Paris hosted football’s biggest stars on Tuesday night at the Théâtre du Châtelet for the 69th Ballon d’Or ceremony where Ousmane Dembélé was crowned the best footballer of the last season.

 

The 28-year-old Paris Saint-Germain forward won the 2025 Men’s Ballon d’Or after scoring 37 goals and providing 15 assists in a season that delivered PSG’s first-ever UEFA Champions League title along with a domestic double.

 

He finished ahead of Barcelona teenager Lamine Yamal and PSG teammate Vitinha.

 

Barcelona’s Aitana Bonmatí continued her dominance in the women’s game, winning the Women’s Ballon d’Or for the third year in a row after another outstanding season for club and country.

 

The night also highlighted young talent as 18-year-old Yamal claimed the Men’s Kopa Trophy while Barcelona’s Vicky López won the Women’s Kopa Trophy. PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma lifted the Yashin Trophy and Chelsea’s Hannah Hampton took home the Women’s Yashin Trophy.

 

Here are the top men’s Ballon d’Or rankings:

Ousmane Dembélé (France, PSG)

Lamine Yamal (Spain, Barcelona)

Vitinha (Portugal, PSG)

Mohamed Salah (Egypt, Liverpool)

Raphinha (Brazil, Barcelona)

Achraf Hakimi (Morocco, PSG)

Kylian Mbappé (France, Real Madrid)

Cole Palmer (England, Chelsea)

Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy, PSG)

Nuno Mendes (Portugal, PSG)

 

Other winners included Viktor Gyökeres and Ewa Pajor for the Gerd Müller trophies, Luis Enrique and Sarina Wiegman for the Johan Cruyff trophies, PSG as Men’s Club of the Year and Arsenal as Women’s Club of the Year. The Sócrates Award went to Spain’s Fundación Xana.