The full voting breakdown for the 2025 FIFA Best Men’s Player award has been officially released following the gala in Doha, Qatar. Paris Saint-Germain’s Ousmane Dembélé emerged as the night’s big winner, securing 50 total points to claim the trophy ahead of Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal (39 points) and Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappé (35 points).
Dembélé’s victory caps a historic season where he led PSG to a first-ever UEFA Champions League title alongside a domestic treble, also securing the 2025 Ballon d’Or earlier this year. The voting reveals a fascinating look into how the world’s top players viewed their peers’ performances over the last 12 months.
How the National Captains Voted
| Captain | Country | 1st Place (5 pts) | 2nd Place (3 pts) | 3rd Place (1 pt) |
| Lionel Messi | Argentina | Ousmane Dembélé | Kylian Mbappé | Lamine Yamal |
| Bernardo Silva | Portugal | Vitinha | Nuno Mendes | Ousmane Dembélé |
| Harry Kane | England | Ousmane Dembélé | Vitinha | Mohamed Salah |
| Luka Modrić | Croatia | Vitinha | Ousmane Dembélé | Lamine Yamal |
| Mohamed Salah | Egypt | Achraf Hakimi | Ousmane Dembélé | Kylian Mbappé |
| Virgil van Dijk | Netherlands | Mohamed Salah | Ousmane Dembélé | Nuno Mendes |
| Robert Lewandowski | Poland | Lamine Yamal | Raphinha | Pedri |