FIFA The Best ceremony took place on Monday, January 15 in London and Lionel Messi was named as Men's best player, meanwhile, Aitana Bonmati took home the award for the women's best player.
The full winner's list you can check below, while also you can check out power rankings for the Best FIFA Men's Player Award 2023 as well as for Best FIFA Men's Player Award 2024.
The Best FIFA Men's Player Award 2023 finalists have been revealed
The finalists for The Best FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper
- Mackenzie Arnold (Australia / West Ham United FC)
- Catalina Coll (Spain / FC Barcelona)
- Mary Earps (England / Manchester United)
The finalists for The Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper
- Yassine Bounou (Morocco / Sevilla FC)
- Thibaut Courtois (Belgium / Real Madrid CF)
- Ederson (Brazil / Manchester City FC)
FIFA's finalists for The Best Coach awards
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- Simone Inzaghi
- Luciano Spalletti
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- Jonatan Giraldez
- Emma Hayes
- Sarina Wiegman
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Leo Messi
Erling Haaland
Kylian Mbappé
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Aitana Bonmatí
Linda Caicedo
Jenni Hermoso
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Goalkeepers
Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid, Belgium)
Ederson (Manchester City, Brazil)
Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa, Argentina)
Defenders
Ruben Dias (Manchester City, Portugal)
Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool, Netherlands)
Eder Militao (Real Madrid, Brazil)
Antonio Rudiger (Real Madrid, Germany)
John Stones (Manchester City, England)
Kyle Walker (Manchester City, England)
Midfielders
Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund/Real Madrid, England)
Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City, Belgium)
Ilkay Gundogan (Manchester City/Barcelona, Germany)
Luka Modric (Real Madrid, Croatia)
Rodri (Manchester City, Spain)
Bernardo Silva (Manchester City, Portugal)
Federico Valverde (Real Madrid, Uruguay)
Forwards
Karim Benzema (Real Madrid/Al-Ittihad, France)
Erling Haaland (Manchester City, Norway)
Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur/Bayern Munich, England)
Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain, France)
Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain/Inter Miami, Argentina)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nassr, Portugal)
Vinicius Jr (Real Madrid, Brazil)
The Best FIFA Men's Player Award 2023 Power Rankings
#10 Josko Gvardiol
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Josko Gvardiol is one of the best defenders in the world currently playing. He signed for Manchester City during the summer transfer window. During the previous season, when he played for RB Leipzig, he became a DFB Pokal winner, meanwhile, when he joined City, he became an UEFA Super Cup winner.
During the World Cup, Gvardiol and Croatia reached the semi-finals and suffered a defeat to Argentina who went on to win the touranemnt. Croatia ended up winning the third place. Gvardiola is in the 30 nominee shortlist of Ballon d'Or 2023. He finished 25th in the rankings.
#9 Rodri
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Rodri played crucial part not only in Manchester City's treble-winning season, but also helped Spain to win UEFA Nations League. He became MVP in both finals.Rodri has been shortlisted for Ballon d'Or 2023. Rodri finished 5th in the Ballon d'Or rankings.
#8 Victor Osimhen
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Victor Osimhen played a crucial role in Napoli's Serie A title-winning season. He will forever be remembered as a hero after Napoli won their first title in 33 years. Osimhen has been shortlisted for Ballon d'Or 2023. Osimhen was ranked 8th.
#7 Robert Lewandowski
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Robert Lewandowski is arguably the best striker in the world right now. The 33-year-old is known for his goalscoring abilities. Lewandowski finished 4th in the Ballon d'Or rankings of 2022 and was shortlisted in the Best FIFA Men's player award 2022. Lewandowski is among 30 Ballon d'Or nominees for 2023. Lewandowski came 12th in the rankings.
#6 Julián Álvarez
Julian Alvarez had an incredible 2022 year as he became World Cup champion with Argentina and also continued his impressive form for Manchester City. The youngster finished 7th in the Best FIFA Men's player of the year award 2022. Alvarez has been shortlisted for Ballon d'Or 2023 nominees as revealed on Wednesday, September 6, 2023. Alvarez finished 7th.
#5 Kevin De Bruyne
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Kevin De Bruyne is arguably one of the best midfielders in the world. The Manchester City star is known for his long-range passes, assists, and also his ability of scoring goals. He can surely be considered a favorite for the award. De Bruyne was ranked second in the Ballon d'Or 2022 rankings and finished 10th in the Best FIFA Men's Player Awards 2022 list.
De Bruyne suffered an injury and is currently out. De Bruyne is among 30 Ballon d'Or nominees for 2023. De Bruyne finished 4th in the Ballon d'Or rankings.
#4 Jude Bellingham
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Jude Bellingham has been turning heads right and left with his impressive performance for club and country. The youngster has attracted interest from several top European clubs including Liverpool. Bellingham was 13th in the Best FIFA Men's Player Award 2022 results. Bellingham's 2022/23 Champions League campaign with Borussia Dortmund came to an end as they suffered a defeat to Chelsea in the round of 16 and were eliminated from the tournament.
Bellingham joined Real Madrid during the summer transfer window. He has been shortlisted for Ballon d'Or 2023 nominees as revealed on Wednesday, September 6, 2023.
Bellingham was 18th in the Ballon d'Or rankings.
#3 Kylian Mbappe
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Kylian Mbappe is considered one of the best young talents currently playing the beautiful game. Mbappe is known for his goalscoring abilities as well as his effective assists. The 23-year-old finished second in the Best FIFA Men's Player 2022 award. Mbappe has been shortlisted for Ballon d'Or 2023 as revealed on Wednesday. Mbappe finished 3rd in the rankings.
#2 Erling Haaland
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Erling Haaland is arguably one of the best players in the world right now. The youngster has been breaking records ever since he signed for Manchester City during the summer transfer window. He might not win the award or Ballon d'Or this year but he sure will in the future. Haaland finished 5th in the Best FIFA Men's Player Award 2022.
Haaland was named PFA Player of the year as well as UEFA Player of the year 2023. Haaland has been shortlisted for Ballon d'Or 2023 as revealed on Wednesday. Haaland finished second and won the best striker of the year award at the Ballon d'Or ceremony.
#1 Lionel Messi
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Lionel Messi had an incredible year in 2022 as he became World Cup champion and was named the Best FIFA Men's Player 2022. In 2023, Messi has scored five goals for PSG and provided 2 assists.
PSG were eliminated from the Champions League round of 16 after a defeat against Bayern Munich.
While half of the European stars joined Saudi Arabian teams during the summer, Lionel Messi signed for Inter Miami and has been having an exceptional time there so far. He became a Leagues Cup winner with Miami.
Messi won the Ballon d'Or for the 8th time.