The Ballon d'Or officially announced the 30-man shortlist for the 2025 Men's Ballon d'Or. The 2025 Ballon d'Or ceremony will be held on September 22nd.

The 2024 Ballon d'Or was won by Manchester City midfielder Rodri.

The 2025 Men's Ballon d'Or nominees are as follows:

Dembélé, Donnarumma, Bellingham, Douai, Dumfries, Guirassi

Haaland, Yorkes, Achraf, Kane, Kvaratskhelia, Lewandowski

McAllister, Lautaro, McTominay, Mbappé, Nuno Mendes, Joao Neves

Pedri, Palmer, Oliseh, Rafinha, Rice, Fabian

Van Dijk, Vinicius, Salah, Wirtz, Vitinha, Yamal