African star player tops the 2025 Ballon d'Or power ranking
With the 2024/2025 club football season in the second half, the Ballon d'Or 2025 player power ranking is slowly taking shape.
As the 2025 Ballon d'Or award ceremony draws closer speculations on who deserves to pick up such an award have begun to surface with the latest power ranking provided by sports media outlets.
The 2025 Ballon d'Or power rankings provide an intriguing insight into the outstanding performances and accomplishments that have influenced the world of football in the past year.
This year's rankings not only highlight individual excellence but also emphasize the collective influence of players who consistently raise the bar for global football, adding excitement and anticipation to the race for the Ballon d'Or.
Ballon d'Or 2025 Ranking factors
These are the factors that have been revealed to influence the Ballon d'Or player power ranking:
- Goals scored
- Assists
- Clean sheets
- Trophies won/challenged for
- Big moments in the 2024/25 season
- General form
| Ballon d'Or Power Rankings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Player | Club | Country | Position |
| 1. | Mohamed Salah | Liverpool | Egypt | Forward |
| 2. | Vinicius Junior | Real Madrid | Brazil | Forward |
| 3. | Kylian Mbappe | Real Madrid | France | Forward |
| 4. | Lamine Yamal | Barcelona | Spain | Forward |
| 5. | Robert Lewandowski | Barcelona | Poland | Forward |
| 6. | Harry Kane | Bayern Munich | England | Forward |
| 7. | Raphinha | Barcelona | Brazil | Forward |
| 8. | Jude Bellingham | Real Madrid | England | Midfielder |
| 9. | Erling Haaland | Manchester City | Norway | forward |
| 10. | Virgil van Dijk | Liverpool | Netherlands | Defender |
| 11. | Jamal Musiala | Bayern Munich | Germany | Midfielder |
| 12. | Florian Wirtz | Bayer Leverkusen | Germany | Forward |
| 13. | Cole Palmer | Chelsea | England | Forward |
| 14. | Pedri | Barcelona | Spain | Midfielder |
| 15. | Antoine Griezmann | Atletico Madrid | France | Forward |
| 16. | Gavi | Barcelona | Spain | Midfielder |
| 17. | Bukayo Saka | Arsenal | England | Forward |
| 18. | Alexander Isak | Newcastle | Sweden | Forward |
| 19. | Lautaro Martinez | Inter Milan | Argentina | Forward |
| 20. | Viktor Gyokeres | Sporting Lisbon | Sweden | Forward |
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