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The Best Awards 2024: All the winners, and who voted for who

The Best winners have now been crowned – find out who every coach, captain and journalist voted for with all the results.

  • The Best award winners have been revealed

  • Vinicius Jr, Aitana Bonmati and Carlo Ancelotti among those honoured

  • View full voting breakdown for men’s and women’s player, coach and goalkeeper

Vinicius Jr and Aitana Bonmati are on top of the world after their triumphs at The Best FIFA Football Awards™ 2024 – but who voted for them as the winners of The Best Men’s and Women’s Player prizes?

Find out here as FIFA reveals the full breakdown in voting for The Best Player, Goalkeeper and Coach accolades.

These six awards were voted for by national team coaches and captains, as well as expert media members and fans on FIFA.com, with the winners revealed at a gala dinner in Doha, Qatar, on 17 December.

Emiliano Martinez and Alyssa Naeher won the goalkeeping prizes, while Carlo Ancelotti and Emma Hayes took the coaching honours.

Find out how the captains, coaches and journalists voted in each category below.


Winner: Vinicius Jr (48 points)  Second: Rodri (43 points) Third: Jude Bellingham (37 points)

Vinicius Jr was named The Best FIFA Men’s Player for the first time with the support of his fellow professionals and football fans around the globe allowing him to top the podium ahead of nearest challenger Rodri. The Brazil and Real Madrid man had the backing of compatriots Danilo and Dorival Junior as their first choice, while Argentina skipper Lionel Messi had him in third place behind Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbappe.

Winner: Aitana Bonmati (52 points)  Second: Barbra Banda (39 points) Third: Caroline Graham Hansen (37 points)

Spain international Bonmati retained the award she won for 2023 in style, dominating all four voting categories and gathering more than twice as many fan voting points as both her podium finishers combined. The global support for her achievements saw her backed by multiple captains from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe.

Winner: Emiliano Martinez (26 points)  Second: Ederson (16 points) Third: Unai Simon (13 points)

Argentina international Martinez regained the award he first won in 2022 with greater support than his fellow podium finishers in all four of the scoring categories. Both Lionel Scaloni and Lionel Messi backed their compatriot, while Colombia’s Nestor Lorenzo and James Rodriguez, who were defeated by Martinez and Co in the 2024 Copa America final, ranked him first and third respectively.

Winner: Alyssa Naeher (26 points)  Second: Cata Coll (22 points) Third: Mary Earps (11 points)

USA goalkeeper Naeher unsurprisingly received the support of her captain Lindsey Horan and coach Emma Hayes in the voting. She was also backed by Brazil’s Marta and Arthur Elias, with the duo having witnessed her abilities first-hand as she kept a clean sheet in the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament final which USA won 1-0 against the South American side.

View the full The Best FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper voting list from captains, coaches and media


Winner: Carlo Ancelotti (26 points)  Second: Xabi Alonso (22 points) Third: Luis de la Fuente (11 points)

Given the silverware he has gathered throughout a stellar career, it could cause a raised eyebrow that this is the first time which Ancelotti has been honoured as The Best FIFA Men’s Coach. Italy captain Gianluigi Donnarumma had his compatriot as first choice, while national team coach Luciano Spalletti ranked him second, behind Manchester City’s Pep Guardiola.

Winner: Emma Hayes (23 points)  Second: Jonatan Giraldez (20 points) Third: Arthur Elias (13 points)

Hayes came out on top against her fellow podium finishers in part by gathering the most points from the votes of the international captains, coaches and media from around the world. USA skipper Lindsay Horan voted for Hayes, as did England captain Leah Williamson and coach Sarina Wiegman, who had claimed the honour herself in three of the past four years.

Winner: Alejandro Garnacho (26 points)  Second: Yassine Benzia (22 points) Third: Denis Omedi (16 points)

Winner: Marta (22 points)  Second: Asisat Oshoala (20 points) Third: Sakina Karchaoui (16 points)

Winner: Guilherme Gandra Moura

Winner: Thiago Maia

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