Lionel Messi named Player of the Year by FIFA
The Best FIFA Football Awards 2022™ ceremony, held in Paris on Monday, 27 February, crowned Lionel Messi as the outstanding player of the past year, alongside recognising the outstanding performances of coaches, goalkeepers and more across the men’s and women’s game.
The winners of The Best FIFA Football Awards 2022:
The Best FIFA Women's Player: Alexia Putellas (Spain/FC Barcelona Femení)
The Best FIFA Men's Player: Lionel Messi (Argentina/Paris Saint-Germain FC)
The Best FIFA Women's Goalkeeper: Mary Earps (England/Manchester United WFC)
The Best FIFA Men's Goalkeeper: Emiliano Martínez (Argentina/Aston Villa FC)
The Best FIFA Women's Coach: Sarina Wiegman (England Women’s National Team)
The Best FIFA Men's Coach: Lionel Scaloni (Argentina Men’s National Team)
The FIFA Puskás Award: Marcin Oleksy (Poland/Warta Poznań)
The FIFA Fair Play Award: Luka Lochoshvili (Georgia/Wolfsberger AC/U.S. Cremonese)
The FIFA Fan Award: Argentinian Fans
Footballing legend and global icon Lionel Messi took home the award for The Best FIFA Men’s Player following Argentina’s historic FIFA World Cup 2022™ victory in December, inspired by the Paris Saint-Germain FC forward.
