The prestigious Ballon d'Or award is often seen as the standard prize for the best male player globally. It is voted on by an international panel of journalists, with one representative from each country, based on the top 100 in the latest FIFA Men's World Ranking.

The timeframe considered for the awards listed below spans from August 1, 2024, to July 31, 2025. The ceremony to announce the winners is scheduled for September 22.

Here are the nominees for the 2025 men's Ballon d'Or:

Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid & England)

Ousmane Dembele (PSG & France)

Gianluigi Donnarumma (PSG & Italy)

Desire Doue (PSG & France)

Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan & Netherlands)

Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund & Guinea)

Viktor Gyokeres (Arsenal & Sweden)

Erling Haaland (Manchester City & Norway)

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)

Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid & France)

Scott McTominay (Napoli & Scotland)

Nuno Mendes (PSG & Portugal)

Joao Neves (PSG & Portugal)

Michael Olise (Bayern Munich & France)

Cole Palmer (Chelsea & England)

Pedri (Barcelona & Spain)

Raphinha (Barcelona & Brazil)

Declan Rice (Arsenal & England)

Fabian Ruiz (PSG & Spain)

Mohamed Salah (Liverpool & Egypt)

Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool & Netherlands)

Vinicius Jr (Real Madrid & Brazil)

Vitinha (PSG & Portugal)

Florian Wirtz (Liverpool & Germany)

Lamine Yamal (Barcelona & Spain)

Nominees for the Ballon d'Or Féminin:

Sandy Baltimore (Chelsea & France)

Barbra Banda (Orlando Pride & Zambia)

Aitana Bonmati (Barcelona & Spain)

Lucy Bronze (Chelsea and England)

Klara Buhl (Bayern Munich & Germany)

Mariona Caldentey (Arsenal & Spain)

Sofia Cantore (Washington Spirit & Italy)

Steph Catley (Arsenal & Australia)

Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current & Malawi)

Melchie Dumornay (Lyon & Haiti)

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)

Frida Maanum (Arsenal & Norway)

Marta (Orlando Pride & Brazil)

Clara Mateo (Paris FC & France)

Ewa Pajor (Barcelona & Poland)

Claudia Pina (Barcelona, Spain)

Alexia Putellas (Barcelona, Spain)

Alessia Russo (Arsenal & England)

Johanna Rytting Kaneryd (Chelsea, Spain)

Caroline Weir (Real Madrid, Scotland)

Leah Williamson (Arsenal, England)

Nominees for the Kopa Trophy (best men's under-21 player):

Ayyoub Bouaddi (Lille)

Pau Cubarsi (Barcelona & Spain)

Desire Doue (PSG & France)

Estevao (Chelsea & Brazil)

Dean Huijsen (Real Madrid & Spain)

Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal & England)

Rodrigo Mora (Porto & Portugal)

Joao Neves (PSG & Portugal)

Lamine Yamal (Barcelona & Spain)

Kenan Yildiz (Juventus & Turkey)

Nominees for the Yashin Trophy (best men's goalkeeper):

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)

Nominees for the Johan Cruyff Trophy (coach of the year):

Antonio Conte (Napoli)

Luis Enrique (PSG)

Hansi Flick (Barcelona)

Enzo Maresca (Chelsea)

Arne Slot (Liverpool)

Nominees for the Men's Team of the Year:

Barcelona (Spain)

Botafogo (Brazil)

Chelsea (England)

Liverpool (England)

PSG (France)

Nominees for the Women's Kopa Trophy:

Michelle Agyemang (Arsenal & England)

Linda Caicedo (Real Madrid & Colombia)

Wieke Kaptein (Chelsea & Netherlands )

Vicky Lopez (Barcelona & Spain)

Claudia Martinez Ovando (Club Olimpia & Paraguay)

Nominees for the Women's Yashin Trophy:

Ann-Katrin Berger (Gotham FC & Germany)

Cata Coll (Barcelona & Spain)

Hannah Hampton (Chelsea & England)

Chiamaka Nnadozie (Brighton & Nigeria)

Daphne van Domselaar (Arsenal & Netherlands)

Nominees for the Women's Johan Cruyff Trophy:

Sonia Bompastor (Chelsea)

Arthur Elias (Brazil)

Justine Madugu (Nigeria)

Renee Slegers (Arsenal)

Sarina Wiegman (England)

Nominees for the Women's Team of the Year:

Arsenal (England)

Barcelona (Spain)

Chelsea (England)

OL Lyonnes (France)

Orlando Pride (United States)