Paris Saint-Germain and France superstar Ousmane Dembele has been voted as The Best FIFA Men’s Player 2025.
The dynamic attacker has been rewarded following an incredible season for PSG. He was a talismanic figure during the club's run to a maiden UEFA Champions League title, scoring eight times and providing six assists during their triumphant European campaign.
Dembele – who was named as the 2024/25 season's MVP in both the continental competition and Ligue 1 – was integral as PSG won a domestic treble. The 28-year-old also helped the team reach the final of the inaugural FIFA Club World Cup™.
Key achievements
Won the 2024/25 UEFA Champions League
Won the 2024/25 Ligue 1
Won the 2024/25 Coupe de France
Won the 2024 Trophee des Champions
Runner-up at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025
Third place at the place 2024/25 UEFA Nations League
Named the 2024/25 UEFA Champions League Player of the Season
Named in UEFA Champions League Team of the Season
Named Ligue 1 Player of the Year
Named in UNFP Ligue 1 Team of the Year
Joint-top scorer in the 2024/25 Ligue 1
How the The Best FIFA Men's Player Award winner was determined
A shortlist was chosen by a panel of experts based on players' performances and achievements between 11 August 2024 to 2 August 2025.
From this shortlist, votes were cast by men’s national team coaches, men’s national team captains, football journalists, and fans who voted on FIFA’s official website. Voters made their first, second and third choices for the winner.
Points were given to nominees depending on where they were placed (five points for first, three for second and one for third).
Nominated national team captains could not vote for themselves.
Selections from the four voting groups – coaches, captains, journalists, and fans – each counted for 25 per cent of the total vote, irrespective of the number of voters from each group.
The Best FIFA Men’s Player award was presented to the individual with the most scoring points, which is calculated through the application of the procedure detailed in the rules of allocation.
Were the finalists tied on points, the award would be bestowed on the individual who has received the most first-choice selections from their own group of voters (men’s national team captains in the case of this award).