Best FIFA Football Awards 2025 categories and nominees

FIFA will be hosting its annual Best Awards on Tuesday, December 16, at the Fairmont Hotel in Doha. The governing body of football will announce the best in men’s and women’s categories based on their performance in the calendar year. The award ceremony has been held since 2017 and announces different winners, among whom the Best Player award is regarded as the highlight of the night. 

There will also be the best men’s and women’s all-star teams named. In addition to this, the FIFA Puskas Award and FIFA Marta Award for the most impressive goals scored in men’s and women’s football in 2025 will also be announced. The award ceremony can be watched live on the official sire of FIFA.  

FIFA will also reveal the winners of the best coach, goalkeeper, and goals scored in both the men's and women's categories in 2025. FIFA president Gianni Infantino will be in attendance, and the world football governing body announces among categories.

FIFA has been organising the event for over three decades; however, the award function changed its name to the current titles in 2016, before it was known as the FIFA World Player of the Year. The ceremony will be followed by a gala dinner with 800 guests. 

Best FIFA Football Awards 2025 categories and nominees

A look at the Best FIFA Football Awards 2025 categories and nominees. 

The Best FIFA Men’s Player finalists

• Pedri (Barcelona)
• Lamine Yamal (Barcelona)
• Raphinha (Barcelona)
• Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid)
• Ousmane Dembele (PSG)
• Vitinha (PSG)
• Nuno Mendes (PSG)
• Achraf Hakimi (PSG)
• Harry Kane (Bayern Munich)
• Cole Palmer (Chelsea)
• Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)

The Best FIFA Women’s Player finalists

• Aitana Bonmati, Barcelona
• Patri Guijarro (Barcelona)
• Claudia Pina (Barcelona)
• Alexia Putellas (Barcelona)
• Mariona Caldentey (Arsenal)
• Ewa Pajor (Barcelona)
• Alessia Russo (Arsenal)
• Leah Williamson (Arsenal)
• Chloe Kelly (Manchester City and Arsenal)
• Sandy Baltimore (Chelsea)
• Nathalie Bjorn (Chelsea)
• Lucy Bronze (Chelsea)
• Lauren James (Chelsea)
• Kadidiatou Diani (Lyon)
• Melchie Dumornay (Lyon)
• Lindsey Heaps (Lyon)
• Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current)

The Best FIFA Men’s Coach finalists

• Luis Enrique (PSG)
• Mikel Arteta (Arsenal)
• Roberto Martinez (Portugal)
• Hansi Flick (Barcelona)
• Javier Aguirre (Mexico)
• Enzo Maresca (Chelsea)
• Arne Slot (Liverpool)

The Best FIFA Women’s Coach finalists

• Jonatan Giraldez (Washington Spirit and Lyon)
• Sonia Bompastor (Chelsea)
• Seb Hines (Orlando Pride)
• Renee Slegers (Arsenal)
• Sarina Wiegman (England)

The Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper finalists

• David Raya (Arsenal)
• Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid)
• Wojciech Szczesny (Barcelona)
• Alisson Becker (Liverpool)
• Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa)
• Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich)
• Yann Sommer (Inter Milan)
• Gianluigi Donnarumma (PSG and Manchester City)

The Best FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper finalists

• Cata Coll (Barcelona)
• Ann-Katrin Berger (Gotham FC)
• Christiane Endler (Lyon)
• Hannah Hampton (Chelsea)
• Anna Moorhouse (Orlando Pride)
• Chiamaka Nnadozie (Paris FC and Brighton)
• Phallon Tullis-Joyce (Manchester United)

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