Ballon d’Or 2025: Everything You Should Know About the Ceremony

On Monday, September 22, the prestigious Ballon d’Or will be awarded. Here’s what you need to know about the event.

What to know

The 2025 Ballon d’Or marks the 69th annual ceremony held by France Football to celebrate the best football players in the world. The nominees were announced on August 7, 2025.

The ceremony will reveal not only the men’s winner but also the best female player, the top young players, outstanding goalkeepers, leading managers in men’s and women’s football, and the most successful clubs of the year.

List of nominees

• Jude Bellingham (England, Real Madrid)
• Ousmane Dembélé (France, Paris Saint-Germain)
• Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy, Paris Saint-Germain)
• Désiré Doué (France, Paris Saint-Germain)
• Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands, Inter Milan)
• Serhou Guirassy (Guinea, Borussia Dortmund)
• Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden, Sporting CP / Arsenal)
• Erling Haaland (Norway, Manchester City)
• Achraf Hakimi (Morocco, Paris Saint-Germain)
• Harry Kane (England, Bayern Munich)
• Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia, Napoli / Paris Saint-Germain)
• Robert Lewandowski (Poland, Barcelona)
• Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina, Liverpool)
• Lautaro Martínez (Argentina, Inter Milan)
• Kylian Mbappé (France, Real Madrid)
• Scott McTominay (Scotland, Napoli)
• Nuno Mendes (Portugal, Paris Saint-Germain)
• João Neves (Portugal, Paris Saint-Germain)
• Michael Olise (France, Bayern Munich)
• Cole Palmer (England, Chelsea)
• Pedri (Spain, Barcelona)
• Raphinha (Brazil, Barcelona)
• Declan Rice (England, Arsenal)
• Fabián Ruiz (Spain, Paris Saint-Germain)
• Mohamed Salah (Egypt, Liverpool)
• Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands, Liverpool)
• Vinícius Júnior (Brazil, Real Madrid)
• Vitinha (Portugal, Paris Saint-Germain)
• Florian Wirtz (Germany, Bayer Leverkusen / Liverpool)
• Lamine Yamal (Spain, Barcelona)

Where and when will the ceremony take place?

The ceremony will occur on Monday, September 22, at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, starting at 20:00 CET.

The hosts for the 2025 Ballon d’Or gala will be Dutch football legend Ruud Gullit and British sports broadcaster Kate Scott.

Brazillian icon Ronaldinho will present the main award of the evening.

Reminder: The winner of the 2025 Ballon d’Or will not be informed in advance, as organizers have decided to keep the voting results secret until the event.