The 2026 Ballon d’Or winner will be revealed this Monday, October 26. To mark the occasion, OneFootball’s French editorial team cast their votes to choose their Ballon d’OF winner for the 2025-2026 season.
Today, we celebrate our Ballon d’OF silver medallist!
2️⃣ Harry Kane (Bayern / ENG) - 49 points
2nd in the Ballon d'OneFootball:Harry Kane
Honours: Golden Shoe, Bundesliga top scorer, German champion, third place at the World Cup.
Quite simply, the most complete striker in the world.
Clinical in front of goal, tireless in tracking back and an exemplary leader, Harry Kane seems to get better with age.
At 33, he is at his peak and, for the first time in his career, looks like a serious contender for the title of the world’s best player.
Unfortunately, his mixed performances in the World Cup knockout stages, where his right-hand man Jude Bellingham stole the spotlight, dented his chances of winning the Ballon d’OF.
The ever-hungry Kane can take consolation in his 2025-2026 Golden Shoe.
📝 Ballon d'OneFootball: our rankings
- 10th: Declan Rice - 11 points
- 9th: Fabián Ruiz - 11 points
- 8th: Lionel Messi - 15 points
- 7th: Rodri - 20 points
- 6th: Lamine Yamal - 30 points
- 5th: Khvicha Kvaratskhelia - 38 points
- 4th: Kylian Mbappé - 41 points
- 3rd: Michael Olise - 42 points
- 2nd: Harry Kane - 49 points
🔎 Methodology
Using France Football’s 30-man shortlist, the six members of our editorial team each selected their top 10. First place earned 10 points, second place 9 points, third place 8 points, and so on.
The scores were added together and the rankings determined by each player’s total points. In the event of a tie, the player who received the highest individual ranking takes precedence.
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.