Ousmane Dembele Wins 2025 Men's Ballon d’Or Ahead of Yamal (See Top 10)

Posted by Thandiubani on Tue 23rd Sep, 2025 - tori.ng

He outclassed the likes of Lamine Yamal, Mo Salah, Raphinha and others to clinch the award.

Paris Saint-Germain forward, Ousmane Dembele on Monday won the 2025 Ballon d’Or award.

He outclassed the likes of Lamine Yamal, Mo Salah, Raphinha and others to clinch the award.

During his speech, the footballer gave special recognition to the likes of Ronaldinho, Andres Iniesta and Luis Enrique after winning

While receiving the award, Dembele hailed Ronaldinho, who presented the award to him, as a football legend.

The 28-year-old also described Erinque as a dad, adding that he learnt from Iniesta during his time at Barcelona.

“It’s exceptional what I have just experienced. I have no words. It’s been an incredible year with PSG; a lot of things have happened during my career,” Dembele said.

“That Ronaldinho, a football legend, gives it to me, it’s exceptional. I’m proud of what I have accomplished.

“I want to thank PSG, who came to get me in 2023, the president, and the whole club. Nasser is like a dad to me.

“I want to thank all the staff who have been exceptional; Luis Enrique, who is also like a dad. I also want to thank my teammates. We won almost everything. You supported me.

“We went to get almost all the trophies, and this individual trophy really rewards the collective.”

“I also want to thank all the clubs I went through, Dortmund, Rennes, my training club where I learned almost everything, Barcelona, where I dreamed of playing, and where I learned from exceptional players like Andres Iniesta and Lionel Messi.”

See top 10 below:

10th: Nuno Mendes

9th: Gianluigi Donnarumma

8th: Cole Palmer

7th: Kylian Mbappe

6th: Achraf Hakimi

5th: Raphinha

4th: Mohamed Salah

3rd: Vitinha

2nd: Lamine Yamal

1st: Ousmane Dembele