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See The FIFA Best Men’s Player Award 2022 Nominees (FULL LIST)

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January 13, 2023

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See The FIFA Best Men’s Player Award 2022 Nominees (FULL LIST)

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World Cup finalists Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe were named to FIFA’s Best Men’s Player shortlist, but Cristiano Ronaldo was left out.

The recent Al-Nassr signing was not included in FIFA’s list of 14 players nominated for the award, which recognizes the best performers from the previous calendar year.

A number of memorable moments occurred at the club and international levels in 2022. From Bayern Munich’s record 10th consecutive Bundesliga title and Erling Haaland’s blistering start to life in England, to Senegal’s first Africa Cup of Nations victory and Morocco’s first final-four World Cup finish in Qatar.

Lionel Messi finally got his hands on the World Cup trophy as the year came to a close, but will that be enough for the Argentine to win FIFA’s prestigious individual award?

See list of nominees below;

The 14 candidates for the 2022 award are a mix of well-known names and relative newcomers.

Messi and Mbappe are joined by Ballon d’Or winner Karim Benzema, as well as youngsters Jude Bellingham and Achraf Hakimi.

While Ronaldo is an obvious omission, perhaps the most surprising inclusion is Manchester City’s Julian Alvarez, who dazzled in Qatar but only joined the English giants a little more than halfway through the calendar year.

The full list of FIFA best men’s player award nominees for 2022 is as follows:

Player	Club
Julian Alvarez	River Plate/Manchester City
Jude Bellingham	Borussia Dortmund
Karim Benzema	Real Madrid
Kevin De Bruyne	Manchester City
Erling Haaland	Borussia Dortmund/Manchester City
Achraf Hakimi	Paris Saint-Germain
Robert Lewandowski	Bayern Munich/Barcelona
Sadio Mane	Liverpool/Bayern Munich
Kylian Mbappe	Paris Saint-Germain
Lionel Messi	Paris Saint-Germain
Luka Modric	Real Madrid
Neymar	Paris Saint-Germain
Mohamed Salah	Liverpool
Vinicius Junior	Real Madrid