The 2025 Ballon d’Or voting breakdown reveals just how close Lamine Yamal and Mariona Caldentey came to beating out Ousmane Dembélé and Aitana Bonmatí for the most prestigious honor in football.
In front of a crowd with many of the best players and managers in the sport, Dembélé and Bonmatí took the stage at the Théâtre du Châtelet to receive their respective Ballon d’Or awards.
Dembélé won the honor for his brilliant 2024–25 season in which Paris Saint-Germain claimed a historic quadruple. Bonmatí, meanwhile, helped Barcelona to a second consecutive domestic treble, earning her third women’s Ballon d’Or award.
Both players took home the individual honor through the votes of journalists from FIFA-ranked countries. One hundred representatives vote for the men’s Ballon d’Or while 50 vote for the women’s Ballon d’Or.
The men’s and women’s player with the most cumulative points are crowned the latest winners of the Ballon d’Or.
2025 Men’s Ballon d’Or Points Breakdown (30–11)
30. Michael Olise (France, Bayern Munich), 4 points
29. Florian Wirtz (Germany, Leverkusen/Liverpool), 5 points
28. Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands, Liverpool), 7 points
27. Declan Rice (England, Arsenal), 13 points
26. Erling Haaland (Norway, Manchester City), 18 points
25. Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands, Inter Milan), 20 points
24. Fabián Ruiz (Spain, Paris Saint-Germain), 20 points
23. Jude Bellingham (England, Real Madrid), 21 points
22. Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina, Liverpool), 21 points
21. Serhou Guirassy (Guinea, Borussia Dortmund), 25 points
20. Lautaro Martínez (Argentina, Inter), 37 points
19. João Neves (Portugal, Paris Saint-Germain), 40 points
18. Scott McTominay (Scotland, Napoli), 45 points
17. Robert Lewandowski (Poland, Barcelona), 49 points
16. Vinicius Junior (Brazil, Real Madrid), 51 points
15. Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden, Arsenal), 56 points
14. Désiré Doué (France, Paris Saint-Germain), 74 points
13. Harry Kane (England, Bayern Munich), 112 points
12. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia, Paris Saint-Germain), 123 points
11. Pedri (Spain, Barcelona), 124 points
2025 Men’s Ballon d’Or Points Breakdown (1–10)
Dembélé mounted a comfortable first-place finish over runner-up Yamal; the Frenchman finished 321 points ahead of the 18-year-old sensation. The sizeable gap came in large part due to the 73 first-place votes Dembélé received compared to Yamal’s 11.
The following six players were also ranked first at least once:
- Vitinha (6 times)
- Mohamed Salah (4 times)
- Achraf Hakimi (3 times)
- Kylian Mbappé (1 time)
- Khvitcha Kvaratskhelia (1 time)
- Scott McTominay (1 time)
2025 Women’s Ballon d’Or Points Breakdown (30–11)
30. Caroline Weir (Scotland, Real Madrid), 0 points
29. Steph Catley (Australia, Arsenal), 1 point
T-27. Frida Maanum (Norway, Arsenal), 4 points
T-27. Clara Mateo (France, Paris FC), 4 points
26. Lindsey Horan Heaps (United States, Lyon), 5 points
25. Emily Fox (United States, Arsenal), 7 points
24. Sofia Cantore (Italy, Washington Spirit), 9 points
23. Johanna Rytting Kaneryd (Sweden, Chelsea), 11 points
22. Esther Gonzalez (Spain, Gotham FC), 19 points
21. Amanda Gutierres (Brazil, Palmeiras), 20 points
20. Pernille Harder (Denmark, Bayern Munich), 20 points
19. Klara Bühl (Germany, Bayern Munich), 25 points
18. Melchie Dumornay (Haiti, Lyon), 27 points
17. Temwa Chawinga (Malawi, Kansas City Current), 29 points
16. Cristiana Girelli (Italy, Juventus), 40 points
15. Sandy Baltimore (France, Chelsea), 42 points
14. Barbra Banda (Zambia, Orlando Pride), 47 points
13. Caroline Graham Hansen (Norway, Barcelona), 92 points
12. Marta (Brazil, Orlando Pride), 106 points
11. Claudia Pina (Spain, Barcelona), 113 points
2025 Women’s Ballon d’Or Points Breakdown (1–10)
Bonmatí finished just 28 points ahead of Caldentey to claim her third women’s Ballon d’Or. The Barcelona star now joins Lionel Messi and Michel Platini as the only players to win three consecutive Ballon d’Or awards.
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