Nine PSG players dominate Ballon d’Or 2025 nominee list

Nine players from treble-winning Paris Saint-Germain person been nominated for the men’s Ballon d’Or this year, on with the club’s manager Luis Enrique, arsenic France Football announced its database of nominees.

Ousmane Dembele, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Desire Doue, Achraf Hakimi, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Nuno Mendes, Joao Neves, Fabian Ruiz and Vitinha are each connected the database of 30 players nominated connected Thursday for the large prize.

Dembele scored 35 goals and claimed 16 assists successful each competitions arsenic PSG won the Ligue 1 title, French Cup and Champions League and were Club World Cup runners-up to Chelsea.

Other nominees see Barcelona’s Raphinha (34 goals, 25 assists), Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah (34 goals, 23 assists), who was named Premier League Player of the Season, and Manchester City striker Erling Haaland (34 goals, 5 assists).

Paris Saint-Germain’s Ousmane Dembele celebrates with the trophy aft winning the Champions League [Peter Cziborra/Reuters]

Scott McTominay, who won Serie A’s Most Valuable Player aft guiding Napoli to the title, was besides nominated arsenic the archetypal Scotsman successful 38 years to marque the shortlist. Barca’s Lamine Yamal (18 goals, 25 assists) made the chopped portion the 18-year-old winger was besides nominated for the Kopa Trophy for champion Under-21 player, an grant helium won past year.

Five England players were nominated for the women’s Ballon d’Or aft their Euros triumph, including goalkeeper Hannah Hampton, Lucy Bronze, Alessia Russo, Chloe Kelly and Leah Williamson.

Marta, who came retired of status to pb Brazil to the women’s Copa America rubric astatine the property of 39, was besides nominated. Along with Luis Enrique, Enzo Maresca, who guided Chelsea to the Club World Cup title, and Liverpool’s Arne Slot, who won the Premier League crown successful his archetypal play astatine the club, were nominated for the men’s Coach of the Year award.

Spanish midfielders Rodri and Aitana Bonmati are the existent holders of the men’s and women’s Ballon d’Or awards, respectively.

The erstwhile spent astir of past play injured with Manchester City, portion Bonmati was a defeated finalist astatine Euro 2025 arsenic England overcame Spain.

Current Ballon d’Or Women’s holder Aitana Bonmati looks dejected aft Spain’s Euro 2025 decision by England [Bernadett Szabo/Reuters]

The women’s manager nominees are led by Sonia Bompastor, who won a home treble astatine Chelsea, Renee Slegers, who took Arsenal to their 2nd Champions League crown, and Sarina Wiegman, aft she helped England clasp their Euros title.

Ballon d’Or nominations successful full

Men: Jude Bellingham, Ousmane Dembele, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Desire Doue, Denzel Dumfries, Serhou Guirassy, Viktor Gyokeres, Erling Haaland, Achraf Hakimi, Harry Kane, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Robert Lewandowski, Alexis Mac Allister, Lautaro Martinez, Kylian Mbappe, Scott McTominay, Nuno Mendes, Joao Neves, Michael Olise, Cole Palmer, Pedri, Raphinha, Declan Rice, Fabian Ruiz, Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk, Vinicius Jr, Vitinha, Florian Wirtz, Lamine Yamal

Women: Sandy Baltimore, Barbra Banda, Aitana Bonmati, Lucy Bronze, Klara Buehl, Mariona Caldentey, Sofia Cantore, Steph Catley, Temwa Chawinga, Melchie Dumornay, Emily Fox, Cristiana Girelli, Esther Gonzalez, Caroline Graham Hansen, Hannah Hampton, Pernille Harder, Patri Guijarro, Amanda Gutierres, Lindsey Heaps, Chloe Kelly, Frida Leonhardsen-Maanum, Marta, Clara Mateo, Ewa Pajor, Claudia Pina, Alexia Putellas, Alessia Russo, Johanna Rytting Kaneryd, Caroline Weir, Leah Williamson

Men’s manager of the year: Antonio Conte, Luis Enrique, Hansi Flick, Enzo Maresca, Arne Slot

Women’s manager of the year: Sonia Bompastor, Arthur Elias, Justine Madugu, Renee Slegers, Sarina Wiegman

Men’s nine of the year: Barcelona, Botafogo, Chelsea, Liverpool, Paris St Germain

Women’s nine of the year: Arsenal, Barcelona, Chelsea, OL Lyonnes, Orlando Pride

Yashin trophy men: Alisson Becker, Yassine Bounou, Lucas Chevalier, Thibaut Courtois, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Emi Martinez, Jan Oblak, David Raya, Matz Sels, Yann Sommer

Yashin trophy women: Ann-Katrin Berger, Cata Coll, Hannah Hampton, Chiamaka Nnadozie, Daphne van Domselaar

Men’s Kopa Trophy: Ayyoub Bouaddi, Pau Cubarsi, Desire Doue, Estevao, Dean Huijsen, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Rodrigo Mora, Joao Neves, Lamine Yamal, Kenan Yildiz

Women’s Kopa Trophy: Michelle Agyemang, Linda Caicedo, Wieke Kaptein, Vicky Lopez, Claudia Martinez Ovando