Globe Soccer Awards 2025: Salah and Hakimi Lead the Final Nominees in a Global Showdown
3 December 2025
Final Nominees for the 2025 Globe Soccer Player of the Year
The final lists for the Globe Soccer Awards 2025 spotlight Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah of Liverpool and Moroccan winger Achraf Hakimi of Paris Saint-Germain among the leading contenders.
After the initial shortlist, fans voted to determine the final pool of candidates.
Winners will be decided through a joint vote by fans and a jury that includes former players, coaches, agents, and journalists.
Winners will be based on performances throughout 2025, spanning the second half of last season and the early part of the 2025/26 campaign.
Ceremony Details and the Full Nominee List
The winners will be announced at a ceremony scheduled for December 28, 2025.
The final list of nominees for Best Player in 2025 includes: Ousmane Dembele (Paris Saint‑Germain) — Desire Doy (PSG) — Erling Haaland (Manchester City) — Achraf Hakimi (PSG) — Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) — Khvicha Kvartatskhelia (Paris Saint‑Germain) — Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) — Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) — Nuno Mendes (PSG) — Cole Palmer (Chelsea) — Pedri (Barcelona) — Rafinha (Barcelona) — Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) — Vinícius (Paris Saint‑Germain) — Lamine Yamal (Barcelona).
Salah also features in the final Best Forward of 2025 category, which includes: Ousmane Dembele (PSG) — Harry Kane (Bayern Munich) — Khvicha Kvartatskhelia (PSG) — Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) — Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) — Rafinha (Barcelona) — Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) — Lamine Yamal (Barcelona).
Two light notes for the road: If suspense were a sport, this ceremony would go to penalties every year. And if the trophy had a passport, it would have more stamps than a travel influencer—handed straight to Salah, as usual.
