Overview

• Official totals list Ousmane Dembélé on 1,380 points to Lamine Yamal's 1,059, a 321-point gap, with both players appearing on every ballot and Dembélé never ranked below fifth.
• First-place votes were distributed to Dembélé (73), Yamal (11), Vitinha (6), Mohamed Salah (4), Achraf Hakimi (3), and one each to Kylian Mbappé, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, and Scott McTominay.
• Raphinha finished fifth with 620 points and, as newly reported, did not receive any first-place votes.
• PSG featured prominently in the top 10, including Vitinha in third with 703 points, Hakimi in sixth with 484, Gianluigi Donnarumma ninth with 172, and Nuno Mendes tenth with 171.
• The vote involved 100 journalists who awarded 15–12–10–8–7–5–4–3–2–1 points to their top 10 based on the 2024/25 season window, with reports crediting Dembélé's 35 goals and 14 assists for his win.