"Dembele picked up the prestigious individual accolade for the first time in his career, beating off competition from Barcelona duo Lamine Yamal and Raphinha for the top prize. The France international was an integral part of Paris Saint-Germain's dominance across Europe in 2024-25, which included their maiden Champions League triumph. Luis Enrique's star-studded squad also added the Ligue 1, Coupe de France and Trophee des Champions to their already sizeable trophy cabinet, but the Parisiens now boast the world's best footballer in their ranks."
"Indeed, Dembele has become just the second PSG player to win the Ballon d'Or after eight-time winner Lionel Messi, who picked up his penultimate individual title during his stint in the French capital back in 2021. He is the sixth French player to receive the award, after Michel Platini (1983, 1984 and 1985), Raymond Kopa (1958), Jean-Pierre Papin (1991), Zinedine Zidane (1998) and Karim Benzema (2022)."
Ousmane Dembele won the 2025 Ballon d'Or, edging Barcelona's Lamine Yamal and Raphinha. He played a central role in Paris Saint-Germain's 2024-25 dominance, including the club's first Champions League title. PSG also secured Ligue 1, Coupe de France and Trophee des Champions that season. Dembele became the second PSG player to win the Ballon d'Or after Lionel Messi and the sixth French recipient following Platini, Kopa, Papin, Zidane and Benzema. He recorded 18 goal involvements in 2023-24, second at PSG to Kylian Mbappe, and amassed 40 goal involvements since the start of the calendar year, second only to Harry Kane.
Read at Soccer News
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]