Ballon d'Or Awards tonight: Lautaro and Dumfries both nominated, with Sommer in the running for the Yashin Trophy

France Football has unveiled the 30 nominated players for the 2025 Ballon d’Or. Two Inter players have made the list: Lautaro Martínez and Denzel Dumfries.

For the Nerazzurri captain, it’s his fourth nomination for the prestigious award presented by the French magazine. Lautaro previously finished 21st in 2021, 20th in 2023, and 7th in 2024. For Dumfries, this marks his first Ballon d’Or nomination.

The shortlist is decided upon by the editorial teams of France Football and L’Équipe, under the supervision of two international football figures: this year, Luis Figo, Ballon d’Or winner in 2000, and Fabio Capello. Criteria include individual performances and team achievements. The awards ceremony will be held in Paris on Monday, 22 September.

Lautaro and Dumfries are two of only three Serie A players named on this year’s Ballon d’Or shortlist. The third is Yann Sommer, who appears among the nominees for the Yashin Trophy, awarded annually to the best goalkeeper of the season.

BALLON D'OR NOMINEES

1. Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid)

2. Gianluigi Donnarumma (PSG)

3. Ousmane Dembelé (PSG)

4. Desiré Doué (PSG)

5. Denzel Dumfries (Inter)

6. Viktor Gyokeres (Sporting Lisbon and Arsenal)

7. Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund)

8. Erling Haaland (Manchester City)

9. Achraf Hakimi (PSG)

10. Harry Kane (Bayern Munich)

11. Kvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli and PSG)

12. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona)

13. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool)

14. Lautaro Martinez (Inter)

15. Scott McTominay (Napoli)

16. Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid)

17. Nuno Mendes (PSG)

18. Joao Neves (PSG)

19. Michael Olise (Bayern Munich)

20. Pedri (Barcelona)

21. Cole Palmer (Chelsea)

22. Raphinha (Barcelona)

23. Declan Rice (Arsenal)

24. Fabian Ruiz (PSG)

25. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)

26. Virgil Van Dijk (Liverpool)

27. Vinicius Jr (Real Madrid)

28. Vitinha (PSG)

29. Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen and Liverpool)

30. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona)

YASHIN TROPHY NOMINEES

1. Alisson (Liverpool | Brazil)

2. Yassine Bounou (Al-Hilal | Morocco)

3. Lucas Chevalier (Lille | France)

4. Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid | Belgium)

5. Gianluigi Donnarumma (PSG | Italy)

6. Dibu Martínez (Aston Villa | Argentina)

7. Jan Oblak (Atlético Madrid | Slovenia)

8. David Raya (Arsenal | Spain)

9. Yann Sommer (Inter | Switzerland)

10. Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest | Belgium)