France Football has released the full voting results for the 2025 Ballon d’Or, with French forward Ousmane Dembélé finishing first with 1,380 points. Lamine Yamal came second with 1,059 points, while Vitinha secured third place with 703 points.
The Ballon d’Or is voted on by 100 journalists representing the top 100 nations and regions in FIFA’s rankings. Each journalist selects 10 players in order, with the top pick earning 15 points, followed by 12, 10, 8, 7, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1 point respectively. The player with the highest total score wins the award. In case of a tie, the number of first-place votes is compared, followed by second-place votes, and so on.
According to the statistics, 73 journalists gave their first-place vote to Dembélé, while only 11 chose Yamal as their top pick.
Full Ballon d’Or Rankings (Points):
Ousmane Dembélé — 1,380
Lamine Yamal — 1,059
Vitinha — 703
Mohamed Salah — 657
Raphinha — 620
Achraf Hakimi — 484
Kylian Mbappé — 378
Cole Palmer — 211
Gianluigi Donnarumma — 172
Nuno Mendes — 171
Pedri — 124
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia — 123
Harry Kane — 112
Warren Zaïre-Emery — 74
Viktor Gyökeres — 56
Vinícius Júnior — 51
Robert Lewandowski — 49
Scott McTominay — 45
Rúben Neves — 40
Lautaro Martínez — 37
Serhou Guirassy — 25
Alexis Mac Allister — 21
Jude Bellingham — 21
Fabián Ruiz — 20
Denzel Dumfries — 20
Erling Haaland — 18
Declan Rice — 13
Virgil van Dijk — 7
Florian Wirtz — 5
Michael Olise — 4
