Ousmane Dembélé wins the Ballon d'Or ahead of Yamal. Donnarumma is named best goalkeeper.

The 69th Ballon d'Or winner speaks French and goes to Ousmane Dembélé. The Paris Saint-Germain striker won the prestigious award, edging out young talent Lamine Yamal, who finished second. Also in the top 10 was Gigio Donnarumma, who finished ninth and was named the season's best goalkeeper.

A season as a leader

With Luis Enrique on the bench, Dembélé He experienced the year of his definitive consecration. Decisive in the Champions League triumph of PSGHe was also a key player in the league: 21 goals in 29 games, a haul that earned him the title of top scorer in Ligue 1, which the Parisians won by an 18-point lead over Marseille. In the Champions League, the Frenchman made the difference on the nights that mattered, scoring crucial goals in the away matches against Liverpool and Arsenal. His stellar season was capped off with the Player of the Year award. With this success, Dembélé becomes the sixth Frenchman to win the title. Golden BallKopa, Platini (three times), Papin, Zidane, and Benzema had all achieved the feat before him. This achievement cements the PSG winger as a new icon of world football.

Bonmatí for the third time in a row

Aitana Bonmati writes a historical page of the women's soccer conquering the Golden Ball 2025. This is the third consecutive triumph for the Barcelona midfielder, an unprecedented feat that makes her the only player to have collected more wins since the award was established in 2018. Until now, the record had belonged to Alexia Putellas, a two-time winner. She was followed by Mariona Caldentey, her former teammate at Barcelona and now playing for Arsenal. The Spaniard had a stellar season, culminating in Champions League success with the Gunners, but it wasn't enough to overtake Bonmatí in the race for the most coveted award.

Collective and individual awards

Il PSG confirms its dominance of the season also in the awards: the Parisian club was elected best men's team, an award collected by president Nasser Al Khelaifi. Luis Enrique instead he went Johan Cruyff Trophy as the best coach of the year, ahead of competitors of the caliber of Conte, Slot and Maresca. In the women's category, the award was given to sarina wiegman, selector of the European champion England. There was no shortage of prizes for the youngsters: the men's Kopa Trophy ended up in the hands of lamina yamal, while Vicky Lopez She signed the Blaugrana en plein with the success in the women's category.

Buffon rewards Donnarumma

The Trophy Müller, awarded to the season's top scorer and presented by Luis Figo, went to Rooted for the masculine and Ewa Pajor for the women's. As for the goalkeepers, Gigi Buffon delivered the Trofeo Yashin a Donnarumma, who returns to win the award four years after the triumph of 2021, linked to the European Championship won with Italy