The Best FIFA Football Awards 2024

The Best FIFA Football Awards 2024
Vinícius Júnior, The Best FIFA Men's Player 2024
Date17 December 2024
Presented byFIFA
Highlights
The Best FIFA PlayerMen's:
Brazil Vinícius Júnior
Women's:
Spain Aitana Bonmatí
The Best FIFA CoachMen's:
Italy Carlo Ancelotti
Women's:
England Emma Hayes
The Best FIFA GoalkeeperMen's:
Argentina Emiliano Martínez
Women's:
United States Alyssa Naeher
FIFA Puskás AwardArgentina Alejandro Garnacho
FIFA Marta AwardBrazil Marta
Websitefifa.com
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The Best FIFA Football Awards 2024 were held on 17 December 2024. The nominees for all categories were announced on 28 November 2024.[1]

Changes

The FIFA Puskás Award was converted from a mixed award to a men's award with the introduction of the FIFA Marta Award, a women's award for most outstanding goal named after the Brazilian attacker Marta,[1] who also won the inaugural award.

Both Men's and Women's World Best 11 changed format and allocation following the 2024 divestment of the FIFPRO World 11, which had been partnered with FIFA to operate these awards since 2009. Previously, a World Best squad was named by FIFA-FIFPro, with votes selecting the Best 11 from the squad list: the new FIFA Best 11 squads have nomination longlists for each area of the pitch, with votes separating each of the best goalkeeper, defenders, midfielders, and forwards. In total, there were 77 nominees. In terms of allocation, rather than assigning three players for each outfield area and the next most-voted additional outfield player to the Best 11, the new allocation assigns three defenders and midfielders, and two forwards, with the two next most-voted outfield players (though each having to be different positions for a maximum four defenders/midfielders and three forwards) included.[2] Additionally, fan votes form part of the selection for the Best 11 squads, weighted equally with an expert panel.[3]

Winners and nominees

The Best FIFA Men's Player

See also: The Best FIFA Men's Player

Eleven players were initially shortlisted on 28 November 2024.[4] The three finalists were revealed on December 17, 2024.

The selection criteria for the men's players and coaches was: respective achievements during the period from 21 August 2023 to 10 August 2024.[4]

Vinícius Júnior won the award with 48 scoring points.[5]

Rank Player Club(s) played for National team Points
The finalists
1 Vinícius Júnior Spain Real Madrid  Brazil 48
2 Rodri England Manchester City  Spain 43
3 Jude Bellingham Spain Real Madrid  England 37
Other candidates
4 Dani Carvajal Spain Real Madrid  Spain 31
5 Lamine Yamal Spain Barcelona  Spain 30
6 Lionel Messi United States Inter Miami  Argentina 25
7 Toni Kroos Spain Real Madrid (retired)  Germany 18
8 Erling Haaland England Manchester City  Norway 18
9 Kylian Mbappé
 France 14
10 Florian Wirtz Germany Bayer Leverkusen  Germany 8
11 Federico Valverde Spain Real Madrid  Uruguay 4

The Best FIFA Men's Goalkeeper

See also: The Best FIFA Goalkeeper

Seven players were initially shortlisted on 27 November 2024.[6]

The selection criteria for the men's players and coaches was: respective achievements during the period from 21 August 2023 to 10 August 2024.[4]

Emiliano Martínez won the award with 26 scoring points.[7]

Rank Player Club(s) played for National team Points
The finalists
1 Emiliano Martínez England Aston Villa  Argentina 26
2 Ederson England Manchester City  Brazil 16
3 Unai Simón Spain Athletic Bilbao  Spain 13
Other candidates
4 Andriy Lunin Spain Real Madrid  Ukraine 11
5 David Raya England Arsenal  Spain 5
6 Gianluigi Donnarumma France Paris Saint-Germain  Italy 1
7 Mike Maignan Italy Milan  France 0

The Best FIFA Men's Coach

See also: The Best FIFA Football Coach

Five coaches were initially shortlisted on 28 November 2024.[8]

The selection criteria for the men's players and coaches was: respective achievements during the period from 21 August 2023 to 10 August 2024.[4]

Carlo Ancelotti won the award with 26 scoring points.[9]

Rank Coach Team(s) managed Points
The finalists
1 Italy Carlo Ancelotti Spain Real Madrid 26
2 Spain Xabi Alonso Germany Bayer Leverkusen 22
3 Spain Pep Guardiola England Manchester City 10
Other candidates
4 Spain Luis de la Fuente  Spain 9
5 Argentina Lionel Scaloni  Argentina 5

FIFA Puskás Award

See also: FIFA Puskás Award

The eleven players initially shortlisted for the award were announced on 28 November 2024.[10] All goals up for consideration were scored from 21 August 2023 to 10 August 2024.

Alejandro Garnacho won the award with 26 scoring points.[11]

Rank Player Match Competition Date Points
1 Argentina Alejandro Garnacho Everton – Manchester United 2023–24 Premier League 26 November 2023 26
2 Algeria Yassine Benzia Algeria – South Africa 2024 FIFA Series 26 March 2024 22
3 Uganda Denis Omedi KCCA – Kitara 2024 Super 8 6 August 2024 16
4 Ghana Mohammed Kudus West Ham United – SC Freiburg 2023–24 UEFA Europa League 14 March 2024 13
5 Argentina Walter Bou Lanús – Tigre 2024 Argentine Primera División 4 August 2024 13
6 Italy Federico Dimarco Inter Milan – Frosinone 2023–24 Serie A 12 November 2023 12
7 England Jaden Philogene Rotherham United – Hull City 2023–24 EFL Championship 13 February 2024 12
8 Australia Terry Antonis Melbourne City – Western Sydney Wanderers 2023–24 A-League 12 March 2024 8
9 Honduras Michaell Chirinos Costa Rica – Honduras 2024 Copa América qualifying play-offs 23 March 2024 7
10 Qatar Hassan Al-Haydos Qatar – China 2023 AFC Asian Cup 21 January 2024 7
11 Nigeria Paul Onuachu Trabzonspor – Konyaspor 2023–24 Süper Lig 10 November 2023 4

The Best FIFA Women's Player

See also: The Best FIFA Women's Player

Sixteen players were initially shortlisted on 28 November 2024.[12]

The selection criteria for the women's players and coaches was: respective achievements during the period from 21 August 2023 to 10 August 2024.[12]

Aitana Bonmatí won the award with 52 scoring points.[13]

Rank Player Club(s) played for National team Points
The finalists
1 Aitana Bonmatí Spain Barcelona  Spain 52
2 Barbra Banda
 Zambia 39
3 Caroline Graham Hansen Spain Barcelona  Norway 37
Other candidates
4 Lindsey Horan France Lyon  United States 26
5 Lucy Bronze
 England 23
6 Salma Paralluelo Spain Barcelona  Spain 22
7 Tabitha Chawinga
 Malawi 20
8 Khadija Shaw England Manchester City  Jamaica 19
9 Ona Batlle Spain Barcelona  Spain 19
10 Naomi Girma United States San Diego Wave  United States 9
11 Mariona Caldentey
 Spain 6
12 Sophia Smith United States Portland Thorns  United States 4
13 Keira Walsh Spain Barcelona  England 1
14 Trinity Rodman United States Washington Spirit  United States 0
15 Mallory Swanson United States Chicago Red Stars  United States 0
16 Lauren Hemp England Manchester City  England 0

The Best FIFA Women's Goalkeeper

See also: The Best FIFA Goalkeeper

Five players were initially shortlisted on 28 November 2024.[14]

The selection criteria for the women's players and coaches was: respective achievements during the period from 21 August 2023 to 10 August 2024.[12]

Alyssa Naeher won the award with 26 scoring points.[15]

Rank Player Club(s) played for National team Points
The finalists
1 Alyssa Naeher United States Chicago Red Stars  United States 26
2 Cata Coll Spain Barcelona  Spain 22
3 Mary Earps
 England 11
Other candidates
4 Ann-Katrin Berger
 Germany 9
5 Ayaka Yamashita
 Japan 4

The Best FIFA Women's Coach

See also: The Best FIFA Football Coach

Eight coaches were initially shortlisted on 28 November 2024.[16]

The selection criteria for the women's players and coaches was: respective achievements during the period from 21 August 2023 to 10 August 2024.[12]

Emma Hayes won the award with 23 scoring points.[17]

Rank Coach Team(s) managed Points
The finalists
1 England Emma Hayes
23
2 Spain Jonatan Giráldez
20
3 Brazil Arthur Elias
13
Other candidates
4 France Sonia Bompastor
12
5 Japan Futoshi Ikeda  Japan 2
6 Sweden Elena Sadiku Scotland Celtic 2
7 England Gareth Taylor England Manchester City 0
8 France Sandrine Soubeyrand France Paris FC 0

FIFA Marta Award

See also: FIFA Marta Award

The eleven players initially shortlisted for the award were announced on 28 November 2024.[18] All goals up for consideration were scored from 21 August 2023 to 10 August 2024.

Marta won the award with 22 scoring points.[19]

Rank Player Match Competition Date Points
1 Brazil Marta Brazil – Jamaica International friendly 1 June 2024 22
2 Nigeria Asisat Oshoala Barcelona – Benfica 2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League 14 November 2023 20
3 France Sakina Karchaoui France – Sweden UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying 12 July 2024 16
4 Italy Giuseppina Moraca Lazio – Bologna 2023–24 Serie B 15 October 2023 15
5 Mexico Mayra Pelayo United States – Mexico 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup 27 February 2024 12
6 Germany Paulina Krumbiegel MSV Duisburg – TSG Hoffenheim 2023–24 Frauen-Bundesliga 2 February 2024 12
7 France Delphine Cascarino Lyon – Benfica 2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League 27 March 2024 10
8 England Beth Mead Arsenal – West Ham United 2023–24 Women's Super League 26 November 2023 9
9 Germany Marina Hegering SGS Essen – VfL Wolfsburg 2023–24 Frauen-Bundesliga 29 January 2024 9
10 United States Trinity Rodman United States – Japan 2024 Summer Olympics 3 August 2024 9
11 Serbia Nina Matejić Serbia U-19 – England U-19 2024 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship 17 July 2024 6

FIFA Fan Award

See also: FIFA Fan Award

The award celebrates the best fan moments or gestures of August 2023 to August 2024, regardless of championship, gender or nationality. The shortlist was compiled by a panel of FIFA experts.[20] The award was chosen by a public vote on FIFA's website, with Brazilian Guilherme Gandra Moura winning.[21]

Others in order of nomination.[1]

Rank Fan(s) Reason Votes % of total votes
Nominees
1 Brazil Guilherme Gandra Moura A young fan of player Gabriel Pec who got to meet his idol after waking from an induced coma due to epidermolysis bullosa.
Mexico José Armando A teenage Cruz Azul fan who died of leukemia before being able to meet his favourite players.
Scotland Craig Ferguson A Scotland fan who walked over 1,000 miles from Glasgow to Munich before UEFA Euro 2024 in order to raise money for charity, successfully raising almost £80,000.

FIFA Fair Play Award

See also: FIFA Fair Play Award

The Fair Play Award was decided by an expert panel.[3] It was won by Brazilian footballer Thiago Maia.[22]

Winner Reason
Brazil Thiago Maia For his selflessness during the 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods after a video showed him helping an elderly woman evacuate.

FIFA Men's World 11

77 players were initially nominated on 28 November 2024.[23]

Each position was based on players' performances during the period from 21 August 2023 to 10 August 2024.[24] Every registered FIFA.com user was allowed to participate in a public vote until 10 December 2024, the day after the 2024 FIFPRO World 11 was announced.

The players chosen were Emiliano Martínez as goalkeeper, Dani Carvajal, Antonio Rüdiger, Rúben Dias and William Saliba as defenders, Jude Bellingham, Rodri and Toni Kroos as midfielders, and Lamine Yamal, Erling Haaland, and Vinícius Júnior as forwards.[25]

2024 FIFA Men's World 11
Player Club(s)
Goalkeeper
Argentina Emiliano Martínez England Aston Villa
Defenders
Spain Dani Carvajal Spain Real Madrid
Germany Antonio Rüdiger Spain Real Madrid
Portugal Rúben Dias England Manchester City
France William Saliba England Arsenal
Midfielders
England Jude Bellingham Spain Real Madrid
Spain Rodri England Manchester City
Germany Toni Kroos Spain Real Madrid (retired)
Forwards
Spain Lamine Yamal Spain Barcelona
Norway Erling Haaland England Manchester City
Brazil Vinícius Júnior Spain Real Madrid
Other nominees
Player Club(s)
Goalkeepers
Morocco Yassine Bounou Saudi Arabia Al Hilal
Italy Gianluigi Donnarumma France Paris Saint-Germain
Brazil Ederson England Manchester City
Ukraine Andriy Lunin Spain Real Madrid
France Mike Maignan Italy Milan
Georgia (country) Giorgi Mamardashvili Spain Valencia
Spain David Raya England Arsenal
Spain Unai Simón Spain Athletic Bilbao
Switzerland Yann Sommer Italy Inter Milan
South Africa Ronwen Williams South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
Defenders
Switzerland Manuel Akanji England Manchester City
Italy Alessandro Bastoni Italy Inter Milan
Brazil Bremer Italy Juventus
New Zealand Liberato Cacace Italy Empoli
Brazil Dante France Nice
Canada Alphonso Davies Germany Bayern Munich
Italy Federico Dimarco Italy Inter Milan
Netherlands Jeremie Frimpong Germany Bayer Leverkusen
Brazil Gabriel England Arsenal
Spain Álex Grimaldo Germany Bayer Leverkusen
Morocco Achraf Hakimi France Paris Saint-Germain
Germany Mats Hummels
Canada Alistair Johnston Scotland Celtic
Spain Aymeric Laporte Saudi Arabia Al Nassr
Brazil Nino
Argentina Nicolás Otamendi Portugal Benfica
Germany Jonathan Tah Germany Bayer Leverkusen
Nigeria William Troost-Ekong
Midfielders
Argentina Luciano Acosta United States FC Cincinnati
Argentina Thiago Almada
Spain Álex Baena Spain Villarreal
Turkey Hakan Çalhanoğlu Italy Inter Milan
France Eduardo Camavinga Spain Real Madrid
England Phil Foden England Manchester City
Brazil Ganso Brazil Fluminense
Japan Takefusa Kubo Spain Real Sociedad
Spain Fermín López Spain Barcelona
Norway Martin Ødegaard England Arsenal
Spain Dani Olmo
England Cole Palmer England Chelsea
United States Christian Pulisic Italy Milan
England Declan Rice England Arsenal
Colombia James Rodríguez
Spain Fabián Ruiz France Paris Saint-Germain
Uruguay Federico Valverde Spain Real Madrid
Germany Florian Wirtz Germany Bayer Leverkusen
Switzerland Granit Xhaka Germany Bayer Leverkusen
Forwards
Qatar Akram Afif Qatar Al Sadd
Gabon Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Argentina Germán Cano Brazil Fluminense
Ukraine Artem Dovbyk
Sweden Viktor Gyökeres Portugal Sporting CP
England Harry Kane Germany Bayern Munich
Nigeria Ademola Lookman Italy Atalanta
Argentina Lautaro Martínez Italy Inter Milan
France Kylian Mbappé
Argentina Lionel Messi United States Inter Miami
Germany Jamal Musiala Germany Bayern Munich
Morocco Soufiane Rahimi United Arab Emirates Al Ain
Brazil Rodrygo Spain Real Madrid
Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo Saudi Arabia Al Nassr
Venezuela Salomón Rondón
England Bukayo Saka England Arsenal
Uruguay Luis Suárez
England Ollie Watkins England Aston Villa
Spain Nico Williams Spain Athletic Bilbao

FIFA Women's World 11

The players chosen were Alyssa Naeher as goalkeeper, Lucy Bronze, Naomi Girma, Irene Paredes and Ona Batlle as defenders, Gabi Portilho, Patri Guijarro, Lindsey Horan and Aitana Bonmatí as midfielders, and Caroline Graham Hansen and Salma Paralluelo as forwards.[26]

2024 FIFA Women's World 11
Player Club(s)
Goalkeepers
United States Alyssa Naeher United States Chicago Red Stars
Defenders
England Lucy Bronze
United States Naomi Girma United States San Diego Wave
Spain Irene Paredes Spain Barcelona
Spain Ona Batlle Spain Barcelona
Midfielders
Brazil Gabi Portilho Brazil Corinthians
Spain Patri Guijarro Spain Barcelona
United States Lindsey Horan France Lyon
Spain Aitana Bonmatí Spain Barcelona
Forwards
Norway Caroline Graham Hansen Spain Barcelona
Spain Salma Paralluelo Spain Barcelona
Other nominees
Player Club(s)
Goalkeepers
Germany Ann-Katrin Berger
Spain Cata Coll Spain Barcelona
England Mary Earps
Chile Christiane Endler France Lyon
England Hannah Hampton England Chelsea
Brazil Lorena Brazil Grêmio
Sweden Zećira Mušović England Chelsea
Spain Sandra Paños
Canada Kailen Sheridan United States San Diego Wave
Japan Ayaka Yamashita
Defenders
France Selma Bacha France Lyon
Sweden Nathalie Björn
New Zealand CJ Bott England Leicester City
England Millie Bright England Chelsea
Canada Kadeisha Buchanan England Chelsea
Australia Ellie Carpenter France Lyon
England Jess Carter
Australia Steph Catley England Arsenal
England Niamh Charles England Chelsea
Norway Ingrid Engen Spain Barcelona
United States Emily Fox
Canada Vanessa Gilles France Lyon
Germany Giulia Gwinn Germany Bayern Munich
Canada Ashley Lawrence England Chelsea
Brazil Tarciane Lima
Republic of Ireland Katie McCabe England Arsenal
Brazil Rafaelle Souza United States Orlando Pride
Iceland Glódís Perla Viggósdóttir Germany Bayern Munich
Midfielders
Spain Teresa Abelleira Spain Real Madrid
Spain Laia Aleixandri England Manchester City
Germany Jule Brand Germany VfL Wolfsburg
United States Sam Coffey United States Portland Thorns
Scotland Erin Cuthbert England Chelsea
France Kenza Dali England Aston Villa
Netherlands Damaris Egurrola France Lyon
Canada Jessie Fleming
France Grace Geyoro France Paris Saint-Germain
Italy Manuela Giugliano Italy Roma
Japan Yui Hasegawa England Manchester City
Japan Saki Kumagai Italy Roma
Germany Sjoeke Nüsken England Chelsea
Canada Quinn United States Seattle Reign
Norway Guro Reiten England Chelsea
France Sandie Toletti Spain Real Madrid
England Keira Walsh Spain Barcelona
Netherlands Daniëlle van de Donk France Lyon
Forwards
Brazil Adriana United States Orlando Pride
Zambia Barbra Banda
Germany Klara Bühl Germany Bayern Munich
Spain Mariona Caldentey
Malawi Tabitha Chawinga
Malawi Temwa Chawinga
France Kadidiatou Diani France Lyon
Haiti Melchie Dumornay France Lyon
England Lauren Hemp England Manchester City
England Lauren James England Chelsea
France Marie-Antoinette Katoto France Paris Saint-Germain
Zambia Racheal Kundananji
Brazil Kerolin Nicoli United States NC Courage
Poland Ewa Pajor
Colombia Mayra Ramírez
United States Trinity Rodman United States Washington Spirit
Germany Lea Schüller Germany Bayern Munich
Jamaica Khadija Shaw England Manchester City
United States Sophia Smith United States Portland Thorns
United States Mallory Swanson United States Chicago Red Stars

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