Pep Guardiola and Gareth Taylor have been shortlisted for the coach prizes in men’s and women’s football respectively, with Ederson and Ayaka Yamashita replicating them for the goalkeeper accolades.
Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw and Lauren Hemp are up for the women’s award, while Erling Haaland and Rodri are in with a shout for the men’s gong.
The candidates for each category have been selected by two expert panels – one for women’s football and one for men’s.
Ederson and Guardiola are defending their trophy won last year.
Voting for all individual awards will be equally weighted between fans, the current captains and coaches of all women’s/men’s national teams and media.
Meanwhile, fans can also have their say in the Men’s and Women’s Best 11 with voting set to close at 22:59 (UK) on Tuesday 10 December.
The winners will be revealed at a ceremony in January 2025.
Best FIFA Women’s Player
Shaw was the Barclays Women’s Super League Golden Boot winner in 2023/24 and became City’s record scorer in the process - she now has 84 goals in 97 appearances across all competitions.
Hemp has been one of the world’s best players for years now, despite being just 24. In 2023/24, she scored 12 times in 29 appearances for City and was yet again named in the WSL Team of the Year.
Nominees: Aitana Bonmati (Spain/Barcelona), Barbra Banda (Zambia/Orlando Pride), Caroline Graham Hansen (Norway/Barcelona), Keira Walsh (England/Barcelona), Khadija Shaw (Jamaica/Manchester City), Lauren Hemp (England/Manchester City), Lindsey Horan (USA/Lyon), Lucy Bronze (England/Chelsea), Mallory Swanson (USA/Chicago Red Stars), Mariona Caldentey (Spain/Arsenal), Naomi Girma (USA/San Diego Wave), Ona Batlle (Spain/Barcelona), Salma Paralluelo (Spain/Barcelona), Sophia Smith (USA/Portland Thorns), Tabitha Chawinga (Malawi/Lyon), Trinity Rodman (USA/Washington Spirit)
Best FIFA Men’s Player
Haaland remains a goalscoring machine, winning the Premier League Golden Boot award in both of his full seasons at City so far. He now has an incredible 107 goals in 116 appearances.
Rodri has been the beating heart of Pep Guardiola’s all-conquering side for almost all of his five years in Manchester now. That status was recognised with the biggest individual award of them all - the Ballon d’Or.
Nominees: 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 Mbappe (France/Paris St-Germain/Real Madrid), Lamine Yamal (Spain/Barcelona), Lionel Messi (Argentina/Inter Miami), Rodri (Spain/Manchester City), Toni Kroos (Germany/Real Madrid), Vinicius Jr (Brazil/Real Madrid)
FIFA Women’s Coach
Taylor led City to a runners-up spot in the Barclays Women’s Super League in 2023/24, taking the title race to the final day.
Nominees: Arthur Elias (Brazil), Elena Sadiku (Celtic), Emma Hayes (Chelsea/USA), Futoshi Ikeda (Japan), Gareth Taylor (Manchester City), Jonatan Giraldez (Barcelona/Washington Spirit), Sandrine Soubeyrand (Paris FC), Sonia Bompastor (Lyon/Chelsea)
FIFA Men’s Coach
Guardiola won the award last time out after City’s historic Treble season in 2022/23 and led City to a record fourth successive Premier League triumph in 2023/24 - breaking an English top-flight record for consecutive titles.
Nominees: Carlo Ancelotti (Real Madrid), Lionel Scaloni (Argentina), Luis de la Fuente (Spain), Pep Guardiola (Manchester City), Xabi Alonso (Bayer Leverkusen)
FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper
Ayaka Yamashita joined City in the summer and has instantly become a fan favourite and alongside Khiara Keating, City now have two of the best goalkeepers in the Barclays Women’s Super League.
Nominees: Alyssa Naeher (USA/Chicago Red Stars), Ann-Katrin Berger (Germany/Chelsea/NJ/NY Gotham), Ayaka Yamashita (Japan/Manchester City), Cata Coll (Spain/Barcelona), Mary Earps (England/Manchester United/Paris St-Germain)
FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper
Ederson won the award in 2023 and has remained one of the outstanding goalkeepers in the world over the last 12 months - both with his feet and shot stopping. After incredibly missing out on the Yashin Trophy nominations this year, this is testament to the Brazilian’s standing in the game.
Nominees: Andriy Lunin (Ukraine/Real Madrid), David Raya (Spain/Arsenal), Ederson (Brazil/Manchester City), Emiliano Martinez (Argentina/Aston Villa), Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy/Paris St-Germain), Mike Maignan (France/AC Milan), Unai Simon (Spain/Athletic Bilbao)
