The organizers of the 2025 Ballon d’Or have officially unveiled the complete list of nominees across all categories ahead of this year’s prestigious football awards ceremony.
The announcement, made through multiple media outlets on Thursday, August 7, 2025, highlights the most outstanding players, coaches, and clubs in the world over the past season.
This year’s nominees span eight major categories, including the coveted Men’s and Women’s Ballon d’Or, the Kopa and Yachine Trophies, as well as honours for coaches and clubs.
Men’s Ballon d’Or 2025 nominees
- Ousmane Dembele (PSG & France)
- Gianluigi Donnarumma (PSG & Italy)
- Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid & England)
- Desire Doue (PSG & France)
- Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan & Netherlands)
- Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund & Guinea)
- Erling Haaland (Man City & Norway)
- Viktor Gyokeres (Arsenal & Sweden)
- Achraf Hakimi (PSG & Morocco)
- Harry Kane (Bayern Munich & England)
- Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (PSG & Georgia)
- Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona & Poland)
- Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool & Argentina)
- Lautaro Martinez (Inter Milan & Argentina)
- Scott McTominay (Napoli & Scotland)
- Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid & France)
- Nuno Mendes (PSG & Portugal)
- Joao Neves (PSG & Portugal)Pedri (Barcelona & Spain)
- Cole Palmer (Chelsea & England)
- Michael Olise (Bayern Munich & France)
- Raphinha (Barcelona & Brazil)
- Declan Rice (Arsenal & England)
- Fabian Ruiz (PSG & Spain)
- Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool & Netherlands)
- Vinicius Jr (Real Madrid & Brazil)
- Mohamed Salah (Liverpool & Egypt)
- Florian Wirtz (Liverpool & Germany)
- Vitinha (PSG & Portugal)
- Lamine Yamal (Barcelona & Spain)
Women’s Ballon d’Or 2025 nominees
- Lucy Bronze (Chelsea & England)
- Barbra Banda (Orlando Pride & Zambia)
- Aitana Bonmati (Barcelona & Spain)
- Sandy Baltimore (Chelsea & France)
- Mariona Caldentey (Arsenal & Spain)
- Klara Buhl (Bayern Munich & Germany)
- Sofia Cantore (Washington Spirit & Italy)
- Steph Catley (Arsenal & Australia)
- Melchie Dumornay (Lyon & Haiti)
- Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current & Malawi)
- Emily Fox (Arsenal & USA)
- Cristiana Girelli (Juventus & Italy)
- Esther Gonzalez (Gotham & Spain)
- Caroline Graham Hansen (Barcelona & Norway)
- Patri Guijarro (Barcelona & Spain)
- Amanda Gutierres (Palmeiras & Brazil)
- Hannah Hampton (Chelsea & England)
- Pernille Harder (Bayern Munich & Denmark)
- Lindsey Heaps (Lyon & USA)
- Chloe Kelly (Arsenal & England)
- Marta (Orlando Pride & Brazil)
- Frida Leonhardsen Maanum (Arsenal & Norway)
- Ewa Pajor (Barcelona & Poland)
- Clara Mateo (Paris FC & France)
- Alessia Russo (Arsenal & England)
- Claudia Pina (Barcelona & Spain)
- Alexia Putellas (Barcelona & Spain)
- Johanna Rytting Kaneryd (Chelsea & Sweden)
- Caroline Weir (Real Madrid & Scotland)
- Leah Williamson (Arsenal & England)
Kopa Trophy 2025 nominees
- Myles Lewis-Skelly
- Rodrigo Mora
- Joao Neves
- Lamine Yamal
- Kenan Yildiz
- Ayyoub Bouaddi
- Pau Cubarsi
- Désiré Doué
- Estevao
- Dean Huijsen
2025 Women’s Kopa Trophy nominees
- Michelle Agyemang
- Linda Caicedo
- Wieke Kaptein
- Vicky Lopez
- Claudia Martinez Ovando
2025 Yachine Trophy nominees
- Alisson Becker (Liverpool & Brazil)
- Yassine Bounou (Al-Hilal & Morocco)
- Lucas Chevalier (Lille & France)
- Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid & Belgium)
- Gianluigi Donnarumma (PSG & Italy)
- Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa & Argentina)
- Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid & Slovenia)
- David Raya (Arsenal & Spain)
- Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest & Belgium)
- Yann Sommer (Inter Milan)
Women\’s 2025 Yachine Trophy nominees
- Ann-Katrin Berger (Gotham FC & Germany)
- Cata Coll (Barcelona & Spain)
- Hannah Hampton (Chelsea & England)
- Chiamaka Nnadozie (Brighton & Nigeria)
- Daphne van Domselaar (Arsenal & Netherlands)
2025 Men\’s Coach of the year nominees
- Antonio Conte
- Luis Enrique
- Hansi Flick
- Enzo Maresca
- Arne Slot
2025 Women\’s Team Coach of the Year nominees
- Sonia Bompastor
- Arthur Elias
- Justine Madugu
- Renée Slegers
- Sarina Wiegman
2025 Women\’s Club of the Year
- Arsenal FC
- Barcelona
- Chelsea
- OL Lyonnes
- Orlando Pride
2025 Men\’s Club of the Year
- Barcelona
- Botafogo
- Chelsea
- Liverpool
- Paris Saint-Germain
The Ballon d’Or awards ceremony will take place later this year, honouring the players and figures who have left the most indelible mark on the global game.
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