FIFA Marta Award

The FIFA Marta Award [ˈmaʁtɐ] is an award established in 2024 by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) to be awarded to the women's association football player judged to have scored the most aesthetically significant, or "most beautiful", goal of the calendar year. The Marta Award is announced yearly and is considered by voting.

The award is named in honour of Marta, the forward and captain of the Brazil women's national team for over two decades from 2002 until 2024.

The time-frame for the first award was August 2023 to August 2024. The annual award was presented for the first time during The Best FIFA Football Awards 2024 Gala on 17 December 2024; Marta herself won the inaugural award.

Winners and nominees

Scores and results list the player's club goal tally first.

2024

FIFA announced the list of 11 nominees on 28 November 2024.[1]

Rank Player Team Opponent Score Competition Points[2]
1st Marta  Brazil  Jamaica 4–0 International friendly 22
2nd Asisat Oshoala Barcelona Benfica 5–0 2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League 20
3rd Sakina Karchaoui  France  Sweden 1–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying 16
4th Giuseppina Moraca Lazio Bologna 2–0 2023–24 Serie B 15
5th Mayra Pelayo-Bernal  Mexico  United States 2–0 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup 12
6th Paulina Krumbiegel TSG Hoffenheim MSV Duisburg 2–0 2023–24 Frauen-Bundesliga 12
7th Delphine Cascarino Lyon Benfica 2–1 2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League 10
8th Beth Mead Arsenal West Ham United 2–0 2023–24 Women's Super League 9
9th Marina Hegering VfL Wolfsburg SGS Essen 2–1 2023–24 Frauen-Bundesliga 9
10th Trinity Rodman  United States  Japan 1–0 2024 Summer Olympics 9
11th Nina Matejić  Serbia  England 1–0 2024 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship 6

2025

FIFA announced the list of 11 nominees on 13 November 2025.[3]

Rank Player Team Opponent Score Competition Points
1st Lizbeth Ovalle UANL Guadalajara 1–0 Liga MX Femenil Clausura 2025 24
2nd Marta Orlando Pride Kansas City Current 3–1 2024 National Women's Soccer League 20
3rd Mariona Caldentey Arsenal Lyon 2–0 2024–25 UEFA Women's Champions League 17
Unranked Jordyn Bugg Seattle Reign FC North Carolina Courage 1–0 2025 National Women's Soccer League N/A
Ashley Cheatley Brentford Ascot United 1–0 2024–25 Women's FA Cup
Kyra Cooney-Cross  Australia  Germany 1–1 International friendly
Jon Ryong-jong  North Korea  Argentina 2–0 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Vivianne Miedema  Netherlands  Wales 1–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2025
Kishi Núñez  Argentina  Costa Rica 1–0 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Ally Sentnor  United States  Colombia 2–0 2025 SheBelieves Cup
Khadija Shaw Manchester City Hammarby 2–1 2024–25 UEFA Women's Champions League

Female FIFA Puskás Award nominees (2009–2023)

Main article: FIFA Puskás Award

Before 2024, the award for the best goal was combined with that for men's football in the FIFA Puskás Award, with Heather O'Reilly becoming the first female nominee in 2011. No woman won the award, with Stephanie Zambra (née Roche) achieving the best placement by a women's player by ranking second in 2014 behind James Rodriguez.[4] Daniuska Rodríguez and Deyna Castellanos ranked third in 2016 and 2017 respectively. Caroline Weir is the only women's player to receive multiple nominations for the Puskás Award, and one of only eight players to have been so at the time of the Marta Award's inception.[5][6]

See also

References

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