Ballon d’Or 2025: Full list of Nominees

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
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
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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