Ousmane Dembele, 28, pipped Barcelona and Spain teenage sensation Lamine Yamal to the prize at a ceremony in Paris and succeeds Manchester City and Spain midfielder Rodri, who won the trophy in 2024.

The former Borussia Dortmund and Barcelona winger, who was part of the France team that won the World Cup in 2018, scored 35 goals in all competitions as PSG enjoyed a historic season, winning the Champions League for the first time in their history, as well as Ligue 1, the French Cup, the UEFA Super Cup, and the Trophée des Champions.

"I really don't have the words. It was an incredible season with PSG," said an emotional Dembele, who said his club coach Luis Enrique had been "like a father".

"It is an individual trophy but it was really the collective that won it," added Dembele, who was one of nine members of the triumphant PSG team from last season nominated for the prize.

"The Ballon d'Or has not really been an objective for me in my career but I worked hard for the team to win the Champions League."

The 18-year-old Yamal, who was a teammate of Dembele's at Barcelona when he first broke through in 2023, earlier won the Kopa Trophy for the best player aged under 21 - the second year running he has taken that award.

The full list of award winners can be found below:

Men’s Ballon d’Or: Ousmane Dembélé

Women’s Ballon d’Or: Aitana Bonmatí

Men’s Yashin Trophy (Best Goalkeeper): Gianluigi Donnarumma

Women’s Yashin Trophy (Best Goalkeeper): Hannah Hampton

Men’s Kopa Trophy (Best U21 Player): Lamine Yamal

Women’s Kopa Trophy (Best U21 Player): Vicky López

Johan Cruyff Trophy (Best Coach, Men): Luis Enrique

Johan Cruyff Trophy (Best Coach, Women): Sarina Wiegman

Men’s Club of the Year: Paris Saint-Germain

Women’s Club of the Year: Arsenal

Gerd Müller Trophy (Top Scorer, Men): Viktor Gyökeres

Gerd Müller Trophy (Top Scorer, Women): Ewa Pajor

Sócrates Award (Humanitarian Efforts): Xana Foundation

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