Ballon d'Or 2025: Dazzling Dembélé dominates as Yamal finishes distant second
Ousmane Dembélé has been crowned the winner of the 2025 Ballon d'Or in emphatic fashion, collecting a staggering 1,380 points — a full 321 ahead of his closest rival, Lamine Yamal of Barcelona. The Paris Saint-Germain star becomes the first Frenchman to lift the prestigious award since Karim Benzema in 2022.
In one of the most one-sided results in recent Ballon d’Or history, Dembélé secured 73% of all first-place votes, while the 18-year-old Yamal appeared at the top of just 11 ballots. For context, last year’s winner Rodri edged Vinícius Júnior by just 41 points — a far cry from Dembélé's dominant display in 2025.
Top 10 – Ballon d'Or 2025 Final Rankings
- Ousmane Dembélé (France, Paris Saint-Germain) – 1,380 points
- Lamine Yamal (Spain, Barcelona) – 1,059
- Vitinha (Portugal, Paris Saint-Germain) – 703
- Mohamed Salah (Egypt, Liverpool) – 657
- Raphinha (Brazil, Barcelona) – 620
- Achraf Hakimi (Morocco, Paris Saint-Germain) – 484
- Kylian Mbappé (France, Real Madrid) – 378
- Cole Palmer (England, Chelsea) – 211
- Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy, Paris Saint-Germain) – 172
- Nuno Mendes (Portugal, Paris Saint-Germain) – 171
Also in the Running:
- Pedri (Spain, Barcelona) – 124
- Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia, Paris Saint-Germain) – 123
- Harry Kane (England, Bayern Munich) – 112
- Desire Doué (France, Paris Saint-Germain) – 74
- Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden, Sporting CP) – 56
- Vinícius Júnior (Brazil, Real Madrid) – 51
- Robert Lewandowski (Poland, Barcelona) – 49
- Scott McTominay (Scotland, Napoli) – 45
- João Neves (Portugal, Paris Saint-Germain) – 40
- Lautaro Martínez (Argentina, Inter Milan) – 37
- Serhou Guirassy (Guinea, Borussia Dortmund) – 25
- Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina, Liverpool) – 21
- Jude Bellingham (England, Real Madrid) – 21
- Fabián Ruiz (Spain, Paris Saint-Germain) – 20
- Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands, Inter Milan) – 20
- Erling Haaland (Norway, Manchester City) – 18
- Declan Rice (England, Arsenal) – 13
- Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands, Liverpool) – 7
- Florian Wirtz (Germany, Bayer Leverkusen) – 5
- Michael Olise (France, Bayern Munich) – 4
