Ousmane Dembele wins 2025 Ballon d’Or

Paris Saint-Germain’s French international forward Ousmane Dembele has been named the men’s Ballon d’Or winner for 2025, with Barcelona’s Spanish international Aitana Bonmati claiming the women’s title for the third consecutive year.

The pair were awarded the trophies, recognised as the most prestigious individual prizes in football, at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, France, on Monday.

Dembele helped PSG to its first Champions League title in May, and saw off strong competition from Barcelona starlet Lamine Yamal, who helped the Spanish club to the La Liga title this year, immediately after his starring role for Spain in their Euro 2024 triumph.

Dembele succeeded Manchester City midfielder Rodri to become the sixth Frenchman to win the award after Raymond Kopa, Michel Platini, Jean-Pierre Papin, Zinedine Zidane and Karim Benzema.