It's his “More beautiful dribble”. Ousmane Dembélé thus described to France Football His Golden Ball 2024-2025, won last Monday at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. The PSG striker was crowned at the end of an exceptional season, marked by the conquest of the first Champions League in the history of the Parisian club.
With 35 goals and 15 assists in 54 games, Dembélé exploded all of his personal records. He had never reached such heights, whether at FC Barcelona or Borussia Dortmund. Its regularity and effectiveness convinced the 100 jurors of France Football: the French international was cited in each vote, including 73 times in first place. Lamine Yamal, yet presented as her big rival, did not make the weight.
If he did not find the net in the final against Inter (5-0), Dembélé asserted himself as one of the key men of the Parisian European campaign. Omnipresent in the game, he has multiplied decisive gestures throughout the season, confirming his ability to shine in major meetings, especially in Arsenal.
“With Arsenal …”
In the Champions League semi-finals, he offered his teammates to the Emirates (1-0), launching PSG towards qualification. “With Arsenal at the Emirates, it may be my best game of the season, even if there was no hat-trick, double”he told France Football. A unique but decisive goal.
The Frenchman, finally rid of the injuries that slowed down his career, crossed a milestone. “The player I have been this season is the one I dreamed of being”he explains. Versatile, decisive and complete, Dembélé impressed by its ability to shine on the left, right as in the axis, to conquer the most prestigious of individual distinctions.
