Nominees for Best FIFA Football Awards 2023 unveiled

By Selcuk Bugra Gokalp

FIFA on Thursday announced nominees for the Best FIFA Football Awards 2023, with names having been chosen by a panel of football experts.

The qualifying period for the women’s awards was from Aug. 1 2022 to 20 August 2023, the date of the FIFA Women’s World Cup Final.

For the men’s awards, the qualifying period was between Dec. 19, 2022 and Aug. 20, 2023.

- The Best FIFA Men’s Player:

Manchester City's Julian Alvarez, Kevin De Bruyne, Erling Haaland, Rodri and Bernardo Silva, Napoli's Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Victor Osimhen, Paris Saint-Germain's Kylian Mbappe, Inter Miami's Lionel Messi, Arsenal's Declan Rice, Al-Nassr's Marcelo Brozovic and Barcelona's Ilkay Gundogan.

- The Best FIFA Women’s Player:

Barcelona's Aitana Bonmati, Salma Paralluelo, Keira Walsh and Mapi Leon, Real Madrid's Linda Caicedo, Aston Villa's Rachel Daly, Olympique Lyonnais' Kadidiatou Diani and Lindsey Horan, Arsenal's Caitlin Foord and Amanda Ilestedt, Manchester City's Mary Fowler and Alex Greenwood, Pachuca's Jennifer Hermoso, Chelsea's Lauren James and Sam Kerr and Manchester United's Hinata Miyazawa.

- The Best FIFA Men’s Coach:

Manchester City's Pep Guardiola, Inter Milan's Simone Inzaghi, Tottenham's Ange Postecoglou, Italy's Luciano Spalletti and Barcelona's Xavi.

- The Best FIFA Women’s Coach:

Sweden's Peter Gerhardsson, Barcelona's Jonatan Giraldez, Australia's Tony Gustavsson, Chelsea's Emma Hayes and England's Sarina Wiegman.

- The Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper:

Al-Hilal's Yassine Bounou, Real Madrid's Thibaut Courtois, Manchester City's Ederson, Manchester United's Andre Onana and Barcelona's Marc-Andre ter Stegen.

- The Best FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper:

West Ham United's Mackenzie Arnold, Chelsea's Ann-Katrin Berger and Zecira Musovic, Barcelona's Catalina Coll and Sandra Panos Garcia-Villamil, Manchester United's Mary Earps and Olympique Lyonnais' Christiane Endler.