2025 Ballon d’Or Nominees Across All Categories Announced

On August 7, 2025, France Football revealed the full list of nominees for the 2025 Ballon d’Or awards, spanning multiple categories and recognizing outstanding performances during the 2024/25 season. The ceremony, set for September 22, 2025, in Paris, will honor players, coaches, and clubs based on individual performance, team achievements, and sportsmanship. Below are the nominees for each category:

Men’s Ballon d’Or

• Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid & England)

• Ousmane Dembele (PSG & France)

• Gianluigi Donnarumma (PSG & Italy)

• Desire Doue (PSG & France)

• Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan & Netherlands)

• Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund & Guinea)

• Erling Haaland (Man City & Norway)

• Achraf Hakimi (PSG & Morocco)

• Harry Kane (Bayern Munich & England)

• Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (PSG & Georgia)

• Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona & Poland)

• Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool & Argentina)

• Lautaro Martinez (Inter Milan & Argentina)

• Scott McTominay (Napoli & Scotland)

• Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid & France)

• Nuno Mendes (PSG & Portugal)

• Joao Neves (PSG & Portugal)

• Michael Olise (Bayern Munich & France)

• Cole Palmer (Chelsea & England)

• Pedri (Barcelona & Spain)

• Raphinha (Barcelona & Brazil)

• Declan Rice (Arsenal & England)

• Fabian Ruiz (PSG & Spain)

• Mohamed Salah (Liverpool & Egypt)

• Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool & Netherlands)

• Vinicius Jr (Real Madrid & Brazil)

• Vitinha (PSG & Portugal)

• Florian Wirtz (Liverpool & Germany)

• Lamine Yamal (Barcelona & Spain)

• Viktor Gyokeres (Arsenal & Sweden)

Women’s Ballon d’Or

• Lucy Bronze (Chelsea & England)

• Barbra Banda (Orlando Pride & Zambia)

• Aitana Bonmati (Barcelona & Spain)

• Sandy Baltimore (Chelsea & France)

• Mariona Caldentey (Arsenal & Spain)

• Klara Buhl (Bayern Munich & Germany)

• Sofia Cantore (Washington Spirit & Italy)

• Steph Catley (Arsenal & Australia)

• Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current & Malawi)

• Melchie Dumornay (Lyon & Haiti)

• Emily Fox (Arsenal & USA)

• Cristiana Girelli (Juventus & Italy)

• Esther Gonzalez (Gotham & Spain)

• Caroline Graham Hansen (Barcelona & Norway)

• Patri Guijarro (Barcelona & Spain)

• Amanda Gutierres (Palmeiras & Brazil)

• Hannah Hampton (Chelsea & England)

• Pernille Harder (Bayern Munich & Denmark)

• Lindsey Heaps (Lyon & USA)

• Chloe Kelly (Arsenal & England)

• Marta (Orlando Pride & Brazil)

• Frida Leonhardsen Maanum (Arsenal & Norway)

• Clara Mateo (Paris FC & France)

• Ewa Pajor (Barcelona & Poland)

• Claudia Pina (Barcelona & Spain)

• Alexia Putellas (Barcelona & Spain)

• Johanna Rytting Kaneryd (Chelsea & Sweden)

• Alessia Russo (Arsenal & England)

• Caroline Weir (Real Madrid & Scotland)

• Leah Williamson (Arsenal & England)

Men’s Club of the Year

• Barcelona

• Botafogo

• Chelsea

• Liverpool

• Paris Saint-Germain

Women’s Club of the Year

• Arsenal FC

• Barcelona

• Chelsea

• OL Lyonnais

• Orlando Pride

Men’s Team Coach of the Year

• Antonio Conte (Napoli)

• Luis Enrique (PSG)

• Hansi Flick (Barcelona)

• Enzo Maresca (Chelsea)

• Arne Slot (Liverpool)

Women’s Team Coach of the Year

• Sonia Bompastor (Chelsea)

• Arthur Elias (Corinthians)

• Justine Madugu (Nigeria)

• Renée Slegers (Arsenal)

• Sarina Wiegman (England)

Men’s Yashin Trophy (Best Goalkeeper)

• Alisson Becker (Liverpool & Brazil)

• Yassine Bounou (Al-Hilal & Morocco)

• Lucas Chevalier (Lille & France)

• Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid & Belgium)

• Gianluigi Donnarumma (PSG & Italy)

• Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa & Argentina)

• Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid & Slovenia)

• David Raya (Arsenal & Spain)

• Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest & Belgium)

• Yann Sommer (Inter Milan)

Women’s Yashin Trophy (Best Goalkeeper)

• Ann-Katrin Berger (Gotham FC & Germany)

• Cata Coll (Barcelona & Spain)

• Hannah Hampton (Chelsea & England)

• Chiamaka Nnadozie (Brighton & Nigeria)

• Daphne van Domselaar (Arsenal & Netherlands)

Kopa Trophy (Best Male U-21 Player)

• Ayyoub Bouaddi (Lille)

• Pau Cubarsi (Barcelona)

• Desire Doue (PSG)

• Estevao (Chelsea)

• Dean Huijsen (PSV)

• Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal)

• Rodrigo Mora (Porto)

• Joao Neves (PSG)

• Lamine Yamal (Barcelona)

• Kenan Yildiz (Juventus)

Women’s Kopa Trophy (Best Female U-21 Player)

• Michelle Agyemang (Arsenal)

• Linda Caicedo (Real Madrid)

• Wieke Kaptein (Chelsea)

• Vicky Lopez (Barcelona)

• Claudia Martinez Ovando (Monterrey)

The awards, judged by a panel of international journalists, reflect performances at club and international levels for the 2024/25 season. While no direct monetary prize is awarded, winners often receive significant bonuses from clubs and sponsors. Posts on X highlight excitement for nominees like Scott McTominay’s surprise inclusion and Lamine Yamal’s Kopa Trophy candidacy, with debates over favorites like Erling Haaland and Aitana Bonmati.

Source: African Publicity