AVA - Finalists for the 2025 Ballon d’Or announced/ World football stars compete for the most prestigious individual title

Finalists for the 2025 Ballon d’Or announced/ World football stars compete for the most prestigious individual title

France Football magazine has published the final list of candidates for the 2025 Ballon d’Or. This award, which is awarded annually to the best football player in the world, will be held this year again with the presence of prominent figures from leading European clubs and various nationalities. The award ceremony will be held on September 22, 2025 at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris.

Afghan Voice Agency (AVA): In this period, 30 players with brilliant performances in the 2024-2025 season have reached the final stage. The prominent presence of players from Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona on this list indicates the strength of these two teams in European and domestic competitions.

Finalists by nationality:

France: Luigi Donnarumma, Ousmane Dembele, Desiree Due, Achraf Hakimi, Khoicha Quartskhelia, Nuno Mendes, Joao Nos, Vitinha

England: Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk, Alexis McAllister, Florian Wirtz, Declan Rice, Viktor Giukrish, Erling Haaland, Cole Palmer, Scott McTominay

Spain: Lamine Yamal, Rafinha, Pedri, Robert Lewandowski, Jude Bellingham, Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Junior

Germany: Michael Ulisse, Harry Kane, Sergio Girassi

Italy: Lautaro Martinez, Denzel Dumfries

The list includes players from prestigious leagues such as the English Premier League, Spanish La Liga, Italian Serie A, German Bundesliga and French Ligue 1.

Performance in the Champions League, national competitions and individual statistics were among the main criteria for selecting these players.