The nomination of Ousmane Dembele in the FIFA Men’s Player of the Month award by Lionel Messi has indicated the incredible way through which the player has achieved the pinnacle of football. FIFA affirmed that the Argentine legend used Dembele as his best player after the French forward won the FIFA Best award at the FIFA ceremony in Doha. Dembele who plays with Paris Saint-Germain and France scored more than Lamine Yamal, a Barcelona star, and Kylian Mbappe finished third.
Messi ranked Mbappe at number two and Yamal at number three as an aesthetic gesture towards established success and the future of world stars. The voting information was published in the transparency of FIFA, which involves the ballots of the world captains, coaches and journalists of national teams. The choices made by Messi soon became a point of focus as the player is one of the most prominent figures in the history of football. Dembele has achieved fame based on an impressive season with PSG.
He helped the club to claim the first ever title in the history of the club in the UEFA champions league, which was seen as the thrilling win of 5 goals over the Inter Milan in the final. That victory also secured a historic continental treble to PSG because they also won the domestic league and the main cup competition. Dembele scored a career-best 35 goals in all competitions, which is considered on a personal scale.
He received the Golden Boot because of his 21 Ligue 1 goals and his performance under coach Luis Enrique proved him to be tactically disciplined and led the attack. The success of the French forward did not just end with FIFA awards. He also won the 2025 Men Ballon d’Or, beating Lamine Yamal and his colleague Vitinha. The win was a landmark in the French football history, it was after three years that a French Ballon d’Or winner was obtained. The vote of Messi and a year of silverware has made Dembele one of the icons of the present day.
