14 world football stars are applying for this award.
The International Football Federation (FIFA) has named the candidates for the award for the best football player in 2022.
The organization published the corresponding position in its social networks.
14 world stars are applying for this award.
Let’s note in the list of nominees the striker of “Real” Madrid, Karim Benzema, who is the current winner of the “Golden Ball”. The best player of the 2022 World Cup, Lionel Messi, and his partner from PSG, Kylian Mbappe, who became the top scorer of the World Cup in Qatar, also claim the award.
Full list of nominees for the best football player of the year award
- Lionel Messi (PSG, Argentina)
- Karim Benzema (Real Madrid, France)
- Kylian Mbappe (PSG, France)
- Julián Alvarez (Manchester City, Argentina)
- Jude Bellingham (Borussia D, England)
- Kevin de Buigne (Manchester City, Belgium)
- Erling Holland (Manchester City, Norway)
- Ashraf Hakimi (PSG, Morocco)
- Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona, Poland)
- Luka Modric (Real, Croatia)
- Neymar (PSG, Brazil)
- Mohamed Salah (Liverpool, Egypt)
- Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid, Brazil)
- Sadio Mane (Bayern, Senegal)
The Best FIFA Football Awards ceremony will take place on February 27.
How will the winner be chosen?
FIFA divided the voting into 4 levels of quotas of 25% each: journalists, captains of the world national teams, coaches and fans, who will be able to cast their vote on the official FIFA website until February 3.
FIFA World Player of the Year: previous winners
The Best FIFA Football Awards have been awarded since 2016. It continues the FIFA Ballon d’Or award, but without the participation of France Football magazine, which presents its award.
Cristiano Ronaldo (2016, 2017) and Robert Lewandowski (2019, 2020) became its owners twice, Luka Modric (2018) and Lionel Messi (2019) once each.
