FIFA has revealed the shortlists for The Best FIFA Football Awards 2025, honoring top performers from August 11, 2024, to August 2, 2025. The men's player nominees include stars like Kylian Mbappé, Lamine Yamal, and Ousmane Dembélé, while the women's list features Aitana Bonmatí, Alexia Putellas, and Lauren James. Voting is open to fans, coaches, captains, and journalists until November 28, with the ceremony set for January 2026.
The nominees for The Best FIFA Football Awards 2025 were announced on November 6, 2025, marking the 10th edition of the prestigious honors. Selected by FIFA expert panels, the shortlists recognize outstanding achievements in categories including best men's and women's player, goalkeeper, coach, and the FIFPRO World 11.
Men's Player Nominees
The 11 contenders for The Best FIFA Men's Player are Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint-Germain), Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid), Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint-Germain), Cole Palmer (Chelsea), Pedri (Barcelona), Raphinha (Barcelona), Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), Vitinha (Paris Saint-Germain), and Lamine Yamal (Barcelona). Mbappé, who won the Golden Boot as top scorer in European leagues, helped Real Madrid secure the UEFA Super Cup and Intercontinental Cup, scoring in both finals. Yamal contributed 18 goals and 25 assists in Barcelona's domestic treble-winning season. Dembélé, fresh off a Ballon d'Or win, led PSG to a Champions League triumph as part of their Treble.
Women's Player Nominees
The women's shortlist includes Sandy Baltimore (Chelsea), Nathalie Bjorn (Chelsea), Aitana Bonmatí (Barcelona), Lucy Bronze (Chelsea), Mariona Caldentey (Arsenal), Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current), Kadidiatou Diani (Olympique Lyonnais), Melchie Dumornay (Olympique Lyonnais), Patri Guijarro (Barcelona), Lauren James (Chelsea), Chloe Kelly (Arsenal), Ewa Pajor (Barcelona), Claudia Pina (Barcelona), Alexia Putellas (Barcelona), Alessia Russo (Arsenal), and Leah Williamson (Arsenal). Bonmatí won her third successive Ballon d'Or and earned UEFA Women's Champions League Player of the Season for the third time. Chelsea's quartet—Baltimore, Bjorn, Bronze, and James—helped secure a domestic Treble and contributed to England's Women's EURO retention.
Other Categories
For men's goalkeepers, Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid) is nominated after keeping clean sheets in the UEFA Super Cup and Intercontinental Cup finals. Women's goalkeeper nominees include Anna Moorhouse (Orlando Pride), who set an NWSL record with 13 clean sheets. Coaching shortlists feature Hansi Flick (Barcelona) for the men's award and Seb Hines (Orlando Pride) for women's, following their teams' historic successes.
Voting, weighted equally from fans, national team coaches and captains, and journalists, closes on November 28, 2025. The awards emphasize sporting performance and conduct on and off the pitch.
