Raphinha accepted interview from Sofascore by journliast Isabela Pagliari, and he mentioned his opinion on Ballon D'or 2025.
On Ballon D'or 2025:
Raphinha: “I was upset. I expected to be in the top three at least,” he said.
Asked where he would rank himself, he was even more direct: “I would place myself first. An individual award cannot be based on a single competition. For the titles I won, the numbers I achieved, and everything I contributed, I think I deserved to win.”
He still praised the year of other contenders, noting that Dembélé and Lamine Yamal “had spectacular seasons.”
Despite the Ballon d’Or outcome, Raphinha’s performances were recognised through objective data. Thanks to his season-long consistency, he received two Sofascore Player of the Season trophies, awards based solely on performance and rating, not popularity votes. He was the Best Player of LaLiga 2024/25.
Based on statistics, Raphinha apperaed 57 times in 2024/25, 34 goals, 26 assists, becoming the player with the most goal contributions of the season in Europe.
Mr_Mark
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said right, but let's be real barcelona are one of the reason he didn't win, they hyped up yamal and forgot one of their own
Davichi
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It's disgusting and embarrassing how some think Raphinha didn't win the Ballon d'OR because "Barcelona hyped Yamal". 😂 Just another indication that many don't understand the intricacies of football. The same way they think Vini didn't win it because "Madrid hyped different players to win it". 😂 Your wide imagination tells you that voters monitor social media in order to decide who to choose, instead of the criteria given to them by the organisers. Yes some votes aren't good enough, but to imagine media hype as the reason for that is absurd. Raphinha should definitely be in the top 3, because he or the top 2 had good enough performances to win the Ballon d'OR.
Davichi
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said right, but let's be real barcelona are one of the reason he didn't win, they hyped up yamal and forgot one of their own
Keep quiet and stop talking nonsense. You little kids, once you get some weird idea in your héad, you hold it up like gold. Those who voted don't do so according to hype, but according to the guidelines they're giving. Although, their choices may not be the best sometimes. Don't be foóled by the media conspiracy in every possible situation, because that's how they make more money. Moreover, Dembele, Raphinha and Yamal were all good enough to win the Ballon d'OR, but Raph wasn't even in the top 3, which was bad.
Kevin201
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said right, but let's be real barcelona are one of the reason he didn't win, they hyped up yamal and forgot one of their own
You're right. Lamine Yamal was overly hyped until it hurt him.