Ballon d’Or 2025: Full List of Nominees
France Football magazine will begin announcing the list of nominees for the Ballon d’Or and the names competing for various awards shortly.
In the following lines, we provide live coverage of the nominations that will be announced shortly, whether for the Ballon d’Or, the Kopa, Yachine, and Cruyff awards, as well as the Best Team and Best Player categories.
Men’s Category (Best U21 Male Player):
- Pau Cubarsí (Spain, FC Barcelona),
- Lamine Yamal (Spain, FC Barcelona),
- Ayyoub Bouaddi (France, Lille),
- Désiré Doué (France, Paris Saint-Germain),
- João Neves (Portugal, Paris Saint-Germain),
- Estevão (Brazil, Palmeiras/Chelsea),
- Kenan Yildiz (Türkiye, Juventus),
- Myles Lewis-Skelly (England, Arsenal),
- Rodrigo Mora (Portugal, FC Porto),
- Dean Huijsen (Spain, Bournemouth/Real Madrid).
Women’s Category (Best U21 Female Player):
- Michelle Agyemang (England, Brighton),
- Linda Caicedo (Colombia, Real Madrid),
- Wieke Kaptein (Netherlands, Chelsea),
- Claudia Martinez Ovando (Paraguay, Club Olimpia),
- Vicky López (Spain, FC Barcelona).
2025 Johan Cruyff Trophy – Nominees
Men’s Category (Best Coach):
- Luis Enrique (PSG)
- Hansi Flick (FC Barcelona)
- Antonio Conte (Napoli)
- Enzo Maresca (Chelsea)
- Arne Slot (Liverpool)
Women’s Category (Best Coach):
- Sonia Bompastor (Chelsea)
- Arthur Elias (Brazil WNT)
- Justine Madugu (Nigeria WNT)
- Renée Slegers (Arsenal)
- Sarina Wiegman (England WNT)
2025 Yashin Trophy — Nominees
Men’s Category (Best Goalkeeper):
- Gianluigi Donnarumma (PSG, Italy)
- Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid, Belgium)
- Jan Oblak (Atlético Madrid, Slovenia)
- Alisson Becker (Liverpool, Brazil)
- Yassine Bounou (Al‑Hilal, Morocco)
- David Raya (Arsenal, Spain)
- Emiliano “Dibu” Martínez (Aston Villa, Argentina)
- Lucas Chevalier (Lille, France)
- Yann Sommer (Inter Milan, Switzerland)
- Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest, Belgium)
Women’s Category (Best Goalkeeper):
- Mary Earps (England)
- Cata Coll (FC Barcelona, Spain)
- Ann‑Katrin Berger (Gotham FC, Germany)
- Chiamaka Nnadozie (Nigeria)
- Daphne van Domselaar (Arsenal, Netherlands)
2025 Club of the Year — Nominees
Men’s Category (Best Club):
- Paris Saint-Germain
- Liverpool
- Chelsea
- FC Barcelona
- Botafogo
Women’s Category (Best Club):
- FC Barcelona
- Arsenal,
- Chelsea, continuing to assert itself on the European stage.
- Lyon, a longtime powerhouse in the women’s game.
- Orlando Pride
Voting Process
The shortlist is made up at the start by journalists from France Football, who put together and discuss a list of 30 nominees for the men’s and women’s Ballon d’Or. Voting is done by a global group of journalists , 100 for the men’s award and 50 for the women’s award , each drawn from top-ranked countries in the FIFA rankings.
Voters rank their top 10 players. Points are allocated as follows: first choice gets 15, and then 12, 10, 8, 7, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
The criteria for evaluation consider individual performance, team success and sportsmanship, and in case of a tie, the number of first-place and if needed, second-place votes and so on.
