Change of dimension for Ousmane Dembélé! This Monday evening, the French international entered the closed circle of the winners of the Ballon d'Or. The Paris Saint-Germain winger becomes the 42nd player to raise the prestigious trophy since the creation of the prize in 1956.
Author of a stratospheric season (35 goals, 16 assists in 53 matches in all competitions), Dembélé was logically crowned by the jury of France Football. A reward that was unanimous in the world of football.
Among them, Lionel Messi! The Pulga did not fail to congratulate its former teammate at FC Barcelona (2017-2021). After the publication by Ousmane Dembélé of a photo with his Ballon d'Or on Instagram, the Pulga sent him a touching message. “” Big ou! Congratulations, I'm so happy for you. You deserve it. ” Can we read.
Equal France Lionel Messi
With this consecration won by a tricolor player, France equals the number of coronations of Lionel Messi…. Indeed, Ousmane Dembélé offered an eighth Ballon d'Or to France.
As a reminder, six French internationals have been crowned Ballon d'Or since its creation. They are Raymond Kopa (1958), Michel Platini (1983, 1984 and 1985), Jean Pierre Papin (1991), Zinedine Zidane (1998), Karim Benzema (2022) and finally Ousmane Dembélé (2025).
