Golden ball race: Dembélé already distinguished

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By: Manu Tournoux

Favorite in the Golden Ball race, Ousmane Dembélé received this first individual distinction this Wednesday.

D-12 for the Ballon d'Or ceremony, on September 22 at the Théâtre du Châtelet, in Paris. That evening, Ousmane Dembélé will perhaps become the sixth Tricolor Ballon after Raymond Kopa (1958), Michel Platini (1983,1984, 1985), Jean-Pierre Papin (1991), Zinedine Zidane (1998) and Karim Benzema (2022).

While waiting for the verdict of his duel announced with the prodigy Blaugrana Lamine Yamal, the Follet-Follet of the PSG received these days for the whole of his work last season a first individual distinction. The eleven gold in this case – a price given according to the votes cast by the readers of the magazine eleven world.

Dembélé ahead of a few

“” It's nice. I am proud, it proves that you have worked well throughout the season, and I go even further, during all these years to win individual trophiesdixit the happy winner, quoted by the publication mentioned above. It touches me, my sacrifices and my performances are recognized. »»

Credited with 35 goals and 16 assists in 53 games during the last financial year, the 28 -year -old international tricolor striker collected 32.5%of the votes and ahead of Lamine Yamal (30%) and Kylian Mbappé (12.5%) votes. Ousmane Dembélé succeeds Merengue Vinicius Junior.