The Best FIFA Football Awards were handed out at a gala dinner in Qatar on December 17, 2024 — one day before the Intercontinental Cup final match between Real Madrid and Pachuca.
Last year’s winners of the top prizes, Lionel Messi and Aitana Bonmati, were again among the nominees for the best male and female players of the past season. While Messi would fall short this time, with a Real Madrid superstar topping the list, Bonmati triumphed for a second straight year on the women’s side.
Carlo Ancelotti pipped Pep Guardiola for the men’s coach prize, while the famous Puskas Award for the best goal of the year was also given out to a Man United youngster. Starting in 2024, there was also be a separate award for the best goal in the women’s game — one named after Brazilian great Marta, and fittingly won by the legendary forward herself.
The Sporting News presents the final results from the awards ceremony in Doha below.
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Who won The Best FIFA Football awards 2024? Final results
This page will be updated once the 2024 Best FIFA Football Awards gala has taken place in Qatar on December 17.
Listed below are the nominees for each prize.
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Best FIFA Men’s Player
WINNER: Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid / Brazil)
Other nominees:
- Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid / Spain)
- Erling Haaland (Manchester City / Norway)
- Federico Valverde (Real Madrid / Uruguay)
- Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen / Germany)
- Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid / England)
- Kylian Mbappe (PSG/Real Madrid / France)
- Lamine Yamal (Barcelona / Spain)
- Lionel Messi (Inter Miami / Argentina)
- Rodri (Manchester City / Spain)
- Toni Kroos* (Real Madrid / Germany)
*Retired after Euro 2024
Best FIFA Women’s Player
WINNER: Aitana Bonmati (Barcelona / Spain)
Other nominees:
- Barbra Banda (Shanghai Shengli/Orlando Pride / Zambia)
- Caroline Graham Hansen (Barcelona / Norway)
- Keira Walsh (Barcelona / England)
- Khadija Shaw (Manchester City / Jamaica)
- Lauren Hemp (Manchester City / England)
- Lindsey Horan (Lyon / USA)
- Lucy Bronze (Barcelona/Chelsea / England)
- Mallory Swanson (Chicago Red Stars / USA)
- Mariona Caldentey (Barcelona/Arsenal / Spain)
- Naomi Girma (San Diego Wave / USA)
- Ona Battle (Barcelona / Spain)
- Salma Paralluelo (Barcelona / Spain)
- Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns / USA)
- Tabitha Chawinga (PSG/Lyon / Malawi)
- Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit / USA)
Best FIFA Men’s Coach
WINNER: Carlo Ancelotti (Real Madrid)
Other nominees:
- Lionel Scaloni (Argentina)
- Luis de la Fuente (Spain)
- Pep Guardiola (Manchester City)
- Xabi Alonso (Bayer Leverkusen)
Best FIFA Women’s coach
WINNER: Emma Hayes (Chelsea/USA)
Other nominees:
- Arthur Elias (Brazil)
- Elena Sadiku (Celtic)
- Futoshi Ikeda (Japan)
- Gareth Taylor (Manchester City)
- Jonatan Giraldez (Barcelona/Washington Spirit)
- Sandrine Soubeyrand (Paris)
- Sonia Bompastor (Lyon/Chelsea)
Best FIFA Men’s goalkeeper
WINNER: Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa / Argentina)
Other nominees:
- Andriy Lunin (Real Madrid / Ukraine)
- David Raya (Arsenal / Spain)
- Ederson (Manchester City / Brazil)
- Gianluigi Donnarumma (PSG / Italy)
- Mike Maignan (AC Milan / France)
- Unai Simon (Athletic Club / Spain)
Best FIFA Women’s goalkeeper
WINNER: Alyssa Naeher (Chicago Red Stars / USA)
Other nominees:
- Ann-Katrin Berger (Chelsea/NJ/NY Gotham / Germany)
- Ayaka Yamashita (INAC Kobe Leonessa/Manchester City / Japan)
- Cata Coll (Barcelona / Spain)
- Mary Earps (Manchester United/PSG / England)
FIFA Puskas Award
WINNER: Alejandro Garnacho (Everton vs. Manchester United)
Other nominees:
- Hassan Al Haydos (Qatar vs. China)
- Terry Antonis (Melbourne City vs. Western Sydney Wanderers)
- Yassine Benzia (Algeria vs. South Africa)
- Walter Bou (Lanus vs. Tigre)
- Michaell Chirinos (Costa Rica vs. Honduras)
- Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan vs. Frosinone)
- Mohammed Kudus (West Ham vs. Freiburg)
- Denis Omedi (KCCA vs. Kitara)
- Paul Onuachu (Trabzonspor vs. Konyaspor)
- Jadon Philogene (Rotherham United vs. Hull City)
FIFA Marta Award
WINNER: Marta (Brazil vs. Jamaica)
Other nominees:
- Delphine Cascarino (Lyon vs. Benfica)
- Marina Hegering (Essen vs. Wolfsburg)
- Sakina Karchaoui (France vs. Sweden)
- Paulina Krumbiegel (Duisburg vs. Hoffenheim)
- Nina Matejic (Serbia U-19 vs. England U-19)
- Beth Mead (Arsenal vs. West Ham)
- Giuseppina Moraca (Lazio vs. Bologna)
- Asisat Oshoala (Barcelona vs. Benfica)
- Mayra Pelayo (Mexico vs. USA)
- Trinity Rodman (USA vs. Japan)
FIFA Men’s and Women’s 11
The inaugural Best FIFA Men’s and Women’s 11 lineups will be announced at the ceremony. These are decided purely via a fan vote.
MEN’S BEST XI: (4-3-3) — Emiliano Martinez (GK) — Dani Carvajal, Antonio Rudiger, Ruben Dias, William Saliba — Jude Bellingham, Rodri, Toni Kroos — Lamine Yamal, Erling Haaland, Vinicius Jr.
WOMEN’S BEST XI: (4-4-2) — Alyssa Naeher (GK) — Lucy Bronze, Naomi Girma, Irene Paredes, Ona Battle — Gaby Portilho, Patricia Guijarro, Lindsey Horan, Aitana Bonmati — Salma Paraluello, Graham Hansen.
FIFA Fan Award
The FIFA Fan Award is meant for a football “story, a moment or a gesture by a fan or group of fans, irrespective of league, gender or nationality,” according to the governing body.
WINNER: Guilherme Gandra Moura (Brazil)
Other nominees:
- Jose Armando Guzman Mendoza
- Craig Ferguson
FIFA Fair Play Award
WINNER: Thiago Maia (Brazil / Internacional)
Thiago Maia won the FIFA Fair Play award for his actions in rescuing victims during the flooding in Porto Alegre.
List of Best FIFA Men’s Player Award winners
The first Best FIFA Men’s Player Award was given in 2016 to Cristiano Ronaldo.
He and Robert Lewandowski have each won the prize twice. The record for the most wins is held by Lionel Messi, with three.
| Year | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid |
| 2017 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid |
| 2018 | Luka Modric | Real Madrid |
| 2019 | Lionel Messi | Barcelona |
| 2020 | Robert Lewandowski | Bayern Munich |
| 2021 | Robert Lewandowski | Bayern Munich |
| 2022 | Lionel Messi | PSG |
| 2023 | Lionel Messi | PSG/Inter Miami |
List of Best FIFA Women’s Player Award winners
Also beginning in 2016, the Best FIFA Women’s Player prize has only been won more than once by a single player: Alexia Putellas.
Ballon d’Or Feminin
| Year | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Carli Lloyd | Houston Dash |
| 2017 | Lieke Martens | Rosengard/Barcelona |
| 2018 | Marta | Orlando Pride |
| 2019 | Megan Rapinoe | OL Reign |
| 2020 | Lucy Bronze | Lyon/Manchester City |
| 2021 | Alexia Putellas | Barcelona |
| 2022 | Alexia Putellas | Barcelona |
| 2023 | Aitana Bonmati | Barcelona |
