The list of nominees for the 2025 Ballon d'Or has been officially announced, with 30 candidates nominated in alphabetical order. Ousmane Dembele and Lamine Yamal lead the list of nominees. The 2024 Ballon d'Or winner was Rodri.
2025 Ballon d'Or Nominees:
Ousmane Dembele (28, France, Paris Saint-Germain, 1st nomination)
Gianluigi Donnarumma (26, Italy, Paris Saint-Germain, 2nd nomination)
Jude Bellingham (22, England, Real Madrid, 3rd nomination)
Warren Zaïre-Emery (20, France, Paris Saint-Germain, 1st nomination)
Denzel Dumfries (29, Netherlands, Inter Milan, 1st nomination)
Serhou Guirassy (29, Guinea, Borussia Dortmund, 1st nomination)
Erling Haaland (25, Norway, Manchester City, 5th nomination)
Viktor Gyokeres (27, Sweden, Sporting CP & Arsenal, 1st nomination)
Achraf Hakimi (26, Morocco, Paris Saint-Germain, 1st nomination)
Harry Kane (32, England, Bayern Munich, 7th nomination)
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (24, Georgia, Napoli & Paris Saint-Germain, 2nd nomination)
Robert Lewandowski (36, Poland, Barcelona, 9th nomination)
Alexis Mac Allister (26, Argentina, Liverpool, 1st nomination)
Lautaro Martínez (27, Argentina, Inter Milan, 4th nomination)
Scott McTominay (28, Scotland, Napoli, 1st nomination)
Kylian Mbappé (26, France, Real Madrid, 8th nomination)
Nuno Mendes (23, Portugal, Paris Saint-Germain, 1st nomination)
João Neves (20, Portugal, Paris Saint-Germain, 1st nomination)
Pedri (22, Spain, Barcelona, 2nd nomination)
Cole Palmer (23, England, Chelsea, 2nd nomination)
Michael Olise (23, France, Bayern Munich, 1st nomination)
Raphinha (28, Brazil, Barcelona, 1st nomination)
Declan Rice (26, England, Arsenal, 2nd nomination)
Fabian Ruiz (29, Spain, Paris Saint-Germain, 1st nomination)
Virgil van Dijk (34, Netherlands, Liverpool, 3rd nomination)
Vinícius Júnior (25, Brazil, Real Madrid, 4th nomination)
Mohamed Salah (33, Egypt, Liverpool, 6th nomination)
Florian Wirtz (22, Germany, Bayer Leverkusen & Liverpool, 2nd nomination)
Vitinha (25, Portugal, Paris Saint-Germain, 2nd nomination)
Lamine Yamal (18, Spain, Barcelona, 2nd nomination)
