The 2025 Ballon d’Or rankings saw an increase of Barcelona representation with Robert Lewandowski, Pedri, Raphinha and Lamine Yamal all finishing inside the top 20.
Just last year, Yamal was the only Barcelona player to finish among the 30 shortlisted players. Now, coming off a season where Barcelona dominated Spain to the tune of its first domestic treble in club history, the club is better represented.
Lewandowski came in 17th while Pedri finished 11th after both failed to be nominated a year ago. Raphinha made his first appearance on the Ballon d’Or shortlist finishing fifth. Yamal came just shy of becoming the youngest ever Ballon d’Or winner, finishing as runner-up to Ousmané Dembélé.
Even though Yamal will be disappointed not to win the most prestigious individual award in the sport, he did climb six places from his eighth place finish in 2024 and took home his second consecutive Kopa Trophy.






