FIFA Crowns Football's Elite: Complete 2025 Awards Winners Revealed
The Best FIFA Football Awards leave little room for ambiguity. As the carefully crafted title indicates, this yearly ceremony recognizes the finest talents throughout the sport.
Competing directly with France Football's Ballon d'Or, The Best distinguishes itself not through marketing but through its structure. While the renowned individual honor from the French publication relies solely on journalist votes, The Best awards feature equal representation from active players, coaches, supporters, and media professionals.
This diverse panel of evaluators has been charged with identifying exceptional performers from both men's and women's football, whether on the field or from the sidelines. Here's a comprehensive overview of all those who met the standards for The Best.
2025 The Best FIFA Football Awards: Complete Winners and Categories
Best FIFA Men's Player 2025 Nominees
Best FIFA Women's Player 2025 Nominees
Best FIFA Men's Coach 2025 Nominees
Best FIFA Women's Coach 2025 Nominees
Best FIFA Men's Goalkeeper 2025 Winner
Manchester City's Gianluigi Donnarumma secured the premier award for goalkeepers this season. While his disciplinary record has been accumulating at the Etihad, the Italian skipper earned this specific accolade through his outstanding performances with Paris Saint-Germain, contributing significantly to the club's ongoing domestic supremacy and their maiden Champions League triumph.
PSG's choice to release the world's finest goalkeeper for merely £26 million ($34.9 million) this summer appears increasingly questionable with each passing day.
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Best FIFA Women's Goalkeeper 2025 Winner
Hannah Hampton capped off an exceptional year by claiming the top goalkeeper honor. Following a WSL championship season with Chelsea, the 25-year-old proved crucial to England's surprising Euro 2025 success.
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FIFA Puskas Award 2025 Winner
Santiago Montiel from Argentine club Independiente received recognition for netting the finest goal in men's football during the past year with a spectacular bicycle kick against Independiente Rivadavia in May. Surpassing contenders like Declan Rice's set piece against Real Madrid and Lamine Yamal's curved strike for Barcelona, Montiel's strike wasn't calculated. "I didn't plan it, I simply struck it," he reflected afterward.
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FIFA Marta Award Winner
Lizbeth Ovalle's extraordinary strike for Tigres versus Guadalajara in March earned the Marta award for the finest goal in women's football. Ovalle was positioned with her back toward goal when Jenni Hermoso's delivery swept into the penalty area, twisting her frame to connect with her heel, producing an improvised scorpion-style finish that arced beautifully into the distant corner.