Gianluigi Donnarumma Wins Best Goalkeeper Award At 2025 Ballon D’or

Gianluigi Donnarumma has won the Best Goalkeeper Award at the 2025 Ballon d’Or. This honors his strong performances this year.

WHAT HAPPENED?

Donnarumma got this award during the Ballon d’Or ceremony, beating many top goalkeepers. The Italian goalkeeper started the 2024-25 season at Paris Saint-Germain but moved to Manchester City for £26 million on a five-year deal in September. Donnarumma’s key saves and good performances helped his teams succeed. This made him the top pick for the award.

A SEASON OF DOMINANCE

Donnarumma has had a great 2024-25 season. Before moving, he helped PSG win the Ligue 1 title and reach the Champions League semi-finals. He did this with 15 clean sheets in 38 Ligue 1 games for PSG last season. After moving to Manchester City in 2025, Donnarumma quickly became the main goalkeeper. He has starter with a clean sheet against Manchester United and Napoli, before conceding a goal against Arsenal in his 3rd match and the second in Premier League games. His strong performance is helping Man City, which currently stands mid-table in the table, with only 7 points from five matches.

LOOKING AHEAD

This award shows how important a top goalkeeper is to a team. Manchester City will soon play against Burnley. Both teams are far from the European spots and have just three points between them.

The season is still early, but Donnarumma wants to help Man City win the Premier League and do well in the Champions League. As Pep Guardiola noted, Donnarumma is a top-class keeper, and this award reflects that he is one of the best goalkeepers in the world as the season progresses according to recent reports.