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The Best FIFA Football Awards 2024 nominees announced

Published
29 Nov 2024

Football fans from across the globe can now cast their votes in a host of categories, including The Best FIFA Men's 11 and The Best FIFA Women's 11.

🔴Voting is now open for the ninth edition of The Best FIFA Football Awards™

🔴Fans can vote for The Best FIFA Men’s 11 and The Best FIFA Women’s 11 for first time

🔴New FIFA Marta Award added to celebrate the best goal in women’s football

FIFA has announced the shortlist of nominees for The Best FIFA Football Awards™ 2024, which will recognise the leading lights in another thrilling year of women’s and men’s football at both club and national-team levels.

Voting is now open on FIFA.com across a number of award categories, with fans set to play a key role in choosing the winners. Voting for The Best FIFA Men’s Player, The Best FIFA Women’s Player, The Best FIFA Men’s Coach, The Best FIFA Women’s Coach, The Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper and The Best FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper will be equally weighted between fans, the current captains and coaches of all women’s/men’s national teams, and media representatives.

The winner of the FIFA Fan Award will be chosen entirely by fans, while the recipient of the FIFA Fair Play Award will be decided by an expert panel. Voting for the new FIFA Marta Award and the FIFA Puskás Award will be split equally between fans and a panel of FIFA Legends.

The biggest change in terms of voting for this year’s edition of The Best FIFA Football Awards is that fans will have their say in selecting The Best FIFA Men’s 11 and The Best FIFA Women’s 11. They will be able to choose from a list of 77 nominated players – 22 defenders, midfielders and forwards apiece, plus 11 goalkeepers – slotting them into one of several preset tactical formations to build their team. Votes will be weighted equally between fans and an expert panel.

The FIFA Puskás Award has been redefined as being bestowed on the scorer of the best goal in men’s football regardless of championship or nationality. To honour the best goal scored in women’s football in any league around the world, the FIFA Marta Award, named after the Brazilian legend, will be presented for the very first time.

Voting is open on FIFA.com until 23:59 CET on Tuesday, 10 December 2024. The rules of allocation for all awards are available at the FIFA Digital Hub.

FIFA MARTA AWARD
(Best goal by a female footballer)


Asisat Oshoala
Barcelona v. Benfica | UEFA Women's Champions League | 14 Nov 2023


Delphine Cascarino
Olympique Lyonnais v. Benfica | UEFA Women's Champions League | 27 Mar 2024.


Marina Hegering
Essen v. Wolfsburg | Google Pixel Frauen-Bundesliga | 29 Jan 2024


Sakina Karchaoui
France v. Sweden | UEFA Women's EURO qualifying | 12 Jul 2024


Paulina Krumbiegel
Duisburg v. Hoffenheim | Google Pixel Frauen-Bundesliga | 02 Feb 2024


Marta
Brazil v. Jamaica | Friendly | 01 Jun 2024


Nina Matejić
Serbia v. England | UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship | 17 Jul 2024


Beth Mead
Arsenal v. West Ham | Barclays Women's Super League | 26 Nov 2023


Giuseppina Moraca
Lazio v. Bologna | Divisione Serie B Femminile | 15 Oct 2023


Mayra Pelayo
Mexico v. USA | Concacaf W Gold Cup | 27 Feb 2024


Trinity Rodman
USA v. Japan | Olympics | 03 Aug 2024

The Best FIFA Women’s Player nominees

Aitana Bonmati (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 Lyonnais

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 Lyonnais

Trinity Rodman (USA), Washington Spirit

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 Mbappe (France), Paris Saint-Germain/Real Madrid

Lamine Yamal (Spain), Barcelona

Lionel Messi (Argentina), Inter Miami

Rodri (Spain), Manchester City

Toni Kroos (Germany), Real Madrid (now retired)

Vinicius Jr (Brazil), Real Madrid

The Best FIFA Women’s Coach nominees

Arthur Elias (Brazil), Brazil

Elena Sadiku (Sweden), Celtic

Emma Hayes (England), Chelsea/USA

Futoshi Ikeda (Japan), Japan

Gareth Taylor (England), Manchester City

Jonatan Giraldez (Spain), Barcelona/Washington Spirit

Sandrine Soubeyrand (France), Paris FC

Sonia Bompastor (France), Olympique Lyonnais/Chelsea

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 Goalkeeper nominees

Alyssa Naeher (USA), 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/Paris Saint-Germain

The Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper nominees

Andriy Lunin (Ukraine), Real Madrid

David Raya (Spain), Arsenal

Ederson (Brazil), Manchester City

Emiliano Martinez (Argentina), Aston Villa

Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy), Paris Saint-Germain

Mike Maignan (France), AC Milan

Unai Simon (Spain), Athletic Club

FIFA PUSKÁS AWARD

(The best goal by a male footballer)


Paul Onuachu
Trabzonspor v. Konyaspor | Trendyol Süper Lig | 10 Nov 2023


Alejandro Garnacho
Everton v. Manchester United | Premier League | 26 Nov 2023


Mohammed Kudus
West Ham United v. Freiburg | UEFA Europa League | 14 Mar 2024

Federico Dimarco
Inter Milan v. Frosinone | Serie A Enilive | 12 Nov 2023


Jaden Philogene
Rotherham United v. Hull City | English Football League Sky Bet Championship | 13 Feb 2024


Denis Omedi
KCCA v. Kitara | FUFA Super 8 tournament | 06 Aug 2024

Michaell Chirinos
Costa Rica v. Honduras | Concacaf Nations League presented by Qatar Airways | 23 Mar 2024


Walter Bou
Lanús v. Tigre | Torneo Betano 2024 | 04 Aug 2024


Yassine Benzia
Algeria v. South Africa | FIFA Series | 26 Mar 2024


Terry Antonis
Melbourne City v. Western Sydney Wanderers | Isuzu UTE A-League Men | 12 Mar 2024

Hassan Al Haydos
Qatar v. China PR | AFC Asian Cup | 22 Jan 2024

FIFA Fan Award nominees

José Armando

José Armando, a young Cruz Azul fan with leukaemia, became a symbol of hope not only for the team’s fans but also for those personally experiencing terminal illnesses. He tragically passed away at the age of 14, before he could fulfil his dream of meeting the players from his favourite team, but his story left a deep mark at the club and in Mexican football in general.

Craig Ferguson

Scotland fan Craig Ferguson walked 1,000 miles (1,609 kilometres) from Glasgow to Munich for the beginning of UEFA EURO 2024, raising money for the mental health charity Brothers in Arms. By the end of his mammoth mission, he had raised almost GBP 80,000.

Guilherme Gandra Moura

Guilherme Gandra Moura has epidermolysis bullosa, a rare genetic disease. A video of the youngster reuniting with his mother after waking from a coma was a huge social media hit. He is a devoted fan of Vasco da Gama and Gabriel Pec (now of LA Galaxy) in particular and got to meet Pec, who hugged him and became his “best friend”. Little Gui has attended the club‘s training sessions and matches, being greeted by some of his footballing idols. He has also captured the hearts of fans from arch-rivals Flamengo and Fluminense.

pdppower:
Ironically, Ballon D'or winner is missing from best FIFA 11 players. Does that mean he actually didn't really deserve to win it?

pdppower:
Ironically, Ballon D'or winner is missing from best FIFA 11 players. Does that mean he actually didn't really deserve to win it?

EdiskyHarry:
Congrats to them. When it comes to raw talent, intelligence, sports, music and entertainment, skills and everything good, Nigerians will always be among the top 10-20 in Africa and the whole world,
but as a nation, Nigeria has failed woefully due to incompetent and useless leaders we have who are working hard to kill these talents everyday. 😢