On September 22, the Golden Ball was awarded in 2025. The winner was PSG striker Usman Dembele, who was ahead of Lamin Yamal’s “Barcelona” star.
The Frenchman became the third player in the history of League 1 who won the award. Only Jean-Pierre Papen (1991, Marseille “) and Lionel Messi (2021, PSG”) received “Golden Ball” in the French Championship.
According to the results of the 2024/25 season, 28-year-old Usman played 53 matches, scored 35 goals, gave 16 assistants and won 4 trophies: Champions League, Championship, Cup and Super Cup of France.
It is interesting that Dembele became the second player in the history of PSG and the eighth French laureate who won the award.
OUSMANE Dembélé is the 2025 Men’s Balon D’Or! #Ballondor pic.twitter.com/xlsvnveh51
– Ballon D’Or (@Ballondor) September 22, 2025
Source: Sport.ua