2025 Ballon d'Or winner Ousmane Dembélé is starting Kylian Mbappé’s campaign for the award on his behalf.
Dembélé was named the best player in the world at the 2025 ceremony after a historic campaign with Paris Saint-Germain. Despite stiff competition from Barcelona youngster Lamine Yamal, Dembélé accepted the award after guiding PSG to their first Champions League triumph.
After climbing the summit himself, Dembélé made his feelings known on his France compatriot and former PSG teammate winning the award in the future.
“I hope he wins it, he deserves it for his career. He’s had a very good start to the season, he keeps scoring goals. He’s a friend of mine, I hope he continues like this. I hope one day he wins the Ballon d’Or,” Dembélé said to the media after PSG’s thrashing of Bayer Leverkusen.






