French football player Ousmane Dembelé He won the Golden Ball of France Football for the 2024/25 season. In Paris Saint-Germain, he was a key player in winning the premiere title in the Champions League, which was part of Treble by PSG. Already the 69th annual ceremony took place at the Paris Theater du Chatelet.
Eighth time in history, Frenchman won the Golden Ball. It was the premiere in 1958 Raymond Kopa, three awards in a row won Michel Platini (1983-1985) and last enjoyed Karim Benzema (2022).
“It is incredible what I am currently experiencing. It was a wonderful year with PSG and a lot of things happened in my career. Getting this trophy from such a legend as Ronaldhinho is also one of the highlights of my career. Thank you to my club, which I came to in 2022. I would like to thank all of our team, coach Luis Enrique was a father for me. We won almost everything. Despite the difficult moments, we came to the top and even though this is an individual trophy, the whole team belongs to the team, ”he said Dembelé after the price is taken over.
At the festive gala evening for the third time in the history of the poll, they did not award awards for the calendar year, but for the season. France Football magazine, alongside the main category, also announces the best player poll under 21 years of age (Raymond Prize) And the best goalkeeper (Cena Leva Jašina). It also awards the Golden Ball for the best footballer.
Lamine Yamal won the trophy for the player of the year under 21. Eighteen -year -old FC Barcelona talent thus defended the award he won a year ago. “Thank you for the nomination, the profit of this price and the opportunity to successfully represent Barcelona,” Yamal said. Gianluigi Donnarumma, the best goalkeeper award, who reiterated the triumph of 2021.
They declared the best football player for the third year in Spain Aitana Bonma. They also awarded the Gerd Müller trophy, which has been received by the best scorer of the season in a combination of goals for the club and the landscape since 2022. Robert Lewandowski was dominated by the first two years, last year it was a pair of Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappé. This time he enjoyed Swedish canonist Viktor Gyökereswho spent last season in Sporting Lisbon and Sweden helped to advance to the B-Division of the League of Nations at the expense of Slovakia.
Dembelé succeeded in the competition of Yamal, Raphinho and Mohamed Salah. His club coach Luis Enrique also won the remote who led Paris SG to the premiere title in the millionaire competition. His team was awarded the best team and the coach himself received awards for the best pilot.
Sports journalists from all over the world vote in the poll. The first year took place in 1956, when Stanley Matthews won England. In the past, several Slovak footballers were among the best. Titus Buberník from ČH Bratislava earned his first nomination in 1959, occupied 17th. Up to three times was in the nomination Andrej Kvašňák.
In 1962 he was 15th, in 1965 he finished 17. Ao four years later took 18th place. In 1969 Jozef Adamec was nominated, he finished 15th. In 1975, Ján Pivarník placed 22. From the perspective of the Slovaks, however, was the most successful year 1976, when Anton Ondruš (6.) and Marián Masný (9th) got to Top 10. Jaroslav Pollak completed them with 15.
From 1956 to 1994, only European footballers could have won the trophy. The winners were also crowned as the best European football players for the period. Since 1995, the scope of the survey has expanded and all players could triumph, regardless of nationality. Between 2010 and 2015, the agreement was paid between the International Football Federation (FIFA) and the organizer, which resulted in the Golden Ball FIFA for the best player of the year. At present, both polls (FIFA best player of the year and Ballon d’Or) are independent.
This year, the prize for the best young football player, won by Vicky Lopez of Barcelona, was awarded the first time. A new feature was also the rating of the best goalkeeper, which became Hannah Hampton from Chelsea. Women were first handed over to the trophy of Gerda Müller, which was won by Poland Ewa Pajor from Barcelona.
