Paris Saint-Germain and France forward Ousmane Dembele has been named The Best FIFA Men’s Player 2025, capping a season that will be remembered as one of the finest in the club’s history.
Ousmane Dembele, 28, an attacker, emerged as the standout performer in world football after driving PSG to their first-ever UEFA Champions League title. Dembele was at the heart of that remarkable European run, scoring eight goals and supplying six assists as the Paris side finally conquered the continent.
His influence stretched far beyond Europe. Dembele played a central role as PSG swept to a domestic treble, lifting the Ligue 1 title, the Coupe de France and the Trophee des Champions. He also helped the French champions reach the final of the inaugural FIFA Club World Cup, underlining his consistency across competitions and continents.
Individually, the season was equally dominant. Dembele was named Most Valuable Player in both the Champions League and Ligue 1 for the 2024/25 campaign. He finished as joint-top scorer in the French top flight and was recognised across Europe with multiple end-of-season honours.
By the numbers, his achievements during the period included winning the 2024/25 UEFA Champions League, Ligue 1, Coupe de France and the 2024 Trophee des Champions, finishing runner-up at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 and securing third place with France at the 2024/25 UEFA Nations League.
He was also named UEFA Champions League Player of the Season, selected in the Champions League Team of the Season, voted Ligue 1 Player of the Year and included in the UNFP Ligue 1 Team of the Year.
The award was decided through FIFA’s established voting process, which considers performances between 11 August 2024 and 2 August 2025. A shortlist was first drawn up by a panel of experts before votes were cast by men’s national team coaches, men’s national team captains, football journalists and fans via FIFA’s official website.
Each voting group accounted for 25 per cent of the final outcome. Voters selected their first, second and third choices, earning nominees five, three and one point respectively. National team captains were not permitted to vote for themselves. In the event of a tie, the player with the most first-choice votes from their own group would be declared the winner.
