We have the scores in the top of the Golden Ball »the most clear winner of 2022 + how many first put it on the deams!
Article by Daniel Scorpie – published on Saturday, September 27, 2025, 11:59 / Updated on Saturday, September 27, 2025 12:02
Ousmane Dembele clearly won the trophy granted for the best player in the world in season 2024-2025. The French striker defeated Lamine Yamal in the top made up of France Football in partnership with UEFA. It's about 321 points, an advance never encountered from 2022, the year Karim Benzema defeated Sadio Mane.
The winner of the Champions League, Ousmane Dembele had practically no rivals in the golden ball. Champion with PSG and in Ligue 1, the French international had 1,380 points, being an undeniable leader.
Ousmane Dembele, at Théâtre du Châtete / Photo: x @ballon d'O or
Given that the next in the standings, Lamine Yamal, gathered 1,059, and on the third step of the podium, Vitinha received almost half how much, 703 points!
Only 2 times in the last decade the difference has been bigger!
Such a large gap has not been up to 2022. Then, Karim Benzema, the French peak that also wins the Champions League, was required with an advance of 386 points compared to Sadio Mane, the extreme of Liverpool.
Point in the Investigation for Golden Ball 2024-2025 / Photo: X France Football
The difference between the first and second place in the last decade:
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2024 Rodri vs. Vinicius – 41 points
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2023 Messi vs. Haaland – 105 points
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2022 benzema vs. Mané – 386 points
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2021 Messi vs. Lewandowski – 33 points
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2019 Messi Vs. Van Dijk – 7 points
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2018 Modric vs. Cristiano – 277 points
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2017. Cristiano vs Messi – 276 Pointos
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2016. Cristiano vs Messi – 429 Pointos
Mohamed Salah, the player ranked fourth, was 46 points behind the midfielder Vitinha, while Raphinha finished at only 37 points behind the Egyptian.
He completed the peak quintet, with a significant gap to Achraf, ranked sixth, 136 points behind the Brazilian from Barcelona.
Ousmane Dembele won the golden balloon
73 journalists out of 100 voted “golden ball” on Dembele
Dembélé's victory can be considered comfortable (with the third biggest difference in the decade)unlike last year's verdict, when Rodri Hernández won with only 41 points advance from Vinicius.
Ousmane Dembélé has been placed On the first place 73 times in the votes of the 100 journalists From the top 100 countries in the FIFA hierarchy participating in this 69th edition. PSG's star on the outskirts on Lamine Yamal, leader Nuami 11 times in the jury options.
Other players put in the first place in the Top 10 of the voters were Vitinha (6 times), Mohamed Salah (4), Achraf (3), Kylian Mbappé (1) and, as well, surprisingly, Georgian Khvitscha Kvaratskhelia and Scott Scott Mctminay.
