Does this player really get it?
At a time when Messi and Ronaldo disappeared from the Ballon d’Or nomination, who will be the next Ballon d’Or?
This season, there are no international major competitions such as the World Cup, Euro, or Copa, so the performance and personal impact of his team have a great influence on the award of the Ballon d’Or. At the beginning of the season, it was the 2025 Ballon d’Or, which was expected to be a two-way match between Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah and Barcelona’s Hafinha, but Liverpool did not win an additional trophy except for the league championship, and Barcelona also failed to make the treble, so suddenly PSG’s Usman Dembele became a leading candidate for the Ballon d’Or.
Of course, we have to wait and see in the first half of the 25/26 season, but the trophy is only for the 24/25 season, so it’s very important which team will win the remaining trophy this season.
Current Ballon d’Or ranking
Based on GiveMeSport, we’ve rounded up the Ballon d’Or rankings and the possibility of winning awards.
1. Usman Dembele (Paris Saint-Germain)
- 24/25 season 45 games 33 points and 11 assists
- Ligue 1 wins Trope de Champion
- Champions League Final
2. Hafeeña (Barcelona)
- 32 points and 22 assists in 53 games in the 24/25 season
- Copa del Rey wins
- La Liga is currently No. 1, and the Champions League semifinals are eliminated
3. Lautaro Martinez (Inter)
- 24/25 season 48 games with 22 points and 3 assists
- Serie A is currently second, and Copa Italy is eliminated in the semifinals
- Champions League Final
4. Ramin Yamal (Barcelona)
- 15 points and 20 assists in 51 games in the 24/25 season
- Copa del Rey wins
- La Liga is currently No. 1, and the Champions League semifinals are eliminated
5. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)
- 24/25 season 49 games 33 points 23 assists
- Premier League championship
- Champions League Round 16 eliminated, FA Cup 4 eliminated, EPL Cup runner-up
6. Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid)
- 24/25 Season 52 games with 36 points and 5 assists
- La Liga is currently in second place
- Champions League quarter-finals eliminated, Copa del Rey runner-up
7. Pedri (Barcelona)
- 24/25 season 55 games with 6 points and 7 assists
- Copa del Rey wins
- La Liga is currently No. 1, and the Champions League semifinals are eliminated
8. Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris Saint-Germain)
- 10 clean sheets of 38 games in 24/25 season
- Ligue 1 wins Trope de Champion
- Going to the Champions League Final
9. Harry Kane (Bayern Munich)
- 24/25 season 44 games with 36 points and 10 assists
- Bundesliga championship
- Champions League quarter-finals eliminated
10. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona)
- 40 points and 3 assists in 49 games in the 24/25 season
- Copa del Rey wins
- La Liga is currently No. 1, and the Champions League semifinals are eliminated
This Champions League is important!
Messi And Ronaldo Leaving European soccer scene, it’s a time of complete upheaval, not only for the Champs but also for the Ballon d’Or. Last season, Rodri won the Ballon d’Or, and this time, strikers are competing for it.
FC Barcelona’s Hafinya matched his personal record with Salah and even left the possibility of a treble open, making him one of the leading candidates for the Ballon d’Or, but Barcelona was eliminated from the Champions semifinals after a fierce slugfest against Inter, dropping his ranking a notch with fellow Ramin Yamal.
PSG, Inter’s Usman Dembele and Lautaro Martinez, who reached the Champions final, rose vertically in the Ballon d’Or rankings.
If PSG wins both the Coupe de France and the Champs, Dembele will be likely to win the title by achieving the treble. Inter are actually in a position to lose the league to Napoli, so even if they win the Champs, it becomes quite ambiguous due to the lack of impact of Lautaro.
Mohamed Salah, who was considered a strong candidate for the Ballon d’Or at the beginning of the season, did not lift as many trophies as Liverpool expected and was far from the Ballon d’Or even though he was on the verge of achieving EPL 30-20.
It’s the most prestigious Ballon d’Or because it’s awarded to only one player in the season. Will Usman Dembele hold on to the top spot? Inter could win both the league and the Champs, throwing the Ballon d’Or’s protagonist, Ezzy, into a mystery. The rankings are likely to fluctuate once again depending on who the Champs win this season.
