Barcelona star Jules Kounde is in no doubt over who should go on to win the 2025 Ballon d’Or later this year.
France Football announced their nominees for the 2025 Ballon d’Or earlier this month, with Barcelona providing some of the favourites for the award this year.
2024 featured a first Spanish winner of the award since 1960, with midfielder Rodri Hernandez succeeding Luis Suarez Miramontes 64 years later.
Barcelona’s contingent for the award consists of Pedri, Lamine Yamal- who is also on the Kopa trophy shortlist – Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski.
Lamine Yamal carries Barcelona’s best hope, with support for Raphinha dipping slightly, and it looks to be a race between the 18-year-old and former Barcelona star Ousmane Dembele – now in fine form at PSG.
The 2024/25 season saw Hansi Flick sweep to a trophy treble in his first season in charge winning the La Liga title alongside the Copa del Rey and the Spanish Supercup.
However, they fell short in the UEFA Champions League, losing out in the semi finals as PSG secured the trophy for the first time in their history.
At the end of the domestic campaign, not including the FIFA Club World Cup which Barcelona did not play in, Lamine Yamal had 18 goals and 21 assists with France international Dembele on 33 goals and 13 assists.
Kounde is well qualified to give his view on who should win, as a clubmate of Lamine Yamal and an international teammate of Dembele.
“You put me in a delicate situation, because there is also Dembele in the running,” he told Le10Sport.
“But, what I would say is that I think Lamine Yamal deserves it. I have a very good relationship with him. He’s a team player, he works a lot for the team. He needs energy to attack, and I understand him perfectly.”
Lamine Yamal has also kicked off 2025/26 in style with a spectacular goal in Barcelona’s 3-0 season opening win against Osasuna.
Batcikntyz
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DrHalaMsdrid
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ask rodri seems you just woke up from coma
You mean Rodri won only Laliga when he won BALLON Dor ? Are you serious? Please what nationale are you …. Again ?
yuadeiknst
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It will be Raphinha
lieutenant1999
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these barca fans are clown... they are claiming balloon d'or should go to yamal... what yamal did last season for God sake...? how many G/A combined does he has last season...? Besides that, he was not even the best player in barca squad last season, not even in the whole Laliga... is it just because he shines in their last two or three champion league matches....? no one deserves this balloon D'or aside Dembele or Vitinha... Even Hakimki should be above Yamal in ranking... then Rapinha come before the Boy Yamal
let's talk sense here if you're to sign yamal vs dembele to your team whom will you sign??? and why?? since club world cup final PsG has won two games what did dembele contribute that's why ballon dor is for yamal
lieutenant1999
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they probably bribing the voters
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wimbdetu
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they probably bribing the voters
AFerusmc6546
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Your father idiot Your grandfather idiot Your generation to come idiot
U stil a 🤡 🤡
olusoji15
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Watin Yamal. Play sef?
who would I sell my best player to England ? 😂
Nepbcdipy
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LAMINE YAMAL Awesome player I’m a fun
Zuebcirtyz
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these barca fans are clown... they are claiming balloon d'or should go to yamal... what yamal did last season for God sake...? how many G/A combined does he has last season...? Besides that, he was not even the best player in barca squad last season, not even in the whole Laliga... is it just because he shines in their last two or three champion league matches....? no one deserves this balloon D'or aside Dembele or Vitinha... Even Hakimki should be above Yamal in ranking... then Rapinha come before the Boy Yamal
suycdeinsy
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u won't end 15th last season if he was a man u player 😂 with all your signings arsenal still humbled u what a shame 😂 your club is a big joke
The 16th position in EPL wan UEL. That is to tell you EPL is not for kids. Send that boy to England and let see if he will last a season before they sent him parking
GaddafiJamal
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lol did they not win you in all Spain finals Raphina had a better season than the Yamal
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olusoji15
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Watin Yamal. Play sef?
u won't end 15th last season if he was a man u player 😂 with all your signings arsenal still humbled u what a shame 😂 your club is a big joke
olusoji15
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EPL not for kid EPL is more then just dribbling and dancing. That league is no nonsense league okay😂
deal with your faded united
suycdeinsy
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Idiot who assisted william against England dummy who won Euros 2024 ya father rite foolish idiot itk
Your father idiot Your grandfather idiot Your generation to come idiot
suycdeinsy
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Fool who won euro last year idiot who gave assist idiot no watch ball u wan talk
Your papa na fool. Oloshi omo ofoo
suycdeinsy
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if u get am for man u u go don win premier league tail tail
EPL not for kid EPL is more then just dribbling and dancing. That league is no nonsense league okay😂
Kayodesteve
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I’m a full time Barcelona fan truth be told Dembele should be crowned king, even if I now dislike him because he celebrated against Barcelona two years ago when he scored. But he was just the best last season. Give it to him, last season he conquered Europe minus the world.
You are a fake ass Barcelona fans
AFerusmc6546
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And that is why his no where to be find in euro final. Mugun
Fool who won euro last year idiot who gave assist idiot no watch ball u wan talk
AFerusmc6546
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And that is why his no where to be find in euro final. Mugun
Idiot who assisted william against England dummy who won Euros 2024 ya father rite foolish idiot itk
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why
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lol
kceeyankee101
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I’m a full time Barcelona fan truth be told Dembele should be crowned king, even if I now dislike him because he celebrated against Barcelona two years ago when he scored. But he was just the best last season. Give it to him, last season he conquered Europe minus the world.
You b fool Just keep quiet 🤫
Naokmptuz
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Kounde, so happy for the contract renewal.. but for the Balon d'Or, they won't give Yamal, even tho we know he really deserves it.
You know truly that nothing makes him deserves it ahead of Dembele....Don't confuse yourself by mixing up the truth with sentiment
Naokmptuz
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if u get am for man u u go don win premier league tail tail
yeye talk....is that for His huge goals that made him win Pichichi or for his best assists..
Naokmptuz
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You all think football is all about scoring goals…. Some of you are dumbass
and it's the lack of that goal that knocked your team out of UCL and couldn't make CWC..while the goals made PSG & Dembele win the UCL & Super Cup....yeye fan
Naokmptuz
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Yamal is what you want in football! A hoy to see him play the game .
to play PES abi
Naokmptuz
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YAMAL. At 17 the boy has done wonders on the pitch. Also consider he plays in a real league not farmers league
yeye talk. Farmer's League that beat the Inter Milan that knocked you out of UCL without penalty shootout. When players leave Barca, you Barca fans made the players your enemies and hate them to your bones for no just course. Dembele was far a better player last season than Lamine Yamal. Is Ballon D'or about dribbling, skills and nothing more. What did Yamal achieved last season that make him to be ahead of Dembele
Neybdklor
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let Lamin Yamal wait for the next coming ballon dor. Leave this for Dembele.
yiwaknuz
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I’m a full time Barcelona fan truth be told Dembele should be crowned king, even if I now dislike him because he celebrated against Barcelona two years ago when he scored. But he was just the best last season. Give it to him, last season he conquered Europe minus the world.
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olusoji15
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Watin Yamal. Play sef?
if u get am for man u u go don win premier league tail tail
sancelmrs
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When do you Win ballondor with wining only Laliga ?
ask rodri seems you just woke up from coma
Jieabkmpr
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National team and finals Dembele overed 0%. Even losing the most expensive final. But he deserved it 100%. But as long as Barcelona exist vitiha will take it.
Cry more
Allez_
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Kounde, so happy for the contract renewal.. but for the Balon d'Or, they won't give Yamal, even tho we know he really deserves it.
Even tho Raphina has better stats that him Barca fans are a joke You want Yamal to win cus he dribbles good
Allez_
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When do you Win ballondor with wining only Laliga ?
lol did they not win you in all Spain finals Raphina had a better season than the Yamal
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kandmopty
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The leader mast be yamal in the lineup we no need for other after lewandowski Barcelona need for top midfielder that creates key passes for yamal and Rophenha just if Barcelona trying to beat like last season we mast together are better that sell Araujo bring Saliba right now today if we try to fight for champion league or titles
hebdeknop
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YAMAL. At 17 the boy has done wonders on the pitch. Also consider he plays in a real league not farmers league
DrHalaMsdrid
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When do you Win ballondor with wining only Laliga ?
fauzishma
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Am not even bothered about Ballon D’or right now. The award has lost its value a long time ago. It’s all about who the organization favors now. Look what they did to Lewandowski in 2020. It’s absolutely ridiculous.
why don't you talk about Ribery he won everything but your goat cr7 won balloon D'or
Jitdknops
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many France only want Mbappe to win the Balloon d'or before France player including Dembele..... nonsense! Dembele will win it because Mbappe could not win the champions league for PSG and Dembele carried the load upon himself.....
suycdeinsy
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Kounde, so happy for the contract renewal.. but for the Balon d'Or, they won't give Yamal, even tho we know he really deserves it.
Barcelona fan with their settlement is big problem. Rophinha would have been a better pick to tackle dembele but yalma is just far far way far behind. The boy should win best player in his league first before coming to world football 👏
suycdeinsy
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Wetin no man u players no fit ever
And that is why his no where to be find in euro final. Mugun
suycdeinsy
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You all think football is all about scoring goals…. Some of you are dumbass
So football is about what ? Ode Dribble all the players and don’t win the game then and let see what will be your outcome. Talking trash
AFerusmc6546
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Watin Yamal. Play sef?
Wetin no man u players no fit ever
AFerusmc6546
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Am not even bothered about Ballon D’or right now. The award has lost its value a long time ago. It’s all about who the organization favors now. Look what they did to Lewandowski in 2020. It’s absolutely ridiculous.
Keep crying cause ur fave can’t win ballon d or since 2017
Zeybikmst
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Yamal is what you want in football! A hoy to see him play the game .