Power Rankings for the 2025 Ballon d’Or

Power Rankings for the 2025 Ballon d’Or The Ballon d’Or duopoly of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo appears to have come to an end,

 

 

 

as Manchester City midfielder Rodri (in 2024) was proclaimed the winner ahead of Real Madrid duo Vinicius Jr and Jude Bellingham. The midfielder played a crucial role in the success of both his club and his country.

 

 

 

 

With Messi and Ronaldo now operating outside of Europe, it seems that Rodri’s victory is the official commencement of a new era. The ACL injury that the City and Spain metronomic midfielder sustained in the early part of the 2024/25 campaign renders it virtually impossible for the 28-year-old to successfully defend his reign,

 

 

 

 

despite the fact that he was a well-deserving recipient. This implies that, absent a fantastic performance and a remarkable recovery, 2025 is poised to introduce a new champion. In the past, the prestigious individual accolade was determined by the performance of footballers over the course of a calendar year. Nevertheless, for the third time in the award’s history,

 

 

 

 

the ballots are contingent upon the season’s outcomes. In light of this, we have compiled a list of 20 prospective nominees for the 2025 Ballon d’Or, which we have ranked based on their performance prior to the gala in October. Key considerations for ranking The following is the basis for our determination of the order: Number of goals tallied Provides assistance Clean slates (if one is defensive) Trophies acquired or challenged for (anticipated to) Key moments of the 2024/25 season

 

 

 

 

Overall performance Power Rankings of the Ballon d’Or Player Rank Club Country Location 1. Ousmane Dembele Paris Saint-Germain France Forward 2. Lamine Yamal Barcelona Spain Forward 3. Vitinha Paris Saint-Germain Portugal Midfielder 4. Raphinha. Barcelona Brazil Progress 5. Mohamed Salah Liverpool Egypt Forward 6. Desire Doubt Paris Saint-Germain France Forward 7.

 

 

 

 

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia Paris Saint-Germain Forward Georgia 8. Kylian Mbappe Real Madrid France Forward 9. Pedri Barcelona Spain Midfielder 10. Nuno Mendes Paris Saint-Germain Portugal Defender 11. Lautaro Martinez Milan Inter Argentina Progress 12. Achraf Hakimi Paris Saint-Germain Morocco Defender 13.

 

 

 

 

Gianluigi Donnarumma Paris Saint-Germain Italy Goalkeeper 14. Harry Kane Bayern Munich England Progress 15. Robert Lewandowski Barcelona Poland Moving Forward 16. Vinicius Jr. Real Madrid Brazil Progress 17. Cristiano Ronaldo Al-Nassr Portugal Forward 18. Virgil van Dijk Liverpool Netherlands Defender 19. Scott McTominay Napoli Scotland Midfielder 20. Alessandro Bastoni Milan Inter I