The Best FIFA Football Awards 2024: Full list of Candidates and Nominees
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| The FIFA The Best awards ceremony will take place in January 2025, and today the 11 nominees for this prestigious honor were revealed. |
FIFA has unveiled the shortlist for The Best FIFA Men’s Player 2024, recognising the exceptional talents that illuminated football this year.
The award will be determined by fan votes, input from national team captains and coaches, and media representatives.
| The Best FIFA Football Awards is a football award presented annually by the sport's governing body, FIFA. The first awarding ceremony was held on 9 January 2017 in Zürich, Switzerland. The award is aimed at reviving the FIFA World Player Gala.This award being given to the players with best performance in the calendar year. |
The Best FIFA Men’s Player nominees
Dani Carvajal (Spain), Real Madrid
Erling Haaland (Norway), Manchester City
Federico Valverde (Uruguay), Real Madrid
Florian Wirtz (Germany), Bayer Leverkusen
Jude Bellingham (England), Real Madrid
Kylian Mbappé (France), Paris Saint-Germain/Real Madrid
Lamine Yamal (Spain), Barcelona
Lionel Messi (Argentina), Inter Miami
Rodri (Spain), Manchester City
Toni Kroos (Germany), Real Madrid (retired)
Vinícius Jr. (Brazil), Real Madrid
| Why is Messi nominated for FIFA Best Player? Messi, who plays his football with Inter Miami in the Major League Soccer at present, has scored a total of 30 goals this year (for club and country) in 38 games. He also has 19 assists to his name this year. |
The Best FIFA Women’s Player nominees
Aitana Bonmatí (Spain), Barcelona
Barbra Banda (Zambia), Shanghai Shengli/Orlando Pride
Caroline Graham Hansen (Norway), Barcelona
Keira Walsh (England), Barcelona
Khadija Shaw (Jamaica), Manchester City
Lauren Hemp(England), Manchester City
Lindsey Horan (USA), Olympique Lyon
Lucy Bronze (England), Barcelona/Chelsea
Mallory Swanson (USA), Chicago Red Stars
Mariona Caldentey (Spain), Barcelona/Arsenal
Naomi Girma (USA), San Diego Wave
Ona Batlle (Spain), Barcelona
Salma Paralluelo (Spain), Barcelona
Sophia Smith (USA), Portland Thorns
Tabitha Chawinga (Malawi), Paris Saint-Germain/Olympique Lyon
Trinity Rodman (United States), Washington Spirit
The Best FIFA Men’s Coach nominees
Carlo Ancelotti (Italy), Real Madrid
Lionel Scaloni (Argentina), Argentina
Luis de la Fuente (Spain), Spain
Pep Guardiola (Spain), Manchester City
Xabi Alonso (Spain), Bayer Leverkusen
The Best FIFA Women’s Coach nominees
Arthur Elias (Brazil), Brazil
Elena Sadiku (Sweden), Celtic
Emma Hayes (England), Chelsea/USWNT
Futoshi Ikeda (Japan), Japan
Gareth Taylor (England), Manchester City
Jonatan Giráldez (Spain), Barcelona/Washington Spirit
Sandrine Soubeyrand (France), París FC
Sonia Bompastor (France), Olympique de Lyon/Chelsea
The Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper nominees
Andriy Lunin (Ukraine), Real Madrid
David Raya (Spain), Arsenal
Ederson (Brazil), Manchester City
Emiliano Martínez (Argentina), Aston Villa
Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy), París Saint-Germain
Mike Maignan (France), AC Milan
Unai Simón (Spain), Athletic Club
The Best FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper nominees
Alyssa Naeher (United States), Chicago Red Stars
Ann-Katrin Berger (Germany), Chelsea/NJ/NY Gotham
Ayaka Yamashita (Japan), INAC Kobe Leonessa/Manchester City
Cata Coll (Spain), Barcelona
Mary Earps (England), Manchester United/París Saint-Germain
One fanbase will pick up the FIFA Fan Award, while a panel of experts will decide the recipient of the FIFA Fair Play Award. The winners of the new FIFA Marta Award (for best women’s goal) and the FIFA Puskás Award (best men’s goal) will be chosen from fans and a panel of FIFA Legends.
The Best FIFA Football Awards 2024: how to vote
The winner will be determined by votes from captains, coaches, journalists and fans, which all have equal weight. Fans can now vote for their winners on FIFA.com. The deadline is 10 December.
