Ballon d’Or nominees revealed with McTominay,Dembele in contention.

Staff Reporter.

The shortlist for world football’s most prestigious individual award, Ballon d’Or has been revealed ahead of the ceremony in Paris, France on September 22.

There are a host of top names vying to claim the prize that Rodri took home in 2024, with performances over the past 12 months – including at the recent Club World Cup – having been taken into account when selecting this year’s list of potential winners.

Former Manchester United midfielder Scott McTominay was one of the 30 nominees for the prize. His nomination comes less than 12 months after he was allowed to leave boyhood club in order to join Napoli in a £25m move.

McTominay’s nomination means he’s the first Scot to be shortlisted since former Rangers striker Ally McCoist in 1987.

McTominay, 28, was instrumental in Napoli’s title success, scoring 12 times in 34 league appearances as he was crowned Serie A’s player of the year.

Paris St-Germain forward Ousmane Dembele, 28, is a leading contender for the prize following his dazzling campaign for Luis Enrique’s side, which resulted in Champions League glory in Munich.

Barcelona 18-year-old Lamine Yamal and Brazilian team-mate Raphinha are the strongest challengers after Hansi Flick’s side won La Liga last term.

Arsenal pair Declan Rice and Viktor Gyokeres are named, while Liverpool quartet Virgil van Dijk, Alexis Mac Allister, Mohamed Salah have been nominated.

Chelsea playmaker Cole Palmer is the only other candidate from the Premier League.

Nominees for 2025 Ballon d’Or award

  1. Ousmane Dembele (Paris St-Germain)

  2. Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris St-Germain)

  3. Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid)

  4. Desire Doue (Paris St-Germain)

  5. Denzel Dumfries (Inter)

  6. Serhou Guirassy (Dortmund)

  7. Erling Haaland (Manchester City)

  8. Viktor Gyokeres (Arsenal)

  9. Achraf Hakimi (Paris St-Germain)

  10. Harry Kane (Bayern Munich)

  11. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Paris St-Germain)

  12. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona)

  13. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool)

  14. Lautaro Martinez (Inter)

  15. Scott McTominay (Napoli)

  16. Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid)

  17. Nuno Mendes (Paris St-Germain)

  18. Joao Neves (Paris St-Germain)

  19. Pedri (Barcelona)

  20. Cole Palmer (Chelsea)

  21. Michael Olise (Bayern Munich)

  22. Raphinha (Barcelona)

  23. Declan Rice (Arsenal)

  24. Fabian Ruiz (Paris St-Germain)

  25. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool)

  26. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)

  27. Vinicius Jr (Real Madrid)

  28. Florian Wirtz (Liverpool)

  29. Vitinha (Paris St-Germain)

  30. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona)

Men’s club of the year nominees

  • Barcelona

  • Botafogo

  • Chelsea

  • Liverpool

  • Paris St-Germain

The Johan Cruyff trophy nominees

The Johan Cruyff trophy is awarded to the best male coach, whether at club or national level.

  • Antonio Conte (Napoli)

  • Luis Enrique (PSG)

  • Hansi Flick (Barcelona)

  • Enzo Maresca (Chelsea)

  • Arne Slot (Liverpool)

Men’s Yashin trophy nominees

The Yashin trophy is awarded to the best male goalkeeper.

  • Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa and Argentina)

  • Alisson Becker (Liverpool and Brazil)

  • Yassine Bounou (Al-Hilal and Morocco)

  • Lucas Chevalier (Lille and France)

  • Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid and Belgium)

  • Gianluigi Donnarumma (PSG and Italy)

  • Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid and Slovenia)

  • David Raya (Arsenal and Spain)

  • Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest and Belgium)

  • Yann Sommer (Inter Milan and Switzerland)

Men’s Kopa trophy nominees

The Kopa trophy is awarded to the best male player under the age of 21.

  • Pau Cubarsi (FC Barcelona and Spain)

  • Ayyoub Bouaddi (Lille and France)

  • Desire Doue (PSG and France)

  • Estevao (Chelsea and Brazil)

  • Dean Huijsen (Real Madrid and Spain)

  • Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal and England)

  • Rodrigo Mora (Porto and Portugal)

  • Joao Neves (PSG and Portugal)

  • Lamine Yamal (Barcelona and Spain)

  • Kenan Yildiz (Juventus and Turkey).

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