There are strong contestant in different categories for the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) awards for 2022. Cristiano Ronaldo is not even included in the list of nominees. Here are all of the different categories and nominees that are included in that categories.
Best FIFA Men’s Player
- Kylian Mbappé (France / Paris Saint-Germain FC)
- Lionel Messi (Argentina / Paris Saint-Germain FC)
- Neymar (Brazil / Paris Saint-Germain FC)
- Mohamed Salah (Egypt / Liverpool FC)
- Julián Álvarez (Argentina / Club Atlético River Plate / Manchester City FC)
- Karim Benzema (France / Real Madrid CF)
- Jude Bellingham (England / BV Borussia 09 Dortmund)
- Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium / Manchester City FC)
- Erling Haaland (Norway / BV Borussia 09 Dortmund / Manchester City FC)
- Achraf Hakimi (Morocco / Paris Saint-Germain FC)
- Robert Lewandowski (Poland / FC Bayern München / FC Barcelona)
- Sadio Mané (Senegal / Liverpool FC / FC Bayern München)
- Luka Modrić (Croatia / Real Madrid CF)
- Vinícius Junior (Brazil / Real Madrid CF)
Best FIFA Women’s Player
- Aitana Bonmatí (Spain / FC Barcelona)
- Debinha (Brazil / North Carolina Courage)
- Jessie Fleming (Canada / Chelsea FC Women)
- Ada Hegerberg (Norway / Olympique Lyonnais)
- Sam Kerr (Australia / Chelsea FC Women)
- Beth Mead (England / Arsenal WFC)
- Vivianne Miedema (Netherlands / Arsenal WFC)
- Alex Morgan (USA / Orlando Pride / San Diego Wave)
- Lena Oberdorf (Germany / VfL Wolfsburg)
- Alexandra Popp (Germany / VfL Wolfsburg)
- Alexia Putellas (Spain / FC Barcelona)
- Wendie Renard (France / Olympique Lyonnais)
- Keira Walsh (England / Manchester City WFC / FC Barcelona)
- Leah Williamson (England / Arsenal WFC)
Best FIFA Men’s Coach
- Carlo Ancelotti (Italy)
- Didier Deschamps (France)
- Pep Guardiola (Spain)
- Walid Regragui (Morocco / Moroccan National Team)
- Lionel Scaloni (Argentina / Argentinian National Team)
- Best FIFA Women’s Coach
- Emma Hayes (England)
- Bev Priestman (England)
- Sonia Bompastor (France)
- Martina Voss-Tecklenburg (Germany)
- Sarina Wiegman (Netherlands)
- Pia Sundhage (Sweden)
Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper
- Álisson Becker (Brazil)
- Yassine Bounou (Morocco)
- Thibaut Courtois (Belgium)
- Ederson (Brazil)
- Emiliano Martínez (Argentina)
FIFA Puskás Award
- Salma Paralluelo (Spain): FC Barcelona v. Villarreal CF [Liga F] (2 April 2022)
- Dimitri Payet (France): Olympique de Marseille v. PAOK Thessaloniki FC [UEFA Europa Conference League] (7 April 2022)
- Théo Hernández (France): AC Milan v. Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio, [Serie A] (15 May 2022)
- Mario Balotelli (Italy): Adana Demirspor v. Göztepe Spor Kulübü [Süper Lig] (22 May 2022)
- Amandine Henry (France): FC Barcelona v. Olympique Lyonnais [UEFA Women’s Champions League] (21 May 2022)
- Alou Kuol (Australia): Iraq U23 v. Australia U23 [AFC U23 Asian Cup] (4 June 2022)
- Alessia Russo (England): England v. Sweden [UEFA Women’s EURO 2022] (26 July 2022)
- Francisco González Metilli (Argentina): Club Atlético Central Córdoba v. Club Atlético Rosario Central [Primera División] (1 August 2022)
- Marcin Oleksy (Poland): Warta Poznań v. Stal Rzeszów [PZU Amp Futbol Ekstraklasa] (6 November 2022)
- Richarlison (Brazil): Brazil v. Serbia [FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022] (24 November 2022)
- Kylian Mbappé (France): Argentina v. France [FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™] (18 December 2022)
Best FIFA Fan Award
- Abdullah Al Salmi (Saudi Arabia): Abdullah traveled on foot to reach Qatar and he supported his team.
- Argentinian National Team fans (Argentina): Impressive number of football enthusiasts come to Qatar to support her team in World Cup, 2022, and the remarkable welcome to the winning team in Buenos Aires and across the Argentinian land.
- Japanese National Team fans (Japan): The fan became viral on social media for cleaning the leftover in the ground, during Japan’s world cup matches in FIFA world cup 2022. They received a lot of appreciation.
The best nominee from each category will be selected on the base of voting. Voting is open on FIFA+. You can vote until 23:59 CET on 03 February 2023. The best from each will be announced in the earlier days of February.