| The Best FIFA Women's Player | |
|---|---|
| Current:The Best FIFA Football Awards 2024 | |
| Presented by | FIFA |
| Formerly called | FIFA Women's World Player of the Year (2001–2015) |
| First award | 2016 (2016) |
| Current holder |  Aitana Bonmati(2nd award) |
| Most wins | Alexia PutellasAitana Bonmati (2 awards) |
| Website | fifa.com |
The Best FIFA Women's Player is afootball award presented annually by the sport's governing body,FIFA, since 2016, to honour the player deemed to have performed the best over the previous calendar year.[1] From 2001 to 2015, the award was known as theFIFA Women's World Player of the Year.
The selection criteria for the players of the year are: sporting performance, as well as general conduct on and off the pitch.
The votes are decided by media representatives, national team coaches, and national team captains. In October 2016, it was announced that the general public would also be allowed to vote.[2] Each group has 25% of the overall vote.
At the 2017 awards,2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Bronze Ball and Bronze Shoe winner and amateur club playerDeyna Castellanos was nominated. Professional playersMegan Rapinoe andSam Kerr criticized the nomination.[3]
| Year | Rank | Player | Team(s) | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1st |  Carli Lloyd | Houston Dash | 20.68% |
| 2nd |  Marta |  FC Rosengård | 16.60% | |
| 3rd |  Melanie Behringer | Bayern Munich | 12.34% | |
| 2017 | 1st |  Lieke Martens | Barcelona[note 1] | 21.72% |
| 2nd | Carli Lloyd | Houston Dash[note 2] | 16.28% | |
| 3rd |  Deyna Castellanos | Santa Clarita Blue Heat[note 3] | 11.69% | |
| 2018 | 1st | Marta | Orlando Pride | 14.73% |
| 2nd | Dzsenifer Marozsán |  Lyon | 12.86% | |
| 3rd |  Ada Hegerberg | Lyon | 12.60% | |
| 2019 | 1st | Megan Rapinoe | Reign FC | 46 |
| 2nd | Alex Morgan | Orlando Pride | 42 | |
| 3rd |  Lucy Bronze | Lyon | 29 | |
| 2020 | 1st | Lucy Bronze[4] | Manchester City[note 4] | 52 |
| 2nd |  Pernille Harder[4] | Chelsea | 40 | |
| 3rd | Wendie Renard[4] | Lyon | 35 | |
| 2021[5] | 1st | Alexia Putellas | Barcelona | 52 |
| 2nd |  Sam Kerr | Chelsea | 38 | |
| 3rd | Jenni Hermoso | Barcelona | 33 | |
| 2022[6] | 1st | Alexia Putellas | Barcelona | 50 |
| 2nd | Alex Morgan | 37 | ||
| 3rd | Beth Mead | Arsenal | 37 | |
| 2023[7] | 1st | Aitana Bonmatí | Barcelona | 52 |
| 2nd |  Linda Caicedo | 40 | ||
| 3rd | Jenni Hermoso |  Pachuca | 36 | |
| 2024[8] | 1st | Aitana Bonmatí | Barcelona | 52 |
| 2nd |  Barbra Banda | 39 | ||
| 3rd | Caroline Graham Hansen | Barcelona | 37 | |
| Player | Alexia Putellas | 2 (2021,2022) | — | — |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aitana Bonmatí | 2 (2023,2024) | — | — | |
| Carli Lloyd | 1 (2016) | 1 (2017) | — | |
| Marta | 1 (2018) | 1 (2016) | — | |
| Lucy Bronze | 1 (2020) | — | 1 (2019) | |
| Lieke Martens | 1 (2017) | — | — | |
| Megan Rapinoe | 1 (2019) | — | — |
| Country | Players | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 2 | 4 |
 United States | 2 | 2 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1 |
| England | 1 | 1 |
| Club | Players | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Barcelona | 3 | 5 |
| Houston Dash | 1 | 1 |
| Orlando Pride | 1 | 1 |
| Reign FC | 1 | 1 |
| Manchester City | 1 | 1 |
| Players | FIFA Women's World Player of the Year (1991–2015) | The Best FIFA Women's Player (2016–present) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marta | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Birgit Prinz | 3 | — | 3 |
| Mia Hamm | 2 | — | 2 |
| Carli Lloyd | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Alexia Putellas | — | 2 | 2 |
| Aitana Bonmatí | — | 2 | 2 |
 Homare Sawa | 1 | — | 1 |
| Abby Wambach | 1 | — | 1 |
| Nadine Angerer | 1 | — | 1 |
| Nadine Keßler | 1 | — | 1 |
| Lieke Martens | — | 1 | 1 |
| Megan Rapinoe | — | 1 | 1 |
| Lucy Bronze | — | 1 | 1 |
| Player | Winner | Second place | Third place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marta | 6 (2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2018) | 5 (2005,2011,2012,2014,2016) | 2 (2004,2013) |
| Birgit Prinz | 3 (2003,2004,2005) | 5 (2002,2007,2008,2009,2010) | — |
| Mia Hamm | 2 (2001,2002) | 2 (2003,2004) | — |
| Carli Lloyd | 2 (2015,2016) | 1 (2017) | — |
| Alexia Putellas | 2 (2021,2022) | — | — |
| Aitana Bonmatí | 2 (2023,2024) | — | — |
| Abby Wambach | 1 (2012) | 1 (2013) | 2 (2011,2014) |
| Lucy Bronze | 1 (2020) | — | 1 (2019) |
| Homare Sawa | 1 (2011) | — | — |
| Nadine Angerer | 1 (2013) | — | — |
| Nadine Keßler | 1 (2014) | — | — |
| Lieke Martens | 1 (2017) | — | — |
| Megan Rapinoe | 1 (2019) | — | — |
| Country | Players | Total |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 6 |
| Brazil | 1 | 6 |
| Germany | 3 | 5 |
| Spain | 2 | 4 |
| Japan | 1 | 1 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1 |
| England | 1 | 1 |
| Club | Players | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Barcelona | 3 | 5 |
| 1. FFC Frankfurt | 1 | 3 |
| Umeå IK | 1 | 3 |
| Washington Freedom | 1 | 2 |
| Houston Dash | 1 | 2 |
| Santos | 1 | 1 |
| FC Gold Pride | 1 | 1 |
| INAC Kobe Leonessa | 1 | 1 |
| Brisbane Roar | 1 | 1 |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 1 | 1 |
| Orlando Pride | 1 | 1 |
| Reign FC | 1 | 1 |
| Manchester City | 1 | 1 |
| FIFA Women's World Player of the Year | |
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