The Best FIFA Football Awards 2022: Full winners list 

The Best FIFA Football Awards is FIFA's flagship award ceremony used to recognize the best players and achievements in world football each year. 

The nominations were whittled down and superstars from the game were celebrated on Monday night with awards for achievements in men's and women's football.

Read below for all the award winners from the 2022 ceremony in Paris.

The Best FIFA Men’s Player 

Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi won having come into the night as the overwhelming favorite after guiding Argentina to World Cup glory in late 2022. 

His form with club side Paris Saint-Germain has also improved after a tough first season with the French giants.

The FIFA Best Women Best - Alexia Putellas

Another brilliant season with Barcelona was enough to earn Alexia Putellas her second consecutive FIFA Women’s Player award. Barça was dominant in the Primera Division and she also scored in the 3-1 Champions League final defeat to Lyon.

Nominees

Beth Mead (Arsenal and England)
Alex Morgan (San Diego Wave and USA)
Alexia Putellas (Barcelona and Spain)

The Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper - Emiliano Martinez

Emiliano Martinez scooped the men's goalkeeper award thanks to his starring role in Argentina's World Cup triumph in Qatar.

Nominees

Yassine Bounou (Sevilla and Morocco))
Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid and Belgium)
Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa and Argentina)

The Best Women’s Goalkeeper - Mary Earps

Best Women’s Goalkeeper award-winner Mary Earps has established herself as England's number one and was dominant during Euro 2022. 

She also played a major role in Manchester United's recent emergence under Marc Skinner.

Nominees

Ann-Katrin Berger (Chelsea and Germany)
Mary Earps (Manchester United and England)
Christiane Endler (Lyon and Chile)

The Best FIFA Men’s Coach - Lionel Scaloni

Lionel Scaloni was named The Best FIFA Men’s Coach after leading Argentina to World Cup glory in Qatar.

Nominees

Carlo Ancelotti (Real Madrid)
Pep Guardiola (Manchester City)
Lionel Scaloni (Argentina)

The Best FIFA Women’s Coach - Sarina Wiegman

Sarina Wiegman was the favorite in the women's coach category and won for a third time on Monday. 

The Dutch manager helped England's talents flourish during the victorious Euro 2022 campaign, playing some attacking football alongside more gutsy wins over Spain and Germany.

Nominees

Sonia Bompastor (Lyon)
Pia Sundhage (Brazil)
Sarina Wiegman (England)

The FIFA Puskas Award - Marcin Oleksy vs Stal Rzeszow

Polish amputee player Marcin Oleksy produced an incredible scissor kick for Warta Poznan and received a message of congratulations from Robert Lewandowski shortly afterward.

On receiving the award, he said: "It is hard for me to imagine receiving this award and here I am standing in front of you receiving this award for best goal in the world."

Nominees

Marcin Oleksy vs Stal Rzeszow
Dmitri Payet vs PAOK Thessaloniki
Richarlison vs Serbia
2022 FIFA FIFPRO Women's World XI

England stars dominated the 2022 FIFA FIFPRO Women's World XI, with Lucy Bronze, Leah Williamson, Keira Walsh, and Beth Mead all cutting.

XI: Christiane Endler, Lucy Bronze, Mapi Leon, Leah Williamson, Wendie Renard, Alexia Putellas, Keira Walsh, Lena Oberdorf, Alex Morgan, Sam Kerr, Beth Mead.

 
Voters went all Marcelo Bielsa with the Men's World XI, with Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe, Karim Benzema, and Erling Haaland all being included as attackers.

XI: Thibaut Courtois, Achraf Hakimi, Joao Cancelo, Virgil van Dijk, Kevin De Bruyne, Luka Modric, Casemiro, Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe, Karim Benzema, Erling Haaland.

FIFA Fan Award - Argentina fans 

Argentina fans were broadly awarded the FIFA Fan Award in recognition of their support during the nation's World Cup campaign.

Manager Lionel Scaloni and captain Lionel Messi regularly praised fans for their support during the winter campaign.

FIFA Fair Play Award - 

 Luka Lochoshvili

Georgian footballer Luka Lochoshvili was awarded the FIFA Fair Play Award for acting decisively during an Australian Bundesliga match.

Lochoshvili, playing for Wolfsberger, cleared Austria Vienna’s Georg Teigl's airways after he swallowed his tongue. Teigl had been knocked unconscious but he was later treated at hospital and has made a full recovery,

The Best FIFA Football Awards 2022:  Full winners list 

The Best FIFA Men’s Player - Lionel Messi 

The Best FIFA Women’s Player - Alexia Putellas

The Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper - Emiliano Martinez

The Best Women’s Goalkeeper - Mary Earps

The Best FIFA Men’s Coach - Lionel Scaloni

The Best FIFA Women’s Coach - Sarina Wiegman

The FIFA Puskas Award - Marcin Oleksy vs Stal Rzeszow

FIFA Fan Award - Argentina fans

FIFA Fair Play Award - Luka Lochoshvili