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 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 performace in the calendar year.

Men's awards

The Best FIFA Men's Player

See also: The Best FIFA Men's Player
Year Rank Player Team(s) Points
2016 1st Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo Spain Real Madrid 34.54%
2nd Argentina Lionel Messi Spain Barcelona 26.42%
3rd France Antoine Griezmann Spain Atlético Madrid 7.53%
2017 1st Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo Spain Real Madrid 43.16%
2nd Argentina Lionel Messi Spain Barcelona 19.25%
3rd Brazil Neymar Spain Barcelona
France Paris Saint-Germain 		6.97%
2018 1st Croatia Luka Modrić Spain Real Madrid 29.05%
2nd Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo Spain Real Madrid
Italy Juventus 		19.08%
3rd Egypt Mohamed Salah England Liverpool 11.23%
2019 1st Argentina Lionel Messi Spain Barcelona 46
2nd Netherlands Virgil van Dijk England Liverpool 38
3rd Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo Italy Juventus 36
2020 1st Poland Robert Lewandowski Germany Bayern Munich 52
2nd Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo Italy Juventus 38
3rd Argentina Lionel Messi Spain Barcelona 35
2021 1st Poland Robert Lewandowski Germany Bayern Munich 48
2nd Argentina Lionel Messi Spain Barcelona
France Paris Saint-Germain 		44
3rd Egypt Mohamed Salah England Liverpool 39
2022 1st Argentina Lionel Messi France Paris Saint-Germain 52
2nd France Kylian Mbappé France Paris Saint-Germain 44
3rd France Karim Benzema Spain Real Madrid 34
2023 1st Argentina Lionel Messi France Paris Saint-Germain
United States Inter Miami 		48
2nd Norway Erling Haaland England Manchester City 48
3rd France Kylian Mbappé France Paris Saint-Germain 35

The Best FIFA Men's Goalkeeper

See also: The Best FIFA Goalkeeper
Year Rank Player Team(s)
2016 Not awarded
2017 1st Italy Gianluigi Buffon Italy Juventus
2nd Germany Manuel Neuer Germany Bayern Munich
3rd Costa Rica Keylor Navas Spain Real Madrid
2018 1st Belgium Thibaut Courtois England Chelsea
Spain Real Madrid
2nd France Hugo Lloris England Tottenham Hotspur
3rd Denmark Kasper Schmeichel England Leicester City
2019 1st Brazil Alisson England Liverpool
2nd Germany Marc-André ter Stegen Spain Barcelona
3rd Brazil Ederson England Manchester City
2020 1st Germany Manuel Neuer Germany Bayern Munich
2nd Brazil Alisson England Liverpool
3rd Slovenia Jan Oblak Spain Atlético Madrid
2021 1st Senegal Édouard Mendy England Chelsea
2nd Italy Gianluigi Donnarumma Italy Milan
France Paris Saint-Germain
3rd Germany Manuel Neuer Germany Bayern Munich
2022 1st Argentina Emiliano Martínez England Aston Villa
2nd Belgium Thibaut Courtois Spain Real Madrid
3rd Morocco Yassine Bounou Spain Sevilla
2023 1st Brazil Ederson England Manchester City
2nd Belgium Thibaut Courtois Spain Real Madrid
3rd Morocco Yassine Bounou Spain Sevilla
Saudi Arabia Al Hilal

The Best FIFA Men's Coach

See also: The Best FIFA Football Coach
Year Rank Coach Team(s) managed
2016 1st Italy Claudio Ranieri England Leicester City
2nd France Zinedine Zidane Spain Real Madrid
3rd Portugal Fernando Santos  Portugal
2017 1st France Zinedine Zidane Spain Real Madrid
2nd Italy Antonio Conte England Chelsea
3rd Italy Massimiliano Allegri Italy Juventus
2018 1st France Didier Deschamps  France
2nd France Zinedine Zidane Spain Real Madrid
3rd Croatia Zlatko Dalić  Croatia
2019 1st Germany Jürgen Klopp England Liverpool
2nd Spain Pep Guardiola England Manchester City
3rd Argentina Mauricio Pochettino England Tottenham Hotspur
2020 1st Germany Jürgen Klopp England Liverpool
2nd Germany Hansi Flick Germany Bayern Munich
3rd Argentina Marcelo Bielsa England Leeds United
2021 1st Germany Thomas Tuchel England Chelsea
2nd Italy Roberto Mancini  Italy
3rd Spain Pep Guardiola England Manchester City
2022 1st Argentina Lionel Scaloni  Argentina
2nd Italy Carlo Ancelotti Spain Real Madrid
3rd Spain Pep Guardiola England Manchester City
2023 1st Spain Pep Guardiola England Manchester City
2nd Italy Luciano Spaletti Italy Napoli
Italy Italy
3rd Italy Simeone Inzaghi Italy Inter Milan

FIFA FIFPRO Men's World 11

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

Women's awards

The Best FIFA Women's Player

See also: The Best FIFA Women's Player
Year Rank Player Team(s)
2016 1st United States Carli Lloyd United States Houston Dash
2nd Brazil Marta Sweden Rosengård
3rd Germany Melanie Behringer Germany Bayern Munich
2017 1st Netherlands Lieke Martens Sweden Rosengård
Spain Barcelona
2nd United States Carli Lloyd United States Houston Dash
England Manchester City
3rd Venezuela Deyna Castellanos United States Florida State Seminoles
United States Santa Clarita Blue Heat
2018 1st Brazil Marta United States Orlando Pride
2nd Germany Dzsenifer Marozsán France Lyon
3rd Norway Ada Hegerberg France Lyon
2019 1st United States Megan Rapinoe United States Reign FC
2nd United States Alex Morgan United States Orlando Pride
3rd England Lucy Bronze France Lyon
2020 1st England Lucy Bronze[12] France Lyon
England Manchester City
2nd Denmark Pernille Harder[12] England Chelsea
3rd France Wendie Renard[12] France Lyon
2021 1st Spain Alexia Putellas Spain Barcelona
2nd Australia Sam Kerr England Chelsea
3rd Spain Jennifer Hermoso Spain Barcelona
2022 1st Spain Alexia Putellas Spain Barcelona
2nd United States Alex Morgan United States Orlando Pride
United States San Diego Wave
3rd England Beth Mead England Arsenal
2023 1st Spain Aitana Bonmatí Spain Barcelona
2nd Colombia Linda Caicedo Colombia Deportivo Cali
Spain Real Madrid
3rd Spain Jenni Hermoso Mexico Pachuca

The Best FIFA Women's Goalkeeper

See also: The Best FIFA Goalkeeper
Year Rank Player Team(s)
2016 Not awarded
2017
2018
2019 1st Netherlands Sari van Veenendaal England Arsenal
Spain Atlético Madrid
2nd Chile Christiane Endler France Paris Saint-Germain
3rd Sweden Hedvig Lindahl England Chelsea
Germany VfL Wolfsburg
2020 1st France Sarah Bouhaddi France Lyon
2nd Chile Christiane Endler France Paris Saint-Germain
3rd United States Alyssa Naeher United States Chicago Red Stars
2021 1st Chile Christiane Endler France Paris Saint-Germain
France Lyon
2nd Germany Ann-Katrin Berger England Chelsea
3rd Canada Stephanie Labbé Sweden FC Rosengård
France Paris Saint-Germain
2022 1st England Mary Earps England Manchester United
2nd Chile Christiane Endler France Lyon
3rd Germany Ann-Katrin Berger England Chelsea
2023 1st England Mary Earps England Manchester United
2nd Spain Cata Coll Spain Barcelona
3rd Australia Mackenzie Arnold England West Ham United

The Best FIFA Women's Coach

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

FIFA FIFPRO Women's World 11

See also: FIFPRO § FIFA FIFPRO Women's World 11
Year Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
2016 Not awarded
2017
2018
2019 Netherlands Sari van Veenendaal (Arsenal/Atlético Madrid) England Lucy Bronze (Lyon)
Sweden Nilla Fischer (VfL Wolfsburg/Linköpings)
United States Kelley O'Hara (Utah Royals)
France Wendie Renard (Lyon) 		United States Julie Ertz (Chicago Red Stars)
France Amandine Henry (Lyon)
United States Rose Lavelle (Washington Spirit) 		Brazil Marta (Orlando Pride)
United States Alex Morgan (Orlando Pride)
United States Megan Rapinoe (Reign FC)
2020[13] Chile Christiane Endler (Paris Saint-Germain) England Millie Bright (Chelsea)
England Lucy Bronze (Lyon/Manchester City)
France Wendie Renard (Lyon) 		Italy Barbara Bonansea (Juventus)
Spain Verónica Boquete (Utah Royals/Milan)
France Delphine Cascarino (Lyon) 		Denmark Pernille Harder (VfL Wolfsburg/Chelsea)
United States Tobin Heath (Portland Thorns/Manchester United)
Netherlands Vivianne Miedema (Arsenal)
United States Megan Rapinoe (OL Reign)
2021[14] Chile Christiane Endler (Paris Saint-Germain/Lyon) England Lucy Bronze (Manchester City)
England Millie Bright (Chelsea)
Sweden Magdalena Eriksson (Chelsea)
France Wendie Renard (Lyon) 		Argentina Estefanía Banini (Levante/Atlético Madrid)
Italy Barbara Bonansea (Juventus)
United States Carli Lloyd (NJ/NY Gotham FC) 		Brazil Marta (Orlando Pride)
Netherlands Vivianne Miedema (Arsenal)
United States Alex Morgan (Orlando Pride/San Diego Wave FC)
2022[15] Chile Christiane Endler (Lyon) England Lucy Bronze (Manchester City/Barcelona)
Spain Mapi León (Barcelona)
England Leah Williamson (Arsenal)
France Wendie Renard (Lyon) 		Germany Lena Oberdorf (VfL Wolfsburg)
England Keira Walsh (Manchester City/Barcelona)
Spain Alexia Putellas (Barcelona) 		England Beth Mead (Arsenal)
Australia Sam Kerr (Chelsea)
United States Alex Morgan (Orlando Pride/San Diego Wave FC)
2023[16] England Mary Earps (Manchester United) England Lucy Bronze (Barcelona)
Spain Olga Carmona (Real Madrid)
England Alex Greenwood (Manchester City) 		England Ella Toone (Manchester United)
England Keira Walsh (Barcelona)
Spain Aitana Bonmatí (Barcelona) 		England Lauren James (Chelsea)
Australia Sam Kerr (Chelsea)
United States Alex Morgan (San Diego Wave FC)
England Alessia Russo (Manchester United/Arsenal)

Mixed awards

FIFA Fair Play Award

See also: FIFA Fair Play Award
Year Winner
2016 Colombia Atlético Nacional
2017 Togo Francis Koné
2018 Germany Lennart Thy
2019 Argentina Marcelo Bielsa
England Leeds United
2020 Italy Mattia Agnese
2021 Denmark Denmark national team and medical staff
2022 Georgia (country) Luka Lochoshvili
2023 Brazil Brazil national team

FIFA Puskás Award

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

FIFA Special Award for an Outstanding Career Achievement

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


Awards by year

Awards by name

See also

References

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