Who won Ballon d'Or 2025? Final results, award winners and full rankings with Salah, Dembele, Lamine Yamal and more in contention

The 2025 Ballon d'Or has thrown up the most open and competitive field in years for the top individual award in men's football.

Manchester City and Spain midfielder Rodri lifted the prize — amid much chagrin in Madrid — last year, but an ACL injury suffered last September means he is out of the running this time.

Paris Saint-Germain were Europe's dominant team in 2024/25 and eight of Luis Enrique's treble winners have made the shortlist, with star forward Ousmane Dembele seen as their most likely winner.

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Liverpool hero Mohamed Salah and Barcelona wingers Raphinha and Lamine Yamal are also firmly in the conversation.

There is a familiar Barcelona flavour to the Ballon d'Or Feminin nominations list, with the imperious Aitana Bonmati in contention for a third successive triumph.

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Who won Ballon d'Or 2025? Final results

The winners of the men's and women's 2025 Ballon d'Or awards will be confirmed at Monday's ceremony in Paris, France.

Rankings for the placings outside of the top 10 will be announced prior to the ceremony. The Sporting News will update results as they happen.

Ballon d'Or 2025: Final rankings

Ballon d'Or 2025 nominees: Jude Bellingham (England, Real Madrid), Ousmane Dembele (France, PSG), Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy, Paris Saint-Germain), Desire Doue (France, Paris Saint-Germain), Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands, Inter), Serhou Guirassy (Guinea, Borussia Dortmund), Viktor Gyokeres (Sweden, Sporting CP/Arsenal), Erling Haaland (Norway, Manchester City), Achraf Hakimi (Morocco, Paris Saint-Germain), Harry Kane (England, Bayern), Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia, Napoli/Paris Saint-Germain), Robert Lewandowski (Poland, Barcelona), Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina, Liverpool), Lautaro Martinez (Argentina, Inter), Kylian Mbappe (France, Real Madrid), Scott McTominay (Scotland, Napoli), Nuno Mendes (Portugal, Paris Saint-Germain), Joao Neves (Portugal, Paris Saint-Germain), Michael Olise (France, Bayern), Cole Palmer (England, Chelsea), Pedri (Spain, Barcelona), Raphinha (Brazil, Barcelona), Declan Rice (England, Arsenal), Fabian Ruiz (Spain, Paris Saint-Germain), Mohamed Salah (Egypt, Liverpool), Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands, Liverpool), Vinicius Junior (Brazil, Real Madrid), Vitinha (Portugal, Paris Saint-Germain), Florian Wirtz (Germany, Leverkusen/Liverpool), Lamine Yamal (Spain, Barcelona)

Ballon d'Or Feminin 2025: Final rankings

Ballon d'Or Feminin 2025 nominees: Sandy Baltimore (France, Chelsea), Barbra Banda (Zambia, Orlando Pride), Aitana Bonmati (Spain, Barcelona), Lucy Bronze (England, Chelsea), Klara Buhl (Germany, Bayern), Mariona Caldentey (Spain, Arsenal), Sofia Cantore (Italy, Juventus/Washington Spirit), Steph Catley (Australia, Arsenal), Temwa Chawinga (Malawi, Kansas City), Melchie Dumornay (Haiti, Lyon), Emily Fox (United States, Arsenal), Cristiana Girelli (Italy, Juventus), Esther Gonzalez (Spain, Gotham FC), Caroline Graham Hansen (Norway, Barcelona), Patri Guijarro (Spain, Barcelona), Amanda Gutierres (Brazil, Palmeiras), Hannah Hampton (England, Chelsea), Pernille Harder (Denmark, Bayern), Lindsey Heaps (United States, Lyon), Chloe Kelly (England, Manchester City/Arsenal), Frida Maanum (Norway, Arsenal), Marta (Brazil, Orlando Pride), Clara Mateo (France, Paris FC), Ewa Pajor (Poland, Barcelona), Claudia Pina (Spain, Barcelona), Alexia Putellas (Spain, Barcelona), Alessia Russo (England, Arsenal), Johanna Rytting Kaneryd (Sweden, Chelsea), Caroline Weir (Scotland, Real Madrid), Leah Williamson (England, Arsenal)

Who won the Gerd Muller Trophy? 

The Gerd Muller Trophy is awarded to the best goal-scorer of the past season among players who are based in Europe.

In 2024 it was shared between Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappe. In his acceptance speech, Bayern Munich striker Kane paid tribute to club legend Muller.

🏆 𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗥𝗬 𝗞𝗔𝗡𝗘 𝗚𝗘𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗧 𝗗𝗜𝗘 𝗚𝗘𝗥𝗗 𝗠Ü𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗥-𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗣𝗛𝗬 🏆

Einfach nur verdient! Herzlichen Glückwunsch, @HKane! 👏#BallonDor #MiaSanMia #FCBayern pic.twitter.com/aX6ahUdG8c

— FC Bayern München (@FCBayern) October 28, 2024

Who won the Yashin Trophy for best goalkeeper?

The Yashin Trophy goes to the best male goalkeeper of the past season. 

Emiliano Martinez won the Yashin Trophy in 2024 for the second successive year and is among the nominees again this time around.

The Women's Yashin Trophy will be presented for the first time in 2025.

Men's Yashin Trophy 2025 nominees: Alisson Becker (Brazil, Liverpool), Yassine Bounou (Morocco, Al Hilal), Lucas Chevalier (France, Lille), Thibaut Courtois (Belgium, Real Madrid), Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy, Paris Saint-Germain/Man City), Emiliano Martinez (Argentina, Aston Villa), Jan Oblak (Spain, Arsenal), Matz Sels (Belgium, Nottingham Forest), Yann Sommer (Switzerland, Inter Milan).

Women's Yashin Trophy 2025 nominees: Ann-Katrin Berger (Germany, Gotham FC), Cata Coll (Spain, Barcelona), Hannah Hampton (England, Chelsea), Chiamaka Nnadozie (Nigeria, Paris FC/Brighton), Daphne van Domselaar (Netherlands, Arsenal).

Who won the Kopa Trophy for world's best young player?

Lamine Yamal won the 2024 Kopa Trophy. Barcelona's teenage superstar is in contention once again. Like the Yashin Trophy, a Women's Kopa Trophy will be received by an inaugural winner.

Men's Kopa Trophy 2025 nominees: Ayyoub Bouaddi (France, Lille), Pau Cubarsí (Spain, Barcelona), Desire Doue (France, Paris Saint-Germain), Estevao (Brazil, Palmeiras/Chelsea), Dean Huijsen (Spain, Bournemouth/Real Madrid), Myles Lewis-Skelly (England, Arsenal), Rodrigo Mora (Portugal, Porto), Joao Neves (Portugal, Paris Saint-Germain), Lamine Yamal (Spain, Barcelona), Kenan Yıldız (Türkiye, Juventus)

Women's Kopa Trophy 2025 nominees: Michelle Agyemang (England, Brighton/Arsenal), Linda Caicedo (Colombia, Real Madrid), Wieke Kaptein (Netherlands, Chelsea), Vicky Lopez (Spain, Barcelona), Claudia Martínez Ovando (Paraguay, Club Olimpia)

Lamine Yamal! ✨✨✨#ballondor pic.twitter.com/Uj4nFL8Nmp

— Ballon d'Or (@ballondor) October 28, 2024

Who won the Socrates Award?

The Socrates Award is used to recognise humanitarian work carried out by professionals in the game.

Spain forward Jenni Hermoso was given the award in 2024 "in recognition of her exemplary role in the development of equality and empowerment of women's football and her social commitment against sexual assault".

The Tigres UNAL star said: "I'd like to tell all women that I'm going to keep on being courageous and keep on raising my voice to help all those other women who want to make sport and the world a better place."

¡¡Enhorabuena, @Jennihermoso!!

La jugadora española es galardonada con el Premio Sócrates en la Gala del #BallonDor 2024.#JugarLucharYGanar | #PrixSocrates pic.twitter.com/lSlwJLHHnb

— Selección Española Femenina de Fútbol (@SEFutbolFem) October 28, 2024

List of men's Ballon d'Or winners

The first Ballon d'Or was awarded in 1956 to Blackpool legend Stanley Matthews, one of the greats of the English game.

Dutch giant Johan Cruyff became the first player to win it three times in the 1970s. French star Michel Platini won it three times in a row — the first to achieve that feat — in the 80s.

Messi and Ronaldo dominated from 2008-2017, with only Luka Modric capable of stopping that run in 2018.

Messi then won the 2021 Ballon d'Or, beating out Robert Lewandowski and Jorginho by a narrow margin for his seventh trophy before lifting his eighth in 2023. 

List of Ballon d'Or Feminin winners

The women's Ballon d'Or has been awarded since 2018 with the 2020 event cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bonmati's back-to-back success as Barcelona swept the podium in 2024 underlined the club's dominance of the women's game. The past four Ballons d'Or Feminin have ended up with the Catalan giants.

Ballon d'Or Feminin