The Ballon d’Or – France Football 2025 ceremonies will take place in France on September 22. The list of 30 nominees for the Men’s Ballon d’Or was announced on August 7.
The list is expectedly dominated by Paris Saint Germain, who won the UEFA Champions League last season. They boast nine players on the list of 30, followed by Barcelona and Liverpool, winners of La Liga and Premier League, respectively last season. They have four representatives each on the list. The third most represented team is Real Madrid, with three players.
Ballon d’Or 2025 30 nominees – Men
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)
Men’s Club of the Year nominees
FC Barcelona
Botafogo
Chelsea
Liverpool
Paris Saint-Germain
Men’s Johan Cruyff Trophy nominees (best men’s coach)
Antonio Conte (Napoli)
Luis Enrique (PSG)
Hansi Flick (FC Barcelona)
Enzo Maresca (Chelsea)
Arne Slot (Liverpool)
Men’s Yashin Trophy nominees (best male goalkeeper)
Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa and Argentina)
Alisson Becker (Liverpool and Brazil)
Yassine Bounou (Al Hilal and Morocco)
Lucas Chevalier (Lille and France)
Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid and Belgium)
Gianluigi Donnarumma (PSG and Italy)
Jan Oblak (Atlético Madrid and Slovenia)
David Raya (Arsenal and Spain)
Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest and Belgium)
Yann Sommer (Internazionale and Switzerland)
Men’s Kopa Trophy nominees (best male player under the age of 21)
Pau Cubarsi (FC Barcelona and Spain)
Ayyoub Bouaddi (Lille and France)
Désiré Doué (PSG and France)
Estevao (Chelsea and Brazil)
Dean Huijsen (Real Madrid and Spain)
Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal and England)
Rodrigo Mora (Porto and Portugal)
João Neves (PSG and Portugal)
Lamine Yamal (Barcelona and Spain)
Kenan Yildiz (Juventus and Türkiye)
Ballon d’Or 2025 September 22 schedule
All times CET.
12:30 – Women’s Kopa Trophy (5 nominees)
12:45 – Men’s Kopa Trophy (10 nominees)
13:00 – Women’s Yashin Trophy (5 nominees)
13:15 – Men’s Yashin Trophy (10 nominees)
13:30 – Johan Cruyff Trophy (women’s coach of the year – 5 nominees)
13:45 – Johan Cruyff Trophy (men’s coach of the year – 5 nominees)
14:00 – Women’s Club of the Year (5 shortlisted teams)
14:15 – Men’s Club of the Year (5 shortlisted teams)
15:00 – Women’s Ballon d’Or (30 nominees)
15:15 – Men’s Ballon d’Or (30 nominees)