Lamine Yamal continues to achieve interesting milestones in his budding career in the world of football. The talented 17-year-old right winger, days after being officially recognized as the Golden Boy 2024, has been announced as one of the nominees for the The Best FIFA Football Awards 2024, in the category of best male player of last season (the youngest in the history of this award), also competing for a nomination in the best forwards section for the 2023-24 season.
It should be noted that Lamine Yamal is entering this contest for the award after a 2023-24 season in which he scored seven goals and provided nine assists in 50 matches during his remarkable breakthrough in elite football with Barcelona. In addition to standing out as one of the great names in the Spanish national team, contributing one goal and four assists to Luis de la Fuente's squad in a Euro Cup where he was named the best young player, where his goal against France was selected as the best of the tournament and where he broke several precocity records.
Nominees for The Best FIFA Player Award 2024:
- Dani Carvajal (Spain), Real Madrid
- Erling Haaland (Norway), Manchester City
- Federico Valverde (Uruguay), Real Madrid
- Florian Wirtz (Germany), Bayer Leverkusen
- Jude Bellingham (England), Real Madrid
- Kylian Mbappé (France), PSG/Real Madrid
- Lamine Yamal (Spain), Barcelona
- Lionel Messi (Argentina), Inter Miami
- Rodri (Spain), Manchester City
- Toni Kroos (Germany), Real Madrid
- Vinícius Jr. (Brazil), Real Madrid
Barcelona Femeni Dominated the Nominations for The Best FIFA Women's Player Award 2024
Going into detail about the nominations for The Best awards, it is relevant to mention that there is also a Blaugrana presence in the candidacy for the best player of last season. After a year in which Barcelona Femeni achieved the renowned quadruple, they have placed seven players among the 16 nominees in this category.
Among the favorites is the current Ballon d'Or winner, Aitana Bonmatí (the reigning monarch of this award). Additionally, there are Norwegian forward Caroline Graham Hansen, English midfielder Keira Walsh, English right-back Lucy Bronze (currently with Chelsea), Spanish forward Mariona Caldentey (currently with Arsenal), Spanish defender Ona Batlle, and Spanish forward Salma Paralluelo.
Nominees for The Best FIFA Women's Player Award 2024:
- Aitana Bonmatí (Spain), FC Barcelona
- Barbra Banda (Zambia), Shanghai Shengli/Orlando Pride
- Caroline Graham Hansen (Norway), Barcelona
- Keira Walsh (England), Barcelona
- Khadija Shaw (Jamaica), Manchester City
- Lauren Hemp (England), Manchester City
- Lindsey Horan (United States), Olympique de Lyon
- Lucy Bronze (England), Barcelona/Chelsea
- Mallory Swanson (United States), Chicago Red Stars
- Mariona Caldentey (Spain), Barcelona/Arsenal
- Naomi Girma (United States), San Diego Wave
- Ona Batlle (Spain), Barcelona
- Salma Paralluelo (Spain), Barcelona
- Sophia Smith (United States), Portland Thorns
- Tabitha Chawinga (Malawi), PSG/Olympique de Lyon
- Trinity Rodman (United States), Washington Spirit
Other Categories in Which Barcelona Is Present at The Best FIFA Football Awards 2024
Regarding the nominations related to Barcelona, the club also stands out in the category for best women's football coach, with Jonatan Giráldez, current coach of Washington Spirit in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), competing against seven other candidates:
Nominees for The Best FIFA Women's Football Coach Award 2024:
- Arthur Elias (Brazil), Brazil
- Elena Sadiku (Sweden), Celtic
- Emma Hayes (England), Chelsea/United States
- Yutoshi Ikeda (Japan), Japan
- Gareth Taylor (England), Manchester City
- Jonatan Giráldez (Spain), Barcelona/Washington Spirit
- Sandrine Soubeyrand (France), Paris FC
- Sonia Bompastor (France), Olympique de Lyon/Chelsea
Nominees for The Best FIFA Men's Football Coach Award 2024:
- Carlo Ancelotti (Italy), Real Madrid
- Lionel Scaloni (Argentina), Argentina
- Luis de la Fuente (Spain), Spain
- Pep Guardiola (Spain), Manchester City
- Xabi Alonso (Spain), Bayer Leverkusen
In addition, Barcelona goalkeeper Cata Coll is competing for the award for The Best Goalkeeper of the past year, facing five other outstanding keepers:
Nominees for The Best FIFA Goalkeeper Award 2024:
- Alyssa Naeher (United States), Chicago Red Stars
- Ann-Katrin Berger (Germany), Chelsea/NJ/NY Gotham
- Ayaka Yamashita (Japan), INAC Kobe Leonessa/Manchester City
- Cata Coll (Spain), FC Barcelona
- Mary Earps (England), Manchester United/Paris Saint-Germain
Nominees for The Best FIFA Goalkeeper Award 2024:
- Andriy Lunin (Ukraine), Real Madrid
- David Raya (Spain), Arsenal
- Ederson (Brazil), Manchester City
- Emiliano Martínez (Argentina), Aston Villa
- Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy), Paris Saint-Germain
- Mike Maignan (France), AC Milan
- Unai Simón (Spain), Athletic Club
The Rest of the Categories and Nominees at The Best FIFA Football Awards 2024
It is important to remember that public voting will have significant weight in these awards, as stated by FIFA, the public vote, with a deadline until next Tuesday, December 10, at 23:59, will hold the same value as that of current captains and coaches of national men's and women's teams, as well as representatives from the media.
Additionally, it has been revealed that this time fans will exclusively choose the winner of the FIFA Fan Award, while a panel of experts will select the recipient of the FIFA Fair Play Award.
Likewise, the winners of the new FIFA Marta Award and the FIFA Puskás Award will be selected among fans and a panel of FIFA Legends, whose votes will carry the same weight.
Lastly, but not least, in this edition of The Best FIFA Football Awards 2024, fans will have the opportunity to participate in the selection of the 'Best XI' ideal team in both the men's and women's categories. Followers can select their ideal team from a list of 77 nominees (22 defenders, 22 midfielders, and 22 forwards, plus eleven goalkeepers), with fan votes holding the same weight as those from expert panels.