The Best FIFA Football Awards 2022

The Best FIFA Football Awards 2022
Lionel Messi, The Best FIFA Men's Player 2022
Date27 February 2023 (2023-02-27)
LocationParis, France
Presented byFIFA
Hosted bySamantha Johnson and Jermaine Jenas[1]
Highlights
The Best FIFA PlayerMen's:
Lionel Messi
Women's:
Alexia Putellas
The Best FIFA CoachMen's:
Lionel Scaloni
Women's:
Sarina Wiegman
The Best FIFA GoalkeeperMen's:
Emiliano Martinez
Women's:
Mary Earps
FIFA Puskás Award Marcin Oleksy
The Best FIFA Special Award Pelé
Websitefifa.com

The Best FIFA Football Awards 2022 were held on 27 February 2023 in Paris, France.[2]

Winners and nominees

The Best FIFA Men's Player

See also: The Best FIFA Men's Player

Fourteen players were initially shortlisted on 12 January 2023.[3] The three finalists were revealed on 10 February 2023.[4]

Lionel Messi won the award with 52 scoring points.[5][6][7][8]

The selection criteria for the men's players of the year was: respective achievements during the period from 8 August 2021 to 18 December 2022.

Kylian Mbappé
Karim Benzema
Rank Player Club(s) played for National team Points
The finalists
1 Lionel Messi Paris Saint-Germain  Argentina 52
2 Kylian Mbappé Paris Saint-Germain  France 44
3 Karim Benzema Real Madrid  France 34
Other candidates
4 Luka Modrić Real Madrid  Croatia 28
5 Erling Haaland
 Norway 24
6 Sadio Mané
 Senegal 19
7 Julián Álvarez
 Argentina 17
8 Achraf Hakimi Paris Saint-Germain  Morocco 15
9 Neymar Paris Saint-Germain  Brazil 13
10 Kevin De Bruyne Manchester City  Belgium 10
11 Vinícius Júnior Real Madrid  Brazil 10
12 Robert Lewandowski
 Poland 7
13 Jude Bellingham Borussia Dortmund  England 3
14 Mohamed Salah Liverpool  Egypt 2

The Best FIFA Men's Goalkeeper

See also: The Best FIFA Goalkeeper

Five players were initially shortlisted on 12 January 2023.[9] The three finalists were revealed on 8 February 2023.[10]

Emiliano Martínez won the award with 26 ranking points.[11][6][7][12]

Rank Player Club(s) played for National team Points
The finalists
1 Emiliano Martínez Aston Villa  Argentina 26
2 Thibaut Courtois Real Madrid  Belgium 20
3 Yassine Bounou Sevilla  Morocco 14
Other candidates
4 Alisson Liverpool  Brazil 8
5 Ederson Manchester City  Brazil 4

The Best FIFA Men's Coach

See also: The Best FIFA Football Coach

Five coaches were initially shortlisted on 12 January 2023.[13] The three finalists were revealed on 9 February 2023.[14]

Lionel Scaloni won the award with 28 scoring points.[15][6][7][16]

Rank Coach Team(s) managed Points
The finalists
1 Lionel Scaloni  Argentina 28
2 Carlo Ancelotti Real Madrid 17
3 Pep Guardiola Manchester City 12
Other candidates
4 Walid Regragui
10
5 Didier Deschamps  France 5

The Best FIFA Women's Player

See also: The Best FIFA Women's Player

Fourteen players were initially shortlisted on 12 January 2023.[17] The three finalists were revealed on 10 February 2023.[18]

Alexia Putellas won the award with 50 scoring points, her second consecutive win.[19][6][7][20]

The selection criteria for the women's players of the year was: respective achievements during the period from 7 August 2021 to 31 July 2022.

Alexia Putellas
Alex Morgan
Beth Mead
Rank Player Club(s) played for National team Points
The finalists
1 Alexia Putellas Barcelona  Spain 50
2 Alex Morgan
 United States 37
3 Beth Mead Arsenal  England 37
Other candidates
4 Sam Kerr Chelsea  Australia 34
5 Aitana Bonmatí Barcelona  Spain 29
6 Debinha North Carolina Courage  Brazil 25
7 Alexandra Popp VfL Wolfsburg  Germany 17
8 Leah Williamson Arsenal  England 17
9 Ada Hegerberg Lyon  Norway 13
10 Wendie Renard Lyon  France 9
11 Lena Oberdorf VfL Wolfsburg  Germany 4
12 Vivianne Miedema Arsenal  Netherlands 2
13 Keira Walsh
 England 0
14 Jessie Fleming Chelsea  Canada 0

The Best FIFA Women's Goalkeeper

See also: The Best FIFA Goalkeeper

Six players were initially shortlisted on 12 January 2023.[21] The three finalists were revealed on 8 February 2023.[22]

Mary Earps won the award with 26 scoring points.[23][6][7][24]

Rank Player Club(s) played for National team Points
The finalists
1 Mary Earps Manchester United  England 26
2 Christiane Endler Lyon  Chile 22
3 Ann-Katrin Berger Chelsea  Germany 10
Other candidates
4 Sandra Paños Barcelona  Spain 7
5 Merle Frohms
 Germany 5
6 Alyssa Naeher Chicago Red Stars  United States 3

The Best FIFA Women's Coach

See also: The Best FIFA Football Coach

Six coaches were initially shortlisted on 12 January 2023.[25] The three finalists were revealed on 9 February 2023.[26]

Sarina Wiegman won the award with 28 scoring points.[27][6][7][28]

Rank Coach Team(s) managed Points
The finalists
1 Sarina Wiegman  England 28
2 Sonia Bompastor Lyon 18
3 Pia Sundhage  Brazil 10
Other candidates
4 Emma Hayes Chelsea 10
5 Martina Voss-Tecklenburg  Germany 6
6 Bev Priestman  Canada 0

FIFA Puskás Award

See also: FIFA Puskás Award

The eleven players initially shortlisted for the award were announced on 12 January 2023.[29] The three finalists were revealed on 10 February 2023.[30] All goals up for consideration were scored from 8 August 2021 to 18 December 2022. Every registered FIFA.com user was allowed to participate in the final vote until 3 February 2023, with the questionnaire being presented on the official website of FIFA. The selected goals were also voted on by a panel of "FIFA experts". Both groups' votes weighed equally on the ultimate winner of the award.[31]

Marcin Oleksy won the award with 21 scoring points, becoming the first amputee footballer to earn the honour.[32][7]

Rank Player Match Competition Date Points
The finalists
1 Marcin Oleksy Warta Poznań – Stal Rzeszów 2022 PZU Amp Futbol Ekstraklasa 6 November 2022 21
2 Dimitri Payet Marseille – PAOK 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League 7 April 2022 20
3 Richarlison Brazil – Serbia 2022 FIFA World Cup 24 November 2022 17
Other candidates
Unranked Mario Balotelli Adana Demirspor – Göztepe 2021–22 Süper Lig 22 May 2022 N/A
Francisco González Metilli Rosario Central – Central Córdoba 2022 Argentine Primera División 1 August 2022
Amandine Henry Barcelona – Lyon 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League 21 May 2022
Théo Hernandez Milan – Atalanta 2021–22 Serie A 15 May 2022
Alou Kuol Iraq – Australia 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup 4 June 2022
Kylian Mbappé Argentina – France 2022 FIFA World Cup 18 December 2022
Salma Paralluelo Barcelona – Villarreal 2021–22 Primera División (women) 2 April 2022
Alessia Russo England – Sweden UEFA Women's Euro 2022 26 July 2022

FIFA Fan Award

See also: FIFA Fan Award

The award celebrates the best fan moments or gestures of August 2021 to December 2022, regardless of championship, gender or nationality. The shortlist was compiled by a panel of FIFA experts.[33]

Argentina fans won the award with over 650,000 registered votes.[34][7]

Rank Fan(s) Reason Votes % of total votes
Nominees
1  Argentina fans Their support in travelling to Qatar to support their teams eventual winning run at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, and followed by the millions of fans welcoming the team home to Buenos Aires following their tournament win. 656,253 41.88%
2  Japan fans Traditional nature of staying behind following their nation’s games at the 2022 FIFA World Cup to clean up the stadium. 526,887 33.63%
3 Abdullah Al Salmi Hiking 1,600 km across the Arabian desert from Jeddah to Qatar to support his home nation at the 2022 FIFA World Cup. 383,643 24.49%

FIFA Fair Play Award

See also: FIFA Fair Play Award
Winner Team Reason
Luka Lochoshvili Wolfsberger AC Saved Georg Teigl's life, clearing the defender’s airways after he swallowed his tongue. Thanks to Lochoshvili's actions, Teigl regained consciousness and then was treated at a local hospital.[35]

The Best FIFA Special Award

An additional award was given out posthumously in tribute to the late Pelé, to recognize his role and contribution to the sport of football. The award was received by Pelé's wife Marcia Aoki.[36]

Winner Reason
Pelé Posthumously awarded as a tribute and special recognition for his role in football.

FIFA FIFPRO Men's World 11

See also: FIFA FIFPRO World 11

The 26–player men's shortlist was announced on 13 February 2023.[37]

The players chosen were Thibaut Courtois as goalkeeper, Achraf Hakimi, Virgil van Dijk and João Cancelo as defenders, Kevin De Bruyne, Casemiro and Luka Modrić as midfielders, and Lionel Messi, Karim Benzema, Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappé as forwards.[38][39]

2022 FIFA FIFPRO Men's World 11
Player Club(s)
Goalkeeper
Thibaut Courtois Real Madrid
Defenders
João Cancelo
Virgil van Dijk Liverpool
Achraf Hakimi Paris Saint-Germain
Midfielders
Casemiro
Kevin De Bruyne Manchester City
Luka Modrić Real Madrid
Forwards
Karim Benzema Real Madrid
Erling Haaland
Kylian Mbappé Paris Saint-Germain
Lionel Messi Paris Saint-Germain
Other nominees
Player Club(s)
Goalkeepers
Alisson Liverpool
Emiliano Martínez Aston Villa
Defenders
Alphonso Davies Bayern Munich
Joško Gvardiol RB Leipzig
Théo Hernandez Milan
Antonio Rüdiger
Thiago Silva Chelsea
Midfielders
Jude Bellingham Borussia Dortmund
Enzo Fernández
Gavi Barcelona
Pedri Barcelona
Federico Valverde Real Madrid
Forwards
Robert Lewandowski
Neymar Paris Saint-Germain
Cristiano Ronaldo

FIFA FIFPRO Women's World 11

See also: FIFA FIFPRO World 11

The 23–player women's shortlist was announced on 13 February 2023.[40]

The players chosen were Christiane Endler as goalkeeper, Lucy Bronze, Mapi León, Wendie Renard and Leah Williamson as defenders, Lena Oberdorf, Alexia Putellas and Keira Walsh as midfielders, and Sam Kerr, Beth Mead and Alex Morgan as forwards.[41][42]

2022 FIFA FIFPRO Women's World 11
Player Club(s)
Goalkeeper
Christiane Endler Lyon
Defenders
Lucy Bronze
Mapi León Barcelona
Wendie Renard Lyon
Leah Williamson Arsenal
Midfielders
Lena Oberdorf VfL Wolfsburg
Alexia Putellas Barcelona
Keira Walsh
Forwards
Sam Kerr Chelsea
Beth Mead Arsenal
Alex Morgan
Other nominees
Player Club(s)
Goalkeepers
Mary Earps Manchester United
Sandra Paños Barcelona
Defenders
Ellie Carpenter Lyon
Ashley Lawrence Paris Saint-Germain
Irene Paredes Barcelona
Midfielders
Aitana Bonmatí Barcelona
Caroline Graham Hansen Barcelona
Amandine Henry Lyon
Kelley O'Hara
Forwards
Ada Hegerberg Lyon
Vivianne Miedema Arsenal
Ellen White Manchester City

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