Puskas Award: Lets take a look at list of FIFA’s goal of the year nominees

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 ⚽️
Vote for #TheBest goal on FIFA+ 🗳
— 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 😱
— GOAL (@goal) May 22, 2022

Amandine Henry v Barcelona

TAKE. A. BOW. 🔥
Amandine Henry with one of the goals of the season for @OLFeminin
Watch the @UWCL Final live 👇
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🇪🇸 🎙 👉
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— 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
— Lega Serie A (@SerieA) May 16, 2022

Alou Kuol v Iraq U23s

Kuol as you like 😎🔥🦂
🎥: @ParamountPlusAU #IRQvAUS #AFCU23 #GoAustralia
— Football Australia (@FootballAUS) June 4, 2022

Kylian Mbappé v Argentina

MBAPPE ARE YOU SERIOUS?! 😱
FRANCE TIES IT
— 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? 👀
— 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
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— 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
— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) December 23, 2022

Alessia Russo v Sweden

😱 @alessiarusso7, that is 𝙊𝙐𝙏𝙍𝘼𝙂𝙀𝙊𝙐𝙎 😮‍💨#WEUROVision #WEURO2022 @hisensesports
— 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 🏆
— Amp Futbol Polska (@AmpFutbolPolska) November 7, 2022