2025 Ballon d’Or: Full 30-Man Shortlist
France Football has officially announced the 30 nominees for the 2025 Ballon d’Or — the most prestigious individual award in world football. The list includes a mix of established superstars and rising talents, all of whom delivered standout performances for club and country over the past season.
Here is the full 30-man shortlist for the Ballon d’Or 2025:
Paris Saint-Germain (France):
Ousmane Dembélé, Vitinha, Achraf Hakimi, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Warren Zaïre-Emery, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Fabián Ruiz, João Neves
Barcelona (Spain):
Lamine Yamal, Raphinha, Pedri, Robert Lewandowski
Real Madrid (Spain):
Jude Bellingham, Vinícius Júnior, Kylian Mbappé
Liverpool (England):
Mohamed Salah, Florian Wirtz, Virgil van Dijk, Alexis Mac Allister
Bayern Munich (Germany):
Harry Kane, Michael Olise
Inter Milan (Italy):
Lautaro Martínez, Denzel Dumfries
Chelsea (England):
Cole Palmer
Arsenal (England):
Declan Rice, Viktor Gyökeres
Manchester City (England):
Erling Haaland
Borussia Dortmund (Germany):
Serhou Guirassy
Napoli (Italy):
Scott McTominay
Last Year’s Winner
The 2024 Ballon d’Or went to Rodri of Manchester City, who played a pivotal role in Spain’s Euro 2024 triumph and maintained his dominance in midfield for both club and country.
The 2025 Ballon d’Or ceremony will take place in Paris on September 22, where the world’s top footballers will gather to find out who will claim the game’s greatest individual honour.
