FIFA has revealed the shortlisted candidates for The Best FIFA Football Awards ™ 2021, the winners of which will be announced in an online ceremony on January 17, 2022.
Two panels of experts, one for women’s soccer (https://fifa.fans/3CACHTK) and one for men’s soccer (https://fifa.fans/3qY03R9), selected the candidates for each category.
The nominees are listed below in alphabetical order:
The Best FIFA Player: *
Stina Blackstenius (Sweden / BK Häcken) Aitana Bonmati (Spain / FC Barcelona) Lucy Bronze (England / Manchester City WFC) Magdalena Eriksson (Sweden / Chelsea FC Women) Caroline Graham Hansen (Norway / FC Barcelona) Pernille Harder (Denmark / Chelsea FC ) Female) Jennifer Hermoso (Spain / FC Barcelona) Ji So-yun (Korea Republic / Chelsea FC Female) Sam Kerr (Australia / Chelsea FC Female) Vivianne Miedema (Netherlands / Arsenal WFC) Ellen White (England / Manchester City WFC) Alexia Putellas (Spain / FC Barcelona) Christine Sinclair (Canada / Portland Thorns FC)
The best male player in FIFA:
Karim Benzema (France / Real Madrid CF) Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium / Manchester City FC) Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal / Juventus FC / Manchester United FC) Robert Lewandowski (Poland / FC Bayern München) Lionel Messi (Argentina / FC Barcelona / Paris Saint -Germany) Neymar (Brazil / Paris Saint-Germain) Erling Haaland (Norway / BV Borussia 09 Dortmund) Jorginho (Italy / Chelsea FC) N’Golo Kanté (France / Chelsea FC) Kylian Mbappé (France / Paris Saint-Germain) Mohamed Salah (Egypt / Liverpool FC)
The best FIFA female coach:
Lluís Cortés (Spain / FC Barcelona) Peter Gerhardsson (Sweden / Swedish National Team) Emma Hayes (England / Chelsea FC Women) Beverly Priestman (England / Canadian National Team) Sarina Wiegman (Holland / Dutch National Team / English National Team)
Best FIFA Men’s Coach: *
Antonio Conte (Italy / FC Internazionale Milano / Tottenham Hotspur FC) Hansi Flick (Germany / FC Bayern München / German National Team) Pep Guardiola (Spain / Manchester City FC) Roberto Mancini (Italy / Italian National Team) Lionel Sebastián Scaloni (Argentina / Argentina National Team ) Diego Simeone (Argentina / Atlético de Madrid) Thomas Tuchel (Germany / Chelsea FC)
The best female goalkeeper in FIFA:
Ann-Katrin Berger (Germany / Chelsea FC Women) Christiane Endler (Chile / Paris Saint-Germain / Olympique Lyonnais) Stephanie Lynn Marie Labbé (Canada / FC Rosengård / Paris Saint-Germain) Hedvig Lindahl (Sweden / Atlético de Madrid Women) Alyssa Naeher (United States / Chicago Red Stars)
The best male goalkeeper in FIFA:
Alisson Becker (Brazil / Liverpool FC) Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy / AC Milan / Paris Saint-Germain) Édouard Mendy (Senegal / Chelsea FC) Manuel Neuer (Germany / FC Bayern München) Kasper Schmeichel (Denmark / Leicester City FC)
- These shortlists contain more candidates, in accordance with article 5 of the Allocation Rules (https://fifa.fans/3HHlT13).
Note: the final list of nominees for the FIFA Puskás Award (awarded to the best goal) will be announced at a later stage.
Nominees for The Best FIFA Football Awards ™ 2021 Revealed
Voting open now!
Public voting is open on FIFA.com (https://fifa.fans/3xdZ943) and will last until 23:59 CET on December 10, 2021.
FIFA will announce the three finalists in each of the seven categories listed above in early January 2022.
The full voting and adjudication process is detailed in the Assignment Rules (https://fifa.fans/3HHlT13).
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Nominees for The Best FIFA Football Awards ™ 2021 Revealed
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