Jennifer Hermoso of Spain and Hinata Miyazawa of Japan made the list of nominees for the Best FIFA Women’s Player 2023.
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The List of nominees:
- Aitana Bonmati: Won the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ | Awarded the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 Golden Ball | Won the 2022-23 UEFA Women’s Champions League | Named the 2022-23 UEFA Women’s Champions League Player of the Season | Won 2022-23 Liga F and Supercopa de España
- Linda Caicedo: 2022-23 Liga F runner-up | 2022-23 Copa de la Reina runner-up | Scored on her FIFA Women’s World Cup™ debut | Became the youngest player to score in the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ (18y 153d v. Korea Rep.)
- Rachel Daly: Top goalscorer in the 2022-23 FA Women’s Super League | Named the 2022-23 FA Women’s Super League Player of the Season | Won the 2023 Women’s Finalissima | FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ runner-up
- Kadidiatou Diani: 2022-23 Division 1 Féminine top goalscorer | Won the 2022-23 FFF D1 Féminine Best Player Award | Named in the 2022-23 FFF D1 Féminine and the 2022-23 UNFP Team of the Season | Scored France’s first-ever hat-trick in the FIFA Women’s World Cup
- Caitlin Foord: Reached the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ semi-finals | Reached the 2022-23 UEFA Women’s Champions League semi-finals | Won the 2022-23 FA Women’s League Cup
- Mary Fowler: Reached the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ semi-finals | Became the youngest player to score for Australia in a FIFA Women’s World Cup™ match since 2011 when she scored against Canada at 20 years and 167 days
- Alex Greenwood: FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™️ runner-up | Won the 2023 Women’s Finalissima
- Jennifer Hermoso: Won the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™️| Awarded the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 Silver Ball | 2022-23 Liga MX Femenil Clausura runner-up | Surpassed landmarks of 100 caps and 50 goals for Spain during the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023
- Lindsey Horan: Won the 2022-23 Division 1 Féminine | Won the 2022-23 Coupe de France Féminine | Won the 2022 Trophée des Championnes | Named in the 2022-23 UNFP Team of the Season
- Amanda Ilestedt: Finished third at the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ | Awarded the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 Bronze Ball after scoring four goals | 2022-23 Division 1 Féminine runner-up | 2022-23 Coupe de France Féminine runner-up | 2022 Trophée des Championnes runner-up
- Lauren James: FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ runner-up | Won the 2023 Women’s Finalissima | Won the 2022-23 FA Women’s Super League | Won the 2022-23 Women’s FA Cup | Scored three goals and provided three assists in the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023
- Sam Kerr: Reached the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ semi-finals | Reached 2022-23 FA Women’s Super League semi-finals | Won the 2022-23 Women’s FA Cup | Named 2022-23 FWA Women’s Footballer of the Year | Reached the 2022-23 UEFA Women’s Champions League semi-finals
- Mapi Leon: Won the 2022-23 UEFA Women’s Champions League | Named in the 2022-23 UEFA Women’s Champions League Team of the Season | Won the 2022-23 Liga F | Won the 2023 Supercopa de España
- Hinata Miyazawa: Top scorer at the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ despite Japan’s quarter-final exit | Scored five goals with one assist in five FIFA Women’s World Cup appearances | Became third-ever Asian winner of the adidas Golden Boot at the FIFA Women’s World Cup
- Salma Paralluelo: Won the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ | Won the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 Best Young Player Award | Won the 2022-23 UEFA Women’s Champions League | Won the 2022-23 Liga F | Won the 2023 Supercopa de España | Won the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup 2022™
- Keira Walsh: Won the 2022-23 UEFA Women’s Champions League | Won the 2022-23 Liga F | Won the 2023 Supercopa de España | Won the 2023 Women’s Finalissima | Named the 2023 Women’s Finalissima Player of the Match | FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ runner-up
According to fifa.com:
The Best FIFA Football Awards 2023™ are coming into view, with voting for several of the prestigious honours getting under way on 14 September.Fans of the beautiful game from across the globe will be able to cast their vote in a number of categories as FIFA crowns the leading performers from women’s and men’s football.The qualifying period for the women’s awards – Best Women’s Player, Best Women’s Coach and Best Women’s Goalkeeper – was from 1 August 2022 to 20 August 2023, the date of the FIFA Women’s World Cup Final.For the men’s awards – Best Men’s Player, Best Men’s Coach and Best Men’s Goalkeeper – the qualifying period was between 19 December 2022 to 20 August 2023.Fan voting in all of the above categories will commence via FIFA’s digital platforms on 14 September when the respective shortlisted nominees are announced, along with The FIFA Fan award.Voting for The FIFA Puskás Award, which will be presented to the scorer of the best goal in the relevant qualifying period – between 19 December 2022 and 20 August 2023 – will take place from 21 September.
