France Football, the organizers of the Ballon d’Or award, on Thursday released the nominees’ shortlist for the 2025 edition.
The list, which was determined by notable journalists across the continent, was published across their social media platforms.
They include Ousmane Dembele (Paris Saint-Germain), Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain) and Viktor Gyokeres (Arsenal).
Others are Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid), Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), Erling Haaland (Manchester City), Serhou Guiarassy (Borussia Dortmund) and Lautaro Martinez (Inter Milan).
This year’s prize is expected to be fought for between Yamal, Dembele and Mbappe.
🌀🌀 𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟: The nominees for the 2025 Ballon d'Or:🏅✨
🏴 Jude Bellingham
🇫🇷 Ousmane Dembélé
🇮🇹 Gianluigi Donnarumma
🇫🇷 Désiré Doué
🇳🇱 Denzel Dumfries
🇬🇳 Serhou Guirassy
🇸🇪 Viktor Gyökeres
🇳🇴 Erling Haaland
🇲🇦 Achraf Hakimi
🏴 Harry Kane
🇬🇪 Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
🇵🇱 Robert Lewandowski
🇦🇷 Alexis Mac Allister
🇦🇷 Lautaro Martinez
🇫🇷 Kylian Mbappé
🏴 Scott McTominay
🇵🇹 Nuno Mendes
🇵🇹 Joao Neves
🇫🇷 Michael Olise
🏴 Cole Palmer
🇪🇸 Pedri
🇧🇷 Raphinha
🏴 Declan Rice
🇪🇸 Fabian Ruiz
🇪🇬 Mohamed Salah
🇳🇱 Virgil van Dijk
🇧🇷 Vinicius Jr.
🇵🇹 Vitinha
🇩🇪 Florian Wirtz
🇪🇸 Lamine Yamal
The 2025 Ballon d’Or award ceremony will be held at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris on September 22.
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