the article below.
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How does the Ballon d'Or voting work?
The Ballon d'Or winner is determined through a two-step voting process. First, journalists from France Football and L'Equipe collaborate to create a shortlist of 30 nominees, based on players' performances during the previous season. Occasionally, former players may also contribute to this selection process.
Next, one football journalist from each of the top 100 FIFA-ranked nations is invited to rank their top 10 players from the shortlist. Points are allocated based on their rankings: 15 points for first place, 12 for second, 10 for third, followed by 8, 7, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1 point, respectively.
After all votes are submitted, the points are totaled, and the player with the highest score is crowned the Ballon d'Or winner. The remaining players are ranked from second to 30th. In the event of a tie, the number of first-place votes is used as a tiebreaker. If the tie persists, second-place votes are considered, followed by subsequent rankings as needed.
Ballon d’Or 2025 Award categories
- Men’s Ballon d’Or: Awarded to the best male footballer of the 2024–25 season.
- Women’s Ballon d’Or: Awarded to the best female footballer of the 2024–25 season.
- Kopa Trophy (men): Recognises the best male player under the age of 21.
- Kopa Trophy (women): Recognises the best female player under the age of 21. Introduced in 2025.
- Yashin Trophy (men): Awarded to the best male goalkeeper.
- Yashin Trophy (women): Awarded to the best female goalkeeper. Introduced in 2025.
- Gerd Müller Trophy (men): Given to the top male goalscorer across club and international competitions.
- Gerd Müller Trophy (women): Given to the top female goalscorer across club and international competitions. Introduced in 2025.
- Johan Cruyff Trophy (men): Awarded to the best male coach, whether at club or national team level.
- Johan Cruyff Trophy (women): Awarded to the best female coach, whether at club or national team level. Introduced in 2025.
- Men’s Club of the Year: Honours the most outstanding men’s football club based on player and team achievements.
- Women’s Club of the Year: Honours the most outstanding women’s football club. Introduced in 2022.
Ballon d’Or 2025: Full List of Nominees
2025 Kopa Trophy — Nominees
Men’s Category (Best U21 Male Player):
- Pau Cubarsí (Spain, FC Barcelona)
- Lamine Yamal (Spain, FC Barcelona)
- Ayyoub Bouaddi (France, Lille)
- Désiré Doué (France, Paris Saint-Germain)
- João Neves (Portugal, Paris Saint-Germain)
- Estevão (Brazil, Palmeiras/Chelsea)
- Kenan Yildiz (Türkiye, Juventus)
- Myles Lewis-Skelly (England, Arsenal)
- Rodrigo Mora (Portugal, FC Porto)
- Dean Huijsen (Spain, Bournemouth/Real Madrid)
Women’s Category (Best U21 Female Player):
- Michelle Agyemang (England, Brighton)
- Linda Caicedo (Colombia, Real Madrid)
- Wieke Kaptein (Netherlands, Chelsea)
- Claudia Martinez Ovando (Paraguay, Club Olimpia)
- Vicky López (Spain, FC Barcelona).
2025 Yashin Trophy — Nominees
Men’s Category (Best Goalkeeper):
- Gianluigi Donnarumma (PSG, Italy)
- Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid, Belgium)
- Jan Oblak (Atlético Madrid, Slovenia)
- Alisson Becker (Liverpool, Brazil)
- Yassine Bounou (Al‑Hilal, Morocco)
- David Raya (Arsenal, Spain)
- Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa, Argentina)
- Lucas Chevalier (Lille, France)
- Yann Sommer (Inter Milan, Switzerland)
- Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest, Belgium)
Women’s Category (Best Goalkeeper):
- Mary Earps (England)
- Cata Coll (FC Barcelona, Spain)
- Ann‑Katrin Berger (Gotham FC, Germany)
- Chiamaka Nnadozie (Nigeria)
- Daphne van Domselaar (Arsenal, Netherlands)
2025 Johan Cruyff Trophy – Nominees
Men’s Category (Best Coach):
- Luis Enrique (PSG)
- Hansi Flick (FC Barcelona)
- Antonio Conte (Napoli)
- Enzo Maresca (Chelsea)
- Arne Slot (Liverpool)
Women’s Category (Best Coach):
- Sonia Bompastor (Chelsea)
- Arthur Elias (Brazil WNT)
- Justine Madugu (Nigeria WNT)
- Renée Slegers (Arsenal)
- Sarina Wiegman (England WNT)
2025 Club of the Year — Nominees
Men’s Category (Best Club):
- Paris Saint-Germain
- Liverpool
- Chelsea
- FC Barcelona
- Botafogo
Women’s Category (Best Club):
- FC Barcelona
- Arsenal
- Chelsea
- Lyon
- Orlando Pride
2025 Ballon d’Or — Nominees
Women’s Category
- Lucy Bronze (Chelsea and England)
- Barbra Banda (Orlando Pride and Zambia)
- Aitana Bonmatí (FC Barcelona and Spain)
- Sandy Baltimore (Chelsea and France)
- Mariona Caldentey (Arsenal and Spain)
- Klara Bühl (Bayern Munich and Germany)
- Sofia Cantore (Washington Spirit and Italy)
- Steph Catley (Arsenal and Australia)
- Melchie Daëlle Dumornay (OL Lyonnes and Haiti)
- Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current and Malawi)
- Emily Fox (Arsenal and USA)
- Cristiana Girelli (Juventus and Italy)
- Esther González (Gotham FC and Spain)
- Caroline Graham Hansen (FC Barcelona and Norway)
- Patri Guijarro (FC Barcelona and Spain)
- Amanda Gutierres (Palmeiras and Brazil)
- Hannah Hampton (Chelsea and England)
- Pernille Harder (Bayern Munich and Denmark)
- Lindsey Heaps (OL Lyonnes and USA)
- Chloe Kelly (Arsenal and England)
- Marta (Orlando Pride and Brazil)
- Frida Leonhardsen Maanum (Arsenal and Norway)
- Ewa Pajor (FC Barcelona and Poland)
- Clara Mateo (Paris FC and France)
- Alessia Russo (Arsenal and England)
- Claudia Pina (FC Barcelona and Spain)
- Alexia Putellas (FC Barcelona and Spain)
- Johanna Rytting Kaneryd (Chelsea and Sweden)
- Caroline Weir (Real Madrid and Scotland)
- Leah Williamson (Arsenal and England)
Men's Ballon d'Or nominees
Ousmane Dembélé (PSG and France)
Gianluigi Donnarumma (PSG and Italy)
Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid and England)
Désiré Doué (PSG and France)
Denzel Dumfries (Internazionale and the Netherlands)
Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund and Guinea)
Erling Haaland (Manchester City and Norway)
Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal and Sweden)
Achraf Hakimi (PSG and Morocco)
Harry Kane (Bayern Munich and England)
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (PSG and Georgia)
Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona and Poland)
Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool and Argentina)
Lautaro Martinez (Internazionale and Argentina)
Scott McTominay (Napoli and Scotland)
Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid and France)
Nuno Mendes (PSG and Portugal)
João Neves (PSG and Portugal)
Pedri (FC Barcelona and Spain)
Cole Palmer (Chelsea and England)
Michael Olise (Bayern Munich and France)
Raphinha (Barcelona and Brazil)
Declan Rice (Arsenal and England)
Fabián Ruiz (PSG and Spain)
Lamine Yamal (Barcelona and Spain)
Florian Wirtz (Liverpool and Spain)
Vitinha (PSG and Portugal)
Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid and Brazil)
Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool and the Netherlands)
Mohamed Salah (Liverpool and Egypt)
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