France Football has unveiled the full list of nominees for the 2025 Ballon d’Or across both men’s and women’s categories.
Here are the 30 players in the running:
Men’s Ballon d’Or Nominees (30)
Jude Bellingham, Ousmane Dembélé, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Désiré Doué, Denzel Dumfries, Serhou Guirassy, Viktor Gyökeres, Erling Haaland, Achraf Hakimi, Harry Kane, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Lamine Yamal, Robert Lewandowski, Alexis Mac Allister, Lautaro Martínez, Kylian Mbappé, Scott McTominay, Nuno Mendes, João Neves, Michael Olise, Cole Palmer, Pedri, Declan Rice, Fabián Ruiz, Raphinha, Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk, Vinícius Júnior, Vitinha, Florian Wirtz.
Women’s Ballon d’Or Nominees (30)
andy Baltimore, Barbara Banda, Aitana Bonmatí, Lucy Bronze, Klara Bühl, Mariona Caldentey, Sofia Cantore, Steph Catley, Temwa Chawinga, Melchie Dumornay, Emily Fox, Cristiana Girelli, Esther González, Caroline Graham Hansen, Patri Guijarro, Amanda Gutierres, Hannah Hampton, Pernille Harder, Lindsey Heaps, Chloe Kelly, Frida Leonhardsen Maanum, Marta, Clara Mateo, Ewa Pajor, Claudia Pina, Alexia Putellas, Alessia Russo, Johanna Rytting Kaneryd, Caroline Weir, Leah Williamson.
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Voters will now rank their top ten among these names. The winners will be crowned at the gala in Paris on 22 September, in what promises to be one of the most competitive editions yet