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The Best FIFA Football Awards 2022#FIFA FIFPRO Men's World 11

{{Short description|International football awards}}

{{Infobox award

| name = The Best FIFA Football Awards 2022

| image = Lionel-Messi-Argentina-2022-FIFA-World-Cup (cropped).jpg

| caption = Lionel Messi, The Best FIFA Men's Player 2022

| date = {{start date|2023|2|27|df=y}}

| presenter = FIFA

| location = Paris, France

| host = Samantha Johnson and Jermaine Jenas{{cite web|url= https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2023/feb/27/the-best-fifa-football-awards-live|title=The Best Fifa Football Awards: Messi and Putellas win top player prizes – as it happened|date=27 February 2023|work=The Guardian|access-date=28 February 2023}}

| website = {{URL|FIFA.com}}

| award1_type = The Best FIFA Player

| award1_winner =Men's:
{{flagicon|ARG}} Lionel Messi
Women's:
{{flagicon|ESP}} Alexia Putellas

| award2_type = The Best FIFA Coach

| award2_winner = Men's:
{{flagicon|ARG}} Lionel Scaloni
Women's:
{{flagicon|NED}} Sarina Wiegman

| award3_type = The Best FIFA Goalkeeper

| award3_winner = Men's:
{{flagicon|ARG}} Emiliano Martinez
Women's:
{{flagicon|ENG}} Mary Earps

| award4_type = FIFA Puskás Award

| award4_winner = {{flagicon|POL}} Marcin Oleksy

| award5_type = The Best FIFA Special Award

| award5_winner = {{flagicon|BRA}} Pelé

| previous = 2021

| main = The Best FIFA Football Awards

| next = 2023

}}

The Best FIFA Football Awards 2022 were held on 27 February 2023 in Paris, France.{{cite web|title=The Best FIFA Football Awards™ 2022|url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/aed6643f7111f4f/original/-1829_The-Best-FIFA-Football-Awards-2022_EN.pdf|work=FIFA.com|access-date=12 January 2023|date=11 January 2023}}

==Winners and nominees==

=The Best FIFA Men's Player=

{{see also|The Best FIFA Men's Player}}

Fourteen players were initially shortlisted on 12 January 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/the-best-fifa-mens-player-award-messi-alvarez-neymar-salah-mane-mbappe-bellingham-benzema-debruyne-haaland-vinicius-lewandowski-hakimi-modric|title=The Best FIFA Men’s Player: Nominees in focus|website=FIFA.com|publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association|date=12 January 2023|access-date=12 January 2023}} The three finalists were revealed on 10 February 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/the-best-fifa-mens-player-finalists-revealed|title=The Best FIFA Men's Player finalists revealed|website=FIFA.com|publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association|date=10 February 2023|access-date=10 February 2023}}

Lionel Messi won the award with 52 scoring points.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/lionel-messi-wins-the-best-fifa-mens-player-award-mbappe-benzema|title=Lionel Messi wins The Best FIFA Men's Player award|website=FIFA.com|publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association|date=27 February 2023|access-date=27 February 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/331018c80f2d4f48/original/The-Best-FIFA-Football-Awards-2022-Voting-result.pdf|title=The FIFA Football Awards Voting Results 2022|website=FIFA.com|publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association|format=PDF|date=27 February 2023|access-date=27 February 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/56e56fd8a294dde/original/The-Best-FIFA-Football-Awards-2022-Result-Breakdown.pdf|title=The FIFA Football Awards Result Breakdown 2022|website=FIFA.com|publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association|format=PDF|date=27 February 2023|access-date=27 February 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/3139b187875692aa/original/2022-Men-s-Player-Breakdown.pdf|title=Voting Breakdown: The Best FIFA Men's Player 2022|website=FIFA.com|publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association|format=PDF|date=27 February 2023|access-date=27 February 2023}}

The selection criteria for the men's players of the year was: respective achievements during the period from 8 August 2021 to 18 December 2022.

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!Rank

!Player

!Club(s) played for

!National team

!Points

colspan="5"|The finalists
style="background-color: #FFF68F; font-weight: bold;"

| align="center" |1

|Lionel Messi

|{{fbaicon|FRA}} Paris Saint-Germain

|{{fb|ARG}}

| align="center" |52

align="center" |2

|Kylian Mbappé

|{{fbaicon|FRA}} Paris Saint-Germain

|{{fb|FRA}}

| align="center" |44

align="center" |3

|Karim Benzema

|{{fbaicon|ESP}} Real Madrid

|{{fb|FRA}}

| align="center" |34

colspan="5"|Other candidates
align="center" |4

|Luka Modrić

|{{fbaicon|ESP}} Real Madrid

|{{fb|CRO}}

| align="center" |28

align="center" |5

|Erling Haaland

|{{ubl|{{fbaicon|GER}} Borussia Dortmund|{{fbaicon|ENG}} Manchester City}}

|{{fb|NOR}}

| align="center" |24

align="center" |6

|Sadio Mané

|{{ubl|{{fbaicon|ENG}} Liverpool|{{fbaicon|GER}} Bayern Munich}}

|{{fb|SEN}}

| align="center" |19

align="center" |7

|Julián Álvarez

|{{ubl|{{fbaicon|ARG}} River Plate|{{fbaicon|ENG}} Manchester City}}

|{{fb|ARG}}

| align="center" |17

align="center" |8

|Achraf Hakimi

|{{fbaicon|FRA}} Paris Saint-Germain

|{{fb|MAR}}

| align="center" |15

align="center" |9

|Neymar

|{{fbaicon|FRA}} Paris Saint-Germain

|{{fb|BRA}}

| align="center" |13

align="center" |10

|Kevin De Bruyne

|{{fbaicon|ENG}} Manchester City

|{{fb|BEL}}

| align="center" |10

align="center" |11

|Vinícius Júnior

|{{fbaicon|ESP}} Real Madrid

|{{fb|BRA}}

| align="center" |10

align="center" |12

|Robert Lewandowski

|{{ubl|{{fbaicon|GER}} Bayern Munich|{{fbaicon|ESP}} Barcelona}}

|{{fb|POL}}

| align="center" |7

align="center" |13

|Jude Bellingham

|{{fbaicon|GER}} Borussia Dortmund

|{{fb|ENG}}

| align="center" |3

align="center" |14

|Mohamed Salah

|{{fbaicon|ENG}} Liverpool

|{{fb|EGY}}

| align="center" |2

=The Best FIFA Men's Goalkeeper=

{{see also|The Best FIFA Goalkeeper}}

Five players were initially shortlisted on 12 January 2023.{{cite web |date=12 January 2023 |title=The Best FIFA Men's Goalkeeper: Nominees in focus |url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/the-best-fifa-mens-goalkeeper-shortlist-nominees-alisson-bounou-courtois-ederson-martinez |access-date=12 January 2023 |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association}} The three finalists were revealed on 8 February 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/the-best-fifa-mens-goalkeeper-finalists-bounou-courtois-martinez|title=The Best FIFA Men's Goalkeeper finalists revealed|website=FIFA.com|publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association|date=8 February 2023|access-date=8 February 2023}}

Emiliano Martínez won the award with 26 ranking points.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/tbffa-2022-the-best-fifa-mens-goalkeeper-martinez-bounou-courtois|title=World Cup hero Martinez wins Best FIFA Men's Goalkeeper honour|website=FIFA.com|publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association|date=27 February 2023|access-date=27 February 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/3c3f65b7880124db/original/2022-Men-s-Goalkeeper-Breakdown.pdf|title=Voting Breakdown: The Best FIFA Men's Goalkeeper 2022|website=FIFA.com|publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association|format=PDF|date=27 February 2023|access-date=27 February 2023}}

File:Emiliano Martínez vs Colombia, 1-2-2022.jpg]]

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!Rank

!Player

!Club(s) played for

!National team

!Points

colspan="5"|The finalists
style="background-color: #FFF68F; font-weight: bold;"

| align="center" |1

|Emiliano Martínez

|{{fbaicon|ENG}} Aston Villa

|{{fb|ARG}}

| align="center" |26

align="center" |2

|Thibaut Courtois

|{{fbaicon|ESP}} Real Madrid

|{{fb|BEL}}

| align="center" |20

align="center" |3

|Yassine Bounou

|{{fbaicon|ESP}} Sevilla

|{{fb|MAR}}

| align="center" |14

colspan="5"|Other candidates
align="center" |4

|Alisson

|{{fbaicon|ENG}} Liverpool

|{{fb|BRA}}

| align="center" |8

align="center" |5

|Ederson

|{{fbaicon|ENG}} Manchester City

|{{fb|BRA}}

| align="center" |4

=The Best FIFA Men's Coach=

{{see also|The Best FIFA Football Coach}}

Five coaches were initially shortlisted on 12 January 2023.{{cite web |date=12 January 2023 |title=The Best FIFA Men's Coach: nominees in focus |url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/the-best-fifa-mens-coaches-ancelotti-deschamps-guardiola-regragui-scaloni |access-date=12 January 2023 |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association}} The three finalists were revealed on 9 February 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/the-best-fifa-mens-coach-finalists-revealed-ancelotti-guardiola-scaloni|title=The Best FIFA Men's Coach finalists revealed|website=FIFA.com|publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association|date=9 February 2023|access-date=9 February 2023}}

Lionel Scaloni won the award with 28 scoring points.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/scaloni-honoured-with-best-fifa-mens-coach-award-ancelotti-guardiola|title=Scaloni honoured with Best FIFA Men's Coach award|website=FIFA.com|publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association|date=27 February 2023|access-date=27 February 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/4f8b0bfb04c6e8ae/original/2022-Men-s-Coach-Breakdown.pdf|title=Voting Breakdown: The Best FIFA Men's Coach 2022|website=FIFA.com|publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association|format=PDF|date=27 February 2023|access-date=27 February 2023}}

File:Lionel Scaloni 2022 vs Colombia.jpg]]

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!Rank

!Coach

!Team(s) managed

!Points

colspan="4" |The finalists
style="background-color: #FFF68F; font-weight: bold;"

| align="center" |1

|{{flagicon|ARG}} Lionel Scaloni

|{{fb|ARG}}

| align="center" |28

align="center" |2

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Carlo Ancelotti

|{{fbaicon|ESP}} Real Madrid

| align="center" |17

align="center" |3

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Pep Guardiola

|{{fbaicon|ENG}} Manchester City

| align="center" |12

colspan="4" |Other candidates
align="center" |4

|{{flagicon|MAR}} Walid Regragui

|{{ubl|{{fbaicon|MAR}} Wydad AC|{{fb|MAR}}}}

| align="center" |10

align="center" |5

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Didier Deschamps

|{{fb|FRA}}

| align="center" |5

=The Best FIFA Women's Player=

{{see also|The Best FIFA Women's Player}}

Fourteen players were initially shortlisted on 12 January 2023.{{cite web |date=12 January 2023 |title=The Best FIFA Women’s Player: Nominees in focus |url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/best-womens-player-bonmati-debinha-fleming-hegerberg-kerr-mead-miedema-morgan-oberdorf-popp-putellas-renard-walsh-williamson |access-date=12 January 2023 |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association}} The three finalists were revealed on 10 February 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/the-best-fifa-womens-player-finalists-revealed-mead-morgan-putellas|title=The Best FIFA Women's Player finalists revealed|website=FIFA.com|publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association|date=10 February 2023|access-date=10 February 2023}}

Alexia Putellas won the award with 50 scoring points, her second consecutive win.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/putellas-wins-best-fifa-womens-player-award-for-second-year-running-mead-morgan|title=Putellas wins Best FIFA Women's Player award for second year running|website=FIFA.com|publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association|date=27 February 2023|access-date=27 February 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/8006c38bf3678ef/original/2022-Women-s-Player-Breakdown.pdf|title=Voting Breakdown: The Best FIFA Women's Player 2022|website=FIFA.com|publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association|format=PDF|date=27 February 2023|access-date=27 February 2023}}

The selection criteria for the women's players of the year was: respective achievements during the period from 7 August 2021 to 31 July 2022.

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!Rank

!Player

!Club(s) played for

!National team

!Points

colspan="5"|The finalists
style="background-color: #FFF68F; font-weight: bold;"

| align="center" |1

|Alexia Putellas

|{{fbaicon|ESP}} Barcelona

|{{fbw|ESP}}

| align="center" |50

align="center" |2

|Alex Morgan

|{{ubl|{{fbaicon|USA}} Orlando Pride|{{fbaicon|USA}} San Diego Wave}}

|{{fbw|USA}}

| align="center" |37

align="center" |3

|Beth Mead

|{{fbaicon|ENG}} Arsenal

|{{fbw|ENG}}

| align="center" |37

colspan="5"|Other candidates
align="center" |4

|Sam Kerr

|{{fbaicon|ENG}} Chelsea

|{{fbw|AUS}}

| align="center" |34

align="center" |5

|Aitana Bonmatí

|{{fbaicon|ESP}} Barcelona

|{{fbw|ESP}}

| align="center" |29

align="center" |6

|Debinha

|{{fbaicon|USA}} North Carolina Courage

|{{fbw|BRA}}

| align="center" |25

align="center" |7

|Alexandra Popp

|{{fbaicon|GER}} VfL Wolfsburg

|{{fbw|GER}}

| align="center" |17

align="center" |8

|Leah Williamson

|{{fbaicon|ENG}} Arsenal

|{{fbw|ENG}}

| align="center" |17

align="center" |9

|Ada Hegerberg

|{{fbaicon|FRA}} Lyon

|{{fbw|NOR}}

| align="center" |13

align="center" |10

|Wendie Renard

|{{fbaicon|FRA}} Lyon

|{{fbw|FRA}}

| align="center" |9

align="center" |11

|Lena Oberdorf

|{{fbaicon|GER}} VfL Wolfsburg

|{{fbw|GER}}

| align="center" |4

align="center" |12

|Vivianne Miedema

|{{fbaicon|ENG}} Arsenal

|{{fbw|NED}}

| align="center" |2

align="center" |13

|Keira Walsh

|{{ubl|{{fbaicon|ENG}} Manchester City|{{fbaicon|ESP}} Barcelona}}

|{{fbw|ENG}}

| align="center" |0

align="center" |14

|Jessie Fleming

|{{fbaicon|ENG}} Chelsea

|{{fbw|CAN}}

| align="center" |0

=The Best FIFA Women's Goalkeeper=

{{see also|The Best FIFA Goalkeeper}}

Six players were initially shortlisted on 12 January 2023.{{cite web |date=12 January 2023 |title=The Best FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper: Nominees in focus |url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/the-best-fifa-womens-goalkeeper-nominees-in-focus |access-date=12 January 2023 |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association}} The three finalists were revealed on 8 February 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/the-best-fifa-womens-goalkeeper-finalists-berger-earps-endler|title=The Best FIFA Women's Goalkeeper finalists revealed|website=FIFA.com|publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association|date=8 February 2023|access-date=8 February 2023}}

Mary Earps won the award with 26 scoring points.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/earps-wins-the-best-fifa-womens-goalkeeper-award-berger-endler|title=Earps wins The Best FIFA Women's Goalkeeper award|website=FIFA.com|publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association|date=27 February 2023|access-date=27 February 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/262686341a00f424/original/2022-Women-s-Goalkeeper-Breakdown.pdf|title=Voting Breakdown: The Best FIFA Women's Goalkeeper 2022|website=FIFA.com|publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association|format=PDF|date=27 February 2023|access-date=27 February 2023}}

File:Mary Earps 20181009 (cropped).jpg]]

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!Rank

!Player

!Club(s) played for

!National team

!Points

colspan="5"|The finalists
style="background-color: #FFF68F; font-weight: bold;"

| align="center" |1

|Mary Earps

|{{fbaicon|ENG}} Manchester United

|{{fbw|ENG}}

| align="center" |26

align="center" |2

|Christiane Endler

|{{fbaicon|FRA}} Lyon

|{{fbw|CHI}}

| align="center" |22

align="center" |3

|Ann-Katrin Berger

|{{fbaicon|ENG}} Chelsea

|{{fbw|GER}}

| align="center" |10

colspan="5"|Other candidates
align="center" |4Sandra Paños

|{{fbaicon|ESP}} Barcelona

|{{fbw|ESP}}

| align="center" |7

align="center" |5

|Merle Frohms

|{{ubl|{{fbaicon|GER}} Eintracht Frankfurt|{{fbaicon|GER}} VfL Wolfsburg}}

|{{fbw|GER}}

| align="center" |5

align="center" |6

|Alyssa Naeher

|{{fbaicon|USA}} Chicago Red Stars

|{{fbw|USA}}

| align="center" |3

=The Best FIFA Women's Coach=

{{see also|The Best FIFA Football Coach}}

Six coaches were initially shortlisted on 12 January 2023.{{cite web |date=12 January 2023 |title=The Best FIFA Women's Coach: nominees in focus |url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/the-best-fifa-womens-coach-2022-bompastor-hayes-priestman-sundhage-voss-tecklenburg-wiegman |access-date=12 January 2023 |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association}} The three finalists were revealed on 9 February 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/the-best-fifa-womens-coach-finalists-revealed-bompastor-sundhage-wiegman|title=The Best FIFA Women's Coach finalists revealed|website=FIFA.com|publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association|date=9 February 2023|access-date=9 February 2023}}

Sarina Wiegman won the award with 28 scoring points.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/england-boss-wiegman-wins-the-best-fifa-womens-coach-award-bompastor-sundhage|title=England boss Wiegman wins The Best FIFA Women's Coach award|website=FIFA.com|publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association|date=27 February 2023|access-date=27 February 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/d3dafd5a29d0adb/original/2022-Women-s-Coach-Breakdown.pdf|title=Voting Breakdown: The Best FIFA Women's Coach 2022|website=FIFA.com|publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association|format=PDF|date=27 February 2023|access-date=27 February 2023}}

File:Eng Women 0 Czech Rep 0 11 10 2022-258 (52427094508) (cropped).jpg]]

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!Rank

!Coach

!Team(s) managed

!Points

colspan="5"|The finalists
style="background-color: #FFF68F; font-weight: bold;"

| align="center" |1

|{{flagicon|NED}} Sarina Wiegman

|{{fbw|ENG}}

| align="center" |28

align="center" |2

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Sonia Bompastor

|{{fbaicon|FRA}} Lyon

| align="center" |18

align="center" |3

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Pia Sundhage

|{{fbw|BRA}}

| align="center" |10

colspan="5"|Other candidates
align="center" |4

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Emma Hayes

|{{fbaicon|ENG}} Chelsea

| align="center" |10

align="center" |5

|{{flagicon|GER}} Martina Voss-Tecklenburg

|{{fbw|GER}}

| align="center" |6

align="center" |6

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Bev Priestman

|{{fbw|CAN}}

| align="center" |0

=FIFA Puskás Award=

{{see also|FIFA Puskás Award}}

The eleven players initially shortlisted for the award were announced on 12 January 2023.{{Cite web |date=12 January 2023 |title=The FIFA Puskás Award: Nominees in focus |url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/the-best-fifa-puskas-award-2022-nominees |access-date=12 January 2023 |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association}} The three finalists were revealed on 10 February 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/three-puskas-award-finalists-revealed-oleksy-payet-richarlison|title=Top three contenders for FIFA Puskás Award revealed |website=FIFA.com|publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association|date=10 February 2023|access-date=10 February 2023}} All goals up for consideration were scored from 8 August 2021 to 18 December 2022. Every registered FIFA.com user was allowed to participate in the final vote until 3 February 2023, with the questionnaire being presented on the official website of FIFA. The selected goals were also voted on by a panel of "FIFA experts". Both groups' votes weighed equally on the ultimate winner of the award.{{cite web|url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/2e8d62c640b220db/original/FIFA-Puskas-Award_Rules-of-Allocation_EN.pdf|title=FIFA Puskás Award rules of allocation|website=FIFA.com|publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association|access-date=12 January 2023}}

Marcin Oleksy won the award with 21 scoring points, becoming the first amputee footballer to earn the honour.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/amputee-footballer-oleksy-wins-fifa-puskas-award-richarlison-payet-the-best|title=Amputee football star Oleksy wins FIFA Puskás Award|website=FIFA.com|publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association|date=27 February 2023|access-date=27 February 2023}}

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!Rank

!Player

!Match

!Competition

!Date

!Points

colspan="6"|The finalists
style="background-color: #FFF68F; font-weight: bold;"

| align="center" |1

|{{flagicon|POL}} Marcin Oleksy

|Warta Poznań – Stal Rzeszów

|2022 PZU Amp Futbol Ekstraklasa

|6 November 2022

| align="center" |21

align="center" |2

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Dimitri Payet

|Marseille – PAOK

|2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League

|7 April 2022

| align="center" |20

align="center" |3

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Richarlison

|Brazil – Serbia

|2022 FIFA World Cup

|24 November 2022

| align="center" |17

colspan="6"|Other candidates
rowspan="8"; align="center" |Unranked

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Mario Balotelli

|Adana Demirspor – Göztepe

|2021–22 Süper Lig

|22 May 2022

|rowspan="8"; align="center" |N/A

{{flagicon|ARG}} Francisco González Metilli

|Rosario Central – Central Córdoba

|2022 Argentine Primera División

|1 August 2022

{{flagicon|FRA}} Amandine Henry

|Barcelona – Lyon

|2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League

|21 May 2022

{{flagicon|FRA}} Théo Hernandez

|Milan – Atalanta

|2021–22 Serie A

|15 May 2022

{{flagicon|AUS}} Alou Kuol

|Iraq – Australia

|2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup

|4 June 2022

{{flagicon|FRA}} Kylian Mbappé

|Argentina – France

|2022 FIFA World Cup

|18 December 2022

{{flagicon|ESP}} Salma Paralluelo

|Barcelona – Villarreal

|2021–22 Primera División (women)

|2 April 2022

{{flagicon|ENG}} Alessia Russo

|England – Sweden

|UEFA Women's Euro 2022

|26 July 2022

=FIFA Fan Award=

{{see also|FIFA Fan Award}}

The award celebrates the best fan moments or gestures of August 2021 to December 2022, regardless of championship, gender or nationality. The shortlist was compiled by a panel of FIFA experts.{{cite web |date=12 January 2023 |title=The FIFA Fan Award: Nominees in focus |url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/the-fifa-fan-award-nominees-in-focus-saudi-arabia-japan-argentina |access-date=12 January 2023 |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association}}

Argentina fans won the award with over 650,000 registered votes.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/argentina-supporters-win-fifa-fan-the-best-fifa-football-awards|title=Argentina supporters win FIFA Fan Award|website=FIFA.com|publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association|date=27 February 2023|access-date=27 February 2023}}

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!Rank

! width="140" |Fan(s)

!Reason

!Votes

! width="110" |% of total votes

colspan="5" |Nominees
style="background-color: #FFF68F; font-weight: bold;"

| align="center" |1

|{{fb|ARG}} fans

|Their support in travelling to Qatar to support their teams eventual winning run at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, and followed by the millions of fans welcoming the team home to Buenos Aires following their tournament win.

|656,253

| align="center" |41.88%

align="center" |2

|{{fb|JPN}} fans

|Traditional nature of staying behind following their nation’s games at the 2022 FIFA World Cup to clean up the stadium.

|526,887

| align="center" |33.63%

align="center" |3

|{{flagicon|KSA}} Abdullah Al Salmi

|Hiking 1,600 km across the Arabian desert from Jeddah to Qatar to support his home nation at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

|383,643

| align="center" |24.49%

=FIFA Fair Play Award=

{{see also|FIFA Fair Play Award}}

class="wikitable"

! width="150" |Winner

! width="140" |Team

!Reason

style="background-color: #FFF68F; font-weight: bold;"

|{{fbaicon|GEO}} Luka Lochoshvili

|{{fbaicon|AUT}} Wolfsberger AC

|Saved Georg Teigl's life, clearing the defender’s airways after he swallowed his tongue. Thanks to Lochoshvili's actions, Teigl regained consciousness and then was treated at a local hospital.{{cite web |date=27 February 2023 |title=Lochoshvili's life-saving actions recognised with FIFA Fair Play award |url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/fifa-fairplay-winner-revealed-the-best-football-awards-lochoshvili-mane-camavinga |access-date=27 February 2023 |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association}}

= The Best FIFA Special Award =

An additional award was given out posthumously in tribute to the late Pelé, to recognize his role and contribution to the sport of football. The award was received by Pelé's wife Marcia Aoki.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/pele-posthumously-honoured-special-award-marcia-aoki-jairzinho-ronaldo-seu-jorge-the-best-awards-paris|title=Jairzinho, Ronaldo and Seu Jorge help FIFA honour Pele|website=FIFA.com|publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association|date=27 February 2023|access-date=27 February 2023}}

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! width="150" |Winner

!Reason

style="background-color: #FFF68F; font-weight: bold;"

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Pelé

|Posthumously awarded as a tribute and special recognition for his role in football.

=FIFA FIFPRO Men's World 11=

{{see also|FIFA FIFPRO World 11}}

The 26–player men's shortlist was announced on 13 February 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/revealed-the-2022-fifa-fifpro-mens-world-11-squad|title=Revealed: The 26 contenders for the FIFPRO Men’s World 11|website=FIFA.com|publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association|date=13 February 2023|access-date=13 February 2023}}

The players chosen were Thibaut Courtois as goalkeeper, Achraf Hakimi, Virgil van Dijk and João Cancelo as defenders, Kevin De Bruyne, Casemiro and Luka Modrić as midfielders, and Lionel Messi, Karim Benzema, Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappé as forwards.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/fifpro-mens-world-11-2022-benzema-cancelo-casemiro-courtois-de-bruyne-haaland-hakimi-mbappe-messi-modric-van-dijk|title=Messi makes World 11 history as Benzema earns maiden inclusion|website=FIFA.com|publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association|date=27 February 2023|access-date=27 February 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://fifpro.org/en/supporting-players/player-influence/world11/who-made-the-2022-fifa-fifpro-men-s-world-11/|title=Who made the 2022 FIFA FIFPRO Men’s World 11?|website=FIFPRO World Players' Union|date=27 February 2023|access-date=27 February 2023}}

{{football squad on pitch|align=right

| GK = Courtois

| RB = Hakimi

| CB = Van Dijk

| LB = Cancelo

| RM = Modrić

| CM = De Bruyne

| LM = Casemiro

| RW = Messi

| RCF = Benzema

| LCF = Haaland

| LW = Mbappé

| caption = 2022 FIFA FIFPRO Men's World 11

}}

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! Player

! Club(s)

colspan="2"| Goalkeeper
{{flagicon|BEL}} Thibaut Courtois

| {{fbaicon|ESP}} Real Madrid

colspan="2"| Defenders
{{flagicon|POR}} João Cancelo

| {{ubl|{{fbaicon|ENG}} Manchester City|{{fbaicon|GER}} Bayern Munich}}

{{flagicon|NED}} Virgil van Dijk

| {{fbaicon|ENG}} Liverpool

{{flagicon|MAR}} Achraf Hakimi

| {{fbaicon|FRA}} Paris Saint-Germain

colspan="2"| Midfielders
{{flagicon|BRA}} Casemiro

| {{ubl|{{fbaicon|ESP}} Real Madrid|{{fbaicon|ENG}} Manchester United}}

{{flagicon|BEL}} Kevin De Bruyne

| {{fbaicon|ENG}} Manchester City

{{flagicon|CRO}} Luka Modrić

| {{fbaicon|ESP}} Real Madrid

colspan="2"| Forwards
{{flagicon|FRA}} Karim Benzema

| {{fbaicon|ESP}} Real Madrid

{{flagicon|NOR}} Erling Haaland

| {{ubl|{{fbaicon|GER}} Borussia Dortmund|{{fbaicon|ENG}} Manchester City}}

{{flagicon|FRA}} Kylian Mbappé

| {{fbaicon|FRA}} Paris Saint-Germain

{{flagicon|ARG}} Lionel Messi

| {{fbaicon|FRA}} Paris Saint-Germain

; Other nominees

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!Player

!Club(s)

colspan="2"| Goalkeepers
{{flagicon|BRA}} Alisson

| {{fbaicon|ENG}} Liverpool

{{flagicon|ARG}} Emiliano Martínez

| {{fbaicon|ENG}} Aston Villa

colspan="2"| Defenders
{{flagicon|CAN}} Alphonso Davies

| {{fbaicon|GER}} Bayern Munich

{{flagicon|CRO}} Joško Gvardiol

| {{fbaicon|GER}} RB Leipzig

{{flagicon|FRA}} Théo Hernandez

| {{fbaicon|ITA}} Milan

{{flagicon|GER}} Antonio Rüdiger

| {{ubl|{{fbaicon|ENG}} Chelsea|{{fbaicon|ESP}} Real Madrid}}

{{flagicon|BRA}} Thiago Silva

| {{fbaicon|ENG}} Chelsea

colspan="2"| Midfielders
{{flagicon|ENG}} Jude Bellingham

| {{fbaicon|GER}} Borussia Dortmund

{{flagicon|ARG}} Enzo Fernández

| {{ubl|{{fbaicon|ARG}} River Plate|{{fbaicon|POR}} Benfica|{{fbaicon|ENG}} Chelsea}}

{{flagicon|ESP}} Gavi

| {{fbaicon|ESP}} Barcelona

{{flagicon|ESP}} Pedri

| {{fbaicon|ESP}} Barcelona

{{flagicon|URU}} Federico Valverde

| {{fbaicon|ESP}} Real Madrid

colspan="2"| Forwards
{{flagicon|POL}} Robert Lewandowski

| {{ubl|{{fbaicon|GER}} Bayern Munich|{{fbaicon|ESP}} Barcelona}}

{{flagicon|BRA}} Neymar

| {{fbaicon|FRA}} Paris Saint-Germain

{{flagicon|POR}} Cristiano Ronaldo

| {{ubl|{{fbaicon|ENG}} Manchester United|{{fbaicon|KSA}} Al Nassr}}

=FIFA FIFPRO Women's World 11=

{{see also|FIFA FIFPRO World 11}}

The 23–player women's shortlist was announced on 13 February 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/revealed-the-2022-fifa-fifpro-womens-world-11-squad|title=Revealed: The 2022 FIFA FIFPRO Women’s World 11 squad|website=FIFA.com|publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association|date=13 February 2023|access-date=13 February 2023}}

The players chosen were Christiane Endler as goalkeeper, Lucy Bronze, Mapi León, Wendie Renard and Leah Williamson as defenders, Lena Oberdorf, Alexia Putellas and Keira Walsh as midfielders, and Sam Kerr, Beth Mead and Alex Morgan as forwards.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/fifpro-womens-world-11-2022-bronze-endler-kerr-leon-morgan-mead-oberdorf-putellas-renard-walsh-williamson|title=Renard, Bronze and Morgan secure FIFPRO Women's 11 places|website=FIFA.com|publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association|date=27 February 2023|access-date=27 February 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://fifpro.org/en/supporting-players/player-influence/world11/who-made-the-2022-fifa-fifpro-women-s-world-11/|title=Who made the 2022 FIFA FIFPRO Women’s World 11?|website=FIFPRO World Players' Union|date=27 February 2023|access-date=27 February 2023}}

{{football squad on pitch|align=right

| GK = Endler

| RB = Bronze

| LB = Renard

| RM = Oberdorf

| CM = Walsh

| LM = Putellas

| caption = 2022 FIFA FIFPRO Women's World 11

|LCB=Williamson|RCB=León|CF=Kerr|RF=Mead|LF=Morgan}}

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! Player

! Club(s)

colspan="2"| Goalkeeper
{{flagicon|CHI}} Christiane Endler

| {{fbaicon|FRA}} Lyon

colspan="2"| Defenders
{{flagicon|ENG}} Lucy Bronze

| {{ubl|{{fbaicon|ENG}} Manchester City|{{fbaicon|ESP}} Barcelona}}

{{flagicon|ESP}} Mapi León

| {{fbaicon|ESP}} Barcelona

{{flagicon|FRA}} Wendie Renard

| {{fbaicon|FRA}} Lyon

{{flagicon|ENG}} Leah Williamson

| {{fbaicon|ENG}} Arsenal

colspan="2"| Midfielders
{{flagicon|GER}} Lena Oberdorf

| {{fbaicon|GER}} VfL Wolfsburg

{{flagicon|ESP}} Alexia Putellas

| {{fbaicon|ESP}} Barcelona

{{flagicon|ENG}} Keira Walsh

| {{ubl|{{fbaicon|ENG}} Manchester City|{{fbaicon|ESP}} Barcelona}}

colspan="2"| Forwards
{{flagicon|AUS}} Sam Kerr

| {{fbaicon|ENG}} Chelsea

{{flagicon|ENG}} Beth Mead

| {{fbaicon|ENG}} Arsenal

{{flagicon|USA}} Alex Morgan

| {{ubl|{{fbaicon|USA}} Orlando Pride|{{fbaicon|USA}} San Diego Wave}}

; Other nominees

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!Player

!Club(s)

colspan="2"| Goalkeepers
{{flagicon|ENG}} Mary Earps

| {{fbaicon|ENG}} Manchester United

{{flagicon|ESP}} Sandra Paños

| {{fbaicon|ESP}} Barcelona

colspan="2"| Defenders
{{flagicon|AUS}} Ellie Carpenter

| {{fbaicon|FRA}} Lyon

{{flagicon|CAN}} Ashley Lawrence

| {{fbaicon|FRA}} Paris Saint-Germain

{{flagicon|ESP}} Irene Paredes

| {{fbaicon|ESP}} Barcelona

colspan="2"| Midfielders
{{flagicon|ESP}} Aitana Bonmatí

| {{fbaicon|ESP}} Barcelona

{{flagicon|NOR}} Caroline Graham Hansen

| {{fbaicon|ESP}} Barcelona

{{flagicon|FRA}} Amandine Henry

| {{fbaicon|FRA}} Lyon

{{flagicon|USA}} Kelley O'Hara

| {{ubl|{{fbaicon|USA}} Washington Spirit|{{fbaicon|USA}} NJ/NY Gotham}}

colspan="2"| Forwards
{{flagicon|NOR}} Ada Hegerberg

| {{fbaicon|FRA}} Lyon

{{flagicon|NED}} Vivianne Miedema

| {{fbaicon|ENG}} Arsenal

{{flagicon|ENG}} Ellen White

| {{fbaicon|ENG}} Manchester City

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