The nominees for the 2025 Ballon d’Or have officially been revealed, along with the shortlists for the Yashin Trophy (Best Goalkeeper), Kopa Trophy (Best U21 Player), and their women’s counterparts.
These prestigious awards celebrate the finest individual and team performances across global football.
Voted on by an international panel of journalists—one per country from FIFA’s top 100-ranked nations—the Ballon d’Or remains the most coveted individual prize in football. This year’s awards consider performances from August 1, 2024, to July 31, 2025, with the ceremony set for September 22nd.
2025 Ballon d’Or – Men’s Nominees
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Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid & England)
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Ousmane Dembele (PSG & France)
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Gianluigi Donnarumma (PSG & Italy)
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Desire Doue (PSG & France)
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Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan & Netherlands)
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Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund & Guinea)
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Viktor Gyokeres (Arsenal & Sweden)
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Erling Haaland (Manchester City & Norway)
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Achraf Hakimi (PSG & Morocco)
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Harry Kane (Bayern Munich & England)
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Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (PSG & Georgia)
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Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona & Poland)
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Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool & Argentina)
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Lautaro Martinez (Inter Milan & Argentina)
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Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid & France)
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Scott McTominay (Napoli & Scotland)
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Nuno Mendes (PSG & Portugal)
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Joao Neves (PSG & Portugal)
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Michael Olise (Bayern Munich & France)
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Cole Palmer (Chelsea & England)
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Pedri (Barcelona & Spain)
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Raphinha (Barcelona & Brazil)
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Declan Rice (Arsenal & England)
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Fabian Ruiz (PSG & Spain)
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Mohamed Salah (Liverpool & Egypt)
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Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool & Netherlands)
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Vinicius Jr (Real Madrid & Brazil)
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Vitinha (PSG & Portugal)
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Florian Wirtz (Liverpool & Germany)
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Lamine Yamal (Barcelona & Spain)
Ballon d’Or Féminin – Women’s Nominees
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Sandy Baltimore (Chelsea & France)
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Barbra Banda (Orlando Pride & Zambia)
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Aitana Bonmati (Barcelona & Spain)
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Lucy Bronze (Chelsea & England)
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Klara Bühl (Bayern Munich & Germany)
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Mariona Caldentey (Arsenal & Spain)
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Sofia Cantore (Washington Spirit & Italy)
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Steph Catley (Arsenal & Australia)
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Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current & Malawi)
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Melchie Dumornay (Lyon & Haiti)
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Emily Fox (Arsenal & USA)
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Cristiana Girelli (Juventus & Italy)
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Esther Gonzalez (Gotham FC & Spain)
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Caroline Graham Hansen (Barcelona & Norway)
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Patri Guijarro (Barcelona & Spain)
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Amanda Gutierres (Palmeiras & Brazil)
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Hannah Hampton (Chelsea & England)
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Pernille Harder (Bayern Munich & Denmark)
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Lindsey Horan (Lyon & USA)
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Chloe Kelly (Arsenal & England)
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Frida Maanum (Arsenal & Norway)
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Marta (Orlando Pride & Brazil)
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Clara Mateo (Paris FC & France)
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Ewa Pajor (Barcelona & Poland)
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Claudia Pina (Barcelona & Spain)
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Alexia Putellas (Barcelona & Spain)
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Alessia Russo (Arsenal & England)
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Johanna Rytting Kaneryd (Chelsea & Sweden)
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Caroline Weir (Real Madrid & Scotland)
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Leah Williamson (Arsenal & England)
Kopa Trophy (Best U21 Men’s Player)
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Ayyoub Bouaddi (Lille)
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Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona & Spain)
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Desire Doue (PSG & France)
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Estevão (Chelsea & Brazil)
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Dean Huijsen (Real Madrid & Spain)
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Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal & England)
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Rodrigo Mora (Porto & Portugal)
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Joao Neves (PSG & Portugal)
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Lamine Yamal (Barcelona & Spain)
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Kenan Yildiz (Juventus & Turkey)
Yashin Trophy (Best Goalkeeper)
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Alisson Becker (Liverpool & Brazil)
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Yassine Bounou (Al-Hilal & Morocco)
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Lucas Chevalier (Lille & France)
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Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid & Belgium)
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Gianluigi Donnarumma (PSG & Italy)
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Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa & Argentina)
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Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid & Slovenia)
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David Raya (Arsenal & Spain)
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Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest & Belgium)
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Yann Sommer (Inter Milan)
Johan Cruyff Trophy (Coach of the Year – Men)
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Antonio Conte (Napoli)
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Luis Enrique (PSG)
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Hansi Flick (Barcelona)
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Enzo Maresca (Chelsea)
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Arne Slot (Liverpool)
Men’s Team of the Year – Nominees
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Barcelona (Spain)
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Botafogo (Brazil)
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Chelsea (England)
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Liverpool (England)
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PSG (France)
Women’s Kopa Trophy (Best U21 Player)
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Michelle Agyemang (Arsenal & England)
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Linda Caicedo (Real Madrid & Colombia)
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Wieke Kaptein (Chelsea & Netherlands)
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Vicky Lopez (Barcelona & Spain)
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Claudia Martinez Ovando (Club Olimpia & Paraguay)
Women’s Yashin Trophy (Best Goalkeeper)
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Ann-Katrin Berger (Gotham FC & Germany)
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Cata Coll (Barcelona & Spain)
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Hannah Hampton (Chelsea & England)
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Chiamaka Nnadozie (Brighton & Nigeria)
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Daphne van Domselaar (Arsenal & Netherlands)
Women’s Johan Cruyff Trophy (Coach of the Year)
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Sonia Bompastor (Chelsea)
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Arthur Elias (Brazil)
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Justine Madugu (Nigeria)
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Renee Slegers (Arsenal)
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Sarina Wiegman (England)
Women’s Team of the Year – Nominees
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Arsenal (England)
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Barcelona (Spain)
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Chelsea (England)
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OL Lyon (France)
