Ousmane Dembélé got the 2025 Men’s Ballon d’Or after an amazing season with Paris Saint-Germain (PSG). The ex-Barcelona player beat Lamine Yamal to get the big award, cause of his 51 goal involvements and winning Ligue 1.
- Dembélé’s awesome season had 51 goal contributions in 59 matches
- He was super important for PSG winning stuff in France and Europe
- When PSG bought Dembélé in 2023 it cost loads but turned out great.
Dembélé’s Journey to Ballon d’Or Success
Ousmane Dembélé learned to be one of the best players while at FC Barcelona. When he went to PSG in 2023 for €50 million it was like starting fresh and now he’s won the Ballon d’Or. At PSG he was really good helping them win Ligue 1 and get to the Champions League final.
🚨Ousmane Dembélé ganó su primer Balón de Oro. https://t.co/mPl4TepSek
— César Luis Merlo (@CLMerlo)
September 22, 2025
The stuff he learned at Barcelona helped him get where he is now which makes winning the Ballon d’Or even cooler. Everyone saw how good Dembélé was especially in Champions League where he helped PSG get to the final.
The Ballon d’Or Race: Dembélé vs. Yamal
It was really close between Dembélé and Barcelona’s young star Lamine Yamal for the Ballon d’Or. Everyone was excited about who would win, and Dembélé ended up getting it. Now he’s definitely one of the best players in football and everyone can see how good he is.
Getting the Ballon d’Or means Dembélé is now with the best players ever and he’s the third person to win it for the first time since 2020. If you wanna know more about the Champions League where Dembélé played really good check out Champions League insights.
PSG’s Achievements and Player Profiles
Dembélé had like the best season ever helping PSG win everything in France and do great in Europe. He was so good he got named best player in Ligue 1 and scored the most goals too.
If you wanna know more about what PSG did and their players, go look at Paris Saint-Germain’s profile. You can read about how he went from Barcelona to PSG and got super good at Barcelona’s club page.
