The full list of men’s and women’s Ballon d’Or 2025 nominees have been revealed ahead of the September ceremony.
2025 Ballon d’Or ceremony is scheduled to take place on Monday, September 22 at the Theatre de Chatelet in Paris, France.
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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.
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.
Men’s Ballon d’Or 2025 Nominees
Player |
Team |
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Jude Bellingham |
Real Madrid |
Ousmane Dembélé |
Paris Saint-Germain |
Gianluigi Donnarumma |
Paris Saint-Germain |
Désiré Doué |
Paris Saint-Germain |
Denzel Dumfries |
Inter Milan |
Serhou Guirassy |
Borussia Dortmund |
Erling Haaland |
Manchester City |
Viktor Gyökeres |
Sporting Lisbon / Arsenal |
Robert Lewandowski |
Barcelona |
Achraf Hakimi |
Paris Saint-Germain |
Harry Kane |
Bayern Munich |
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia |
Paris Saint-Germain |
Alexis Mac Allister |
Liverpool |
Lautaro Martinez |
Inter Milan |
Scott McTominay |
Napoli |
Kylian Mbappé |
Real Madrid |
João Neves |
Paris Saint-Germain |
Nuno Mendes |
Paris Saint-Germain |
Michael Olise |
Bayern Munich |
Cole Palmer |
Chelsea |
Pedri |
Barcelona |
Fabián Ruiz |
Paris Saint-Germain |
Declan Rice |
Arsenal |
Raphinha |
Barcelona |
Mohamed Salah |
Liverpool |
Vinícius Júnior |
Real Madrid |
Virgil van Dijk |
Liverpool |
Vitinha |
Paris Saint-Germain |
Florian Wirtz |
Bayer Leverkusen / Liverpool |
Lamine Yamal |
Barcelona |
Women’s Ballon d’Or 2025 Nominees
Player |
Team |
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Sandy Baltimore |
Chelsea |
Barbra Banda |
Orlando Pride |
Aitana Bonmatí |
Barcelona |
Lucy Bronze |
Chelsea |
Klara Bühl |
Bayern Munich |
Mariona Caldentey |
Arsenal |
Sofia Cantore |
Washington Spirit |
Steph Catley |
Arsenal |
Temwa Chawinga |
Kansas City Current |
Melchie Dumornay |
Olympique Lyon |
Emily Fox |
Arsenal |
Cristina Girelli |
Juventus |
Esther González |
NY/NJ Gotham FC |
Caroline Graham Hansen |
Barcelona |
Hannah Hampton |
Chelsea |
Pernille Harder |
Bayern Munich |
Patri Guijarro |
Barcelona |
Amanda Gutierres |
Palmeiras |
Lindsey Heaps |
Olympique Lyon |
Chloe Kelly |
Manchester City / Arsenal |
Frida Leonhardsen-Maanum |
Arsenal |
Marta |
Orlando Pride |
Clara Mateo |
Paris FC |
Ewa Pajor |
Barcelona |
Clàudia Pina |
Barcelona |
Alexia Putellas |
Barcelona |
Alessia Russo |
Arsenal |
Johanna Rytting Kaneryd |
Chelsea |
Caroline Weir |
Real Madrid |
Leah Williamson |
Arsenal |
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