August 07, (THEWILL) — The nominees for the 2025 Ballon d’Or have been revealed, with football’s most prestigious individual honour set to be awarded alongside several associated categories at the ceremony on September 22. The awards, which recognise excellence between August 1, 2024, and July 31, 2025, will be determined by an international jury comprising one journalist from each of the top 100 nations in the FIFA Men’s World Ranking. This year’s nomination list features thirty male contenders for the main award, alongside separate categories for goalkeepers, young players, coaches, and women’s football.
Real Madrid and England midfielder, Jude Bellingham, headlines the men’s Ballon d’Or nominees, which includes several players from English clubs such as Arsenal, Liverpool, and Chelsea. Notable forwards on the list include Manchester City’s Erling Haaland, Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane, and Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Jr., Premier League representation is strong with Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk, and Declan Rice joining their English counterparts, whilst PSG contributes multiple players, including Ousmane Dembele, Achraf Hakimi, and Gianluigi Donnarumma.
The women’s Ballon d’Or Féminin features thirty contenders, with Barcelona’s Aitana Bonmati and Alexia Putellas leading a strong Spanish contingent. English clubs Chelsea and Arsenal dominate the nomination list with numerous representatives, including Lucy Bronze, Sandy Baltimore, Leah Williamson, and Alessia Russo. International stars such as Zambia’s Barbra Banda, Brazil’s Marta, and Norway’s Caroline Graham Hansen complete the diverse shortlist for the top individual honour in women’s football.
The Kopa Trophy, awarded to the best male player under twenty-one, includes Barcelona’s teenage sensation Lamine Yamal as a prominent nominee alongside his club teammate Pau Cubarsi. PSG’s Desire Doue and Joao Neves feature on the 10-player shortlist, which also recognises emerging talents from across Europe, including Dean Huijsen of Real Madrid, Estevao of Chelsea, and Kenan Yildiz of Juventus.
Goalkeeping excellence will be recognised through the Yashin Trophy, with Liverpool’s Alisson Becker and Aston Villa’s Emiliano Martinez among the 10 nominees. Real Madrid’s Thibaut Courtois and PSG’s Gianluigi Donnarumma represent the goalkeepers from the continent’s top clubs, whilst EPL shot-stoppers David Raya of Arsenal and Matz Sels of Nottingham Forest complete the English representation.
The Johan Cruyff Trophy for coach of the year features five nominees, with Liverpool’s Arne Slot recognised for his work at Anfield following his appointment. Chelsea’s Enzo Maresca, Barcelona’s Hansi Flick, PSG’s Luis Enrique, and Napoli’s Antonio Conte complete the shortlist of managers who have guided their teams to notable achievements during the assessment period.
Team recognition comes through the Team of the Year awards, with Barcelona, Chelsea, and Liverpool nominated in the men’s category alongside PSG and Brazilian outfit Botafogo. In women’s football, Arsenal, Barcelona, and Chelsea are joined by OL Lyonnes and Orlando Pride as contenders for the top team honour.
Ballon d’Or Nominees:
Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid & England)
Ousmane Dembele (PSG & France)
Gianluigi Donnarumma (PSG & Italy)
Desire Doue (PSG & France)
Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan & Netherlands)
Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund & Guinea)
Viktor Gyokeres (Arsenal & Sweden)
Erling Haaland (Manchester City & Norway)
Achraf Hakimi (PSG & Morocco)
Harry Kane (Bayern Munich & England)
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (PSG & Georgia)
Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona & Poland)
Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool & Argentina)
Lautaro Martinez (Inter Milan & Argentina)
Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid & France)
Scott McTominay (Napoli & Scotland)
Nuno Mendes (PSG & Portugal)
Joao Neves (PSG & Portugal)
Michael Olise (Bayern Munich & France)
Cole Palmer (Chelsea & England)
Pedri (Barcelona & Spain)
Raphinha (Barcelona & Brazil)
Declan Rice (Arsenal & England)
Fabian Ruiz (PSG & Spain)
Mohamed Salah (Liverpool & Egypt)
Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool & Netherlands)
Vinicius Jr (Real Madrid & Brazil)
Vitinha (PSG & Portugal)
Florian Wirtz (Liverpool & Germany)
Lamine Yamal (Barcelona & Spain)
Ballon d’Or Féminin nominees:
Sandy Baltimore (Chelsea & France)
Barbra Banda (Orlando Pride & Zambia)
Aitana Bonmati (Barcelona & Spain)
Lucy Bronze (Chelsea and England)
Klara Buhl (Bayern Munich & Germany)
Mariona Caldentey (Arsenal & Spain)
Sofia Cantore (Washington Spirit & Italy)
Steph Catley (Arsenal & Australia)
Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current & Malawi)
Melchie Dumornay (Lyon & Haiti)
Emily Fox (Arsenal & USA)
Cristiana Girelli (Juventus & Italy)
Esther Gonzalez (Gotham & Spain)
Caroline Graham Hansen (Barcelona & Norway)
Patri Guijarro (Barcelona & Spain)
Amanda Gutierres (Palmeiras & Brazil)
Hannah Hampton (Chelsea & England)
Pernille Harder (Bayern Munich & Denmark)
Lindsey Heaps (Lyon & USA)
Chloe Kelly (Arsenal & England)
Frida Maanum (Arsenal & Norway)
Marta (Orlando Pride & Brazil)
Clara Mateo (Paris FC & France)
Ewa Pajor (Barcelona & Poland)
Claudia Pina (Barcelona, Spain)
Alexia Putellas (Barcelona, Spain)
Alessia Russo (Arsenal & England)
Johanna Rytting Kaneryd (Chelsea, Spain)
Caroline Weir (Real Madrid, Scotland)
Leah Williamson (Arsenal, England)
Kopa Trophy (best men’s under-21 player) nominees:
Ayyoub Bouaddi (Lille)
Pau Cubarsi (Barcelona & Spain)
Desire Doue (PSG & France)
Estevao (Chelsea & Brazil)
Dean Huijsen (Real Madrid & Spain)
Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal & England)
Rodrigo Mora (Porto & Portugal)
Joao Neves (PSG & Portugal)
Lamine Yamal (Barcelona & Spain)
Kenan Yildiz (Juventus & Turkey)
Yashin Trophy (best men’s goalkeeper) nominees:
Alisson Becker (Liverpool & Brazil)
Yassine Bounou (Al-Hilal & Morocco)
Lucas Chevalier (Lille & France)
Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid & Belgium)
Gianluigi Donnarumma (PSG & Italy)
Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa & Argentina)
Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid & Slovenia)
David Raya (Arsenal & Spain)
Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest & Belgium)
Yann Sommer (Inter Milan)
Johan Cruyff Trophy (coach of the year) nominees:
Antonio Conte (Napoli)
Luis Enrique (PSG)
Hansi Flick (Barcelona)
Enzo Maresca (Chelsea)
Arne Slot (Liverpool)
Men’s Team of the Year nominees:
Barcelona (Spain)
Botafogo (Brazil)
Chelsea (England)
Liverpool (England)
PSG (France)
Women’s Kopa Trophy nominees:
Michelle Agyemang (Arsenal & England)
Linda Caicedo (Real Madrid & Colombia)
Wieke Kaptein (Chelsea & Netherlands )
Vicky Lopez (Barcelona & Spain)
Claudia Martinez Ovando (Club Olimpia & Paraguay)
Women’s Yashin Trophy nominees:
Ann-Katrin Berger (Gotham FC & Germany)
Cata Coll (Barcelona & Spain)
Hannah Hampton (Chelsea & England)
Chiamaka Nnadozie (Brighton & Nigeria)
Daphne van Domselaar (Arsenal & Netherlands)
Women’s Johan Cruyff Trophy nominees:
Sonia Bompastor (Chelsea)
Arthur Elias (Brazil)
Justine Madugu (Nigeria)
Renee Slegers (Arsenal)
Sarina Wiegman (England)
Women’s Team of the Year nominees:
Arsenal (England)
Barcelona (Spain)
Chelsea (England)
OL Lyonnes (France)
Orlando Pride (United States)
Jude Obafemi is a versatile senior Correspondent at THEWILL Newspapers, excelling in sourcing, researching, and delivering sports news stories for both print and digital publications.
