Here is the full list of 30 players nominated for the 2025 Ballon d'Or. The ranking of candidates and favourites to succeed Rodri as winner of the prestigious award, which will be presented on September 22nd in Paris.
It's official. This is the list of players nominated to win the 2025 Ballon d'Or, and therefore, to succeed Rodri as the winner of the trophy.
This is the ranking, in order of announcement by the organisation, of the 30 players vying for the award, which will be presented on September 22nd, 2025, at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris.
Jude Bellingham (England- Real Madrid)
Ousmane Dembélé (France- PSG)
Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy- PSG)
Désiré Doué (France- PSG)
Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands - Inter)
Serhou Guirassy (Guinea - Borussia Dortmund)
Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden- Sporting Lisbon/Arsenal)
Erling Haaland (Norway - Manchester City)
Achraf Hakimi (Morocco- PSG)
Harry Kane (England - Bayern Munich)
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia - Napoli/PSG)
Robert Lewandowski (Poland- Barcelona)
Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina- Liverpool)
Lautaro Martínez (Argentina - Inter)
Kylian Mbappé (France - Real Madrid)
Scott Mctominay (Scotland- Napoli)
Nuno Mendes (Portugal - PSG)
Joao Neves (Portugal - PSG)
Michael Olise (France- Bayern Munich)
Cole Palmer (England- Chelsea)
Pedri (Spain- Barcelona)
Raphinha (Brazil- Barcelona)
Declan Rice (England- Arsenal)
Fabián Ruiz (Spain - PSG)
Mohamed Salah (Egypt- Liverpool)
Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands - Liverpool)
Vinicius Junior (Brazil - Real Madrid)
Vitinha (Portugal - PSG)
Florian Wirtz (Germany- Bayern Leverkusen/Liverpool)
Lamine Yamal (Spain- Barcelona)