Ousmane Dembélé capped Paris Saint-Germain’s quadruple-winning season by lifting the 2025 Ballon d’Or at the Théâtre du Châtelet, while Barcelona and Spain star Aitana Bonmatí won the women’s award for a third straight year.
Presented the men’s prize by Ronaldinho, an emotional Dembélé thanked his family, PSG and coach Luis Enrique before inviting his mother on stage. The French winger beat Barcelona prodigy Lamine Yamal (2nd) and PSG midfielder Vitinha (3rd). Mohamed Salah finished 4th, with Raphinha 5th.
Bonmatí edged Arsenal’s Mariona Caldentey (2nd) and Alessia Russo (3rd) to complete a rare Ballon d’Or treble, joining Lionel Messi and Michel Platini as three-in-a-row winners.
Major awards
- Men’s Ballon d’Or: Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint-Germain)
Top 10: 10 Nuno Mendes; 9 Gianluigi Donnarumma; 8 Cole Palmer; 7 Kylian Mbappé; 6 Achraf Hakimi; 5 Raphinha; 4 Mohamed Salah; 3 Vitinha; 2 Lamine Yamal; 1 Dembélé. - Women’s Ballon d’Or: Aitana Bonmatí (Barcelona)
Top 10: 10 Hannah Hampton; 9 Lucy Bronze; 8 Ewa Pajor; 7 Leah Williamson; 6 Patri Guijarro; 5 Chloe Kelly; 4 Alexia Putellas; 3 Alessia Russo; 2 Mariona Caldentey; 1 Bonmatí. - Yashin Trophy (Men’s GK): Gianluigi Donnarumma (PSG/Manchester City)
- Women’s Yashin Trophy: Hannah Hampton (Chelsea)
- Kopa Trophy (Men’s U21): Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) — back-to-back wins
- Women’s Kopa Trophy: Vicky López (Barcelona) — inaugural winner
- Johan Cruyff Trophy (Men’s Coach): Luis Enrique (PSG)
- Johan Cruyff Trophy (Women’s Coach): Sarina Wiegman (England)
- Men’s Club of the Year: Paris Saint-Germain
- Women’s Club of the Year: Arsenal
- Gerd Müller Trophy (Top Scorer): Viktor Gyökeres (men), Ewa Pajor (women)
- Sócrates Award: Xana Foundation
Ceremony highlights
- Dembélé’s moment: The PSG winger, centerpiece of a season that delivered Ligue 1, French Cup, UEFA Super Cup and a long-awaited Champions League, broke down in tears during his speech and embraced his mother on stage.
- Bonmatí’s legacy: The Barcelona playmaker joined an elite club with three consecutive Ballons d’Or, underscoring her dominance for club and country.
- Next-gen shine: Lamine Yamal became the first two-time men’s Kopa winner; Chelsea’s Estevão placed 4th, and Arsenal’s Myles Lewis-Skelly made the top 10.
- Goalkeeper supremacy: Donnarumma’s spring run—decisive across knockout ties—was hailed as «on another planet,» while Hannah Hampton claimed the first women’s Yashin.
- Club crowns: PSG took Men’s Club of the Year after sweeping Europe; Arsenal earned the women’s gong following a Champions League triumph.
Notable rankings & surprises
- Cole Palmer cracked the men’s top 10 (8th) after a breakout season with Chelsea.
- Erling Haaland (26th) and Jude Bellingham (23rd) finished far lower than last year amid injuries and mixed European campaigns.
- Pedri (11th) narrowly missed the top 10; Kvaratskhelia (12th) and Harry Kane (13th) followed.
With star turns from icons (Ronaldinho), rising phenoms (Yamal, López) and serial winners (Bonmatí), the 2025 edition balanced legacy and future—while Dembélé’s long-awaited coronation sealed PSG’s golden year.
