Since the first ceremony in January 2017, the Best FIFA Football Awards have recognised individual excellence across the calendar year. The ceremony covers players, coaches, goalkeepers and goals, with honours handed out to men\u2019s and women\u2019s game figures based on their performances.<\/p>\n
In the men\u2019s player category Cristiano Ronaldo secured the early prizes for 2016 and 2017, while Lionel Messi has won most often with victories in 2019, 2022 and 2023 for his contributions at Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain, Inter Miami and Argentina. Robert Lewandowski has two titles, tying with Ronaldo, and other winners include Luka Modri\u0107 and Vinicius Junior. The most recent winner in the men\u2019s player category listed is Vinicius Junior in 2024 for Real Madrid.<\/p>\n
The men\u2019s goalkeeper award was first presented in 2017 to Gianluigi Buffon. Thibaut Courtois won in 2018 representing Chelsea and Real Madrid. Alisson and Manuel Neuer followed, with Premier League goalkeepers dominating later years: \u00c9douard Mendy won in 2021 with Chelsea, Emiliano Mart\u00ednez took the trophy in 2022 and again in 2024 for Aston Villa, and Ederson was the 2023 winner for Manchester City.<\/p>\n
Among coaches J\u00fcrgen Klopp is the only multiple winner, lifting the prize in 2019 and 2020 after Champions League and Premier League success. Claudio Ranieri won the inaugural award for 2016, followed by Zinedine Zidane, Didier Deschamps, Thomas Tuchel, Lionel Scaloni, Pep Guardiola and Carlo Ancelotti in subsequent years.<\/p>\n
The Pusk\u00e1s Award for the best goal has gone to a mix of lesser-known scorers and high-profile names. Recipients include Mohd Faiz Subri, Olivier Giroud, Mohamed Salah, Son Heung-min, Erik Lamela and Alejandro Garnacho, with other winners such as D\u00e1niel Zs\u00f3ri, Marcin Oleksy and Guilherme Madruga.<\/p>\n
On the women\u2019s side Carli Lloyd won the first women\u2019s player prize, with Lieke Martens, Marta, Megan Rapinoe and Lucy Bronze also honoured. Alexia Putellas won in 2021 and 2022 and Aitana Bonmat\u00ed in 2023 and 2024 for Barcelona. The women\u2019s goalkeeper award began in 2019 with Sari van Veenendaal; Mary Earps won consecutive trophies in 2022 and 2023 for Manchester United, and Alyssa Naeher was the 2024 winner. Sarina Wiegman has collected the women\u2019s coach award four times across her spells with the Netherlands and England, with Emma Hayes, Silvia Neid, Reynald Pedros and Jill Ellis also among past winners. The 2024 Marta Award was won by Marta.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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