The nominees for the 69th Ballon d’Or ceremony in 2025 have been announced, featuring stars like Ousmane Dembélé, Kylian Mbappé, and Mohamed Salah.
Paris Saint-Germain forward Dembélé is the favorite to claim his first Ballon d’Or after an impressive season with 36 goals and 13 assists across all competitions for club and country. He also helped PSG secure both the Champions League and the French league titles.
Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah, who won the Premier League, and Barcelona’s La Liga champion Raphinha are among the other prominent nominees.
Notably absent from the list are Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo, fresh off winning the UEFA Nations League in June, and Lionel Messi of Inter Miami.
The prestigious awards ceremony will take place on September 22 at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, France.
Full list of Ballon d’Or 2025 nominees:
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Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint-Germain, France)
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Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris Saint-Germain, Italy)
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Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid, England)
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Desire Doue (Paris Saint-Germain, France)
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Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan, Netherlands)
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Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund, Guinea)
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Erling Haaland (Manchester City, Norway)
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Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal, Sweden)
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Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain, Morocco)
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Harry Kane (Bayern Munich, England)
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Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Paris Saint-Germain, 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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Scott McTominay (Napoli, Scotland)
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Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid, France)
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Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint-Germain, Portugal)
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Joao Neves (Paris Saint-Germain, Portugal)
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Pedri (Barcelona, Spain)
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Cole Palmer (Chelsea, England)
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Michael Olise (Bayern Munich, France)
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Raphinha (Barcelona, Brazil)
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Declan Rice (Arsenal, England)
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Fabian Ruiz (Paris Saint-Germain, Spain)
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Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool, Netherlands)
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Vinícius Jr. (Real Madrid, Brazil)
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Mohamed Salah (Liverpool, Egypt)
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Florian Wirtz (Liverpool, Germany)
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Vitinha (Paris Saint-Germain, Portugal)
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Lamine Yamal (Barcelona, Spain)
