Ousmane Dembélé named FIFA Men's Player of the Year 2025, Luis Enrique named Coach of the Year

The Best FIFA Awards ceremony took place in Doha, Qatar, where the best players and coaches in world football were honored by the international organization.

The FIFA ceremony was held less than three months after the Ballon d’Or presentation, which in the main men’s category — Player of the Year — was won by Ousmane Dembélé.

The Best FIFA Awards ceremony took place in Doha, Qatar, where the best players and coaches in world football were honored by the international organization.

The FIFA ceremony was held less than three months after the Ballon d’Or presentation, which in the main men’s category — Player of the Year — was won by Ousmane Dembélé.

PSG winger Ousmane Dembélé was also named FIFA Player of the Year. During the 2024/25 season, the footballer won the Champions League, Ligue 1, and the French Cup with PSG. The FIFA Coach of the Year 2025 award went to PSG head coach Luis Enrique, who finished ahead of Arne Slot (Liverpool) and Hans-Dieter Flick (Barcelona) in the voting.

The Women’s Player of the Year award was given to Spain’s Aitana Bonmatí of Barcelona, who won the prize for the third time in her career, adding it to this year’s third Ballon d’Or.

The Best FIFA Awards results:

• Men’s Player of the Year: Ousmane Dembélé (France / PSG)
• Men’s Coach of the Year: Luis Enrique (PSG)
• Men’s Goalkeeper of the Year: Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy / PSG)
• Women’s Player of the Year: Aitana Bonmatí (Spain / Barcelona)
• Women’s Coach of the Year: Sarina Wiegman (England)
• Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year: Hannah Hampton (England / Chelsea)

Men’s World XI: Gianluigi Donnarumma — Achraf Hakimi, Willian Pacho, Virgil van Dijk, Nuno Mendes — Cole Palmer, Vitinha, Pedri, Jude Bellingham — Lamine Yamal, Ousmane Dembélé

Argentine footballer Santiago Montiel of Independiente received the FIFA Puskás Award for the best goal of 2025.

Women’s World XI: Hannah Hampton — Lucy Bronze, Leah Williamson, Irene Paredes, Ona Batlle — Patri Guijarro, Clàudia Pina, Aitana Bonmatí — Alexia Putellas, Alessia Russo, Mariona Caldentey

Fair Play Award: Andreas Garlass-Nyking, a doctor at Jahn Regensburg, who saved the life of a Magdeburg fan during a match.

Best Fans Award: “Zakho” (Iraq)

FIFA has determined the best male and female players of the year since 2016. The record holder among men is Argentina’s Lionel Messi with three awards; among women, Aitana Bonmatí has become the new record holder, surpassing Alexia Putellas.

It should be added that The Best 2024 awards take into account performances from August 11, 2024 to August 2, 2025. Winners in the categories were determined by votes from national team captains and coaches, fans, and media, covering the same performance period.

The choices of Ukraine’s representatives were as follows: Serhii Rebrov, head coach of the Ukraine national team: 1. Kylian Mbappé, 2. Ousmane Dembélé, 3. Lamine Yamal.

Mykola Matviienko, captain of the Ukraine national team: 1. Kylian Mbappé, 2. Ousmane Dembélé, 3. Harry Kane.

Valerii Novobranets, journalist: 1. Ousmane Dembélé, 2. Lamine Yamal, 3. Harry Kane.