FIFA has officially announced the nominees for the Best Awards 2021. The nominees were selected by two expert panels for each before the shortlist was compiled. Not it will be up for public voting until 10th December.
The winners of the Best Awards 2021 will be revealed via an online ceremony on 17th January 17 after three finalists are determined for each category.
The nominees for the Best Awards 2021 are listed below. However, the shortlist for the Puskás Award nominees for the best goal of 2021 will be announced at a later date.
The Best Men’s Player
- Karim Benzema (Real Madrid & France)
- Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City & Belgium)
- Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United & Portugal)
- Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund & Norway)
- Jorginho (Chelsea & Italy)
- N’Golo Kanté (Chelsea & France)
- Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich & Poland)
- Kylian Mbappé (PSG & France)
- Lionel Messi (PSG & Argentina)
- Neymar (PSG & Brazil)
- Mohamed Salah (Liverpool & Egypt)
The Best Women’s Player
- Stina Blackstenius (Häcken & Sweden)
- Aitana Bonmati (Barcelona & Spain)
- Lucy Bronze (Manchester City & England)
- Magdalena Eriksson (Chelsea & Sweden)
- Caroline Graham Hansen (Barcelona & Norway)
- Pernille Harder (Chelsea & Denmark)
- Jennifer Hermoso (Barcelona & Spain)
- Ji Soyun (Chelsea & South Korea)
- Sam Kerr (Chelsea & Australia)
- Vivianne Miedema (Arsenal & Netherlands)
- Alexia Putellas (Barcelona & Spain)
- Christine Sinclair (Portland Thorns & Canada)
- Ellen White (Manchester City & England)
The Best Men’s Coach
- Antonio Conte (Tottenham)
- Hansi Flick (Germany)
- Pep Guardiola (Manchester City)
- Roberto Mancini (Italy)
- Lionel Scaloni (Argentina)
- Diego Simeone (Atlético Madrid)
- Thomas Tuchel (Chelsea)
The Best Women’s Coach
- Lluis Cortés (Barcelona)
- Peter Gerhardsson (Sweden)
- Emma Hayes (Chelsea)
- Beverly Priestman (Canada)
- Sarina Wiegman (England)
The Best Men’s Goalkeeper
- Alisson (Liverpool & Brazil)
- Gianluigi Donnarumma (PSG & Italy)
- Édouard Mendy (Chelsea & Senegal)
- Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich & Germany)
- Kasper Schmeichel (Leicester City & Denmark)
The Best Women’s Goalkeeper
- Ann-Katrin Berger (Chelsea & Germany)
- Christian Endler (Lyon & Chile)
- Stephanie Labbé (PSG & Canada)
- Hedvig Lindahl (Atlético Madrid & Sweden)
- Alyssa Naeher (Chicago Red Stars & USA)