Summary
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Barcelona wingers Lamine Yamal and Raphinha have become two of the best players in world football.
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After his incredible performances for PSG and Portugal, Vitinha has become a shocking contender for Ballon d’Or.
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Doues Doue and Cole Palmer both ranked after starring in the Champions League finals and the Club World Cup finals respectively.
Ballon d’Or is the most prestigious individual award in football, and since its creation in 1956, many game legends have received this honor.
Manchester City midfielder Rodri voted in favor of the international jury of international journalists, winning the award last year in Etihad. But with the 2024/25 season now ending after the Club World Cup, we entered the 2025 Ballon d’Or Winner as we entered an era without the dominance of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo?
Ranking factors
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Performances this season
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honor
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statistics
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What others said
2025 Ballon d’Or Power Ranking: in pictures
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2025 Ballon d’Or Power Ranking |
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rank |
Player |
age |
club |
nation |
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1 |
Ousmane Dembele |
28 |
PSG |
France |
|
2 |
Lamine Yamal |
18 |
Barcelona |
Spain |
|
3 |
Vitinha |
25 |
PSG |
Portugal |
|
4 |
Rafenha |
28 |
Barcelona |
Brazil |
|
5 |
Gianluigi Donnarumma |
26 |
PSG |
Italy |
|
6 |
Mohamed Salah |
33 |
Liverpool |
Egypt |
|
7 |
Desire Dui |
20 |
PSG |
France |
|
8 |
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia |
twenty four |
PSG |
Georgia |
|
9 |
Cole Palmer |
twenty three |
Chelsea |
England |
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10 |
Pedri |
twenty two |
Barcelona |
Spain |
|
11 |
Kylian Mbappe |
26 |
real Madrid |
France |
|
12 |
Achraf Hakimi |
26 |
PSG |
Morocco |
|
13 |
Robert Lewandowski |
36 |
Barcelona |
Poland |
|
14 |
Joao Neves |
20 |
PSG |
Portugal |
|
15 |
Nuno Mendes |
twenty three |
PSG |
Portugal |
|
16 |
Vinicius Jr |
25 |
real Madrid |
Brazil |
|
17 |
Viktor Gyokeres |
27 |
Sports CP |
Sweden |
|
18 |
Virgil Van Dijk |
34 |
Liverpool |
Netherlands |
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19 |
Bradley Barcola |
twenty two |
PSG |
France |
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20 |
Michael Olise |
twenty three |
Bayern Munich |
France |
20
Michael Olise
Bayern Munich and France
Michael Olise is Michael Olise and has been Bayern Munich’s best performance in his first campaign with the German Giants, although he didn’t lift too many silverware in 2024/25.
The Frenchman did win the Bundesliga title medal and scored more than 20 goals, while also earning 20 assists.
19
Bradley Barcola
PSG and France
Another Frenchman on the roster, Bradley Barcola, followed by a steady season with PSG, who won many medals at the Parc des Princes.
The winger made 64 appearances in 24/25, scoring 21 goals and providing 21 assists in all games.
18
Virgil Van Dijk
Liverpool and the Netherlands
Virgil van Dijk has not actually ranked in the top 30 in last year’s Ballon d’Or since joining Liverpool.
However, the Dutch defender helped Liverpool win the Premier League title with his usual dominance, while also winning some goals as Arne Slot.
17
Viktor Gyokeres
Sports CP and Sweden
At this moment, one of Europe’s best strikers is Viktor Gyokeres from Sporting CP. After Portugal’s excellent first season, Gyokeres supported over 50 goals in all competitions after 2024/25.
No player scored higher in Europe, and the Swedish International won both Portugal and Taka de Portugal before proposing to move to Arsenal.
16
Vinicius Jr
Real Madrid and Brazil
After the 2024 Ballon d’Or rankings did not compete in the second place in the competition, JR hopes to receive a prestigious award in 2025.
But with Real Madrid missing out on the La Liga title and being knocked out in the quarter-finals phase, Ballon d’OR is almost certainly not going to the Galaxy.
However, Vinicius JR still contributed 39 goals in 52 games in all competitions, winning the UEFA Super Cup and InterContinental Cup.
15
Nuno Mendes
PSG and Portugal
One of the Numeorus PSG players on the roster is Nuno Mendes after the Munich Champions League victory. The left-back played the lead role under Luis Enrique and even scored 12 goals, the best of his career to date.
Defensively, Mendes was described by Enrique as a “fighter” and won high notes with the French Giants while also canceling the National League with Portugal.
14
Joao Neves
PSG and Portugal
Another PSG regular who has a chance to make the top 20 is midfielder Joao Neves, who starts showing why the French Giants put cash in cash in 2024.
His first full season at Parc des Princes Coul didn’t get better, played Rgeuarly and held up all the wins in Paris. Thanks to his “huge physical commitment”, Neves is known as PSG’s Champions League success is crucial.
13
Robert Lewandowski
Barcelona and Poland
Robert Lewandowski continued to score at the highest level at the age of 36, finding the Nets in 42 games in 2024/25.
The Polish international has some incredible offensive players under Hansi Flick and has won Copa del Rey, Supercopa de Espana and La Liga. However, Lewandows missed most of the Barcelona Champions League semifinals in Milan due to a genetic injury.
12
Achraf Hakimi
PSG and Morocco
Right back Achraf Hakimi scored an opening goal in the Champions League final, showing his class again in the 2024/25 season, helping PSG help the treble.
Hakimi is an offensive defender who is the best defender in the world and has even been described by Luis Enrique as a “Formula One” because of his speed moving forward and he will surely find the network’s defender in some important races.
11
Kylian Mbappe
Real Madrid and France
In his first season at the Bernabeu, Kylian Mbappe continued to do what he did best, scoring goals. In fact, the Frenchman scored more goals in the club’s first season after El Clasico’s hat-trick.
In honors, Mbappe won the UEFA Super Cup and the Intercontinental Cup, but missed Barcelona at La Liga.
