Lionel Messi Wins FIFA Best Male Player Award, Here's The Complete List Of Winners

JAKARTA - The front player Paris Saint-Germain and the Argentine national team, Lionel Messi, won the FIFA Best Male Player award. Messi beat team-mate Kylian Mbappe and Real Madrid player Karim Benzema to receive the award, Tuesday, February 28, early morning WIB, in Paris,

The award covers the period between the start of the 2021-22 season until the end of the 2022 World Cup. The moment Messi ended Argentina's 36-year wait to win the world champion trophy.

The former Barcelona superstar even claimed the Golden Ball award in Qatar, a trophy awarded to the best player of the tournament. The award was awarded to him after scoring seven goals and making three assists.

The ten direct goal engagements were offset by Mbappe, who finished as the top scorer. But that wasn't enough to get the French forward to win his first Best FIFA award.

Messi made a slow start in his campaign with PSG. With his high standards, he scored just 11 goals and made 14 assists in his first 34 games at the Parc des Princes.

However, 35-year-old, who is also the collector of the seven Ballon d'Or, equaled that figure in just his first 18 games of the season ahead of the World Cup.

Berikut ini adalah daftar lengkap pemenang The Best FIFA 2022:

Best Male Player: Lionel Messi

Best Female Player: Alexia Putellas

Coach Of The Best Men's Team: Lionel Scaloni

Coach Of The Best Women's Team: Sarina Wiegman

Best Male Goalkeeper: Emiliano Martinez

Best Female Goalkeeper: Mary Earps

Special Award: Pele

Best Goal: Marcin Oleksy

Fair Play: Luka Lochoshvili

Best Fan: Tulo Bombo

Best Men's Team

Thibaut Courtois; Achraf Hakimi, Virgil Van Dijk, Joao Cancelo; Kevin De Bruyne, Casemiro, Luka Modric; Lionel Messi, Karim Benzema, Erling Haaland, Kylian Mbappe

Best Women's Team

Christian Endler; Lucy Bronze, Leah Williamson, Wendie Marijuana, Mapi Leon; Alexia Putellas, Sarah Walsh, Lena Oberdorf; Alex Morgan, Sam Kerr, Beth Mead