Spain’s Aitana Bonmati claimed a historic third-straight The Best FIFA Women’s Player award, and France’s Ousmane Dembele was crowned The Best FIFA Men’s Player, at a special event held in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday.
The Barcelona midfielder was named The Best FIFA Women’s Player after another outstanding year for club and country, becoming the first women’s footballer to win three consecutive titles.
Dembele, meanwhile, played a starring role as Paris-Saint Germain enjoyed a season to remember, winning the Coupe de France, their 13th Ligue 1 title and a historic first UEFA Champions League title, before finishing runners-up at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025.
Following the same process for as the other major individual honours, The Best FIFA Men’s Coach, The Best FIFA Women’s Coach, The Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper and The Best FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper awards were also determined by an equally weighted vote among fans, the current captains and coaches of all men’s and women’s national teams, and media representatives.
Sarina Wiegman was named The Best FIFA Women’s Coach for 2025 after leading England to a second successive UEFA Women’s EURO title.
Meanwhile, in recognition of his role in masterminding Paris Saint-Germain’s stellar season, Luis Enrique was named The Best FIFA Men’s Coach for 2025.
The Best FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper title was awarded to Hannah Hampton, who stood out between the sticks for Chelsea as they swept to a domestic treble. She then took centre stage with England, with her saves key throughout England’s journey to continental glory, which featured two penalty shootout triumphs, including in the final against Spain.
Italian shot-stopper Gianluigi Donnarumma, who joined Manchester City earlier this year, was named The Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper 2025 for his performances with former club Paris Saint-Germain, pulling off a string of decisive saves during the Parisian giants’ trophy-laden campaign.
The best goals in women’s and men’s football were recognised with The FIFA Marta Award, presented for only the second time, and The FIFA Puskás Award, respectively, with these honours decided on the basis of a vote split equally between fans and a panel of FIFA Legends.
Two spectacular goals were recognised, with Lizbeth Ovalle receiving The FIFA Marta Award for her acrobatic effort for Tigres in Mexico’s Liga MX Femenil, while Independiente defender Santiago Montiel was announced as this year’s FIFA Puskás Award winner for his overhead kick goal in Argentina’s Primera División.
The recipients of the FIFA Fan Award – based entirely on the votes of registered FIFA.com users and having received a record-breaking 2.7 million votes – are the fans of Zakho SC, a club based in Iraq. Zakho fans created a heartwarming spectacle before their league match against Al-Hudood SC in May 2025, throwing thousands of stuffed toys onto the pitch from the stands to be donated to local children struggling with illness.
Dr Andreas Harlass-Neuking picked up the FIFA Fair Play Award, which was decided upon by an expert panel. The team doctor for SSV Jahn Regensburg in Germany rushed into the stands to resuscitate a fan and save their life ahead of a 2. Bundesliga match against 1. FC Magdeburg.
The Best FIFA Women’s 11 2025: Hannah Hampton (Chelsea/England), Irene Paredes (Barcelona/Spain), Lucy Bronze (Chelsea/England), Ona Batlle (Barcelona/Spain), Leah Williamson (Arsenal/England), Aitana Bonmati (Barcelona/Spain), Claudia Pina (Barcelona/Spain), Patri Guijarro (Barcelona/Spain), Alessia Russo (Arsenal/England), Alexia Putellas (Barcelona/Spain), Mariona Caldentey (Arsenal/Spain)
The Best FIFA Men’s 11 2025: Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris Saint-Germain, now Manchester City/Italy), Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain/Morocco), Willian Pacho (Paris Saint-Germain/Ecuador), Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool/Netherlands), Bruno Mendes (Paris Saint-Germain/Portugal), Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid/England), Pedri (Barcelona/Spain), Vitinha (Paris Saint-Germain/Portugal), Cole Palmer (Chelsea/England), Lamine Yamal (Barcelona/Spain), Ousmane Dembélé(Paris Saint-Germain/France).
Courtesy of FIFA.
