The organizers of the Ballon d’Or football awards has released a total of 110 football personalities nominated for various award categories of the Ballon d’Or 2025 awards.
Among the nominees are Nigeria’s Super Falcons goalkeeper, Chiamaka Nnadozie and the Super Falcons Coach, Justine Madugu.
The nominees are selected by notable journalists and coaches across the continent.
The 2025 Ballon d’Or award ceremony will be held at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris on September 2, 2025.
Below are the full lists of nominees in different categories:
Best Footballer Nominees (Men)
Ousmane Dembélé (PSG and France)
Gianluigi Donnarumma (PSG and Italy)
Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid and England)
Désiré Doué (PSG and France)
Denzel Dumfries (Internazionale and the Netherlands)
Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund and Guinea)
Erling Haaland (Manchester City and Norway)
Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal and Sweden)
Achraf Hakimi (PSG and Morocco)
Harry Kane (Bayern Munich and England)
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (PSG and Georgia)
Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona and Poland)
Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool and Argentina)
Lautaro Martinez (Internazionale and Argentina)
Scott McTominay (Napoli and Scotland)
Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid and France)
Nuno Mendes (PSG and Portugal)
João Neves (PSG and Portugal)
Pedri (FC Barcelona and Spain)
Cole Palmer (Chelsea and England)
Michael Olise (Bayern Munich and France)
Raphinha (Barcelona and Brazil)
Declan Rice (Arsenal and England)
Fabián Ruiz (PSG and Spain)
Lamine Yamal (Barcelona and Spain)
Florian Wirtz (Liverpool and Spain)
Vitinha (PSG and Portugal)
Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid and Brazil)
Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool and the Netherlands)
Mohamed Salah (Liverpool and Egypt
Best Footballer Nominees (Female)
Lucy Bronze (Chelsea and England)**
Barbra Banda (Orlando Pride and Zambia)
Aitana Bonmatí (FC Barcelona and Spain)
Sandy Baltimore (Chelsea and France)
Mariona Caldentey (Arsenal and Spain)
Klara Bühl (Bayern Munich and Germany)
Sofia Cantore (Washington Spirit and Italy)
Steph Catley (Arsenal and Australia)
Melchie Daëlle Dumornay (OL Lyonnes and Haiti)
Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current and Malawi)
Emily Fox (Arsenal and USA)
Cristiana Girelli (Juventus and Italy)
Esther González (Gotham FC and Spain)
Caroline Graham Hansen (FC Barcelona and Norway)
Patri Guijarro (FC Barcelona and Spain)
Amanda Gutierres (Palmeiras and Brazil)
Hannah Hampton (Chelsea and England)
Pernille Harder (Bayern Munich and Denmark)
Lindsey Heaps (OL Lyonnes and USA)
Chloe Kelly (Arsenal and England)
Marta (Orlando Pride and Brazil)
Frida Leonhardsen Maanum (Arsenal and Norway)
Ewa Pajor (FC Barcelona and Poland)
Clara Mateo (Paris FC and France)
Alessia Russo (Arsenal and England)
Claudia Pina (FC Barcelona and Spain)
Alexia Putellas (FC Barcelona and Spain)
Johanna Rytting Kaneryd (Chelsea and Sweden)
Caroline Weir (Real Madrid and Scotland)
Leah Williamson (Arsenal and England)
There are the five nominees for the Men’s Club of the Year, honouring the most outstanding men’s football club from last season.
FC Barcelona
Botafogo
Chelsea
Liverpool
Paris Saint-Germain
Women
There are the five nominees for the Women’s Club of the Year, honouring the most outstanding women’s football club from last season.
Arsenal
FC Barcelona
Chelsea
OL Lyonnes
Orlando Pride
Women’s Johan Cruyff Trophy nominees announced
Here are the five nominees for the Women’s Johan Cruyff Trophy, awarded to the best female coach, whether at club or national team level.
Sonia Bompastor (Chelsea)
Arthur Elias (Brazil)
Justine Madugu (Nigeria)
Renée Slegers (Arsenal)
Sarina Wiegman (England
Women’s Yashin Trophy nominees announced
Here are the five nominees for the Women’s Yashin Trophy, awarded to the best female goalkeeper.
Ann-Katrin Berger (Gotham FC and Germany)Cata Coll (FC Barcelona and Spain)**
Hannah Hampton** (Chelsea and England)
Chiamaka Nnadozie (Brighton and Nigeria)
Daphne van Domselaar (Arsenal and the Netherlands
Men’s Kopa Trophy nominees announced
Here are the 10 nominees for the Men’s Kopa Trophy, awarded to the best male player under the age of 21.
Pau Cubarsi (FC Barcelona and Spain)
Ayyoub Bouaddi (Lille and France)
Désiré Doué (PSG and France)
Estevao (Chelsea and Brazil)
Dean Huijsen (Real Madrid and Spain)
Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal and England)
Rodrigo Mora (Porto and Portugal)
João Neves (PSG and Portugal)
Lamine Yamal (Barcelona and Spain)
Kenan Yildiz (Juventus and Türkiye
omen’s Kopa Trophy nominees announced
Here are the five nominees for the Women’s Kopa Trophy, awarded to the best female player under the age of 21.
Michelle Agyemang (Arsenal and England)
Linda Caicedo (Real Madrid and Colombia)
Wieke Kaptein (Chelsea and the Netherlands)
Claudia Martinez Ovando (Club Olimpia and Paraguay)
Vicky Lopez (FC Barcelona and Spain
llon d’Or 2025 nominee announcement schedule
All times CET.
Women’s Kopa Trophy (5 nominees)
Men’s Kopa Trophy (10 nominees)
Women’s Yashin Trophy (5 nominees)
Men’s Yashin Trophy (10 nominees)
Johan Cruyff Trophy (women’s coach of the year – 5 nominees)
Johan Cruyff Trophy (men’s coach of the year – 5 nominees)
Women’s Club of the Year (5 shortlisted teams)
Men’s Club of the Year (5 shortlisted teams)
Women’s Ballon d’Or (30 nominees)
Men’s Ballon d’Or (30 nominees)
Ballon d’Or 2025: Award categories explained
- Men’s Ballon d’Or: Awarded to the best male footballer of the 2024–25 season.
- Women’s Ballon d’Or: Awarded to the best female footballer of the 2024–25 season.
- Kopa Trophy (men): Recognises the best male player under the age of 21.
- Kopa Trophy (women): Recognises the best female player under the age of 21. Introduced in 2025.
- Yashin Trophy (men): Awarded to the best male goalkeeper.
- Yashin Trophy (women): Awarded to the best female goalkeeper. Introduced in 2025.
- Gerd Müller Trophy (men): Given to the top male goalscorer across club and international competitions.
- Gerd Müller Trophy (women): Given to the top female goalscorer across club and international competitions. Introduced in 2025.
- Johan Cruyff Trophy (men): Awarded to the best male coach, whether at club or national team level.
- Johan Cruyff Trophy (women): Awarded to the best female coach, whether at club or national team level. Introduced in 2025.
- Men’s Club of the Year: Honours the most outstanding men’s football club based on player and team achievements.
- Women’s Club of the Year: Honours the most outstanding women’s football club. Introduced in 2022.
- Sócrates Award: Recognises a male or female player for outstanding humanitarian or social impact off the pitch
