The Best FIFA Football Awards 2024

The Best FIFA Football Awards 2024 were held on 17 December 2024. The nominees for all categories were announced on 28 November 2024.[1]

The Best FIFA Football Awards 2024
Vinícius Júnior, The Best FIFA Men's Player 2024
Date17 December 2024
Presented byFIFA
Highlights
The Best FIFA PlayerMen's:
Brazil Vinícius Júnior
Women's:
Spain Aitana Bonmatí
The Best FIFA CoachMen's:
Italy Carlo Ancelotti
Women's:
England Emma Hayes
The Best FIFA GoalkeeperMen's:
Argentina Emiliano Martínez
Women's:
United States Alyssa Naeher
FIFA Puskás AwardArgentina Alejandro Garnacho
FIFA Marta AwardBrazil Marta
Websitefifa.com
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Changes

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The FIFA Puskás Award was converted from a mixed award to a men's award with the introduction of the FIFA Marta Award, a women's award for most outstanding goal named after the Brazilian attacker Marta,[1] who also won the inaugural award.

Both Men's and Women's World Best 11 changed format and allocation following the 2024 divestment of the FIFPRO World 11, which had been partnered with FIFA to operate these awards since 2009. Previously, a World Best squad was named by FIFA-FIFPro, with votes selecting the Best 11 from the squad list: the new FIFA Best 11 squads have nomination longlists for each area of the pitch, with votes separating each of the best goalkeeper, defenders, midfielders, and forwards. In total, there were 77 nominees. In terms of allocation, rather than assigning three players for each outfield area and the next most-voted additional outfield player to the Best 11, the new allocation assigns three defenders and midfielders, and two forwards, with the two next most-voted outfield players (though each having to be different positions for a maximum four defenders/midfielders and three forwards) included.[2] Additionally, fan votes form part of the selection for the Best 11 squads, weighted equally with an expert panel.[3]

Winners and nominees

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The Best FIFA Men's Player

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Eleven players were initially shortlisted on 28 November 2024.[4] The three finalists were revealed on December 17, 2024.

The selection criteria for the men's players and coaches was: respective achievements during the period from 21 August 2023 to 10 August 2024.[4]

Vinícius Júnior won the award with 48 scoring points.[5]

Rank Player Club(s) played for National team Points
The finalists
1 Vinícius Júnior   Real Madrid   Brazil 48
2 Rodri   Manchester City   Spain 43
3 Jude Bellingham   Real Madrid   England 37
Other candidates
4 Dani Carvajal   Real Madrid   Spain 31
5 Lamine Yamal   Barcelona   Spain 30
6 Lionel Messi   Inter Miami   Argentina 25
7 Toni Kroos   Real Madrid (retired)   Germany 18
8 Erling Haaland   Manchester City   Norway 18
9 Kylian Mbappé   France 14
10 Florian Wirtz   Bayer Leverkusen   Germany 8
11 Federico Valverde   Real Madrid   Uruguay 4

The Best FIFA Men's Goalkeeper

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Seven players were initially shortlisted on 27 November 2024.[6]

The selection criteria for the men's players and coaches was: respective achievements during the period from 21 August 2023 to 10 August 2024.[4]

Emiliano Martínez won the award with 26 scoring points.[7]

Rank Player Club(s) played for National team Points
The finalists
1 Emiliano Martínez   Aston Villa   Argentina 26
2 Ederson   Manchester City   Brazil 16
3 Unai Simón   Athletic Bilbao   Spain 13
Other candidates
4 Andriy Lunin   Real Madrid   Ukraine 11
5 David Raya   Arsenal   Spain 5
6 Gianluigi Donnarumma   Paris Saint-Germain   Italy 1
7 Mike Maignan   Milan   France 0

The Best FIFA Men's Coach

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Five coaches were initially shortlisted on 28 November 2024.[8]

The selection criteria for the men's players and coaches was: respective achievements during the period from 21 August 2023 to 10 August 2024.[4]

Carlo Ancelotti won the award with 26 scoring points.[9]

Rank Coach Team(s) managed Points
The finalists
1   Carlo Ancelotti   Real Madrid 26
2   Xabi Alonso   Bayer Leverkusen 22
3   Pep Guardiola   Manchester City 10
Other candidates
4   Luis de la Fuente   Spain 9
5   Lionel Scaloni   Argentina 5

FIFA Puskás Award

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The eleven players initially shortlisted for the award were announced on 28 November 2024.[10] All goals up for consideration were scored from 21 August 2023 to 10 August 2024.

Alejandro Garnacho won the award with 26 scoring points.[11]

Rank Player Match Competition Date Points
1   Alejandro Garnacho EvertonManchester United 2023–24 Premier League 26 November 2023 26
2   Yassine Benzia AlgeriaSouth Africa 2024 FIFA Series 26 March 2024 22
3   Denis Omedi KCCAKitara 2024 Super 8 6 August 2024 16
4   Mohammed Kudus West Ham UnitedSC Freiburg 2023–24 UEFA Europa League 14 March 2024 13
5   Walter Bou LanúsTigre 2024 Argentine Primera División 4 August 2024 13
6   Federico Dimarco Inter MilanFrosinone 2023–24 Serie A 12 November 2023 12
7   Jaden Philogene Rotherham UnitedHull City 2023–24 EFL Championship 13 February 2024 12
8   Terry Antonis Melbourne CityWestern Sydney Wanderers 2023–24 A-League 12 March 2024 8
9   Michaell Chirinos Costa RicaHonduras 2024 Copa América qualifying play-offs 23 March 2024 7
10   Hassan Al-Haydos QatarChina 2023 AFC Asian Cup 21 January 2024 7
11   Paul Onuachu TrabzonsporKonyaspor 2023–24 Süper Lig 10 November 2023 4

The Best FIFA Women's Player

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Sixteen players were initially shortlisted on 28 November 2024.[12]

The selection criteria for the women's players and coaches was: respective achievements during the period from 21 August 2023 to 10 August 2024.[12]

Aitana Bonmatí won the award with 52 scoring points.[13]

Rank Player Club(s) played for National team Points
The finalists
1 Aitana Bonmatí   Barcelona   Spain 52
2 Barbra Banda   Zambia 39
3 Caroline Graham Hansen   Barcelona   Norway 37
Other candidates
4 Lindsey Horan   Lyon   United States 26
5 Lucy Bronze   England 23
6 Salma Paralluelo   Barcelona   Spain 22
7 Tabitha Chawinga   Malawi 20
8 Khadija Shaw   Manchester City   Jamaica 19
9 Ona Batlle   Barcelona   Spain 19
10 Naomi Girma   San Diego Wave   United States 9
11 Mariona Caldentey   Spain 6
12 Sophia Smith   Portland Thorns   United States 4
13 Keira Walsh   Barcelona   England 1
14 Trinity Rodman   Washington Spirit   United States 0
15 Mallory Swanson   Chicago Red Stars   United States 0
16 Lauren Hemp   Manchester City   England 0

The Best FIFA Women's Goalkeeper

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Five players were initially shortlisted on 28 November 2024.[14]

The selection criteria for the women's players and coaches was: respective achievements during the period from 21 August 2023 to 10 August 2024.[12]

Alyssa Naeher won the award with 26 scoring points.[15]

Rank Player Club(s) played for National team Points
The finalists
1 Alyssa Naeher   Chicago Red Stars   United States 26
2 Cata Coll   Barcelona   Spain 22
3 Mary Earps   England 11
Other candidates
4 Ann-Katrin Berger   Germany 9
5 Ayaka Yamashita   Japan 4

The Best FIFA Women's Coach

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Eight coaches were initially shortlisted on 28 November 2024.[16]

The selection criteria for the women's players and coaches was: respective achievements during the period from 21 August 2023 to 10 August 2024.[12]

Emma Hayes won the award with 23 scoring points.[17]

Rank Coach Team(s) managed Points
The finalists
1   Emma Hayes 23
2   Jonatan Giráldez 20
3   Arthur Elias 13
Other candidates
4   Sonia Bompastor 12
5   Futoshi Ikeda   Japan 2
6   Elena Sadiku   Celtic 2
7   Gareth Taylor   Manchester City 0
8   Sandrine Soubeyrand   Paris FC 0

FIFA Marta Award

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The eleven players initially shortlisted for the award were announced on 28 November 2024.[18] All goals up for consideration were scored from 21 August 2023 to 10 August 2024.

Marta won the award with 22 scoring points.[19]

Rank Player Match Competition Date Points
1   Marta BrazilJamaica International friendly 1 June 2024 22
2   Asisat Oshoala BarcelonaBenfica 2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League 14 November 2023 20
3   Sakina Karchaoui FranceSweden UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying 12 July 2024 16
4   Giuseppina Moraca LazioBologna 2023–24 Serie B 15 October 2023 15
5   Mayra Pelayo United StatesMexico 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup 27 February 2024 12
6   Paulina Krumbiegel MSV DuisburgTSG Hoffenheim 2023–24 Frauen-Bundesliga 2 February 2024 12
7   Delphine Cascarino LyonBenfica 2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League 27 March 2024 10
8   Beth Mead ArsenalWest Ham United 2023–24 Women's Super League 26 November 2023 9
9   Marina Hegering SGS EssenVfL Wolfsburg 2023–24 Frauen-Bundesliga 29 January 2024 9
10   Trinity Rodman United StatesJapan 2024 Summer Olympics 3 August 2024 9
11   Nina Matejić Serbia U-19England U-19 2024 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship 17 July 2024 6

FIFA Fan Award

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The award celebrates the best fan moments or gestures of August 2023 to August 2024, regardless of championship, gender or nationality. The shortlist was compiled by a panel of FIFA experts.[20] The award was chosen by a public vote on FIFA's website, with Brazilian Guilherme Gandra Moura winning.[21]

Others in order of nomination.[1]

Rank Fan(s) Reason Votes % of total votes
Nominees
1   Guilherme Gandra Moura A young fan of player Gabriel Pec who got to meet his idol after waking from an induced coma due to epidermolysis bullosa.
  José Armando A teenage Cruz Azul fan who died of leukemia before being able to meet his favourite players.
  Craig Ferguson A Scotland fan who walked over 1,000 miles from Glasgow to Munich before UEFA Euro 2024 in order to raise money for charity, successfully raising almost £80,000.

FIFA Fair Play Award

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The Fair Play Award was decided by an expert panel.[3] It was won by Brazilian footballer Thiago Maia.[22]

Winner Reason
  Thiago Maia For his selflessness during the 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods after a video showed him helping an elderly woman evacuate.

FIFA Men's World 11

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77 players were initially nominated on 28 November 2024.[23]

Each position was based on players' performances during the period from 21 August 2023 to 10 August 2024.[24] Every registered FIFA.com user was allowed to participate in a public vote until 10 December 2024, the day after the 2024 FIFPRO World 11 was announced.

The players chosen were Emiliano Martínez as goalkeeper, Dani Carvajal, Antonio Rüdiger, Rúben Dias and William Saliba as defenders, Jude Bellingham, Rodri and Toni Kroos as midfielders, and Lamine Yamal, Erling Haaland, and Vinícius Júnior as forwards.[25]

Player Club(s)
Goalkeeper
  Emiliano Martínez   Aston Villa
Defenders
  Dani Carvajal   Real Madrid
  Antonio Rüdiger   Real Madrid
  Rúben Dias   Manchester City
  William Saliba   Arsenal
Midfielders
  Jude Bellingham   Real Madrid
  Rodri   Manchester City
  Toni Kroos   Real Madrid (retired)
Forwards
  Lamine Yamal   Barcelona
  Erling Haaland   Manchester City
  Vinícius Júnior   Real Madrid
Other nominees
Player Club(s)
Goalkeepers
  Yassine Bounou   Al Hilal
  Gianluigi Donnarumma   Paris Saint-Germain
  Ederson   Manchester City
  Andriy Lunin   Real Madrid
  Mike Maignan   Milan
  Giorgi Mamardashvili   Valencia
  David Raya   Arsenal
  Unai Simón   Athletic Bilbao
  Yann Sommer   Inter Milan
  Ronwen Williams   Mamelodi Sundowns
Defenders
  Manuel Akanji   Manchester City
  Alessandro Bastoni   Inter Milan
  Bremer   Juventus
  Liberato Cacace   Empoli
  Dante   Nice
  Alphonso Davies   Bayern Munich
  Federico Dimarco   Inter Milan
  Jeremie Frimpong   Bayer Leverkusen
  Gabriel   Arsenal
  Álex Grimaldo   Bayer Leverkusen
  Achraf Hakimi   Paris Saint-Germain
  Mats Hummels
  Alistair Johnston   Celtic
  Aymeric Laporte   Al Nassr
  Nino
  Nicolás Otamendi   Benfica
  Jonathan Tah   Bayer Leverkusen
  William Troost-Ekong
Midfielders
  Luciano Acosta   FC Cincinnati
  Thiago Almada
  Álex Baena   Villarreal
  Hakan Çalhanoğlu   Inter Milan
  Eduardo Camavinga   Real Madrid
  Phil Foden   Manchester City
  Ganso   Fluminense
  Takefusa Kubo   Real Sociedad
  Fermín López   Barcelona
  Martin Ødegaard   Arsenal
  Dani Olmo
  Cole Palmer   Chelsea
  Christian Pulisic   Milan
  Declan Rice   Arsenal
  James Rodríguez
  Fabián Ruiz   Paris Saint-Germain
  Federico Valverde   Real Madrid
  Florian Wirtz   Bayer Leverkusen
  Granit Xhaka   Bayer Leverkusen
Forwards
  Akram Afif   Al Sadd
  Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
  Germán Cano   Fluminense
  Artem Dovbyk
  Viktor Gyökeres   Sporting CP
  Harry Kane   Bayern Munich
  Ademola Lookman   Atalanta
  Lautaro Martínez   Inter Milan
  Kylian Mbappé
  Lionel Messi   Inter Miami
  Jamal Musiala   Bayern Munich
  Soufiane Rahimi   Al Ain
  Rodrygo   Real Madrid
  Cristiano Ronaldo   Al Nassr
  Salomón Rondón
  Bukayo Saka   Arsenal
  Luis Suárez
  Ollie Watkins   Aston Villa
  Nico Williams   Athletic Bilbao

FIFA Women's World 11

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The players chosen were Alyssa Naeher as goalkeeper, Lucy Bronze, Naomi Girma, Irene Paredes and Ona Batlle as defenders, Gabi Portilho, Patri Guijarro, Lindsey Horan and Aitana Bonmatí as midfielders, and Caroline Graham Hansen and Salma Paralluelo as forwards.[26]

Player Club(s)
Goalkeepers
  Alyssa Naeher   Chicago Red Stars
Defenders
  Lucy Bronze
  Naomi Girma   San Diego Wave
  Irene Paredes   Barcelona
  Ona Batlle   Barcelona
Midfielders
  Gabi Portilho   Corinthians
  Patri Guijarro   Barcelona
  Lindsey Horan   Lyon
  Aitana Bonmatí   Barcelona
Forwards
  Caroline Graham Hansen   Barcelona
  Salma Paralluelo   Barcelona
Other nominees
Player Club(s)
Goalkeepers
  Ann-Katrin Berger
  Cata Coll   Barcelona
  Mary Earps
  Christiane Endler   Lyon
  Hannah Hampton   Chelsea
  Lorena   Grêmio
  Zećira Mušović   Chelsea
  Sandra Paños
  Kailen Sheridan   San Diego Wave
  Ayaka Yamashita
Defenders
  Selma Bacha   Lyon
  Nathalie Björn
  CJ Bott   Leicester City
  Millie Bright   Chelsea
  Kadeisha Buchanan   Chelsea
  Ellie Carpenter   Lyon
  Jess Carter
  Steph Catley   Arsenal
  Niamh Charles   Chelsea
  Ingrid Engen   Barcelona
  Emily Fox
  Vanessa Gilles   Lyon
  Giulia Gwinn   Bayern Munich
  Ashley Lawrence   Chelsea
  Tarciane Lima
  Katie McCabe   Arsenal
  Rafaelle Souza   Orlando Pride
  Glódís Perla Viggósdóttir   Bayern Munich
Midfielders
  Teresa Abelleira   Real Madrid
  Laia Aleixandri   Manchester City
  Jule Brand   VfL Wolfsburg
  Sam Coffey   Portland Thorns
  Erin Cuthbert   Chelsea
  Kenza Dali   Aston Villa
  Damaris Egurrola   Lyon
  Jessie Fleming
  Grace Geyoro   Paris Saint-Germain
  Manuela Giugliano   Roma
  Yui Hasegawa   Manchester City
  Saki Kumagai   Roma
  Sjoeke Nüsken   Chelsea
  Quinn   Seattle Reign
  Guro Reiten   Chelsea
  Sandie Toletti   Real Madrid
  Keira Walsh   Barcelona
  Daniëlle van de Donk   Lyon
Forwards
  Adriana   Orlando Pride
  Barbra Banda
  Klara Bühl   Bayern Munich
  Mariona Caldentey
  Tabitha Chawinga
  Temwa Chawinga
  Kadidiatou Diani   Lyon
  Melchie Dumornay   Lyon
  Lauren Hemp   Manchester City
  Lauren James   Chelsea
  Marie-Antoinette Katoto   Paris Saint-Germain
  Racheal Kundananji
  Kerolin Nicoli   NC Courage
  Ewa Pajor
  Mayra Ramírez
  Trinity Rodman   Washington Spirit
  Lea Schüller   Bayern Munich
  Khadija Shaw   Manchester City
  Sophia Smith   Portland Thorns
  Mallory Swanson   Chicago Red Stars

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