Ousmane Dembélé was named FIFA’s men’s player of the year, adding another major individual prize to a season in which he helped Paris Saint-Germain win four trophies. The award was announced in Qatar on Tuesday and followed his Ballon d’Or victory earlier in the year.

The BBC report says the 28-year-old, who joined PSG from Barcelona in 2023, played a central role in Luis Enrique’s team last season and finished the campaign with 51 goal contributions in 53 matches. The shift that changed his form came after he was moved into a central-forward role. That tactical adjustment turned a slow first half of the season into one that ended with a first Champions League title for the club.

The award race was not narrow in a symbolic sense. Dembélé beat Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal and Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappé to the prize. He also joined a list that includes Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, underlining the weight of the category rather than making the award sound like a routine squad-level honour.

The supplied evidence also places the award inside a broader FIFA ceremony that recognised PSG’s wider influence. Six players from the club’s 2024-25 season were named in the team of the year, while Gianluigi Donnarumma won goalkeeper of the year and Luis Enrique was named coach of the year. That pattern shows how PSG’s European breakthrough translated into multiple individual honours.

Dembélé’s status changed during the year because the on-field production followed the team success. The BBC says eight of his 35 goals came in the Champions League, including decisive strikes against Liverpool and Arsenal in the knockout rounds. His impact therefore extended beyond domestic dominance and into the competition that most shapes individual football awards.

The report also notes that Dembélé was present at the awards before PSG’s Intercontinental Cup final against Flamengo. That detail places the ceremony in a live club context rather than a standalone gala moment. The same source says the award is based on events from August 2024 to August 2025 and is voted on by national team coaches, captains, journalists and fans.

Dembélé now sits at the point where individual acclaim and team achievement reinforce one another. PSG won major trophies, he converted positional change into elite output, and FIFA’s voting panel rewarded the combination. The only open question is how long he can sustain the level that made both the club season and the award possible.