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The Best FIFA Football Awards 2025
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The Best FIFA
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16-12-2025
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10.30 PM IST
09.00 PM UAE
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Doha |
With just 17 days remaining until the New Year, the curtain is slowly coming down on the 2025 football season. Before the final whistle is blown, however, the game’s biggest stars will take centre stage one last time at The Best FIFA Football Awards 2025.
Football’s most prestigious individual honours will be handed out on Tuesday, 16 December, at the Fairmont Katara Hall in Doha, Qatar, where the world’s elite players, coaches and fans will gather for a glamorous end-of-year celebration.
Awards will be presented across multiple categories, including Best Player (men’s and women’s), Best Coach, Best Goalkeeper, Goal of the Year (men’s and women’s), as well as the FIFA Fair Play Award and the FIFA Fan Award. The highlight of the evening remains the fiercely contested Player of the Year crowns.
How the voting works
Winners are determined through a balanced voting system, with four groups carrying equal weight (25% each):
National team captains
National team coaches
Media representatives from FIFA member associations
Registered fans worldwide
Star-studded shortlist
This year’s nominees feature some of football’s brightest names, including Ballon d’Or winners Aitana Bonmatí and Ousmane Dembélé, rising sensations Lamine Yamal and Mariona Caldentey, African standouts Temwa Chawinga and Achraf Hakimi, and U.S. midfield leader Lindsey Heaps, among many others.
Below is the full list of nominees for The Best FIFA Football Awards 2025.
FIFA Women’s Player of the Year – Nominees
Sandy Baltimore (France, Chelsea)
Nathalie Björn (Sweden, Chelsea)
Aitana Bonmatí (Spain, Barcelona)
Lucy Bronze (England, Chelsea)
Mariona Caldentey (Spain, Arsenal)
Temwa Chawinga (Malawi, Kansas City Current)
Kadidiatou Diani (France, Olympique Lyonnais)
Melchie Dumornay (Haiti, Olympique Lyonnais)
Patri Guijarro (Spain, Barcelona)
Lindsey Heaps (USA, Olympique Lyonnais)
Lauren James (England, Chelsea)
Chloe Kelly (England, Manchester City/Arsenal)
Ewa Pajor (Poland, Barcelona)
Claudia Pina (Spain, Barcelona)
Alexia Putellas (Spain, Barcelona)
Alessia Russo (England, Arsenal)
Leah Williamson (England, Arsenal)
FIFA Men’s Player of the Year – Nominees
Ousmane Dembélé (France, Paris Saint-Germain)
Achraf Hakimi (Morocco, Paris Saint-Germain)
Harry Kane (England, Bayern Munich)
Kylian Mbappé (France, Real Madrid)
Nuno Mendes (Portugal, Paris Saint-Germain)
Cole Palmer (England, Chelsea)
Pedri (Spain, Barcelona)
Raphinha (Brazil, Barcelona)
Mohamed Salah (Egypt, Liverpool)
Vitinha (Portugal, Paris Saint-Germain)
Lamine Yamal (Spain, Barcelona)
FIFA Women’s Coach of the Year
Sonia Bompastor (Chelsea)
Jonatan Giráldez (Washington Spirit / Olympique Lyonnais)
Seb Hines (Orlando Pride)
Renée Slegers (Arsenal)
Sarina Wiegman (England)
FIFA Men’s Coach of the Year
Javier Aguirre (Mexico)
Mikel Arteta (Arsenal)
Luis Enrique (Paris Saint-Germain)
Hansi Flick (Barcelona)
Enzo Maresca (Chelsea)
Roberto Martínez (Portugal)
Arne Slot (Liverpool)
FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year
Ann-Katrin Berger (Germany, Gotham FC)
Cata Coll (Spain, Barcelona)
Christiane Endler (Chile, Olympique Lyonnais)
Hannah Hampton (England, Chelsea)
Anna Moorhouse (England, Orlando Pride)
Chiamaka Nnadozie (Nigeria, Paris FC / Brighton)
Phallon Tullis-Joyce (USA, Manchester United)
FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper of the Year
Alisson Becker (Brazil, Liverpool)
Thibaut Courtois (Belgium, Real Madrid)
Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy, PSG / Manchester City)
Emiliano Martínez (Argentina, Aston Villa)
Manuel Neuer (Germany, Bayern Munich)
David Raya (Spain, Arsenal)
Yann Sommer (Switzerland, Inter Milan)
Wojciech Szczęsny (Poland, Barcelona)
FIFA Fan Award – Nominees
Alejandro Ciganotto (Argentina)
Manolo el del Bombo (Spain, posthumous)
Zakho fans (Iraq)
Goal of the Year
FIFA Puskás Award (Men’s) – Full list and goal clips available via FIFA
FIFA Marta Award (Women’s) – Full list and goal clips available via FIFA