Messi voted best player of 2022, Courtois and De Bruyne in team of the year

Lionel Messi, 35, was voted best football player of the year 2022 on Monday evening at the gala “The Best FIFA Football Awards” organized in Paris.

The Argentinian won his first World Cup on December 18 in Qatar. He was preferred to the French Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) and Kylian Mbappé (PSG), the two other finalists.

A Paris Saint-Germain player himself, Messi, who won a record 7 Ballons d’Or, won the FIFA trophy for the third time after 2009 and 2019. He was playing with FC Barcelona at the time. Between 2010 and 2015, the FIFA trophy was linked to the Ballon d’Or and the captain of the Argentina team obtained it four times (2010, 2011, 2012 and 2015). He succeeds the Best FIFA winners to the Polish Roberto Lewandowski rewarded in 2020 and 2021.

Two Belgians in the team of the year

Two Red Devils, goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid), who was not voted best goalkeeper, and playmaker Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) are among the eleven players who make up the best team in the game. year 2022 according to the international football federation. It was revealed on Monday evening at the “The Best FIFA Football Awards” gala held in Paris.

The men’s eleven of the year: Courtois; Hakimi, Van Dijk, Cancelo; Casemiro, Modric, De Bruyne; Messi, Mbappé, Benzema, Haaland.

Women’s eleven of the year: Endler ; Bronze, Williamson, Renard, Leon ; Walsh, Putellas, Oberdorf ; Kerr, Morgan, Mead.

The full list

gentlemen

Best Player: Lionel Messi (Arg)

Best coach: Lionel Scaloni (Arg)

Best goalkeeper: Emiliano Martinez (Arg)

Puskas Award for Best Goal: Marcin Oleksy (Pol)

the XI of the year: Courtois – Hakimi, Van Dijk, Cancelo – De Bruyne, Modric, Casemiro, Messi – Mbappé, Benzema, Haaland

Dames

Best player: Alexia Putellas (Esp)

Best coach: Sarina Wiegman (Eng)

Best goalkeeper: Mary Earps (Eng)

The XI of the year: Endler – Bronze, Leon, Williamson, Renard – Walsh, Oberdorf, Kerr – Morgan, Mead, Putellas