The Ballon d’Or race has entered its final stretch, with positions from 11th to 30th now confirmed, leaving only the highly anticipated top 10 yet to be unveiled.
Ballon d’Or Top 11 – 30 results
11. Pedri (Barcelona, Spain)
12. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli/Paris Saint-Germain, Georgia)
13. Harry Kane (Bayern Munich, England)
14. Desire Doue (PSG, France)
15. Viktor Gyokeres (Sporting/Arsenal, Sweden)
16. Vinicius Jr (Real Madrid, Brazil)
17. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona, Poland)
18. Scott McTominay (Napoli, Scotland)
19. Joao Neves (PSG, Portugal)
20. Lautaro Martinez (Inter, Argentina)
21. Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund, Guinea)
22. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool, Argentina)
23. Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid, England)
24. Fabian Ruiz (PSG, Spain)
25. Denzel Dumfries (Inter, Netherlands)
26. Erling Haaland (Manchester City, Norway)
27. Declan Rice (Arsenal, England)
28. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool, Netherlands)
29. Florian Wirtz (Liverpool/Leverkusen, Germany)
30. Michael Olise (Bayern Munich, France)
According to organizers, the remaining spots include some of football’s biggest stars such as France’s Kylian Mbappé and Ousmane Dembélé, Spain’s teenage sensation Lamine Yamal, Brazil’s Raphinha, Portugal’s Vitinha and Nuno Mendes, Egypt’s Mohamed Salah, Morocco’s Achraf Hakimi, England’s Cole Palmer, and Italy’s Gianluigi Donnarumma.
The full top 10 rankings are expected to be announced at the prestigious award ceremony, which annually crowns the world’s best footballer.
In the women’s category, England’s victory at Euro 2025 means there are several Lionesses nominated and Arsenal’s victory over Barcelona in the Women’s Champions League final could help the chances of Alessia Russo or Leah Williamson picking up the award. Spanish stars and two-time Ballon d’Or winners Aitana Bonmati and Alexia Putellas cannot be discounted with Mariona Caldentey also nominated.
Sports analysts say the mix of seasoned performers and rising talents in the final shortlist underscores the “generational shift” currently reshaping world football.
