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The Best FIFA Football Awards 2023
Lionel Messi, The Best FIFA Men's Player 2023
Date15 January 2024
LocationLondon
Presented byFIFA
Hosted byThierry Henry & Reshmin Chowdhury
Highlights
The Best FIFA PlayerMen's:
Argentina Lionel Messi
Women's:
Spain Aitana Bonmatí
The Best FIFA CoachMen's:
Spain Pep Guardiola
Women's:
Netherlands Sarina Wiegman
The Best FIFA GoalkeeperMen's:
Brazil Ederson
Women's:
England Mary Earps
FIFA Puskás AwardBrazil Guilherme Madruga
The Best FIFA Special AwardBrazil Marta
Websitefifa.com
← 2022 · The Best FIFA Football Awards · 2024 →

The Best FIFA Football Awards 2023 were held on 15 January 2024 in London.[1][2][3]

Winners and nominees

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The Best FIFA Men's Player

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Twelve players were initially shortlisted on 14 September 2023.[4] The three finalists were revealed on 14 December 2023.[5]

Lionel Messi won the award with 48 scoring points.[6][7][8][9]

The selection criteria for the men's players and coaches was: respective achievements during the period from 19 December 2022 to 20 August 2023.[4]

Rank Player Club(s) played for National team Points
The finalists
1 Lionel Messi  Argentina 48*[a]
2 Erling Haaland England Manchester City  Norway 48
3 Kylian Mbappé France Paris Saint-Germain  France 35
Other candidates
4 Kevin De Bruyne England Manchester City  Belgium 32
5 Victor Osimhen Italy Napoli  Nigeria 24
6 Rodri England Manchester City  Spain 24
7 Julián Álvarez England Manchester City  Argentina 21
8 Bernardo Silva England Manchester City  Portugal 18
9 İlkay Gündoğan  Germany 13
10 Khvicha Kvaratskhelia Italy Napoli  Georgia 7
11 Marcelo Brozović  Croatia 7
12 Declan Rice  England 1
  1. ^ *As per the Rules of Allocation (art. 12), Lionel Messi (Argentina) won the Award on the basis of the votes cast by the men's national-team captains.

The Best FIFA Men's Goalkeeper

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Five players were initially shortlisted on 14 September 2023.[10] The three finalists were revealed on 12 December 2023.[11]

Ederson

Ederson won the award with 23 scoring points.[12][7][8][13]

Rank Player Club(s) played for National team Points
The finalists
1 Ederson England Manchester City  Brazil 23
2 Thibaut Courtois Spain Real Madrid  Belgium 20
3 Yassine Bounou  Morocco 16
Other candidates
4 Marc-André ter Stegen Spain Barcelona  Germany 8
5 André Onana  Cameroon 5

The Best FIFA Men's Coach

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Five coaches were initially shortlisted on 14 September 2023.[14] The three finalists were revealed on 13 December 2023.[15]

Pep Guardiola

Pep Guardiola won the award with 28 scoring points.[16][7][8][17]

Rank Coach Team(s) managed Points
The finalists
1 Spain Pep Guardiola England Manchester City 28
2 Italy Luciano Spalletti 18
3 Italy Simone Inzaghi Italy Inter Milan 11
Other candidates
4 Spain Xavi Spain Barcelona 11
5 Australia Ange Postecoglou 4

The Best FIFA Women's Player

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Sixteen players were initially shortlisted on 14 September 2023.[18] The three finalists were revealed on 14 December 2023.[19]

Aitana Bonmatí won the award with 52 scoring points.[20][7][8][21]

The selection criteria for the women's players and coaches was: respective achievements during the period from 1 August 2022 to 20 August 2023.[1]

Rank Player Club(s) played for National team Points
The finalists
1 Aitana Bonmatí Spain Barcelona  Spain 52
2 Linda Caicedo  Colombia 40
3 Jenni Hermoso Mexico Pachuca  Spain 36
Other candidates
4 Salma Paralluelo Spain Barcelona  Spain 32
5 Sam Kerr England Chelsea  Australia 32
6 Lauren James England Chelsea  England 18
7 Rachel Daly England Aston Villa  England 15
8 Hinata Miyazawa Japan MyNavi Sendai  Japan 13
9 Keira Walsh  England 11
10 Kadidiatou Diani France Paris Saint-Germain  France 10
11 Mapi León Spain Barcelona  Spain 10
12 Alex Greenwood England Manchester City  England 5
13 Lindsey Horan France Lyon  United States 2
14 Mary Fowler England Manchester City  Australia 0
15 Amanda Ilestedt France Paris Saint-Germain  Sweden 0
16 Caitlin Foord England Arsenal  Australia 0

The Best FIFA Women's Goalkeeper

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Seven players were initially shortlisted on 14 September 2023.[22] The three finalists were revealed on 12 December 2023.[23]

Mary Earps

Mary Earps won the award with 28 scoring points.[24][7][8][25]

Rank Player Club(s) played for National team Points
The finalists
1 Mary Earps England Manchester United  England 28
2 Cata Coll Spain Barcelona  Spain 14
3 Mackenzie Arnold England West Ham United  Australia 12
Other candidates
4 Zećira Mušović England Chelsea  Sweden 10
5 Sandra Paños Spain Barcelona  Spain 5
6 Christiane Endler France Lyon  Chile 2
7 Ann-Katrin Berger England Chelsea  Germany 1

The Best FIFA Women's Coach

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Six coaches were initially shortlisted on 14 September 2023.[26] The three finalists were revealed on 13 December 2023.[27]

Sarina Wiegman

Sarina Wiegman won the award with 28 scoring points.[28][7][8][29]

Rank Coach Team(s) managed Points
The finalists
1 Netherlands Sarina Wiegman  England 28
2 England Emma Hayes England Chelsea 18
3 Spain Jonatan Giráldez Spain Barcelona 14
Other candidates
4 Sweden Peter Gerhardsson  Sweden 7
5 Sweden Tony Gustavsson  Australia 5

FIFA Puskás Award

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The eleven players initially shortlisted for the award were announced on 22 September 2023.[30] The three finalists were revealed on 14 December 2023.[31]

Guilherme Madruga won the award with 22 scoring points.[32][7][8][33]

Rank Player Match Competition Date Points
The finalists
1 Brazil Guilherme Madruga NovorizontinoBotafogo-SP 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 27 June 2023 22
2 Portugal Nuno Santos Sporting CPBoavista 2022–23 Primeira Liga 12 March 2023 18
3 Paraguay Julio Enciso Brighton & Hove AlbionManchester City 2022–23 Premier League 24 May 2023 17
Other candidates
Unranked Argentina Álvaro Barreal FC CincinnatiPittsburgh Riverhounds 2023 U.S. Open Cup 6 June 2023 N/A
Colombia Linda Caicedo ColombiaGermany 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup 30 July 2023
South Korea Kang Seong-jin Jordan U-20South Korea U-20 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup 5 March 2023
Australia Sam Kerr AustraliaEngland 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup 16 August 2023
Uruguay Brian Lozano AtlasAmérica 2022–23 Liga MX Clausura 26 February 2023
Spain Iván Morante IbizaBurgos 2022–23 Segunda División 25 March 2023
Kazakhstan Askhat Tagybergen KazakhstanDenmark UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying 26 March 2023
Brazil Bia Zaneratto BrazilPanama 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup 24 July 2023

FIFA Fan Award

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The award celebrates the best fan moments or gestures of August 2022 to August 2023, regardless of championship, gender or nationality. The shortlist was compiled by a panel of FIFA experts.[34]

Colón de Santa Fe fan Hugo Daniel "Toto" Iniguez won the award with 264,591 registered votes.[35][7][8][36]

Rank Fan(s) Reason Votes % of total votes
Nominees
1 Argentina Colón fan The TV cameras panned in on a Colón fan who was cradling his son in his arms while feeding him his bottle during the team's Argentinian top-tier encounter against Barracas Central. The heart-warming scene reflected the supporter's will to kindle a passion for the club in his son from the earliest age. 264,591 36.5%
2 Colombia Miguel Angel, Millonarios fan Colombian youngster, who was a big Millonarios fan, fulfilled his final wish before being euthanised due to an unknown illness. On the eve of his passing, the fanatical fan got to meet the members of the first-team squad ahead of their league clash against Alianza Petrolera. 253,167 35%
3 Australia Fran Hurndall Dribbling a football for an average of 32 km a day for 32 days from the Gold Coast to Sydney, the challenge undertaken by Fran Hurndall aimed to inspire women and girls in sport to dare to dream and fulfil their potential at all levels, on and off the pitch, while her 1,000 km run raised money for the Women Sport Australia charity. 206,553 28.5%

FIFA Fair Play Award

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Winner Reason
Brazil Brazil national team In a friendly against Guinea in June 2023, the Seleção swapped their traditional yellow jerseys for an all-black kit in an anti-racism statement.[37]

The Best FIFA Special Award

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An additional award was given to Brazilian female footballer Marta, to recognize her role and contribution to the sport of football. FIFA also announced the introduction of a new award starting from 2025, to honour her achievements and role in women's football. The best goal scored in women’s football would receive the Marta Award.[38]

Winner Reason
Brazil Marta Special recognition for her role in women's football.

FIFA FIFPRO Men's World 11

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The 23–player men's shortlist was announced on 3 January 2024.[39]

The players chosen were Thibaut Courtois as goalkeeper, Kyle Walker, Rúben Dias and John Stones as defenders, Kevin De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva and Jude Bellingham as midfielders, and Lionel Messi, Vinícius Júnior, Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappé as forwards.[40][41]

Player Club(s)
Goalkeeper
Belgium Thibaut Courtois Spain Real Madrid
Defenders
England Kyle Walker England Manchester City
Portugal Rúben Dias England Manchester City
England John Stones England Manchester City
Midfielders
Portugal Bernardo Silva England Manchester City
Belgium Kevin De Bruyne England Manchester City
England Jude Bellingham
Forwards
Brazil Vinícius Júnior Spain Real Madrid
Norway Erling Haaland England Manchester City
France Kylian Mbappé France Paris Saint-Germain
Argentina Lionel Messi
Other nominees
Player Club(s)
Goalkeepers
Brazil Ederson England Manchester City
Argentina Emiliano Martínez England Aston Villa
Defenders
Netherlands Virgil van Dijk England Liverpool
Brazil Éder Militão Spain Real Madrid
Germany Antonio Rüdiger Spain Real Madrid
Midfielders
Germany İlkay Gündoğan
Croatia Luka Modrić Spain Real Madrid
Spain Rodri England Manchester City
Uruguay Federico Valverde Spain Real Madrid
Forwards
France Karim Benzema
England Harry Kane
Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo Saudi Arabia Al Nassr

FIFA FIFPRO Women's World 11

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The 23–player women's shortlist was announced on 3 January 2024.[42]

The players chosen were Mary Earps as goalkeeper, Lucy Bronze, Olga Carmona and Alex Greenwood as defenders, Aitana Bonmatí, Ella Toone and Keira Walsh as midfielders, and Lauren James, Sam Kerr, Alex Morgan and Alessia Russo as forwards (a different formation was used in media releases and in video at the ceremony, with Russo and James placed in the midfield).[43][44][45][46]

2023 FIFA FIFPRO Women's World 11
Player Club(s)
Goalkeeper
England Mary Earps England Manchester United
Defenders
England Lucy Bronze Spain Barcelona
Spain Olga Carmona Spain Real Madrid
England Alex Greenwood England Manchester City
Midfielders
Spain Aitana Bonmatí Spain Barcelona
England Ella Toone England Manchester United
England Keira Walsh Spain Barcelona
Forwards
England Lauren James England Chelsea
Australia Sam Kerr England Chelsea
United States Alex Morgan United States San Diego Wave
England Alessia Russo
Other nominees
Player Club(s)
Goalkeepers
Australia Mackenzie Arnold England West Ham United
United States Alyssa Naeher United States Chicago Red Stars
Defenders
Sweden Amanda Ilestedt
Canada Ashley Lawrence
Spain Mapi León Spain Barcelona
Spain Irene Paredes Spain Barcelona
Midfielders
Spain Clàudia Pina Spain Barcelona
Sweden Fridolina Rolfö Spain Barcelona
England Georgia Stanway Germany Bayern Munich
Forwards
Spain Jenni Hermoso
Spain Salma Paralluelo Spain Barcelona
Germany Alexandra Popp Germany VfL Wolfsburg

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