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 Best FIFA Football Awards
Current: The Best FIFA Football Awards 2023
Awarded forExcellence in association football team and individual achievements
LocationZürich, Switzerland
Presented byFIFA
First awarded9 January 2017 (2017-01-09)
Websitefifa.com/the-best-fifa-football-awards

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

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The Best FIFA Men's Player

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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

The Best FIFA Men's Goalkeeper

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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

The Best FIFA Men's Coach

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Year Rank Coach Team(s) managed
2016 1st   Claudio Ranieri   Leicester City
2nd   Zinedine Zidane   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   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

FIFA FIFPRO Men's World 11

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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

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The Best FIFA Women's Player

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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

The Best FIFA Women's Goalkeeper

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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

The Best FIFA Women's Coach

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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

FIFA FIFPRO Women's World 11

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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

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FIFA Fair Play Award

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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

FIFA Puskás Award

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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

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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

FIFA Special Award for an Outstanding Career Achievement

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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

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Awards by name

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See also

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References

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