Nominees for The Best FIFA Football Awards™ 2021 revealed

Shortlists for players’, goalkeepers’ and coaches’ prizes announced

Public voting via FIFA.com: votes can be cast until 10 December 2021

The Best FIFA Football Awards™ 2021 show to take place on 17 January 2022

FIFA has revealed the candidates shortlisted for The Best FIFA Football Awards™ 2021, the winners of which will be revealed at an online ceremony on 17 January 2022.

Two expert panels – one for women’s football and one for men’s football – selected the candidates for each category.

The nominees are listed below in alphabetical order:

The Best FIFA Women’s 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 Women)
• Jennifer Hermoso (Spain / FC Barcelona)
• Ji So-yun (Korea Repuiblic / Chelsea FC Women)
• Sam Kerr (Australia / Chelsea FC Women)
• Vivianne Miedema (Netherlands / Arsenal WFC)
• Ellen White (England / Manchester City WFC)
• Alexia Putellas (Spain / FC Barcelona)
• Christine Sinclair (Canada / Portland Thorns FC)

The Best FIFA Men’s Player:

• 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-Germain)
• 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 Women’s 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 (Netherlands / Dutch national team / English national team)

The 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 / Argentinian national team)
• Diego Simeone (Argentina / Atlético de Madrid)
• Thomas Tuchel (Germany / Chelsea FC)

The Best FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper:

• 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 Femenino)
• Alyssa Naeher (USA / Chicago Red Stars)

The Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper:

• 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 Rules of  
Allocation.

Note: the shortlist with the nominees for the FIFA Puskás Award (awarded for the best goal) will be announced at a later stage.

Voting open now!

Public voting is open on FIFA.com and will run until 23:59 CET on 10 December 2021.

FIFA will announce the three finalists in each of the seven categories listed above in early January 2022.