{"id":3208,"date":"2025-09-03T17:08:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T15:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/2025-ballon-or-already-has-winner-lamine-yamal-or-dembele_314574_102\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T11:28:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T10:28:35","slug":"2025-ballon-or-already-has-winner-lamine-yamal-or-dembele_314574_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/golden-ball\/2025-ballon-or-already-has-winner-lamine-yamal-or-dembele_314574_102.html","title":{"rendered":"The 2025 Ballon d’Or already has a winner: Lamine Yamal or Demb\u00e9l\u00e9? Voting closed!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lamine Yamal and Ousmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 are eagerly awaiting September 22 to find out who will take home the 2025 Ballon d’Or. With voting closed, who is the main candidate?<\/h2> \r\n
\r\n \r\n \r\n Calendar of FC Barcelona <\/a>\r\n<\/div>

Voting for the 2025 Ballon d’Or<\/strong> closed on August 25, so it is already defined who will take the prestigious award given by the magazine ‘France Football’ to the best footballer on the planet last season. Lamine Yamal and Ousmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9<\/strong> start as clear favorites, after the titles and performance obtained in 24\/25.<\/p>

A total of 50 specialized journalists<\/strong> from all over the world have been in charge of choosing the winner after three weeks of deliberation and analysis. In addition to the award for the best player of the year, 11 other awards are given in six categories.<\/p>

The gala will take place on September 22<\/strong> at the Th\u00e9\u00e2tre du Ch\u00e2telet in Paris. Rodrigo Hern\u00e1ndez, winner of the 2024 edition<\/a>, was unable to defend his award due to the serious injury suffered in September, but the Manchester City midfielder will surely be rooting for the ’10’ of Barcelona, with whom he shares in the Spanish National Team, to take the award.<\/p>

Lamine Yamal and Ousmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9: current form vs track record for the 2025 Ballon d’Or<\/h2>

The French magazine published on August 7 the official list with 30 nominees for the 2025 Ballon d’Or<\/a>. Among them, along with Lamine, are three other FC Barcelona players: Raphinha, Robert Lewandowski and Pedri Gonz\u00e1lez<\/strong>, with the Brazilian being the one who obtained the best records the previous year.<\/p>

Rafa closed the season with 34 goals and 23 assists, while Yamal equaled this number of goal passes (23), scoring another 18 goals<\/strong>. Demb\u00e9l\u00e9, on the other hand, scored 35 goals and 16 assists, adding to his record the three domestic titles (league, cup and super cup), in addition to the Champions League.<\/p>

The Bar\u00e7a ‘cracks’, for their part, also boast of the national treble<\/a>, although Lamine’s exceptional form in the last month of the season and the start of 25\/26 has ignited the debate about the rivalry with the ‘Mosquito’.<\/p>

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Lamine Yamal and Ousmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 in 24\/25 with Bar\u00e7a and PSG<\/div> <\/div> <\/div>

Since the beginning of May, the Matar\u00f3 native has played 12 games with Barcelona, adding 9 goals and 4 assists<\/a>. ‘Dembouz’, for his part, has 4 goals and 7 assists in that same period, during which the French international had as an additional challenge the dispute of the Club World Cup.<\/p>

The ‘Mosquito’ missed the group stage due to a muscle injury and only started in two games, obtaining the runner-up position<\/a>. His main argument to keep the Ballon d’Or is the Champions League title, a tournament where he was also chosen as MVP of the season<\/strong>. <\/p>
PERFORMANCE AND TITLES OF LAMINE AND DEMB\u00c9L\u00c9 IN 24\/25<\/strong><\/caption> \t
Indicator<\/th> \t\t\tLamine Yamal<\/th> \t\t\tOusmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9<\/th> \t\t<\/tr><\/thead>
Matches played<\/strong><\/td> \t\t\t56<\/td> \t\t\t53<\/td> \t\t<\/tr>
Minutes played<\/strong><\/td> \t\t\t4.643<\/td> \t\t\t3.488<\/td> \t\t<\/tr>
Goals<\/strong><\/td> \t\t\t18<\/td> \t\t\t35<\/td> \t\t<\/tr>
Assists<\/strong><\/td> \t\t\t23<\/td> \t\t\t16<\/td> \t\t<\/tr>
Titles<\/strong><\/td> \t\t\t3<\/td> \t\t\t4<\/td> \t\t<\/tr> <\/tbody> <\/table>