Aitana Bonmati (27) became the first three-time Ballon d’Or Feminin winner (2023–25). The Barcelona midfielder won a domestic treble, earned Uefa Champions League player of the season honours, and famously returned from viral meningitis to score Spain’s Euro 2025 semi-final winner before they lost the final on penalties. Mariona Caldentey was second; several Arsenal and England players featured in the top 10.