The 69th Ballon d’Or ceremony took place on Monday night 22 September 2025, at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, where football’s biggest stars gathered for the sport’s most prestigious awards.
- Ousmane Dembele wins Men’s Ballon d’Or
- Aitana Bonmatí wins Women’s Ballon d’Or
- Socrates Award: Xana Foundation
- PSG named Men’s Club of the Year
- Arsenal named Women’s Club of the Year
- Pajor & Gyokeres win the Gerd Müller Trophies
- Hannah Hampton & Gianluigi Donnarumma win Yashin Trophies
- Luis Enrique wins men’s Johan Cruyff Trophy
- Sarina Wiegman wins women’s Johan Cruyff Trophy
- Vicky López wins women’s Kopa Trophy
- Lamine Yamal wins men’s Kopa Trophy
First presented in 1956, the Ballon d’Or has grown into a global celebration of football’s finest achievements, honouring standout players, teams and coaches across the past season’s major competitions worldwide.
Softfootball brings you complete lists of All Ballon d’Or 2025 winners across every category, including the Men’s and Women’s Ballon d’Or, the Kopa and Yashin Trophies, the Gerd Müller Award, Coach and Club of the Year, and the Socrates Award.
Ousmane Dembele wins Men’s Ballon d’Or
Ousmane Dembélé was crowned the Men’s Ballon d’Or winner after a career-best season. The Paris Saint-Germain and France forward was electric throughout last campaign, driving PSG to a historic first UEFA Champions League, a domestic double (Ligue 1 and Coupe de France), and the UEFA Super Cup, with marquee performances in the biggest knockout nights. A gold ball to cap a year of game-breaking brilliance.
Dembele beat Barcelona youngster Lamine Yamal to the Ballon d’Or, becoming the first Frenchman to do so since Karim Benzema to do so and sixth overall after Raymond Kopa, Michel Platini, Jean-Pierre Papin and Zinedine Zidane.
Dembele, a first-time winner of the prestigious award, played a massive role in Paris Saint-Germain finally getting their hands on the Champions League last season as well as dominating on home soiL. The club X handle posted the forward reaction after the award in France.
Aitana Bonmatí wins Women’s Ballon d’Or
Three in a row for Aitana Bonmatí. The Barcelona and Spain midfielder completes a historic hat-trick after a season driving Barça to a domestic treble (Liga F, Copa de la Reina, Supercopa) and the UEFA Women’s Champions League final, where she was named UWCL Player of the Season for the third year running. She also helped Spain reach the EURO 2025 final, and is a World Cup winner and three-time Champions League winner.
Socrates Award: Xana Foundation
The Socrates Award is presented to the Xana Foundation, which supports children and young people living with life-threatening illnesses. The charity was created by PSG coach Luis Enrique in memory of his daughter Xana, who died aged nine in 2019 after a battle with a rare form of bone cancer.
PSG named Men’s Club of the Year
Paris Saint-Germain are crowned Men’s Club of the Year after a historic season that delivered their first UEFA Champions League and a domestic double in France (Ligue 1 and Coupe de France). They also added the UEFA Super Cup, capping a clean sweep at home and in Europe.
Arsenal named Women’s Club of the Year
Arsenal are crowned Women’s Club of the Year after lifting the UEFA Women’s Champions League. The Gunners also finished WSL runners-up and broke the league attendance record at the Emirates.
Pajor & Gyokeres win the Gerd Müller Trophies
The Gerd Müller Trophy recognises the most prolific scorers across club and national team over the season, and this year’s honours go to Ewa Pajor and Viktor Gyökeres.
Ewa Pajor (Barcelona/Poland)
Barcelona’s No. 9 powered through 2024/25 with 43 goals in 46 club appearances, a club-record haul that delivered a domestic treble push and cemented her as Barça’s season top-scorer.
Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting CP/Sweden, now Arsenal)
An outrageous year for Gyokeres: 54 goals in 52 games for Sporting, including 39 in the league as they retained the Portuguese title.
Hannah Hampton & Gianluigi Donnarumma win Yashin Trophies
Hannah Hampton claimed the women’s Yashin Trophy at the 2025 Ballon d’Or awards, crowning a glorious season for club and country. The England and Chelsea stopper succeeded the retired Mary Earps as No. 1 for The Lionesses at Euro 2025 and made a string of crucial interventions as they were crowned European champions.
She also helped Chelsea win a historic domestic treble of Women’s Super League, Women’s FA Cup and Women’s League Cup titles as The Blues enjoyed an unbeaten season.
Gianluigi Donnarumma, newly-signed Manchester City goalie, has been awarded the 2025 Yashin Trophy, the prestigious prize presented at the Ballon d’Or gala to the best goalkeeper in world football, on Monday in Paris.
After first winning in 2021, Donnarumma reclaimed the award for a second time, beating a strong field of contenders. This year is a historic moment for the Yashin Trophy, as the award expanded to recognize both men’s and women’s goalkeepers for the first time.
Luis Enrique wins men’s Johan Cruyff Trophy
Paris Saint-Germain head coach Luis Enrique takes the men’s Johan Cruyff Trophy (coach of the year). He isn’t at the Théâtre du Châtelet to collect it, he was on the touchline for PSG’s league clash against Marseille last night.
Enrique led PSG to a domestic double in France and the club’s first-ever UEFA Champions League title, before adding the UEFA Super Cup in August.
Sarina Wiegman wins women’s Johan Cruyff Trophy
England head coach Sarina Wiegman claims the women’s Johan Cruyff Trophy, which recognises the standout coach in the women’s game. Wiegman’s Lionesses successfully defended their European crown this summer with a thrilling penalty shoot-out victory over Spain in the final.
Vicky López wins women’s Kopa Trophy
Barcelona make it a double as 19-year-old forward Vicky López collects the first-ever women’s Kopa Trophy.
Lamine Yamal wins men’s Kopa Trophy
Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal opened the night by claiming the Kopa Trophy, awarded to the world’s best men’s player aged 21 or under. Yamal, 18, enjoyed a superb 2024/25 season with Barcelona, scoring 18 goals and providing 25 assists in all competitions.
His exceptional form for the Blaugrana earned him a nomination for the men’s Ballon d’Or award, but he was pipped to the award by Paris Saint-Germain star Ousmane Dembele.
It is the second successive year Yamal has won the Kopa Trophy. He won by a landslide with 113 points in 2024, ahead of Real Madrid’s Arda Guler and Manchester United’s Kobbie Mainoo.
This year, he beat Paris Saint-Germain’s Desire Doue to the award, after the 20-year-old starred with a brace in the UEFA Champions League final against Internazionale.
