Brazilian Vinicius Jr wins FIFA Best Male Awards 2024

Brazillian and Real Madrid football player Vinicius Junior won the 2024 FIFA Best Male Footballer of the Year award. Spain and Barcelona midfielder Aitana Bonmatí won the FIFA Best Female Player award.

The winners of the 2024 FIFA Awards were announced and felicitated at a function held in Doha, Qatar, on 17 December 2024. FIFA President Gianni Infantino gave the awards to the winners.

FIFA awards honours male and female players and coaches for their performance in the current football season.

FIFA is the world governing body of football.

How are the award winners elected?

The award winners are decided by the votes of football fans registered on the FIFA Fans site, coaches of all men’s/women’s national teams and accredited football journalists.

The winners of the FIFA Marta Award and the FIFA Puskás Award, which honour the best goal scored in women’s and men’s football, respectively, are decided by votes of the fans and a panel of FIFA Legends.

Second consecutive FIFA Award for Aitana Bonmatí

The Spanish midfielder Aitana Bonmati won the Best FIFA Female Award for the second consecutive time. She was part of the Spanish team which won the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. 

She also was part of the Spanish national team that won the 2024 UEFA Women’s Nations League. She also led her Barcelona football club to the 2024 UEFA Women’s Champions League title.

2024 FIFA Award Winners 

Following is the list of all the winners of the 2024 Best  FIFA awards.

• Best FIFA Women’s Player – Aitana Bonmatí of Spain and Barcelona football club of Spain.
• Best FIFA Men’s Player – Vinícius Junior of Spain and Real Madrid football club of Spain
• Best FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper – Alyssa Naeher of the United States of America 
• Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper – Emiliano Martínez of Argentina and English club Aston Villa.
• Best FIFA Women’s Coach – Emma Hayes, coach of the United States women's team.
• Best FIFA Men’s Coach – Carlo Ancelotti, coach of the Real Madrid football club of Spain.
• 1st Marta Award – Marta of Brazil.

FIFA has instituted the award in honour of the legendary Brazilian women's footballer Marta, and it is given to the best goal scored in a season. The first winner was Marta herself. 

• Puskas Award - Alejandro Garnacho of English football club Manchester United.

The Puskas Award was instituted by FIFA in 2009 in honour of Ferenc Puskas of Hungary. It is given to the best goal scored by a male football player in a football season.

• FIFA Fair Play Award- Thiago Maia of Brazil.

He was chosen by a panel of experts. He was honoured for his efforts to help people affected by floods in the  Rio Grande do Sul region of Brazil in 2024.

Also Read: 2024 Ballon d'Or Award Winners

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