Players from various countries won the golden balls: Argentina and France tied for 1st 8 times, Portugal, Germany and the Netherlands 7 times, and Brazil 5 times

Dembele won the 2025 Golden Ball Award, and French players also tied Argentine players with 8 awards. According to score90 statistics, France and Argentina are the countries with the most players won the Golden Ball Award, both 8 times.

Ranking of the number of times players from various countries won the Golden Ball Award↓

1. Argentina 8 times (Messi x8)

1. France 8 times (Pratini x3 Benzema, Zidane, Papan, Copa, Dembele x1)

3. Portugal 7 times (Royce x5 Figo, Eusibio x1)

3. Germany 7 times (Berkenbauer x2 Gede Muller, Rummenigg, Samer, Matteus x1)

3. Netherlands 7 times (Cruyff, Van Basten x3 Gulit x1)

6. Brazil 5 times (Ronaldo x2 Kaca, Ronaldinho, Rivaldo x1)

6. Italy 5 times (Baggio, Cannavaro, Rivera, Rossi, Sivori x1)

6. England 5 times (Keganx2 Irving, Charlton, Matthews x1)

9. Spain 4 times (Di Stefano, Suarez, Rodri x1)