Paris St-Germain's Ousmane Dembele has won the Ballon d'Or, the award for the best player in the world, for the first time.
The 28-year-old France forward scored 35 goals and made 14 assists in 53 matches for PSG last season as they won the treble, including their first Champions League.
He was the joint top scorer in Ligue 1, with 21 goals, and named the French top flight and Champions League player of the year.
And he also helped PSG to the Club World Cup final where they lost to Chelsea in New Jersey.
Dembele, who beat Barcelona teenager Lamine Yamal to the award, was able to attend the ceremony in Paris - and was in tears as he stood on the stage - despite the fact his team were playing on Monday evening.
The forward is currently sidelined through injury, meaning he missed PSG's 1-0 home defeat by Marseille in a game which was rearranged because of a storm.
His 2024/25 for club and country:
◉ 60 games
◉ 37 goals
◉ 15 assists
🏆 Ligue 1
🏆 Coupe de France
🏆 Trophée des Champions
🏆 Champions League
🏅 UCL Player of the Season
🏅 Ligue 1 Top Goalscorer
🏅 Ligue 1 Player of the Year
🏅 Ballon d’Or
It caps off a sensational career revival for a player who had not scored double figures in a league campaign season since he was a teenager at Rennes.
PSG manager Luis Enrique – who was named coach of the year - deserves huge credit for Dembele's award because of a tactical switch in mid-December.
He moved Dembele from a wide right to centre-forward role against Lyon on 15 December, by which stage he had only scored five goals.
He hit 30 goals for PSG from that date onwards.
Dembele has finally shown the quality that persuaded Barcelona to pay an initial £96.8m, potentially rising to £135.5m, to sign him from Borussia Dortmund in 2017.
However PSG - who dominated the 2025 Ballon d'Or awards - were the team who got the bargain by recruiting him for just £43.5m in 2023.
Dembele also scored twice in seven caps for France in 2024-25.
He is the sixth Frenchman to win the award and only the second of the 21st century after Karim Benzema in 2022.
Lamine Yamal, 18, finished second – and also won the Kopa Trophy for the best young player.
Rinchwhite
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ONLY LIKE IF YOU THINK HE DESERVES IT BUTTON ‼️👍 💯
/MADRIDISTA
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So Yamal brought his 20 family and friends to watch Dembele win the ballon dor????🤣
FootballGoat1
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This man deserve it.. Congratulations to him👏👏👏
GaddafiJamal
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To Be The 2nd Best Player In The World At Age 18 It’s Is A Big & Massive Achievement.. More Years Ahead Yamal, Keep Your Head Down & Work Hard 🙏🔵🔴 Congratulations Dembouz 🥂
Tinho237
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Youngest player ever to lose Ballon D’or in front of his 20 family members, remember he’s only 18 😂😂
Breathmagar
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we'll deserved balloon d,or
kicakopsz
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they have given it to the right person this year
__Here_we_go__
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Congratulations Dembele 🔥🔥🔥 Well Deserved 🔮
choppyleo
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See Mode[Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh]
Kuscdeiluy
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Who would have believed that Dembele will win the Balon d'Or before Mbappe.
engr_danjibur
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Since 2017, this is the only Fair ballon d'or winner 🏆 Congratulations once again dembele 👍❤️
Banbcotuy
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I just had to laugh 🤣… A primary school kid traveled with 20 delegates from Spain just to applaud Dembélé winning the Ballon d’Or only to return to pain (remember, the ‘S’ is silent 😂😂)
Dweez
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Neymar was so unlucky to be playing in the same era with Messi and Ronaldo. Really feel bad for him. You look at players winning the ballon d’or now and you be like Messi and Ronaldo really blessed us with their consistency and rivalry. I’m grateful to be part of that era. This new age of football is absolutely shit! Rodri who won the balon d’or last year is no where near the player he was, Dembele soon will still follow. What a life!
Doxmang
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Nominated for the first time in his career and won it 🤩 Well deserved…..Big congratulations O Dembele 👉❤️you did it with crying 😭 face 🌹😘🌷🤜🏻
FootballGoat1
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So Yamal brought his 20 family and friends to watch Dembele win the ballon dor????🤣
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Dembele deserve it... but at least yamal is not crying like vini and you guys😂🤣🤣🤣
Lala23
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well deserved, he really deserved this for sure
wekbelouz
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So Yamal brought his 20 family and friends to watch Dembele win the ballon dor????🤣
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and you were trophyless and shameless too to comment ...Ousmane has won before Mbappe ...
ShengePS
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To Be The 2nd Best Player In The World At Age 18 It’s Is A Big & Massive Achievement.. More Years Ahead Yamal, Keep Your Head Down & Work Hard 🙏🔵🔴 Congratulations Dembouz 🥂
He didn’t even deserved that spot… At most number 5
Dabeikmsz
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Joke of century Rodri winning it was a joke, but Dembele is just crazy
You’re stupid lol
/MADRIDISTA
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To Be The 2nd Best Player In The World At Age 18 It’s Is A Big & Massive Achievement.. More Years Ahead Yamal, Keep Your Head Down & Work Hard 🙏🔵🔴 Congratulations Dembouz 🥂
He didn’t deserve that second position, it was due to hype. Because Raphinha, Salah, Vitinha etc all had a better season
lahanlyon2000
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Joke of century Rodri winning it was a joke, but Dembele is just crazy
Certain fanbase sold Ballon D'or because they pushed a guy with 9 League Goals instead of their best player