France international, Ousmane Dembele has been crowned as the footballer of the year at the 2025 Ballon d’Or awards ceremony.
The 28-year-old forward won the men’s player of the year award at the Ballon d’Or after beating off competing from Barcelona youngster, Lamine Yamal and teammate Vitinha.
Dembele scored 35 goals and made 14 assists in 53 matches for PSG last season as they won the Champions League, league title and the French Cup.
He was the joint top scorer in Ligue 1, with 21 goals, and named the French topflight and Champions League player of the year.
Tearful Dembele wins Ballon d’Or as PSG dominate
And he also helped PSG to the Club World Cup final where they lost to Chelsea in New Jersey.
PSG manager Luis Enrique was also named as the coach of the year.
Dembele is the sixth Frenchman to win the award and only the second of the 21st century after Karim Benzema in 2022.
Beaucoup de joie, de fierté et d’émotion. Un rêve devenu réalité. Merci à tous ceux qui m’ont toujours soutenu tout au long de ce parcours. #ballondor pic.twitter.com/dLTgZXqa6d
— Ousmane Dembélé (@dembouz) September 23, 2025
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