The official lists of Ballon d’Or nominees are out. Check out who leads

The complete list of men’s and women’s Ballon d’Or 2025 nominees has been revealed ahead of the September ceremony. Also, the rest of the award nominees have been released.

The awards ceremony is on September 22nd, and for now, Ousmane Dembele will take the trophy, although Lamine Yamal follows closely behind, the BBC said.

Headlining both lists are standout players from both Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal’s Champions League triumphs in the men’s and women’s competitions, respectively, Sports Illustrated reported. Barcelona superstars in both categories also make up a significant portion of the nominees, including Lamine Yamal, Alexia Putellas, Pedri, and Aitana Bonmatí, among others.

Dembele and Lamine are favourites

Last year’s winner, Manchester City star Rodri, is not among the nominees after suffering an ACL injury last September, which kept him out of play for an extended period. As such, a new men’s winner will be crowned this time around.

Dembélé, Yamal, Raphinha and Salah are the favourites to take home the men’s award. However, Dembélé leads the group, having won his first-ever Champions League trophy in Munich, convincingly defeating Inter Milan 5–0. PSG also won Ligue 1 and their domestic cup in convincing fashion.

Barcelona’s 18-year-old Yamal and Brazilian team-mate Raphinha are the strongest challengers after Hansi Flick’s side won La Liga last term.

Nominees for the 2025 Ballon d’Or:

1. Ousmane Dembele (Paris St-Germain)
2. Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris St-Germain)
3. Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid)
4. Desire Doue (Paris St-Germain)
5. Denzel Dumfries (Inter)
6. Serhou Guirassy (Dortmund)
7. Erling Haaland (Manchester City)
8. Viktor Gyokeres (Arsenal)
9. Achraf Hakimi (Paris St-Germain)
10. Harry Kane (Bayern Munich)
11. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Paris St-Germain)
12. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona)
13. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool)
14. Lautaro Martinez (Inter)
15. Scott McTominay (Napoli)
16. Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid)
17. Nuno Mendes (Paris St-Germain)
18. Joao Neves (Paris St-Germain)
19. Pedri (Barcelona)
20. Cole Palmer (Chelsea)
21. Michael Olise (Bayern Munich)
22. Raphinha (Barcelona)
23. Declan Rice (Arsenal)
24. Fabian Ruiz (Paris St-Germain)
25. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool)
26. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)
27. Vinicius Jr (Real Madrid)
28. Florian Wirtz (Liverpool)
29. Vitinha (Paris St-Germain)
30. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona)

Women’s Ballon d’Or 2025 Nominees

1. Sandy Baltimore (Chelsea)
2. Barbra Banda  (Orlando Pride)
3. Aitana Bonmatí  (Barcelona)
4. Lucy Bronze  (Chelsea)
5. Klara Bühl  (Bayern Munich)
6. Mariona Caldentey  (Arsenal)
7. Sofia Cantore  (Washington Spirit)
8. Steph Catley  (Arsenal)
9. Temwa Chawinga  (Kansas City Current)
10. Melchie Dumornay  (Olympique Lyon)
11. Emily Fox  (Arsenal)
12. Cristina Girelli  (Juventus)
13. Esther González  (NY/NJ Gotham FC)
14. Caroline Graham Hansen  (Barcelona)
15. Hannah Hampton  (Chelsea)
16. Pernille Harder  (Bayern Munich)
17. Patri Guijarro  (Barcelona)
18. Amanda Gutierres  (Palmeiras)
19. Lindsey Heaps  (Olympique Lyon)
20. Chloe Kelly  (Manchester City / Arsenal)
21. Frida Leonhardsen-Maanum  (Arsenal)
22. Marta  (Orlando Pride)
23. Clara Mateo  (Paris FC)
24. Ewa Pajor  (Barcelona)
25. Clàudia Pina  (Barcelona)
26. Alexia Putellas  (Barcelona)
27. Alessia Russo  (Arsenal)
28. Johanna Rytting Kaneryd  (Chelsea)
29. Caroline Weir   (Real Madrid)
30. Leah Williamson  (Arsenal)

Arsenal became two-time Women’s Champions League winners under Renée Slegers, upsetting Barcelona in the final in Lisbon, Portugal. 

As well, standout Gunners from their European club triumph went on to lift the Women’s Euro trophy with England, including Chloe Kelly, Alessia Russo and Leah Williamson, SI said.

Men’s club of the year nominees

1. Barcelona
2. Botafogo
3. Chelsea
4. Liverpool
5. Paris St-Germain

The Johan Cruyff trophy nominees

The Johan Cruyff trophy is awarded to the best male coach, whether at club or national level.

1. Antonio Conte (Napoli)
2. Luis Enrique (PSG)
3. Hansi Flick (Barcelona)
4. Enzo Maresca (Chelsea)
5. Arne Slot (Liverpool)

Men’s Yashin trophy nominees

The Yashin trophy is awarded to the best male goalkeeper.

1. Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa and Argentina)
2. Alisson Becker (Liverpool and Brazil)
3. Yassine Bounou (Al-Hilal and Morocco)
4. Lucas Chevalier (Lille and France)
5. Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid and Belgium)
6. Gianluigi Donnarumma (PSG and Italy)
7. Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid and Slovenia)
8. David Raya (Arsenal and Spain)
9. Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest and Belgium)
10. Yann Sommer (Inter Milan and Switzerland)

Men’s Kopa trophy nominees

The Kopa trophy is awarded to the best male player under the age of 21.

1. Pau Cubarsi (Barcelona and Spain)
2. Ayyoub Bouaddi (Lille and France)
3. Desire Doue (PSG and France)
4. Estevao (Chelsea and Brazil)
5. Dean Huijsen (Real Madrid and Spain)
6. Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal and England)
7. Rodrigo Mora (Porto and Portugal)
8. Joao Neves (PSG and Portugal)
9. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona and Spain)
10. Kenan Yildiz (Juventus and Turkey)