Ousmane Dembélé wins the Ballon d’Or 2025; Denies Lamine Yamal a youngest-ever record

PSG winger Ousmane Dembélé was crowned the 2025 Ballon d’Or winner on Monday in Paris. This caps a transformative season that delivered the long-awaited UEFA Champions League title for the French Club. The 28-year-old Frenchman edged Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal and PSG teammate Vitinha to claim football’s most prestigious individual honour.

Paris Saint-Germain's Ousmane Dembélé receives the 2025 Men's Ballon d'Or during the 69th Ballon d'Or awards ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, Monday, Sept. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)(AP)

Dembélé’s triumph represents the culmination of a career-defining season in which his decisive contributions in crucial moments propelled PSG to an unprecedented treble. His late-season surge and standout performances on Europe’s biggest stages swayed the voters, who rewarded his combination of goals, assists, and game-changing impacts when it mattered the most.