Ousmane Dembélé capped off 2025 with a prestigious award: the Globe Soccer Best Player in the World award. This added to his exceptional year, which also saw him win the Ballon d’Or and FIFA’s The Best award.
Dembélé led Paris Saint-Germain to a historic treble, achieving remarkable scoring statistics with 35 goals and 16 assists in 53 matches across all competitions.
The 2025 Globe Soccer Awards were held in Dubai and included 21 different categories. One of these was Best Young Player, which was won by another PSG star, Désiré Doué. Luis Enrique also won the Best Coach award for the past year.
Overall, two awards went to Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal: Best Striker in the World (the Maradona Award) and Best Young Player in La Liga.
Cristiano Ronaldo won the Best Player in the Middle East award for the second consecutive year, while Luis Campos received the Best Sporting Director award, and Paris Saint-Germain was named Best Club.
Here are the winners of the Globe Soccer Awards 2025 in each category:
Best Player in the World: Ousmane Dembélé
Maradona Award: Lamine Yamal
Best Player in the Middle East: Cristiano Ronaldo
Best Forward in the World: Lamine Yamal
Best Midfielder in the World: Vitinha
Best Young Player in the World: Désiré Doué
Best Coach in the World: Luis Enrique
Resurgence Award: Paul Pogba
Best Club President in the World: Nasser Al-Khelaifi
Best Club in the World: Paris Saint-Germain
Best Sporting Director in the World: Luis Campos
Best Women’s Player in the World: Aitana Bonmatí
Best Women’s Club: Barcelona
Best Player in La Liga: Rafinha
Best Young Player in La Liga: Lamine Yamal
Best Coach in La Liga: Hansi Flick
Best Save in La Liga: Jan Oblak
