The Ballon d’Or 2025 will be unveiled on September 22nd. For the occasion, the French editorial team of OneFootball participated in the voting game to elect their Ballon d’OF for the 2024-25 season. Today, let’s discover the player who occupies the 5th place in our ranking!
5th in the OneFootball Ballon: Vitinha
After a challenging first season at Paris Saint-Germain, Vitinha found his stride under the guidance of Luis Enrique in 2023-24. Last season was simply the pinnacle for the new player he has become over the past two years.
Maestro of the best team of the season, Vitinha is now a reference in the midfield, a model for many of his peers, and considered the best midfielder in the world by a recent Ballon d’Or winner, Luka Modrić.
From his «laser» pass for Désiré Doué’s opening goal to his solo ball advancement for the second goal of the Parisian star, his performance in the Champions League final left a mark and remains one of the most beautiful «invisible» individual performances in recent C1 finals.
Key stats of Vitinha’s 2024-25 season:
10th: Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (4 points)
8th: Kylian Mbappé (21 points)
7th: Gianluigi Donnarumma (22 points)
6th: Mohamed Salah (32 points)
From the list of 30 finalists established by France Football, the seven members of our editorial team defined their top 10. 10 points for 1st place, 9 points for 2nd, 8 for 3rd, etc…
The scores were totaled and the ranking was established based on the total number of points won by the players. In case of a tie, the player with the highest position ranks ahead.
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