The 36-year-old Argentine, Lionel Messi, received the individual honour at the award ceremony in London on Monday night.
He was chosen over Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappé.
This is Messi’s third FIFA Best Award, with previous wins in 2019 and 2022, making him the first player to achieve this milestone. However, Messi was not present at the ceremony as he is currently on a pre-season tour with his club, Inter Miami.
Messi, who recently won the 2022 World Cup with Argentina, was unable to help Inter Miami secure their first club trophy in history.
Additionally, Pep Guardiola was named the men’s coach of the year for leading Manchester City to a treble.
Furthermore, six players from Manchester City were included in the Best XI.
THE BEST FIFA FOOTBALL AWARDS 2023 WINNERS
- The Best FIFA Men’s Player: Lionel Messi
- The Best FIFA Women’s Player: Aitana Bonmati
- The Best FIFA Men’s Coach: Pep Guardiola
- The Best FIFA Women’s Coach: Sarina Wiegman
- The Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper: Ederson
- The Best FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper: Mary Earps
- FIFA Fair Play Award: Brazil men’s national team
- FIFA Puskas Award: Guilherme Madruga
- FIFA Fan Award: Hugo Daniel “Toto” Iniguez
- FIFA Special Award: Marta
FIFA FIFPRO Men’s World 11: Thibaut Courtois, Kyle Walker, Ruben Dias, John Stones, Jude Bellingham, Kevin De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, Vinicius Junior, Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland
FIFA FIFPRO Women’s World 11: Mary Earps, Lucy Bronze, Olga Carmona, Alex Greenwood, Aitana Bonmati, Ella Toone, Keira Walsh, Lauren James, Sam Kerr, Alex Morgan & Alessia Russo
