Ousmane Dembele was named the boys’s player of the 12 months on the Fifa Best awards this evening on the back of a stellar 12 months with Paris Saint-Germain and France.
Following on from his Ballon d’Or triumph in September, Dembele once more scooped the major prize, edging out Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal and Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe to come back out on top.
The 28-year-old forward played an instrumental role as PSG brought their long wait for the Champions League trophy to an end last term, with Luis Enrique’s side putting five past Inter Milan in May’s one-sided final.
Enrique was also rewarded for his success with PSG at tonight’s glitzy ceremony in Qatar. Having steered the Ligue 1 outfit all the best way in Europe, the Spaniard was crowned the coach of the 12 months.
Somewhat unsurprisingly, PSG’s Champions League heroes dominated the the team of the 12 months, with six of Enrique’s players, namely Gianluigi Donnarumma, Achraf Hakimi, Nuno Mendes, Willian Pacho, Vitinha and Dembele, included.
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The star-studded side was accomplished by Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk, Chelsea’s Cole Palmer, Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham and Barcelona duo Pedri and Yamal.
For a 3rd 12 months on the trot, the ladies’s player of the 12 months award was claimed by Aitana Bonmati who, like Dembele, won the Ballon d’Or earlier this 12 months.
The 27-year-old midfielder, widely regarded to be among the many finest female players in history, won a domestic treble with Barcelona and was a key a part of Spain’s squad that finished runners-up to England at Euro 2025.
The manager that denied Bonmati on the Euros, Sarina Wiegman, got here away with the very best women’s coach of the 12 months gong on the back of her unforgettable summer with the Lionesses.
Wiegman saw off competition from Chelsea head coach Sonia Bompastor and Arsenal boss Renee Slegers to get her hands on the prize.
Who voted for Ousmane Dembele?
How the voting works
The coaches and captains of all 211 FIFA Member Associations’ women’s national teams will now be invited to pick out three outstanding candidates for every of the three women’s awards. As well as, the coaches and captains of all 211 FIFA Member Associations’ men’s national teams shall be given the chance to decide on their top three candidates for the trio of men’s awards. Media representatives (various journalists who cover the ladies’s and men’s games) and fans registered on FIFA.com also can vote on each of the awards.
The 4 groups of voters have the identical electoral weight, no matter the actual variety of voters in each group (i.e. the votes of the coaches, captains, specialist journalists and fans will each make up 25% of the poll, whatever the variety of voters in each group).
As was the case in previous editions, a dedicated voting application is getting used for The Best FIFA Football Awards 2025. Shortlist voting commenced on 6 November 2025 and can conclude at 23:59 CET on 28 November 2025.
The lads’s player of the 12 months award, won by Dembele, was based on events running from August 2024 to August 2025.
The distinguished prize is voted for by men’s national team coaches, men’s national team captains, journalists and fans (see above).
All media, captain and manager votes have now been published by Fifa and the list makes for some interesting reading for those of a curious mind.
Thomas Tuchel and Harry Kane’s votes
Tuchel: Kane, Palmer, Dembele
Kane: Dembele, Vitinha, Salah
Bayern Munich and England striker Harry Kane, for example, chosen Dembele, Vitinha and Salah together with his three allotted votes.
Three Lions boss Tuchel, meanwhile, voted for 3 players he’s currently or has previously managed in Kane, Palmer and Dembele.
Enrique, Enzo Maresca and Roberto Martinez got the German’s votes when it got here to the coach of the 12 months award.
England’s media representative, John Cross of The Mirror, plumped for Dembele, Yamal and Vitinha together with his three votes for the boys’s player of the 12 months.
Take a have a look at the complete list here.
The Best FIFA Men’s Player nominees
Ousmane Dembele, France and Paris Saint-Germain
Achraf Hakimi, Morocco and Paris Saint-Germain
Harry Kane, England and FC Bayern München
Kylian Mbappe, France and Real Madrid
Nuno Mendes, Portugal and Paris Saint-Germain
Cole Palmer, England and Chelsea
Pedri, Spain and Barcelona
Raphinha, Brazil and Barcelona
Mohamed Salah, Egypt and Liverpool
Vitinha, Portugal and Paris Saint-Germain
Lamine Yamal, Spain and Barcelona
Wiegman ‘honoured’ to win award
While Wiegman couldn’t be in attendance to assert her award in person, the Lionesses head coach featured via a video link to thank those that had ‘supported’ her on the journey.
‘Thanks a lot, it’s an absolute honour to receive this award again,’ she said.
‘I would love to thank Fifa and everybody who voted.
‘I would love to congratulate Seb, Jonatan, Renee and Sonia to your achievements too and thanks to the FA for his or her continued support for me and the team.
‘This award is for players and staff. Now we have shown a lot conviction, belief and togetherness which led us to our second Euros win.
‘Moving into 2026, let’s keep pushing the ladies’s game forward together and create an environment for each player to succeed in their full potential.’
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