Nominees for The Best FIFA Football Awards™ 2022 revealed
Download logo Shortlists for players’, goalkeepers’, coaches’, fans’ and best goal prizes announced; public voting via FIFA+ : votes can be cast until 3 February 2023; two expert panels selected the candidates for the players’, goalkeepers’ and coaches’ categories.
FIFA has revealed the candidates shortlisted for The Best FIFA Football Awards™ 2022.
The nominees are listed below in alphabetical order:
The Best FIFA Women’s Player:
Aitana Bonmatí (Spain / FC Barcelona)
Debinha (Brazil / North Carolina Courage)
Jessie Fleming (Canada / Chelsea FC Women)
Ada Hegerberg (Norway / Olympique Lyonnais)
Sam Kerr (Australia / Chelsea FC Women)
Beth Mead (England / Arsenal WFC)
Vivianne Miedema (Netherlands / Arsenal WFC)
Alex Morgan (USA / Orlando Pride / San Diego Wave)
Lena Oberdorf (Germany / VfL Wolfsburg)
Alexandra Popp (Germany / VfL Wolfsburg)
Alexia Putellas (Spain / FC Barcelona)
Wendie Renard (France / Olympique Lyonnais)
Keira Walsh (England / Manchester City WFC / FC Barcelona)
Leah Williamson (England / Arsenal WFC)
The Best FIFA Men’s Player:
Julián Álvarez (Argentina / Club Atlético River Plate / Manchester City FC)
Sandra Paños García-Villamil (Spain / FC Barcelona)
The Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper:
Álisson Becker (Brazil / Liverpool FC)
Yassine Bounou (Morocco / Sevilla FC)
Thibaut Courtois (Belgium / Real Madrid CF)
Ederson (Brazil / Manchester City FC)
Emiliano Martínez (Argentina / Aston Villa FC)
The FIFA Puskás Award:
Mario Balotelli (https://bit.ly/3GBu1kb) (Italy):Adana Demirspor v. Göztepe Spor Kulübü [Süper Lig] (22 May 2022)
Amandine Henry (https://bit.ly/3ZwVXht) (France): FC Barcelona v. Olympique Lyonnais [UEFA Women's Champions League] (21 May 2022)
Théo Hernández (https://bit.ly/3IJ1go9) (France): AC Milan v. Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio, [Serie A] (15 May 2022)
Alou Kuol (https://bit.ly/3vZEiS6) (Australia): Iraq U23 v. Australia U23 [AFC U23 Asian Cup] (4 June 2022)
Kylian Mbappé (https://bit.ly/3XrJh9Q) (France): Argentina v. France [FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™] (18 December 2022)
Francisco González Metilli (https://bit.ly/3XrotQ4) (Argentina): Club Atlético Central Córdoba v. Club Atlético Rosario Central [Primera División] (1 August 2022)
Marcin Oleksy (https://bit.ly/3ZzL26L) (Poland): Warta Poznań v. Stal Rzeszów [PZU Amp Futbol Ekstraklasa] (6 November 2022)
Salma Paralluelo (https://bit.ly/3GyBgcp) (Spain): FC Barcelona v. Villarreal CF [Liga F] (2 April 2022)
Dimitri Payet (https://bit.ly/3iwJ9qS) (France): Olympique de Marseille v. PAOK Thessaloniki FC [UEFA Europa Conference League] (7 April 2022)
Richarlison (https://bit.ly/3iyPYIt) (Brazil): Brazil v. Serbia [FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022] (24 November 2022)
Alessia Russo (https://bit.ly/3GVC6QX) (England): England v. Sweden [UEFA Women's EURO 2022] (26 July 2022)
The Best FIFA Fan Award:
Abdullah Al Salmi (Saudi Arabia): Abdullah journeyed by foot from his hometown of Jeddah to Qatar, hiking across the Saudi Arabian desert, to support his national team at the FIFA World Cup.
Argentinian National Team fans (Argentina): Argentina fans travelled to Qatar in impressive numbers to provide incredible support for their team's ultimately victorious FIFA World Cup campaign, and millions of fans then welcomed their heroes home to Buenos Aires and across the country.
Japanese National Team fans (Japan): Japan fans earned worldwide recognition for their tradition of staying behind to help clean the stadium after World Cup games.
Two expert panels – one for women’s football (https://bit.ly/3GEtZYL) and one for men’s football (https://bit.ly/3GzUKNN) – selected the candidates for the players’, goalkeepers’ and coaches’ categories.
Voting open now!
Public voting is open on FIFA+ (https://bit.ly/3IHhBty) and will run until 23:59 CET on 3 February 2023.
FIFA will announce the three finalists in each of the seven categories listed above in early February 2023.
The full voting and award process is detailed in the Rules of Allocation (https://bit.ly/3QBo8aZ).
You can join the discussion about who should win the awards by using the hashtag #TheBest (https://bit.ly/3XrpnvW). Distributed by APO Group on behalf of FIFA.