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

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

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

Lionel Scaloni
Rank Coach Team(s) managed Points
The finalists
1 Argentina Lionel Scaloni  Argentina 28
2 Italy Carlo Ancelotti Spain Real Madrid 17
3 Spain Pep Guardiola England Manchester City 12
Other candidates
4 Morocco Walid Regragui
10
5 France 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 Spain Barcelona  Spain 50
2 Alex Morgan
 United States 37
3 Beth Mead England Arsenal  England 37
Other candidates
4 Sam Kerr England Chelsea  Australia 34
5 Aitana Bonmatí Spain Barcelona  Spain 29
6 Debinha United States North Carolina Courage  Brazil 25
7 Alexandra Popp Germany VfL Wolfsburg  Germany 17
8 Leah Williamson England Arsenal  England 17
9 Ada Hegerberg France Lyon  Norway 13
10 Wendie Renard France Lyon  France 9
11 Lena Oberdorf Germany VfL Wolfsburg  Germany 4
12 Vivianne Miedema England Arsenal  Netherlands 2
13 Keira Walsh
 England 0
14 Jessie Fleming England 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]

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

Sarina Wiegman
Rank Coach Team(s) managed Points
The finalists
1 Netherlands Sarina Wiegman  England 28
2 France Sonia Bompastor France Lyon 18
3 Sweden Pia Sundhage  Brazil 10
Other candidates
4 England Emma Hayes England Chelsea 10
5 Germany Martina Voss-Tecklenburg  Germany 6
6 England 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 Poland Marcin Oleksy Warta Poznań – Stal Rzeszów 2022 PZU Amp Futbol Ekstraklasa 6 November 2022 21
2 France Dimitri Payet Marseille – PAOK 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League 7 April 2022 20
3 Brazil Richarlison Brazil – Serbia 2022 FIFA World Cup 24 November 2022 17
Other candidates
Unranked Italy Mario Balotelli Adana Demirspor – Göztepe 2021–22 Süper Lig 22 May 2022 N/A
Argentina Francisco González Metilli Rosario Central – Central Córdoba 2022 Argentine Primera División 1 August 2022
France Amandine Henry Barcelona – Lyon 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League 21 May 2022
France Théo Hernandez Milan – Atalanta 2021–22 Serie A 15 May 2022
Australia Alou Kuol Iraq – Australia 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup 4 June 2022
France Kylian Mbappé Argentina – France 2022 FIFA World Cup 18 December 2022
Spain Salma Paralluelo Barcelona – Villarreal 2021–22 Primera División (women) 2 April 2022
England 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 Saudi Arabia 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
Georgia (country) Luka Lochoshvili Austria Wolfsberger AC Saved Georg Teigl's life, clearing the defender’s airways after he swallowed his tongue. Thanks to Lochoshvili's actions, Tiegl 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
Brazil Pelé Posthumously awarded as a tribute and special recognition for his role in football.

FIFA FIFPRO Men's World 11

See also: FIFPRO § FIFA FIFPRO Men's 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
Belgium Thibaut Courtois Spain Real Madrid
Defenders
Portugal João Cancelo
Netherlands Virgil van Dijk England Liverpool
Morocco Achraf Hakimi France Paris Saint-Germain
Midfielders
Brazil Casemiro
Belgium Kevin De Bruyne England Manchester City
Croatia Luka Modrić Spain Real Madrid
Forwards
France Karim Benzema Spain Real Madrid
Norway Erling Haaland
France Kylian Mbappé France Paris Saint-Germain
Argentina Lionel Messi France Paris Saint-Germain
Other nominees
Player Club(s)
Goalkeepers
Brazil Alisson England Liverpool
Argentina Emiliano Martínez England Aston Villa
Defenders
Canada Alphonso Davies Germany Bayern Munich
Croatia Joško Gvardiol Germany RB Leipzig
France Théo Hernandez Italy Milan
Germany Antonio Rüdiger
Brazil Thiago Silva England Chelsea
Midfielders
England Jude Bellingham Germany Borussia Dortmund
Argentina Enzo Fernández
Spain Gavi Spain Barcelona
Spain Pedri Spain Barcelona
Uruguay Federico Valverde Spain Real Madrid
Forwards
Poland Robert Lewandowski
Brazil Neymar France Paris Saint-Germain
Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo

FIFA FIFPRO Women's World 11

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

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