The Best FIFA Football Awards

The Best FIFA Football Awards
Current: The Best FIFA Football Awards 2024
Awarded forExcellence in association football team and individual achievements
LocationZürich, Switzerland
Presented byFIFA
First award9 January 2017 (2017-01-09)
Websitefifa.com/the-best-fifa-football-awards

The Best FIFA Football Awards is a football award presented annually by the sport's governing body, FIFA.[1]

The first awarding ceremony was held on 9 January 2017 in Zürich, Switzerland.[2] The award is aimed at reviving the FIFA World Player Gala.[3] This award being given to the players with best performance in the calendar year.

Men's awards

The Best FIFA Men's Player

Year Rank Player Team(s) Points
2016 1st Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid 34.54%
2nd Lionel Messi Barcelona 26.42%
3rd Antoine Griezmann Atlético Madrid 7.53%
2017 1st Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid 43.16%
2nd Lionel Messi Barcelona 19.25%
3rd Neymar Barcelona
Paris Saint-Germain
6.97%
2018 1st Luka Modrić Real Madrid 29.05%
2nd Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid
Juventus
19.08%
3rd Mohamed Salah Liverpool 11.23%
2019 1st Lionel Messi Barcelona 46
2nd Virgil van Dijk Liverpool 38
3rd Cristiano Ronaldo Juventus 36
2020 1st Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich 52
2nd Cristiano Ronaldo Juventus 38
3rd Lionel Messi Barcelona 35
2021 1st Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich 48
2nd Lionel Messi Barcelona
Paris Saint-Germain
44
3rd Mohamed Salah Liverpool 39
2022 1st Lionel Messi Paris Saint-Germain 52
2nd Kylian Mbappé Paris Saint-Germain 44
3rd Karim Benzema Real Madrid 34
2023 1st Lionel Messi Paris Saint-Germain
Inter Miami
48
2nd Erling Haaland Manchester City 48
3rd Kylian Mbappé Paris Saint-Germain 35
2024 1st Vinícius Júnior Real Madrid 48
2nd Rodri Manchester City 43
3rd Jude Bellingham Real Madrid 37

The Best FIFA Men's Goalkeeper

Year Rank Player Team(s)
2016 Not awarded
2017 1st Gianluigi Buffon Juventus
2nd Manuel Neuer Bayern Munich
3rd Keylor Navas Real Madrid
2018 1st Thibaut Courtois Chelsea
Real Madrid
2nd Hugo Lloris Tottenham Hotspur
3rd Kasper Schmeichel Leicester City
2019 1st Alisson Liverpool
2nd Marc-André ter Stegen Barcelona
3rd Ederson Manchester City
2020 1st Manuel Neuer Bayern Munich
2nd Alisson Liverpool
3rd Jan Oblak Atlético Madrid
2021 1st Édouard Mendy Chelsea
2nd Gianluigi Donnarumma Milan
Paris Saint-Germain
3rd Manuel Neuer Bayern Munich
2022 1st Emiliano Martínez Aston Villa
2nd Thibaut Courtois Real Madrid
3rd Yassine Bounou Sevilla
2023 1st Ederson Manchester City
2nd Thibaut Courtois Real Madrid
3rd Yassine Bounou Sevilla
Al Hilal
2024 1st Emiliano Martínez Aston Villa
2nd Ederson Manchester City
3rd Unai Simón Athletic Bilbao

The Best FIFA Men's Coach

Year Rank Coach Team(s) managed
2016 1st Claudio Ranieri Leicester City
2nd Zinedine Zidane Real Madrid Castilla
Real Madrid
3rd Fernando Santos  Portugal
2017 1st Zinedine Zidane Real Madrid
2nd Antonio Conte Chelsea
3rd Massimiliano Allegri Juventus
2018 1st Didier Deschamps  France
2nd Zinedine Zidane Real Madrid
3rd Zlatko Dalić  Croatia
2019 1st Jürgen Klopp Liverpool
2nd Pep Guardiola Manchester City
3rd Mauricio Pochettino Tottenham Hotspur
2020 1st Jürgen Klopp Liverpool
2nd Hansi Flick Bayern Munich
3rd Marcelo Bielsa Leeds United
2021 1st Thomas Tuchel Paris Saint-Germain
Chelsea
2nd Roberto Mancini  Italy
3rd Pep Guardiola Manchester City
2022 1st Lionel Scaloni  Argentina
2nd Carlo Ancelotti Real Madrid
3rd Pep Guardiola Manchester City
2023 1st Pep Guardiola Manchester City
2nd Luciano Spalletti Napoli
Italy
3rd Simone Inzaghi Inter Milan
2024 1st Carlo Ancelotti Real Madrid
2nd Xabi Alonso Bayer Leverkusen
3rd Pep Guardiola Manchester City

FIFA Puskás Award (2024–)

FIFA FIFPRO Men's World 11

Year Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
2016[4] Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich) Marcelo (Real Madrid)
Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)
Gerard Piqué (Barcelona)
Dani Alves (Barcelona/Juventus)
Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona)
Toni Kroos (Real Madrid)
Luka Modrić (Real Madrid)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
Luis Suárez (Barcelona)
Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
2017[5] Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus) Marcelo (Real Madrid)
Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)
Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus/Milan)
Dani Alves (Juventus/Paris Saint-Germain)
Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona)
Toni Kroos (Real Madrid)
Luka Modrić (Real Madrid)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
Neymar (Barcelona/Paris Saint-Germain)
Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
2018[6] David de Gea (Manchester United) Marcelo (Real Madrid)
Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)
Raphaël Varane (Real Madrid)
Dani Alves (Paris Saint-Germain)
Eden Hazard (Chelsea)
N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea)
Luka Modrić (Real Madrid)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid/Juventus)
Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain)
Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
2019[7] Alisson (Liverpool) Marcelo (Real Madrid)
Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)
Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool)
Matthijs de Ligt (Ajax/Juventus)
Eden Hazard (Chelsea/Real Madrid)
Frenkie de Jong (Ajax/Barcelona)
Luka Modrić (Real Madrid)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus)
Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain)
Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
2020[8] Alisson (Liverpool) Alphonso Davies (Bayern Munich)
Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)
Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool)
Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool)
Thiago (Bayern Munich/Liverpool)
Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)
Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus)
Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)
Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
2021[9] Gianluigi Donnarumma (Milan/Paris Saint-Germain) David Alaba (Bayern Munich/Real Madrid)
Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus)
Rúben Dias (Manchester City)
Jorginho (Chelsea)
N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea)
Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus/Manchester United)
Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund)
Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)
Lionel Messi (Barcelona/Paris Saint-Germain)
2022[10] Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid) Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain)
Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool)
João Cancelo (Manchester City/Bayern Munich)
Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)
Casemiro (Real Madrid/Manchester United)
Luka Modrić (Real Madrid)
Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain)
Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)
Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund/Manchester City)
Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain)
2023[11] Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid) Rúben Dias (Manchester City)
John Stones (Manchester City)
Kyle Walker (Manchester City)
Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund/Real Madrid)
Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)
Bernardo Silva (Manchester City)
Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid)
Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain)
Erling Haaland (Manchester City)
Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain/Inter Miami)

Women's awards

The Best FIFA Women's Player

Year Rank Player Team(s)
2016 1st Carli Lloyd Houston Dash
2nd Marta Rosengård
3rd Melanie Behringer Bayern Munich
2017 1st Lieke Martens Rosengård
Barcelona
2nd Carli Lloyd Houston Dash
Manchester City
3rd Deyna Castellanos Florida State Seminoles
Santa Clarita Blue Heat
2018 1st Marta Orlando Pride
2nd Dzsenifer Marozsán Lyon
3rd Ada Hegerberg Lyon
2019 1st Megan Rapinoe Reign FC
2nd Alex Morgan Orlando Pride
3rd Lucy Bronze Lyon
2020 1st Lucy Bronze[12] Lyon
Manchester City
2nd Pernille Harder[12] Chelsea
3rd Wendie Renard[12] Lyon
2021 1st Alexia Putellas Barcelona
2nd Sam Kerr Chelsea
3rd Jennifer Hermoso Barcelona
2022 1st Alexia Putellas Barcelona
2nd Alex Morgan Orlando Pride
San Diego Wave
3rd Beth Mead Arsenal
2023 1st Aitana Bonmatí Barcelona
2nd Linda Caicedo Deportivo Cali
Real Madrid
3rd Jenni Hermoso Pachuca
2024 1st Aitana Bonmatí Barcelona
2nd Barbra Banda Orlando Pride
3rd Caroline Graham Hansen Barcelona

The Best FIFA Women's Goalkeeper

Year Rank Player Team(s)
2016 Not awarded
2017
2018
2019 1st Sari van Veenendaal Arsenal
Atlético Madrid
2nd Christiane Endler Paris Saint-Germain
3rd Hedvig Lindahl Chelsea
VfL Wolfsburg
2020 1st Sarah Bouhaddi Lyon
2nd Christiane Endler Paris Saint-Germain
3rd Alyssa Naeher Chicago Red Stars
2021 1st Christiane Endler Paris Saint-Germain
Lyon
2nd Ann-Katrin Berger Chelsea
3rd Stephanie Labbé FC Rosengård
Paris Saint-Germain
2022 1st Mary Earps Manchester United
2nd Christiane Endler Lyon
3rd Ann-Katrin Berger Chelsea
2023 1st Mary Earps Manchester United
2nd Cata Coll Barcelona
3rd Mackenzie Arnold West Ham United
2024 1st Alyssa Naeher Chicago Red Stars
2nd Cata Coll Barcelona
3rd Mary Earps Manchester United
Paris Saint-Germain

The Best FIFA Women's Coach

Year Rank Coach Team(s) managed
2016 1st Silvia Neid  Germany
2nd Jill Ellis  United States
3rd Pia Sundhage  Sweden
2017 1st Sarina Wiegman  Netherlands
2nd Nils Nielsen  Denmark
3rd Gérard Prêcheur Lyon
2018 1st Reynald Pedros Lyon
2nd Sarina Wiegman  Netherlands
3rd Asako Takakura  Japan
2019 1st Jill Ellis  United States
2nd Sarina Wiegman  Netherlands
3rd Phil Neville  England
2020 1st Sarina Wiegman  Netherlands
2nd Jean-Luc Vasseur Lyon
3rd Emma Hayes Chelsea
2021 1st Emma Hayes Chelsea
2nd Lluís Cortés Barcelona
3rd Sarina Wiegman  Netherlands
2022 1st Sarina Wiegman  England
2nd Sonia Bompastor Lyon
3rd Pia Sundhage  Brazil
2023 1st Sarina Wiegman  England
2nd Emma Hayes Chelsea
3rd Jonatan Giráldez Barcelona
2024 1st Emma Hayes Chelsea
 United States
2nd Jonatan Giráldez Barcelona
Washington Spirit
3rd Arthur Elias Corinthians
 Brazil

FIFA Marta Award

FIFA FIFPRO Women's World 11

Year Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
2016 Not awarded
2017
2018
2019 Sari van Veenendaal (Arsenal/Atlético Madrid) Lucy Bronze (Lyon)
Nilla Fischer (VfL Wolfsburg/Linköpings)
Kelley O'Hara (Utah Royals)
Wendie Renard (Lyon)
Julie Ertz (Chicago Red Stars)
Amandine Henry (Lyon)
Rose Lavelle (Washington Spirit)
Marta (Orlando Pride)
Alex Morgan (Orlando Pride)
Megan Rapinoe (Reign FC)
2020[13] Christiane Endler (Paris Saint-Germain) Millie Bright (Chelsea)
Lucy Bronze (Lyon/Manchester City)
Wendie Renard (Lyon)
Barbara Bonansea (Juventus)
Verónica Boquete (Utah Royals/Milan)
Delphine Cascarino (Lyon)
Pernille Harder (VfL Wolfsburg/Chelsea)
Tobin Heath (Portland Thorns/Manchester United)
Vivianne Miedema (Arsenal)
Megan Rapinoe (OL Reign)
2021[14] Christiane Endler (Paris Saint-Germain/Lyon) Lucy Bronze (Manchester City)
Millie Bright (Chelsea)
Magdalena Eriksson (Chelsea)
Wendie Renard (Lyon)
Estefanía Banini (Levante/Atlético Madrid)
Barbara Bonansea (Juventus)
Carli Lloyd (NJ/NY Gotham FC)
Marta (Orlando Pride)
Vivianne Miedema (Arsenal)
Alex Morgan (Orlando Pride/San Diego Wave FC)
2022[15] Christiane Endler (Lyon) Lucy Bronze (Manchester City/Barcelona)
Mapi León (Barcelona)
Leah Williamson (Arsenal)
Wendie Renard (Lyon)
Lena Oberdorf (VfL Wolfsburg)
Keira Walsh (Manchester City/Barcelona)
Alexia Putellas (Barcelona)
Beth Mead (Arsenal)
Sam Kerr (Chelsea)
Alex Morgan (Orlando Pride/San Diego Wave FC)
2023[16] Mary Earps (Manchester United) Lucy Bronze (Barcelona)
Olga Carmona (Real Madrid)
Alex Greenwood (Manchester City)
Ella Toone (Manchester United)
Keira Walsh (Barcelona)
Aitana Bonmatí (Barcelona)
Lauren James (Chelsea)
Sam Kerr (Chelsea)
Alex Morgan (San Diego Wave FC)
Alessia Russo (Manchester United/Arsenal)

Mixed awards

FIFA Fair Play Award

Year Winner
2016 Atlético Nacional
2017 Francis Koné
2018 Lennart Thy
2019 Marcelo Bielsa
Leeds United
2020 Mattia Agnese
2021 Denmark national team and medical staff
2022 Luka Lochoshvili
2023 Brazil national team
2024 Thiago Maia

FIFA Puskás Award (until 2023)

Year Rank Player Team Opponent
2016 1st Mohd Faiz Subri Penang Pahang
2nd Marlone Corinthians Cobresal
3rd Daniuska Rodríguez Venezuela U17 Colombia U17
2017 1st Olivier Giroud Arsenal Crystal Palace
2nd Oscarine Masuluke Baroka Orlando Pirates
3rd Deyna Castellanos Venezuela U17 Cameroon U17
2018 1st Mohamed Salah Liverpool Everton
2nd Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid Juventus
3rd Giorgian De Arrascaeta Cruzeiro América Mineiro
2019 1st Dániel Zsóri Debrecen Ferencváros
2nd Lionel Messi Barcelona Real Betis
3rd Juan Fernando Quintero River Plate Racing
2020 1st Son Heung-min Tottenham Hotspur Burnley
2nd Giorgian de Arrascaeta Flamengo Ceará
3rd Luis Suárez Barcelona Mallorca
2021 1st Erik Lamela Tottenham Hotspur Arsenal
2nd Mehdi Taremi Porto Chelsea
3rd Patrik Schick  Czech Republic  Scotland
2022 1st Marcin Oleksy Warta Poznań Stal Rzeszów
2nd Dimitri Payet Marseille PAOK
3rd Richarlison  Brazil  Serbia
2023 1st Guilherme Madruga Botafogo-SP Novorizontino
2nd Nuno Santos Sporting Boavista
3rd Julio Enciso Brighton & Hove Albion Manchester City

FIFA Fan Award

Year Winner
2016 Borussia Dortmund and Liverpool supporters
2017 Celtic supporters
2018 Peru supporters
2019 Silvia Grecco, Palmeiras supporter
2020 Marivaldo Francisco da Silva, Sport Recife supporter
2021 Denmark and Finland supporters
2022 Argentina supporters
2023 Hugo Daniel Iñíguez, Colon de Santa Fe supporter
2024 Guilherme Gandra Moura, Gabriel Pec fan

FIFA Special Award for an Outstanding Career Achievement

Year Winner Notes
2016 Falcão for his amazing contribution to futsal
2021 Christine Sinclair for breaking the record of most international goals scored by a female footballer
Cristiano Ronaldo for breaking the record of most international goals scored by a male footballer
2022 Pelé Tribute and special recognition for contribution to football
2023 Marta Special recognition for contribution to women's football

Awards by year

Awards by name

See also

References

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