Ballon d'or Nominees 2025

The nominees for the Ballon d’Or 2025 was published Thursday, 7 August, with shortlists for all categories announced in stages throughout the afternoon on the officialL’Équipe website and App. 

Ballon d'or Nominees 2025

The Ballon d'Or is the name of the yearly ceremony that recognizes exceptional players from throughout the game as well as the award given to the top men's and women's football players in the globe. It was first given out in 1956. In addition to the coveted individual medals, the tournament, which is organized by France Football, now offers rewards for young players, goalkeepers, coaches, clubs, and humanitarian impact. 

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Men's Ballon d'Or Nominees 2025

These 30 players are in the running for the Men's Ballon d'Or 2025.

·       Ousmane Dembélé (PSG and France)

·       Gianluigi Donnarumma (PSG and Italy)

·       Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid and England)

·       Désiré Doué (PSG and France)

·       Denzel Dumfries (Internazionale and the Netherlands)

·       Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund and Guinea)

·       Erling Haaland (Manchester City and Norway)

·       Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal and Sweden)

·       Achraf Hakimi (PSG and Morocco)

·       Harry Kane (Bayern Munich and England)

·       Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (PSG and Georgia)

·       Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona and Poland)

·       Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool and Argentina)

·       Lautaro Martinez (Internazionale and Argentina)

·       Scott McTominay (Napoli and Scotland)

·       Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid and France)

·       Nuno Mendes (PSG and Portugal)

·       João Neves (PSG and Portugal)

·       Pedri (FC Barcelona and Spain)

·       Cole Palmer (Chelsea and England)

·       Michael Olise (Bayern Munich and France)

·       Raphinha (Barcelona and Brazil)

·       Declan Rice (Arsenal and England)

·       Fabián Ruiz (PSG and Spain)

·       Lamine Yamal (Barcelona and Spain)

·       Florian Wirtz (Liverpool and Spain)

·       Vitinha (PSG and Portugal)

·       Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid and Brazil)

·       Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool and the Netherlands)

·       Mohamed Salah (Liverpool and Egypt)

Women's Ballon d'Or Nominees 2025

These 30 players are in the running for the Women's Ballon d'Or 2025.

·       Lucy Bronze (Chelsea and England)

·       Barbra Banda (Orlando Pride and Zambia)

·       Aitana Bonmatí (FC Barcelona and Spain)

·       Sandy Baltimore (Chelsea and France)

·       Mariona Caldentey (Arsenal and Spain)

·       Klara Bühl (Bayern Munich and Germany)

·       Sofia Cantore (Washington Spirit and Italy)

·       Steph Catley (Arsenal and Australia)

·       Melchie Daëlle Dumornay (OL Lyonnes and Haiti)

·       Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current and Malawi)

·       Emily Fox (Arsenal and USA)

·       Cristiana Girelli (Juventus and Italy)

·       Esther González (Gotham FC and Spain)

·       Caroline Graham Hansen (FC Barcelona and Norway)

·       Patri Guijarro (FC Barcelona and Spain)

·       Amanda Gutierres (Palmeiras and Brazil)

·       Hannah Hampton (Chelsea and England)

·       Pernille Harder (Bayern Munich and Denmark)

·       Lindsey Heaps (OL Lyonnes and USA)

·       Chloe Kelly (Arsenal and England)

·       Marta (Orlando Pride and Brazil)

·       Frida Leonhardsen Maanum (Arsenal and Norway)

·       Ewa Pajor (FC Barcelona and Poland)

·       Clara Mateo (Paris FC and France)

·       Alessia Russo (Arsenal and England)

·       Claudia Pina (FC Barcelona and Spain)

·       Alexia Putellas (FC Barcelona and Spain)

·       Johanna Rytting Kaneryd (Chelsea and Sweden)

·       Caroline Weir (Real Madrid and Scotland)

·       Leah Williamson (Arsenal and England)

Men’s Club of the Year Nominees 2025

These are the top five men's football clubs from the previous season who are nominated for Men's Club of the Year.

·       FC Barcelona

·       Botafogo

·       Chelsea

·       Liverpool

·       Paris Saint-Germain

Women’s Club of the Year Nominees 2025

These are the top five women's football clubs from the previous season who are nominated for Women's Club of the Year.

·       Arsenal

·       FC Barcelona

·       Chelsea

·       OL Lyonnes

·       Orlando Pride

Men's Johan Cruyff Trophy Nominees 2025

The Men's Johan Cruyff Trophy, which is given to the top men's coach, whether at the club or national team level, has five nominations.

·       Antonio Conte (Napoli)

·       Luis Enrique (PSG)

·       Hansi Flick (FC Barcelona)

·       Enzo Maresca (Chelsea)

·       Arne Slot (Liverpool)

Women's Johan Cruyff Trophy Nominees 2025

Here are the five nominees for the Women's Johan Cruyff Trophy, awarded to the best female coach, whether at club or national team level.

·       Sonia Bompastor (Chelsea)

·       Arthur Elias (Brazil)

·       Justine Madugu (Nigeria)

·       Renée Slegers (Arsenal)

·       Sarina Wiegman (England)

Men’s Yashin Trophy Nominees 2025

The top male goalie will get the Men's Yashin Trophy, and these are the ten nominees.

·       Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa and Argentina)

·       Alisson Becker** (Liverpool and Brazil)

·       Yassine Bounou (Al Hilal and Morocco)

·       Lucas Chevalier (Lille and France)

·       Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid and Belgium)

·       Gianluigi Donnarumma (PSG and Italy)

·       Jan Oblak (Atlético Madrid and Slovenia)

·       David Raya (Arsenal and Spain)

·       Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest and Belgium)

·       Yann Sommer (Internazionale and Switzerland)

Women’s Yashin Trophy Nominees 2025

Here are the five nominees for the Women's Yashin Trophy, presented to the finest female goalkeeper.

·       Ann-Katrin Berger (Gotham FC and Germany)

·       Cata Coll (FC Barcelona and Spain)

·       Hannah Hampton** (Chelsea and England)

·       Chiamaka Nnadozie (Brighton and Nigeria)

·       Daphne van Domselaar (Arsenal and the Netherlands)

Men’s Kopa Trophy Nominees 2025

The top male player under the age of 21 will receive the Men's Kopa Trophy, and these are the ten nominees.

·       Pau Cubarsi (FC Barcelona and Spain)

·       Ayyoub Bouaddi (Lille and France)

·       Désiré Doué (PSG and France)

·       Estevao (Chelsea and Brazil)

·       Dean Huijsen (Real Madrid and Spain)

·       Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal and England)

·       Rodrigo Mora (Porto and Portugal)

·       João Neves (PSG and Portugal)

·       Lamine Yamal (Barcelona and Spain)

·       Kenan Yildiz (Juventus and Türkiye)

Women’s Kopa Trophy Nominees 2025

Here are the five nominees for the Women's Kopa Trophy, awarded to the best female player under the age of 21.

·       Michelle Agyemang (Arsenal and England)

·       Linda Caicedo (Real Madrid and Colombia)

·       Wieke Kaptein (Chelsea and the Netherlands)

·       Claudia Martinez Ovando (Club Olimpia and Paraguay)

·       Vicky Lopez (FC Barcelona and Spain)

 

You can watch all Ballon d'or Nomination 2025 ceremony via lequipe.fr