In 2009, FIFA introduced the Puskás Award to recognize the best goal of the calendar year. FIFA nominated 11 goals this year, and they truly capture the full spectrum: from long-range stunners to scorpion kicks, backheels to volleys, the game’s biggest names to some lesser-known gems, a few extraordinary contenders recognised.
Here are the nominees for the FIFA Puskás Award ⚽️
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— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) January 12, 2023
The shortlist is impressively diverse, featuring splendid crackdown scored all over the world in both the men’s and women’s game, from FIFA World Cup and UEFA Women’s Champions League finals to matches in the AFC Under-23 Asian Cup and the Polish amputee soccer league.
Even though the Puskas award is based on both exceptional teamwork and solo sensational goal, some of the greatest players to ever play the game have won it.
Despite winning the first Puskas Award, Cristiano Ronaldo has only been nominated once again, and he came in second to Mohamed Salah in 2018.
Since the Puskas Award was founded in 2009, Lionel Messi has received a total of seven nominations, but he has never managed to place higher than the second position he earned in 2019 – his most recent appearance on a Puskas shortlist but his best mate Neymar has won the award back in 2011 when the Brazilian prince used to play for Santos.
FIFA nominated eleven candidates across all the competetion in the world. We have covered all the nominees and their magnificent strikes.
Mario Balotelli v Göztepe
Stop what you're doing and watch one of Mario Balotelli's five goals today 😱 pic.twitter.com/AEXTMZQTcd
— GOAL (@goal) May 22, 2022
Amandine Henry v Barcelona
TAKE. A. BOW. 🔥
Amandine Henry with one of the goals of the season for @OLFeminin
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🇫🇷 🎙 👉 https://t.co/tHncncobhD pic.twitter.com/eDXeDvlLBx— DAZN Football (@DAZNFootball) May 21, 2022
Theo Hernández v Atalanta
A.A.A. CERCASI AGGETTIVO PER QUESTO GOAL F-O-L-L-E 🤯#MilanAtalanta #SerieATIM 💎 @acmilan @TheoHernandez pic.twitter.com/5G3jjUE6OG
— Lega Serie A (@SerieA) May 16, 2022
Alou Kuol v Iraq U23s
Kuol as you like 😎🔥🦂
🎥: @ParamountPlusAU #IRQvAUS #AFCU23 #GoAustralia pic.twitter.com/M6iEJVOefH
— Football Australia (@FootballAUS) June 4, 2022
Kylian Mbappé v Argentina
MBAPPE ARE YOU SERIOUS?! 😱
FRANCE TIES IT pic.twitter.com/qZLzNz3aow
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) December 18, 2022
Francisco Gonzalez Metilli v Rosario Central
ONE OF THE BEST FINISHES YOU'LL SEE ALL SEASON! 🤯
Francisco González Metilli with a peach of a volley. 🥶
A puskas contender? 👀 pic.twitter.com/HOjJ5hynIx
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) August 1, 2022
Salma Paralluelo v Barcelona
🔴 EN DIRECTE
😱 Quin tros de gol acaba de marcar Salma Paralluelo! S'avacen les groguetes al Johan Cruyff
@FCBfemeni 0⃣
⚔️@CVFFemenino 1⃣
#PrimeraIberdrola⚽️📺 @tv3cat
📲 Per streaming aquí: https://t.co/OHyWTuphc8 pic.twitter.com/fhA92U3Yeb— Esport3 (@esport3) April 2, 2022
Richarlison v Serbia
Voted by you and only you:
🕊🇧🇷 @richarlison97's bicycle kick is one for the books and your 🥇 Hyundai Goal Of The Tournament! #HyundaiGOTT2022 | #FIFAWorldCup pic.twitter.com/ZADZr56ds9
— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) December 23, 2022
Alessia Russo v Sweden
😱 @alessiarusso7, that is 𝙊𝙐𝙏𝙍𝘼𝙂𝙀𝙊𝙐𝙎 😮💨#WEUROVision #WEURO2022 @hisensesports pic.twitter.com/i0BMDsxoa9
— UEFA Women's Nations League (@WEURO) July 26, 2022
Marcin Oleksy v Stal Rzeszów
𝐆𝐎𝐋 𝐒𝐄𝐙𝐎𝐍𝐔 2⃣0⃣2⃣2⃣ ⚽🔝
CO ZA STRZAŁ 💪 CO ZA BOMBA 🔥
Trafienie Marcina Oleksego z ostatniego turnieju możemy oglądać godzinami ❗To jest właśnie PZU Amp Futbol Ekstraklasa 🏆 pic.twitter.com/P65gUCeoJT
— Amp Futbol Polska (@AmpFutbolPolska) November 7, 2022
Dimitry Payet v PAOK
Et si c'était celui-ci, le plus beau but marqué en 2022 😝#UECL | @dimpayet17 | @OM_Officiel pic.twitter.com/UmWEU2n8qx
— L'UEFA 🇫🇷 (@UEFAcom_fr) December 30, 2022
