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The Best FIFA Football Awards 2021
Robert Lewandowski, The Best FIFA Men's Player 2021
Date17 January 2022 (2022-01-17)
Presented byFIFA
Hosted byJermaine Jenas and Reshmin Chowdhury
Highlights
The Best FIFA PlayerMen's:
Poland Robert Lewandowski
Women's:
Spain Alexia Putellas
The Best FIFA CoachMen's:
Germany Thomas Tuchel
Women's:
England Emma Hayes
The Best FIFA GoalkeeperMen's:
Senegal Édouard Mendy
Women's:
Chile Christiane Endler
FIFA Puskás AwardArgentina Erik Lamela
The Best FIFA Special AwardPortugal Cristiano Ronaldo
Canada Christine Sinclair
Websitefifa.com
← 2020 · The Best FIFA Football Awards · 2022 →

The Best FIFA Football Awards 2021 were held on 17 January 2022. The ceremony was held virtually due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Winners and nominees

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The Best FIFA Men's Player

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See also: The Best FIFA Men's Player

Eleven players were initially shortlisted on 22 November 2021.[1] The three finalists were revealed on 7 January 2022.[2]

Robert Lewandowski won the award with 48 rank points, his second consecutive win.[3][4][5][6]

The selection criteria for the men's players of the year was: respective achievements during the period from 8 October 2020 to 7 August 2021.

Lionel Messi
Mohamed Salah
Rank Player Club(s) played for National team Points
The finalists
1 Robert Lewandowski Germany Bayern Munich  Poland 48
2 Lionel Messi
 Argentina 44
3 Mohamed Salah England Liverpool  Egypt 39
Other candidates
4 Karim Benzema Spain Real Madrid  France 30
5 N'Golo Kanté England Chelsea  France 24
6 Jorginho England Chelsea  Italy 24
7 Cristiano Ronaldo
 Portugal 23
8 Kylian Mbappé France Paris Saint-Germain  France 16
9 Kevin De Bruyne England Manchester City  Belgium 11
10 Neymar France Paris Saint-Germain  Brazil 10
11 Erling Haaland Germany Borussia Dortmund  Norway 7

The Best FIFA Men's Goalkeeper

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See also: The Best FIFA Goalkeeper

Five players were initially shortlisted on 22 November 2021.[1] The three finalists were revealed on 5 January 2022.[7]

Édouard Mendy won the award with 24 rank points.[3][4][5][8]

Édouard Mendy
Rank Player Club(s) played for National team Points
The finalists
1 Édouard Mendy England Chelsea  Senegal 24
2 Gianluigi Donnarumma
 Italy 24
3 Manuel Neuer Germany Bayern Munich  Germany 12
Other candidates
4 Alisson England Liverpool  Brazil 8
5 Kasper Schmeichel England Leicester City  Denmark 4

The Best FIFA Men's Coach

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See also: The Best FIFA Football Coach

Seven coaches were initially shortlisted on 22 November 2021.[1] The three finalists were revealed on 6 January 2022.[9]

Thomas Tuchel won the award with 28 rank points.[3][4][5][10]

Thomas Tuchel
Rank Coach Team(s) managed Points
The finalists
1 Germany Thomas Tuchel England Chelsea 28
2 Italy Roberto Mancini  Italy 15
3 Spain Pep Guardiola England Manchester City 14
Other candidates
4 Argentina Lionel Scaloni  Argentina 7
5 Germany Hansi Flick
6
6 Argentina Diego Simeone Spain Atlético Madrid 1
7 Italy Antonio Conte
1

The Best FIFA Women's Player

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See also: The Best FIFA Women's Player

Thirteen players were initially shortlisted on 22 November 2021.[1] The three finalists were revealed on 7 January 2022.[2]

Alexia Putellas won the award with 52 rank points.[3][4][5][11]

The selection criteria for the women's players of the year was: respective achievements during the period from 8 October 2020 to 6 August 2021.

Alexia Putellas
Sam Kerr
Jennifer Hermoso
Rank Player Club(s) played for National team Points
The finalists
1 Alexia Putellas Spain Barcelona  Spain 52
2 Sam Kerr England Chelsea  Australia 38
3 Jennifer Hermoso Spain Barcelona  Spain 33
Other candidates
4 Vivianne Miedema England Arsenal  Netherlands 30
5 Christine Sinclair United States Portland Thorns  Canada 28
6 Aitana Bonmatí Spain Barcelona  Spain 26
7 Lucy Bronze England Manchester City  England 16
8 Magdalena Eriksson England Chelsea  Sweden 15
9 Caroline Graham Hansen Spain Barcelona  Norway 12
10 Pernille Harder England Chelsea  Denmark 10
11 Ellen White England Manchester City  England 9
12 Stina Blackstenius
 Sweden 5
13 Ji So-yun England Chelsea  South Korea 4

The Best FIFA Women's Goalkeeper

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See also: The Best FIFA Goalkeeper

Five players were initially shortlisted on 22 November 2021.[1] The three finalists were revealed on 5 January 2022.[7]

Christiane Endler won the award with 26 rank points.[3][4][5][12]

Christiane Endler
Rank Player Club(s) played for National team Points
The finalists
1 Christiane Endler
 Chile 26
2 Stephanie Labbé
 Canada 20
3 Ann-Katrin Berger England Chelsea  Germany 14
Other candidates
4 Hedvig Lindahl Spain Atlético Madrid  Sweden 7
5 Alyssa Naeher United States Chicago Red Stars  United States 5

The Best FIFA Women's Coach

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See also: The Best FIFA Football Coach

Five coaches were initially shortlisted on 22 November 2021.[1] The three finalists were revealed on 6 January 2022.[9]

Emma Hayes won the award with 22 rank points.[3][4][5][13]

Emma Hayes
Rank Coach Team(s) managed Points
The finalists
1 England Emma Hayes England Chelsea 22
2 Spain Lluís Cortés
19
3 Netherlands Sarina Wiegman
14
Other candidates
4 England Bev Priestman  Canada 13
5 Sweden Peter Gerhardsson  Sweden 4

FIFA Puskás Award

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See also: FIFA Puskás Award

The eleven players initially shortlisted for the award were announced on 29 November 2021.[14] The three finalists were revealed on 4 January 2022.[15] All goals up for consideration were scored from 8 October 2020 to 7 August 2021. Every registered FIFA.com user was allowed to participate in the final vote until 17 December 2021, with the questionnaire being presented on the official website of FIFA. The selected goals were also voted on by a panel of ten "FIFA experts". Both groups' votes weighed equally on the ultimate winner of the award.[16]

Erik Lamela won the award with 22 rank points.[3][5]

Erik Lamela
Rank Player Match Competition Date Points
The finalists
1 Argentina Erik Lamela Arsenal – Tottenham Hotspur 2020–21 Premier League 14 March 2021 22
2 Iran Mehdi Taremi Chelsea – Porto 2020–21 UEFA Champions League 13 April 2021 21
3 Czech Republic Patrik Schick Scotland – Czech Republic UEFA Euro 2020 14 June 2021 21
Other candidates
Unranked Colombia Luis Díaz Brazil – Colombia 2021 Copa América 23 June 2021 N/A
France Gauthier Hein Niort – Auxerre 2020–21 Ligue 2 10 April 2021
Austria Valentino Lazaro Bayer Leverkusen – Borussia Mönchengladbach 2020–21 Bundesliga 8 November 2020
Algeria Riyad Mahrez Zimbabwe – Algeria 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification 16 November 2020
Ghana Sandra Owusu-Ansah Kumasi Sports Academy Ladies – Supreme Ladies 2020–21 Ghana Women's Premier League 8 May 2021
Greece Vangelis Pavlidis Willem II – Fortuna Sittard 2020–21 Eredivisie 16 May 2021
Mexico Daniela Sánchez Querétaro – Atlético San Luis Liga MX Femenil Guardianes 2021 16 January 2021
Scotland Caroline Weir Manchester City – Manchester United 2020–21 FA WSL 12 February 2021

FIFA Fan Award

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See also: FIFA Fan Award

The award celebrates the best fan moments or gestures of October 2020 to August 2021, regardless of championship, gender or nationality. The shortlist was compiled by a panel of FIFA experts, and every registered FIFA.com user was allowed to participate in the final vote until 14 January 2022.[17]

The three nominees were announced on 22 November 2021. Denmark and Finland fans won the award with over 100,000 registered votes.[3][5]

Rank Fan(s) Match Competition Date Votes
1 Denmark and Finland fans  Denmark –  Finland UEFA Euro 2020 12 June 2021 107,565
2 Imogen Papworth-Heidel N/A N/A Various 77,887
3 German football fans N/A N/A Various 70,229

FIFA Fair Play Award

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See also: FIFA Fair Play Award
Winner Team Reason
Denmark national team/Danish medical team and staff  Denmark Gave Christian Eriksen CPR, shielded him from cameras and comforted his family following his collapse during a Euro 2020 match[3]

The Best FIFA Special Award

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An additional award was given out to Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo and Canada's Christine Sinclair, to recognize them becoming the all-time leading international goalscorers in men and women's senior football, respectively.[3]

Winner Team Reason
Cristiano Ronaldo  Portugal Broke the record of most international goals scored by a male footballer
Christine Sinclair  Canada Broke the record of most international goals scored by a female footballer

FIFA FIFPRO Men's World 11

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See also: FIFA FIFPRO World 11

The 23–player men's shortlist was announced on 14 December 2021.[18]

The players chosen were Gianluigi Donnarumma as goalkeeper, David Alaba, Leonardo Bonucci and Rúben Dias as defenders, Kevin De Bruyne, Jorginho and N'Golo Kanté as midfielders, and Erling Haaland, Robert Lewandowski, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo as forwards.[19]

2021 FIFA FIFPRO Men's World 11
Player Club(s)
Goalkeeper
Italy Gianluigi Donnarumma
Defenders
Austria David Alaba
Italy Leonardo Bonucci Italy Juventus
Portugal Rúben Dias England Manchester City
Midfielders
Belgium Kevin De Bruyne England Manchester City
Italy Jorginho England Chelsea
France N'Golo Kanté England Chelsea
Forwards
Norway Erling Haaland Germany Borussia Dortmund
Poland Robert Lewandowski Germany Bayern Munich
Argentina Lionel Messi
Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo
Other nominees
Player Club(s)
Goalkeepers
Brazil Alisson England Liverpool
Senegal Édouard Mendy England Chelsea
Defenders
Spain Jordi Alba Spain Barcelona
England Trent Alexander-Arnold England Liverpool
Brazil Dani Alves
Midfielders
Spain Sergio Busquets Spain Barcelona
Portugal Bruno Fernandes England Manchester United
Netherlands Frenkie de Jong Spain Barcelona
Forwards
France Karim Benzema Spain Real Madrid
Belgium Romelu Lukaku
France Kylian Mbappé France Paris Saint-Germain
Brazil Neymar France Paris Saint-Germain

FIFA FIFPRO Women's World 11

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See also: FIFA FIFPRO World 11

The 23–player women's shortlist was announced on 14 December 2021.[20]

The players chosen were Christiane Endler as goalkeeper, Millie Bright, Lucy Bronze, Magdalena Eriksson and Wendie Renard as defenders, Estefanía Banini, Barbara Bonansea and Carli Lloyd as midfielders, and Marta, Vivianne Miedema and Alex Morgan as forwards.[21]

2021 FIFA FIFPRO Women's World 11
Player Club(s)
Goalkeeper
Chile Christiane Endler
Defenders
England Millie Bright England Chelsea
England Lucy Bronze England Manchester City
Sweden Magdalena Eriksson England Chelsea
France Wendie Renard France Lyon
Midfielders
Argentina Estefanía Banini
Italy Barbara Bonansea Italy Juventus
United States Carli Lloyd United States NJ/NY Gotham FC
Forwards
Brazil Marta United States Orlando Pride
Netherlands Vivianne Miedema England Arsenal
United States Alex Morgan
Other nominees
Player Club(s)
Goalkeepers
Germany Laura Benkarth Germany Bayern Munich
Germany Ann-Katrin Berger England Chelsea
Defenders
Canada Kadeisha Buchanan France Lyon
Australia Ellie Carpenter France Lyon
Spain Irene Paredes
Midfielders
Spain Aitana Bonmatí Spain Barcelona
France Delphine Cascarino France Lyon
Spain Alexia Putellas Spain Barcelona
Forwards
Denmark Pernille Harder England Chelsea
Australia Sam Kerr England Chelsea
Cameroon Gabrielle Onguéné Russia CSKA Moscow
United States Megan Rapinoe United States OL Reign

Selection panels

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Men's selection panel

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The panel of experts who shortlisted the nominees for The Best FIFA Football Awards 2021 for the men's players and coaches comprised:[22]

Women's selection panel

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The panel of experts who shortlisted the nominees for The Best FIFA Football Awards 2021 for the women's players and coaches comprised:[23]

References

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