- The Best FIFA Football Awards 2024 will be announced on Tuesday during a live event from Doha, Qatar.
- Rodri, Ballon d’Or winner, and Vinicius Jr. are among the nominees for Best Men’s Player.
- Aitana Bonmatí, Ballon d’Or Féminin winner, is favored in the Best Women’s Player category, with Alexia Putellas notably absent.
- The FIFA Puskás Award will recognize the best goal in men’s football, while the new FIFA Marta Award will honor the best goal in women’s football.
- A range of top names, including Kylian Mbappé, Lionel Messi, Erling Haaland, Sophia Smith, and Mary Earps, feature across multiple categories.
FIFA has confirmed that The Best Football Awards 2024, celebrating the top talent in men’s and women’s football, will be announced in a live event from Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday. This prestigious ceremony will highlight the best performances at both club and national levels over the past year.
In the men’s category, Rodri, the Ballon d’Or winner, is nominated alongside other star players such as Vinicius Jr.—who notably boycotted the October Ballon d’Or ceremony. Vinicius was a frontrunner for the award after his key role in Real Madrid’s UEFA Champions League, La Liga, and Spanish Super Cup triumphs, but chose not to attend following the revelation that no Real Madrid player would claim the Ballon d’Or. Other nominees include Kylian Mbappé, Lionel Messi, and Jude Bellingham.
In the women’s category, Aitana Bonmatí is the leading contender for Best Women’s Player, after an exceptional year with Barcelona, which included a historic quadruple, as well as helping Spain secure the Nations League. However, Alexia Putellas, a two-time winner of the Ballon d’Or Féminin, is absent from the nominees this year.
A new addition to the awards, the FIFA Marta Award, will recognize the best goal in women’s football, named after the Brazilian football icon, while the FIFA Puskás Award will honor the best goal in men’s football.
The nominees across other categories include top goalkeepers like Emiliano Martínez, Mary Earps, and Andriy Lunin, and leading coaches such as Pep Guardiola, Lionel Scaloni, and Carlo Ancelotti. The awards will also spotlight coaches in women’s football, with Emma Hayes, Jonatan Giráldez, and Sonia Bompastor among the nominees.
These awards serve as a testament to the outstanding achievements across global football, recognizing players, coaches, and goalkeepers who have made a lasting impact on the sport over the past year.
Here are the full lists of nominees for The Best FIFA Football Awards 2024:
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 (now retired)
- Vinícius Jr. (Brazil), Real Madrid
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 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 Goalkeeper Nominees:
- Andriy Lunin (Ukraine), Real Madrid
- David Raya (Spain), Arsenal
- Ederson (Brazil), Manchester City
- Emiliano Martínez (Argentina), Aston Villa
- Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy), Paris Saint-Germain
- Mike Maignan (France), AC Milan
- Unai Simón (Spain), Athletic Club
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 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/USA
- Futoshi Ikeda (Japan), Japan
- Gareth Taylor (England), Manchester City
- Jonatan Giráldez (Spain), Barcelona/Washington Spirit
- Sandrine Soubeyrand (France), Paris FC
- Sonia Bompastor (France), Olympique Lyonnais/Chelsea
These nominees represent the pinnacle of talent and achievement in global football, with outstanding players and coaches from both men’s and women’s football recognized for their remarkable contributions throughout the year.
