Earthquake in Madrid and dominance for Paris: Revealing the Ballon d'Or standings from 25th to 15th

Surprising ranks for Vinícius and Marquinhos on Ballon d'Or night

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Earthquake in Madrid and dominance for Paris: Revealing the Ballon d'Or standings from 25th to 15th

The official Ballon d'Or 2026 rankings from 25th to 15th place have been revealed on Monday 26 October with Real Madrid's Vinícius Júnior, Arsenal's Declan Rice and several Paris Saint-Germain stars learning their final positions.

France Football continued announcing the results ahead of the 70th Ballon d'Or ceremony at the London Palladium where the world's leading footballers are gathering for the prestigious awards.

The latest positions feature five players from Paris Saint-Germain, highlighting the French club's strong representation following another successful European campaign.

Declan Rice occupies 15th place while Vinícius Júnior finishes 17th and PSG captain Marquinhos ranks 25th.

Ballon d'Or 2026: Official rankings from 25th to 15th

The confirmed positions are as follows:

25th: Marquinhos (Brazil, Paris Saint-Germain)
24th: Luis Díaz (Colombia, Bayern Munich)
23rd: Nuno Mendes (Portugal, Paris Saint-Germain)
22nd: Lautaro Martínez (Argentina, Inter Milan)
21st: Gabriel Magalhães (Brazil, Arsenal)
20th: Willian Pacho (Ecuador, Paris Saint-Germain)
19th: João Neves (Portugal, Paris Saint-Germain)
18th: Marc Cucurella (Spain, Real Madrid)
17th: Vinícius Júnior (Brazil, Real Madrid)
16th: Ferran Torres (Spain, Paris Saint-Germain)
15th: Declan Rice (England, Arsenal)

The announcement follows the earlier confirmation of the players ranked between 30th and 26th including Senegal international Sadio Mané, who finished joint 29th alongside Arsenal defender William Saliba.

Ranked at the 15th place of the 2026 Ballon d’Or @_DeclanRice @Arsenal @England #ballondor https://t.co/TV13hg7WwR
— Ballon d'Or (@ballondor) October 26, 2026

Where are the African players in the Ballon d'Or rankings?

African football supporters will also be following the final positions of the continent's representatives.

Senegal forward Sadio Mané has already been confirmed in joint 29th place while Morocco international Achraf Hakimi does not feature among the players ranked from 25th to 15th.

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