The Ballon d’Or 2025 was the 69th annual ceremony of the Ballon d’Or, presented by France Football. The award recognizes the best footballers in the world in the 2024–25 season.
For the fourth time in the history of the award, it was awarded based on the results of the season instead of the calendar year. This was the period from 1 August 2024 to 13 July 2025 for the men’s award, and to 2 August 2025 for the women’s award. The ceremony took place on 22 September 2025, with the nominees having been announced on 7 August 2025.
Paris Saint-Germain and France forward Ousmane Dembélé defeated the Spain and Barcelona wonderkid Lamine Yamal to the 2025 Ballon D’Or. He won the title because of his important role for PSG who defeated Inter Milan 5-0 in Munich and won their maiden UEFA Champions League title.
Similarly, Aitana Bonmatí won the women’s Ballon d’Or and she became the third player after Lionel Messi and Michelle Platini to have won it three consecutive times.
List of Ballon d’Or Winners 2025
- Men’s Ballon d’Or 2025: Ousmane Dembélé
- Women’s Ballon d’Or 2025: Aitana Bonmati
- Kopa Trophies 2025 Men: Lamine Yamal
- Kopa Trophies 2025 Women: Vicky López
- Yashin Trophies 2025 Men: Gianluigi Donnarumma
- Yashin Trophies 2025 Women: Hannah Hampton
- Johan Cruyff 2025 Men: Luis Enrique
- Johan Cruyff 2025 Women: Sarina Wiegman
- Gerd Müller 2025: Viktor Gyökeres and Ewa Pajor
- Clubs of the Year 2025: Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal
- Socrates Award 2025: Xana Foundation
- Men’s Club of the Year 2025: PSG
- Women’s Club of the Year: Arsenal
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Men’s Ballon d’Or winners (1956–2024)
1956 — Stanley Matthews (England)
1957 — Alfredo Di Stéfano (Spain)
1958 — Raymond Kopa (France)
1959 — Alfredo Di Stéfano (Spain)
1960 — Luis Suárez (Spain)
1961 — Omar Sívori (Italy)
1962 — Josef Masopust (Czechoslovakia)
1963 — Lev Yashin (Soviet Union)
1964 — Denis Law (Scotland)
1965 — Eusébio (Portugal)
1966 — Bobby Charlton (England)
1967 — Flórián Albert (Hungary)
1968 — George Best (Northern Ireland)
1969 — Gianni Rivera (Italy)
1970 — Gerd Müller (West Germany)
1971 — Johan Cruyff (Netherlands)
1972 — Franz Beckenbauer (West Germany)
1973 — Johan Cruyff (Netherlands)
1974 — Johan Cruyff (Netherlands)
1975 — Oleg/Oleh Blokhin (Soviet Union)
1976 — Franz Beckenbauer (West Germany)
1977 — Allan Simonsen (Denmark)
1978 — Kevin Keegan (England)
1979 — Kevin Keegan (England)
1980 — Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (West Germany)
1981 — Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (West Germany)
1982 — Paolo Rossi (Italy)
1983 — Michel Platini (France)
1984 — Michel Platini (France)
1985 — Michel Platini (France)
1986 — Igor/Ihor Belanov (Soviet Union)
1987 — Ruud Gullit (Netherlands)
1988 — Marco van Basten (Netherlands)
1989 — Marco van Basten (Netherlands)
1990 — Lothar Matthäus (Germany)
1991 — Jean-Pierre Papin (France)
1992 — Marco van Basten (Netherlands)
1993 — Roberto Baggio (Italy)
1994 — Hristo Stoichkov (Bulgaria)
1995 — George Weah (Liberia)
1996 — Matthias Sammer (Germany)
1997 — Ronaldo (Brazil)
1998 — Zinedine Zidane (France)
1999 — Rivaldo (Brazil)
2000 — Luís Figo (Portugal)
2001 — Michael Owen (England)
2002 — Ronaldo (Brazil)
2003 — Pavel Nedvěd (Czech Republic)
2004 — Andriy Shevchenko (Ukraine)
2005 — Ronaldinho (Brazil)
2006 — Fabio Cannavaro (Italy)
2007 — Kaká (Brazil)
2008 — Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)
2009 — Lionel Messi (Argentina)
2010 — Lionel Messi (Argentina)
2011 — Lionel Messi (Argentina)
2012 — Lionel Messi (Argentina)
2013 — Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)
2014 — Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)
2015 — Lionel Messi (Argentina)
2016 — Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)
2017 — Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)
2018 — Luka Modrić (Croatia)
2019 — Lionel Messi (Argentina)
2020 — Not awarded
2021 — Lionel Messi (Argentina)
2022 — Karim Benzema (France)
2023 — Lionel Messi (Argentina)
2024 — Rodri (Spain)
