The Ballon d’Or race, explained.
No black box. No unexplained verdict. The Ballon d’Or Index turns every candidate into a transparent 100-point case you can inspect, compare, and challenge.
Current merit leader
Pedri
Barcelona · Midfielder
Real-data provisional ranking
Every displayed component is computed from current API-Football fixture, event, player-stat, standings, and pre-match Elo evidence. The ranking remains provisional—not illustrative—until the locked 2024–2025 historical holdout gate is complete.
Individual performance
55 pts
Position-specific output, creation, all-round contribution, execution, availability, and consistency from real match data.
Decisive moments
25 pts
Performance against strong pre-match Elo opponents, in knockout rounds, and in verified score-changing situations.
Team achievements
20 pts
Verified finishes allocated by competition prestige, route, participation, and within-team importance.
The index
Every point has a reason.
Select a candidate to inspect all nine merit components and the separate jury-context forecast. The three color bands always map to the published 55 / 25 / 20 football methodology.
Pedri
Barcelona · Spain · Midfielder
82.6
out of 100
Held
no context
Lamine Yamal
Barcelona · Spain · Midfielder
82.3
out of 100
Held
no context
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
Paris Saint Germain · Georgia · Forward
81.8
out of 100
Held
no context
Michael Olise
Bayern München · France · Midfielder
78.7
out of 100
Held
no context
Lionel Messi
Club data outside current coverage · Argentina · Forward
77.5
out of 100
Held
no context
Désiré Doué
Paris Saint Germain · France · Forward
77.2
out of 100
Held
no context
Dani Olmo
Barcelona · Spain · Midfielder
73.5
out of 100
Held
no context
Harry Kane
Bayern München · England · Forward
73.2
out of 100
Held
no context
Declan Rice
Arsenal · England · Midfielder
72.0
out of 100
Held
no context
Ousmane Dembélé
Paris Saint Germain · France · Forward
71.4
out of 100
Held
no context
Vitinha
Paris Saint Germain · Portugal · Midfielder
71.3
out of 100
Held
no context
Bradley Barcola
Paris Saint Germain · France · Forward
70.9
out of 100
Held
no context
Bukayo Saka
Arsenal · England · Forward
70.6
out of 100
Held
no context
Cristian Romero
Tottenham · Argentina · Defender
70.2
out of 100
Held
no context
Joshua Kimmich
Bayern München · Germany · Midfielder
70.0
out of 100
Held
no context
Jude Bellingham
Real Madrid · England · Midfielder
69.7
out of 100
Held
no context
Kylian Mbappé
Real Madrid · France · Forward
69.5
out of 100
Held
no context
Luis Díaz
Bayern München · Colombia · Midfielder
69.5
out of 100
Held
no context
Nuno Mendes
Paris Saint Germain · Portugal · Defender
69.0
out of 100
Held
no context
Willian Pacho
Paris Saint Germain · Ecuador · Defender
69.0
out of 100
Held
no context
João Neves
Paris Saint Germain · Portugal · Midfielder
68.9
out of 100
Held
no context
Arda Güler
Real Madrid · Türkiye · Midfielder
66.5
out of 100
Held
no context
Warren Zaïre-Emery
Paris Saint Germain · France · Midfielder
66.1
out of 100
Held
no context
Vinicius Júnior
Real Madrid · Brazil · Forward
65.7
out of 100
Held
no context
Jules Koundé
Barcelona · France · Defender
65.6
out of 100
Held
no context
Rodri
Manchester City · Spain · Midfielder
65.6
out of 100
Held
no context
Elliot Anderson
Nottingham Forest · Scotland · Midfielder
65.4
out of 100
Held
no context
Lautaro Martínez
Inter · Argentina · Forward
65.3
out of 100
Held
no context
Fabián Ruiz
Paris Saint Germain · Spain · Midfielder
65.2
out of 100
Held
no context
Gabriel Magalhães
Arsenal · Brazil · Defender
64.6
out of 100
Held
no context
Compare the cases, not just the totals.
See where one candidate creates separation—and where the other has the stronger Ballon d’Or argument.
Retrodictions
Reopen football’s biggest debates.
2018
Did Modrić deserve 2018?
The backtest route and divergence report are ready; publication waits for the API-Football historical coverage audit and official top-10 reference import.
2022
How dominant was Benzema’s 2022?
The scoring protocol is prepared for a held historical race once aggregate and fixture coverage pass the completeness threshold.