On September 22, the Golden Ball was awarded in 2025. The winner of the prestigious prize was the PSG striker Usman Dembele. The 28-year-old Usman became the eighth French laureate who won the award.
Eight awards shared six French football players. Michel Platini won the largest number of 3.
List of French rulers
- 1958: Raimon Kopa (Real Madrid)
- 1983: Michel Platini (Juventus)
- 1984: Michelle Platini (Juventus)
- 1985: Michelle Platini (Juventus)
- 1991: Jean-Pierre Papen (Marseille)
- 1998: Zinedin Zidan (Juventus)
- 2022: Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)
- 2025: Usman Dembele (PSG)
Now France has the largest number of different winners of the Golden Ball.
In addition, Usman also became the second player in the history of PSG and the third football player of League 1, who won the prestigious award.
France Have Now Had More Different Men’s Balon D’Or Winners Than Any Other Nation in the Award’s History:◉ Raymond KOPA (1958)
◉ Michel Platini (1983/84/85)
◉ Jean-Pierre Papin (1991)
◉ ZINEDine Zidane (1998)
◉ Karim Benzema (2022)
◉ Ousmane Dembélé (2025) 🆕Allez les… https://t.co/dzsqp7z9fr
– Squawka (@squawka) September 22, 2025
Source: Sport.ua