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The Best FIFA Football Awards Winners: Full List of Awardees Since 2016
The Best FIFA Football Awards is presented annually by the sport's governing body, FIFA, recognising the performance in the previous year across international and club football.
The awards ceremony is an attempt to revive the FIFA World Player Gala, which was presented throughout 1991-2009. The Best FIFA Football Awards was first held in 2017, honouring achievements from the year 2016.
The Best FIFA Football Awards marked a new era in crowning the outstanding figures in world football by getting fans involved more than ever before with their votes helping to crown the best players and coaches in men's and women's football.
The Best FIFA Football Awards also saw the FIFA Fan Award given out for the first time to honour outstanding gestures from supporters.
A total of 9 categories are being presented with an award based on their performances in the preceding year. Apart from the 9 awards, a special award for an outstanding career achievement and the two FIFAPro best 11 teams also are announced during the ceremony.
The Best FIFA Football Awards Categories
● The Best FIFA Men's Player
● The Best FIFA Women's Player
● The Best FIFA Men's Coach
● The Best FIFA Women's Coach
● The Best FIFA Men's Goalkeeper
● The Best FIFA Women's Goalkeeper
● The FIFA Puskas Award
● The FIFA Fair Play Award
● The FIFA Fan Award
● FIFA FIFPro Men's World 11
● FIFA FIFPro Women's World 11
As it stands, the Best FIFA Football Awards has been held seven times with different players and coaches receiving the awards over the years. Only Cristiano Ronaldo, Robert Lewandowski, Jurgen Klopp and Sarina Wiegman have won the award more than once.
Here is a look at the Best FIFA Football Awards winners so far:
The Best FIFA Men’s Awards
The Best FIFA Men's Player Winners
| Year | Player | Country | Team(s) |
| 2016 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | Real Madrid |
| 2017 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | Real Madrid |
| 2018 | Luka Modric | Croatia | Real Madrid |
| 2019 | Lionel Messi | Argentina | Barcelona |
| 2020 | Robert Lewandowski | Poland | Bayern Munich |
| 2021 | Robert Lewandowski | Poland | Bayern Munich |
| 2022 | Lionel Messi | Argentina | PSG |
The Best FIFA Men's Coach Winners
| Year | Coach | Nationality | Team(s) |
| 2016 | Claudio Ranieri | Italian | Leicester City |
| 2017 | Zinedine Zidane | French | Real Madrid |
| 2018 | Didier Deschamps | French | France |
| 2019 | Jurgen Klopp | German | Liverpool |
| 2020 | Jurgen Klopp | German | Liverpool |
| 2021 | Thomas Tuchel | German | Chelsea |
| 2022 | Lionel Scaloni | Argentine | Argentina |
The Best FIFA Men's Goalkeeper Winners
| Year | Player | Country | Team(s) |
| 2017 | Gianluigi Buffon | Italy | Juventus |
| 2018 | Thibaut Courtois | Belgium | Chelsea, Real Madrid |
| 2019 | Alisson | Brazil | Liverpool |
| 2020 | Manuel Neuer | Germany | Bayern Munich |
| 2021 | Edouard Mendy | Senegal | Chelsea |
| 2022 | Emiliano Martinez | Argentina | Aston Villa |
The Best FIFA Women’s Awards
The Best FIFA Women's Player Winners
| Year | Player | Country | Team(s) |
| 2016 | Carli Lloyd | USA | Houston Dash |
| 2017 | Lieke Martens | Netherlands | Rosengard, Barcelona |
| 2018 | Marta | Brazil | Orlando Pride |
| 2019 | Megan Rapinoe | USA | Reign FC |
| 2020 | Lucy Bronze | England | Manchester City, Lyon |
| 2021 | Alexia Putellas | Spain | Barcelona |
| 2022 | Alexia Putellas | Spain | Barcelona |
The Best FIFA Women's Coach Winners
| Year | Coach | Nationality | Team(s) |
| 2016 | Silvia Neid | German | Germany |
| 2017 | Sarina Wiegman | Dutch | Netherlands |
| 2018 | Reynald Pedros | French | Lyon |
| 2019 | Jill Ellis | English | USA |
| 2020 | Sarina Wiegman | Dutch | Netherlands |
| 2021 | Emma Hayes | English | Chelsea |
| 2022 | Sarina Wiegman | Dutch | England |
The Best FIFA Women's Goalkeeper Winners
| Year | Player | Country | Team(s) |
| 2019 | Sari van Veenendaal | Netherlands | Arsenal, Atletico Madrid |
| 2020 | Sarah Bouhaddi | France | Lyon |
| 2021 | Christiane Endler | Chile | PSG, Lyon |
| 2022 | Mary Earps | England | Manchester United |
More Best FIFA Awards
The Best FIFA Fairplay Award Winners
| Year | Winner |
| 2016 | Atletico Nacional (Colombia) |
| 2017 | Francis Kone (Togo) |
| 2018 | Lennart Thy (Germany) |
| 2019 | Marcelo Bielsa & Leeds United (England) |
| 2020 | Mattia Agnese (Italy) |
| 2021 | Denmark National team and medical staff |
| 2022 | Luka Lochoshvili (Georgia) |
The Best FIFA Puskas Awards Winners
| Year | Player | Team | Versus | Tournament |
| 2016 | Mohd Faiz Subri | Penang | Pahang | Malaysian Super League |
| 2017 | Olivier Giroud | Arsenal | Crystal Palace | Premier League |
| 2018 | Mohamed Salah | Liverpool | Everton | Premier League |
| 2019 | Daniel Zsori | Debrecen | Ferencvaros | Nemzeti Bajnoksag I |
| 2020 | Son Heung-min | Tottenham Hotspur | Burnley | Premier League |
| 2021 | Erik Lamela | Tottenham Hotspur | Arsenal | Premier League |
| 2022 | Marcin Oleksy | Warta Poznan | Stal Rzeszow | 2022 PZU Amp Futbol Ekstraklasa |
FIFA Fan Award
| Year | Winner |
| 2016 | Borussia Dortmund and Liverpool supporters |
| 2017 | Celtic supporters |
| 2018 | Peru supporters |
| 2019 | Silvia Grecco, Palmeiras supporter |
| 2020 | Marivaldo Francisco da Silva, Sport Recife supporter |
| 2021 | Denmark and Finland supporters |
| 2022 | Argentina fans |
FIFA Special Award for an Outstanding Career Achievement
| Year | Winner |
| 2016 | Falcao (for contribution to futsal) |
| 2021 | Christine Sinclair (for most international goals scored by a female footballer) |
| 2021 | Cristiano Ronaldo (for most international goals scored by a male footballer) |
The FIFA FIFPro World XI Winners
FIFPro Men's World 11
2016 FIFPro Men's XI
Goalkeeper: Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich)
Defenders: Marcelo (Real Madrid), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), Gerard Pique (Barcelona), Dani Alves (Barcelona/Juventus)
Midfielders: Andres Iniesta (Barcelona), Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), Luka Modric (Real Madrid)
Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid), Luis Suarez (Barcelona), Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
2017 FIFPro Men's XI
Goalkeeper: Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus)
Defenders: Marcelo (Real Madrid), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus/Milan), Dani Alves (Juventus/PSG)
Midfielders: Andres Iniesta (Barcelona), Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), Luka Modric (Real Madrid)
Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid), Neymar (Barcelona/PSG), Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
2018 FIFPro Men's XI
Goalkeeper: David de Gea (Manchester United)
Defenders: Marcelo (Real Madrid), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), Raphael Varane (Real Madrid), Dani Alves (PSG)
Midfielders: Eden Hazard (Chelsea), N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea), Luka Modric (Real Madrid)
Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid/Juventus), Kylian Mbappe (PSG), Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
2019 FIFPro Men's XI
Goalkeeper: Alisson (Liverpool)
Defenders: Marcelo (Real Madrid), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), Matthijs de Ligt (Ajax/Juventus)
Midfielders: Eden Hazard (Chelsea/Real Madrid), Frenkie de Jong (Ajax/Barcelona), Luka Modric (Real Madrid)
Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus), Kylian Mbappe (PSG), Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
2020 FIFPro Men's XI
Goalkeeper: Alisson (Liverpool)
Defenders: Alphonso Davies (Bayern Munich), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool)
Midfielders: Thiago (Bayern Munich/Liverpool), Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City), Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich)
Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus), Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich), Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
2021 FIFPro Men's XI
Goalkeeper: Gianluigi Donnarumma (Milan/PSG)
Defenders: David Alaba (Bayern Munich/Real Madrid), Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus), Ruben Dias (Manchester City)
Midfielders: Jorginho (Chelsea), N'Golo Kante (Chelsea), Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)
Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus/Manchester United), Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund), Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich), Lionel Messi (Barcelona/PSG)
2022 FIFPro Men's XI
Goalkeeper: Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid)
Defenders: Joao Cancelo (Manchester City), Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), Achraf Hakimi (PSG)
Midfielders: Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City), Luka Modric (Real Madrid), Casemiro (Real Madrid/Manchester United)
Forwards: Lionel Messi (PSG), Kylian Mbappe (PSG), Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund/Manchester City)
FIFPro Women's World 11
2019 FIFPro Women's XI
Goalkeeper: Sari van Veenendaal (Arsenal/Atletico Madrid)
Defenders: Lucy Bronze (Lyon), Nilla Fischer (VfL Wolfsburg/Linkopings), Kelley O'Hara (Utah Royals), Wendie Renard (Lyon)
Midfielders: Julie Ertz (Chicago Red Stars), Amandine Henry (Lyon), Rose Lavelle (Washington Spirit)
Forwards: Marta (Orlando Pride), Alex Morgan (Orlando Pride), Megan Rapinoe (Reign FC)
2020 FIFPro Women's XI
Goalkeeper: Christiane Endler (PSG)
Defenders: Millie Bright (Chelsea), Lucy Bronze (Lyon/Manchester City), Wendie Renard (Lyon)
Midfielders: Barbara Bonansea (Juventus), Verónica Boquete (Utah Royals/Milan), Delphine Cascarino (Lyon)
Forwards: Pernille Harder (VfL Wolfsburg/Chelsea), Tobin Heath (Portland Thorns/Manchester United), Vivianne Miedema (Arsenal), Megan Rapinoe (OL Reign)
2021 FIFPro Women's XI
Goalkeeper: Christiane Endler (PSG/Lyon)
Defenders: Lucy Bronze (Manchester City), Millie Bright (Chelsea), Magdalena Eriksson (Chelsea), Wendie Renard (Lyon)
Midfielders: Estefania Banini (Levante/Atletico Madrid), Barbara Bonansea (Juventus), Carli Lloyd (NJ/NY Gotham FC)
Forwards: Marta (Orlando Pride), Vivianne Miedema (Arsenal), Alex Morgan (Orlando Pride/San Diego Wave FC)
2022 FIFPro Women's XI
Goalkeeper: Christiane Endler (Lyon)
Defenders: Lucy Bronze (Barcelona/Manchester City), Mapi Leon (Barcelona), Leah Williamson (Arsena), Wendie Renard (Lyon)
Midfielders: Alexia Putellas (Barcelona), Lena Oberdorf (Wolfsburg), Keira Walsh (Manchester City/Barcelona)
Forwards: Alex Morgan (Orlando Pride/San Diego Wave), Sam Kerr (Chelsea), Beth Mead (Arsenal)
Story first published: Monday, February 27, 2023, 13:28 [IST]
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