Introduction

On Friday, FIFA announced the list of candidates for the 2023 Puskas Award for the best goal.

About the Puskás Award

The Puskás Award is an award given each year by FIFA to the scorer of the best goal of the year. It bears the name of the late Hungarian striker Ferenc Puskás, a Real Madrid legend.

The Puskás Award is one of the “Best” awards that FIFA presents annually to the best in the game.

List of Nominees

Candidates and Their Goals

The list of candidates for this year’s Puskás Award included 11 male and female players.

The list of nominated goals included:

• Argentine Alvaro Barreal and his goal in the quarter-final match of the US Open Cup
• Colombian Linda Caicedo with her goal against Germany in the Women’s World Cup
• Brighton left winger Julio Anciso and his goal against Manchester City in the English Premier League
• Australian Sam Kerr and her goal against England at the Women’s World Cup
• Brian Lozano’s goal against América in the Mexican League
• Botafogo’s Jerome Madruga’s goal against Novozontino in the Brazilian League
• Ivan Morante’s Ibiza goal against Burgos in the Spanish second division
• Nuno Santos’ goal for Sporting Lisbon against Boavista in the Portuguese league
• Korea Under-20 international Kang Seongjing’s goal against Jordan at the Asian Youth Championship
• Ashot Tagebergen’s goal against Denmark in a European Nations Cup qualifying match
• Brazilian tennis player Beatriz Zanerato’s goal against Panama at the Women’s World Cup

Awards Ceremony Details

The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) has not yet determined the date and location of the 2023 “Best” awards ceremony.

Source

Source: Agencies