Real Madrid forward Vincius jr has been ranked a lowly 16th in the 2025 balon d’or rankings just a year after he narrowly lost out on the top prize to Manchester City midfielder Rodri.
Elsewhere 2023 runner-up Erling Haaland ranked 26th while 2021 runner up Virgil Van Dijk placed 28th.
Vinicius junior could not hit his 2023/2024 heights in the 2024/2025 season but still managed an impressive 22 goals and 19 assists in 58 appearances across all competitions.
