“If Ousmane wins the Ballon d'Or, I would say that I gave him a little strength, it's always nice anyway. If it is a golden ball I would be very proud, that means that the Rennes training works well. There are many players who come out, I saw a recently statistic which showed that there were a lot of players from the training center to have played in Ligue 1 “said Sylvain Wiltord, a few days ago, to here Armorica (formerly France Bleu Armorique).
The verdict fell on Monday evening, it was a player trained at Stade Rennais who was crowned Golden Ball 2025, namely Ousmane Dembélé. A fair reward for those who scored 35 goals and gave 14 assists with the winning PSG of the Champions League last season.
Spotted in Evreux at the age of 13, Dembélé was launched in League 1 five years later with the Red and Black. Former French football -football, a self -proclaimed ambidextrous (but clearly right -handed) dribbler, he had a hectic career, at Barça and in the French team, despite his coronation at the 2018 World Cup with the Blues, before becoming a reliable footballer -sur late -and enjoying the tactical science of Luis Enrique.
Dembélé soon behind Wiltord
With 56 EDF selections, “Dembouz” is the second player trained in Rennes most capped in the national team behind Wiltord, 92 capes on the clock. MikaĂ«l Silvestre (40 selections), Yoann Gourcuff (31), Eduardo Camavonga (26), Yann M'Vila (22) and Anthony RĂ©veillère (20) then follow.
To make up for the 2000 European champion, author of the equalizing goal against Italy in the 94th minute of play, in the final, DembĂ©lĂ© needs several years. If the injuries save him, he will be able to do so when entering the thirties. He is 36 “nino” matches. In 2026 alone, the French team can play up to 18 games between the World Cup in North America (the group phase will lead to finals) and the League of Nations in the fall with Zinedine Zidane probably on the bench.
