The world’s standout football stars were celebrated at a glittering ceremony in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday, where excellence from the past year was officially recognized. The night’s top honors went to France’s Ousmane Dembele and Spain’s midfield maestro Aitana Bonmati, who claimed the men’s and women’s top awards, respectively.
Bonmati created history by becoming the first female footballer to win the top honor three consecutive times, while Dembele added another major individual accolade to his collection after previously lifting the Ballon d’Or.
Dembele and Bonmati Shine on Football’s Biggest Stage
Speaking after receiving his award, Dembele reflected on the achievement, saying,
“𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒈𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒔 𝒂 𝒍𝒐𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒆. 𝑰𝒕’𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒍𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒎𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌, 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒚, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒐𝒏.”
Bonmati’s dominance in women’s football continued as she once again stood above the rest, underlining her influence at both club and international level.
Full List of FIFA Award Winners
In addition to the two headline awards, trophies were handed out across several categories, celebrating players, coaches, fans, and fair play.
Major Individual Awards
- Women’s Footballer of the Year: Aitana Bonmati
- Men’s Footballer of the Year: Ousmane Dembele
- Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year: Hannah Hampton
- Men’s Goalkeeper of the Year: Gianluigi Donnarumma
- Women’s Coach of the Year: Sarina Wiegman
- Men’s Coach of the Year: Luis Enrique
Special Awards
- Marta Award (Women’s Goal of the Year): Lizbeth Ovalle
- Puskas Award (Men’s Goal of the Year): Santiago Montiel
- FIFA Fan Award: Fans of Jakho SC
- FIFA Fair Play Award: Dr. Harlas Neuking, SSV Jahn Regensburg
A FIFA official highlighted the spirit of the event, stating,
“𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒆 𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒇𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒚 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒂𝒍𝒔𝒐 𝒑𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒕, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒍𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒍 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒇𝒐𝒐𝒕𝒃𝒂𝒍𝒍.”
Men’s Team of the Year
- Goalkeeper: Gianluigi Donnarumma
- Defenders: Achraf Hakimi, Willian Pacho, Virgil van Dijk, Nuno Mendes
- Midfielders: Cole Palmer, Vitinha, Pedri, Jude Bellingham
- Forwards: Ousmane Dembele, Lamine Yamal
Women’s Team of the Year
Goalkeeper: Hannah Hampton
- Defenders: Ona Batlle, Irene Paredes, Leah Williamson, Lucy Bronze
- Midfielders: Claudia Pina, Patri Guijarro, Aitana Bonmati
- Forwards: Alexia Putellas, Alessia Russo, Mariona Caldentey
The Doha ceremony once again highlighted football’s brightest talents, closing the year with a celebration of excellence across the global game.
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