Barcelona and Spain midfielder Aitana Bonmatí has been named The Best FIFA Women’s Player for the second consecutive year. Real Madrid and Brazil striker Vinícius Junior receives The Best FIFA Men’s Player 2024 award from FIFA President Gianni Infantino during the ceremony in Doha.
The inaugural FIFA Marta Award goes to the Brazilian herself for the final and beautiful goal of her international career.
2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup winner with Spain Aitana Bonmatí was named The Best FIFA Women’s Player and Brazil’s Vinícius Jr won The Best FIFA Men’s Player at the star-studded The Best FIFA Football Awards 2024 ceremony in Doha , Qatar.
Barcelona midfielder Bonmatí has been voted The Best FIFA Women’s Player for the second time in a row after the 26-year-old had another remarkable season full of trophies and success.
“I am grateful to receive this award. As I always say, this is a team sport. It was a great year, very difficult to repeat. I am grateful to the people who help me improve every day, from the club to my teammates who always push me,” said Bonmatí, who won three national titles and the UEFA Women’s Champions League with the Catalans in 2024, as well as the UEFA Women’s Nations League with its national team. “It’s a pleasure to be here again and to be able to aim even higher, for team titles, which are what also make you win individually”.
Vinícius Junior scored Real Madrid’s second goal in the final, one of 24 goals in 39 competitive club appearances in the 2023-24 season, with the Spanish club winning a record 15th UEFA Champions League in June. He was also part of the Brazil team that reached the quarterfinals of the 2024 Copa America CONMEBOL in the United States and won the La Liga title, the Spanish Super Cup and the UEFA Super Cup, on the same path to overtaking 2022 World Cup winner Lionel Messi , as FIFA’s best male player.
“I don’t even know where to start. It was so far away that it seemed impossible to get here. I was a kid playing football barefoot on the streets of São Gonçalo, close to poverty and crime. Coming here is something very important for me. I do it for many children who think everything is impossible and who think they can’t get this far,” the 24-year-old said after receiving the award from FIFA President Gianni Infantino at the gala dinner to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Aspire Academy in Doha, Qatar, ahead of the 2024 FIFA Intercontinental Cup Qatar final, where Real Madrid will meet Mexican side CF Pachuca.
“I have to thank everyone who voted for me, all the players, coaches, journalists and my fans. I can’t forget to thank my family, who gave up living their dream for mine. I want to thank the president [della FIFA, Gianni Infantino]Ancelotti and the staff who helped me get here and made me believe that I could make a difference and do great things with them.”
Like the two main individual awards, The Best FIFA Men’s Coach, The Best FIFA Women’s Coach, The Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper and The Best FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper awards were decided by an equally weighted vote among fans, current captains and coaches of all national women’s/men’s teams and media representatives.
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti, who finished second two editions ago, received The Best FIFA Men’s Coach award. “I am truly honored to receive this award,” said Ancelotti, who received his trophy from President Infantino.
“I started as a professional player in 1976, 48 years in football, which has given me and is giving me a lot of emotions. Most of the time (they are) positive; sometimes negative. But emotion is the only reason why after 48 I still feel so alive.”
Emma Hayes has been named The Best FIFA Women’s Coach 2024. Hayes led the US women’s national team to Olympic gold at Paris 2024 just weeks after capping her 12-year stint at Chelsea with the English national championship title.
“It’s an incredible recognition, which I never take for granted. It’s been a great year, so I feel really honored and privileged to receive this award,” Hayes said after receiving the trophy.
Aston Villa and Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez came first in voting for The Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper, winning the award for the second time, following his triumph in the 2022 edition, largely thanks to his role in the his country’s run towards victory in the CONMEBOL Copa América 2024.
Ranking third in 2020, Alyssa Naeher was crowned The Best FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper. Her saves, particularly in the semifinal shootout win over Germany, helped propel the United States women’s national team to Olympic gold. The Chicago Red Stars player also stood out when her country won the first Concacaf W Gold Cup of 2024 and her club reached the US National Women’s Soccer League play-offs.
“I am so excited and incredibly honored to have been named FIFA’s best women’s goalkeeper,” Naeher said in a video message – one of many honorees who spoke online. “It was an incredibly special season and all credit goes to my teammates for all the work they put in on the pitch all season.”
Voting for the new FIFA Marta Award and the FIFA Puskás Award, which honor the best goals scored in women’s and men’s football respectively, were split evenly between fans and a FIFA Legends jury.
FIFA Marta Award 2024 | Martha
Watch Marta’s goal for Brazil against Jamaica in an international friendly and vote for the 2024 FIFA Marta Award
“I am very happy with this result, to compete against so many great players, we scored some fantastic goals. It was also a wonderful season,” said Brazilian Marta, who won the inaugural award that bears her name for the last of her 119 international goals: against Jamaica on June 1, 2024. “But I’m even happier to receive an award that bears my name; this is undoubtedly the greatest honor.”
“I am very proud to have won this award; it’s a proud moment for me and my family,” said Alejandro Garnacho of Manchester United, who won the FIFA Puskás Award for his sensational overhead kick against Everton in the Premier League in November 2023. “It was a great achievement ; I worked on it so many times in training, but it was also a great team effort, so it would be impossible for me to be here without my teammates.”
FIFA Puskás Award 2024 | Alejandro Garnacho
Watch Alejandro Garnacho’s goal for Manchester United against Everton in the English Premier League and vote for the 2024 FIFA Puskás Award.
The winner of the FIFA Fan Award, based entirely on votes from registered users of FIFA.com, is Guilherme Gandra Moura. A huge Vasco da Gama fan, the young Brazilian suffers from a rare genetic disease known as epidermolysis bullosa. He was put into a coma after falling ill with pneumonia, he woke up 16 days later and the touching video of his meeting with his mother went viral. He was aided in his recovery by Vasco da Gama’s then star player, Gabriel Pec. He met with the team and was chosen as the mascot for a game in August 2023 after leaving the hospital.
Internacional’s Thiago Maia won the FIFA Fair Play Award, awarded by a jury of experts, for his efforts in helping people who have suffered in the Rio Grande do Sul region of Brazil, hit by devastating floods between late April and early May 2024.
For the first time, fans took part in voting for The Best FIFA Men’s 11 and The Best FIFA Women’s 11, choosing from a list of 77 nominees for each team, with their choices weighed on par with those of a jury of experts.
In this award, Bonmatí is joined by six teammates who helped Barcelona achieve resounding success in the second half of the 2023-24 season in The Best FIFA Women’s 11 2024. Vinícius Jr is one of five Real Madrid players in the lineup men’s, including Dani Carvajal, who won the 2024 UEFA European Championship with Spain alongside the others from The Best FIFA Men’s 11 2024 Rodri of Manchester City and Lamine Yamal of Barcelona.
The Best FIFA Women’s 11 2024: Alyssa Naeher (Chicago Red Stars/USA), Irene Paredes (Barcelona/Spain), Ona Batlle (Barcelona/Spain), Lucy Bronze (Barcelona and Chelsea/England), Naomi Girma (San Diego Wave/ USA), Aitana Bonmatí (Barcelona/Spain), Lindsey Horan (Olympique Lyonnais/USA), Gabi Portilho (Corinthians/Brazil), Patri Guijarro (Barcelona/Spain), Caroline Graham Hansen (Barcelona/Norway), Salma Paralluelo (Barcelona/Spain)
The Best FIFA Men’s 11 2024: Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa/Argentina), Rúben Dias (Manchester City/Portugal), Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid/Spain), Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid/Germany), William Saliba (Arsenal/France) , Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid/England), Rodri (Manchester City/Spain), Toni Kroos (Real Madrid/Germany), Erling Haaland (Manchester City/Norway), Lamine Yamal (Barcelona/Spain), Vinícius Junior (Real Madrid/Brazil)
You can find a breakdown of the voting results below, including each candidate’s point totals and a complete list of how national team captains and coaches from around the world, as well as media representatives, voted:
The Best FIFA Women’s Player – Aitana Bonmatí
The Best FIFA Men’s Player – Vinícius Junior
The Best FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper – Alyssa Naeher
The Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper – Emiliano Martínez
The Best FIFA Women’s Coach – Emma Hayes
The Best FIFA Men’s Coach – Carlo Ancelotti
FIFA Marta Award – Marta
FIFA Puskas Award – Alejandro Garnacho
The Best FIFA Women’s 11
The Best FIFA Men’s 11
