Nominees for the 2023 Globe Soccer Awards for Fans' Favourite Player of the Year (© Globe Soccer Awards)
Nominees for the 2023 Globe Soccer Awards for Fans' Favourite Player of the Year (© Globe Soccer Awards)

Osimhen, Boniface, Oshoala joins Ronaldo, Fabrizio Romano as nominees for 2023 Globe Soccer Awards

The nominees for the 2023 edition of the Dubai Globe Soccer Awards have been announced, featuring the world’s best footballers vying for accolades in several categories.

The 14th edition of the star-studded Globe Soccer Awards will take place at the spectacular Atlantis The Palm on 19 January, 2024.

The event will host an array of football stars from the past and present. While the 30-player long list for the Best Men’s Player is dominated by the biggest names plying their trades in Europe, Cristiano Ronaldo of Al Nassr and Lionel Messi of Inter Miami are also among the nominees.

BEST MEN’S PLAYER
Nominees 2023

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Africa is well represented at the prestigious awards ceremony, with some of the best exports nominated for the Best Men’s Player of the Year category.

Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen leads a list that includes Moroccan international, Yassine Bounou, Cameroon’s André Onana, and Egyptian international, Mohamed Salah.

Osimhen, who is the favourite to win the CAF African Footballer of the Year and finished eighth in the ranking of the France Football Ballon d’Or nominees, will trade tackles with the likes of Robert Lewandowski, Jude Bellingham, Nicolo Barella, Antoine Griezmann, Karim Benzema, and others for the award.

Other nominees for the awards include Lionel Messi, Harry Kane, Luka Modric, Cristiano Ronaldo, Kylian Mbappe, and Vinicius Jr.

BEST WOMEN’S PLAYER
Nominees 2023

Globe Womens Player 2023 01 1525In the female category, five-time CAF African Footballer of the Year, Asisat Oshoala is nominated for the first time alongside Sam Kerr, Linda Caicedo, Wendie Renard, and others.

Egyptian Premier League and CAF Champions League defending champions, Al Ahly, received two nominations for Best Men’s Club and Best Middle East Club.

BEST MEN’S CLUB
Nominees 2023

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BEST MIDDLE EAST CLUB
Nominees 2023

globe Middle East Club 2023 01 1The winner of the 2022 award for Best Football Journalist, Fabrizio Romano will hope to defend his accolade against Guillem Balagué, Gianluca Di Marzio, David Ornstein, Gerard Romero, and 10 other football writers.

BEST DIGITAL JOURNALIST
Nominees 2023

globe 2023 digital Journalist v1Super Eagles and Bayer Leverkusen forward, Victor Boniface faces stiff competition with 28 other young players in the Power Horse Emerging Player category.

The 22-year-old will look to see off Barcelona’s quartet of Alejandro Balde, Pablo Gavi, Pedri González, and Lamine Yamal, Real Madrid’s trio of Jude Bellingham, Eduardo Camavinga, and Ader Guler, Bayern Munich’s duo of Jamal Musiala and Mathys Tel.

The category also includes Jérémy Doku and Josko Gvardiol of Manchester City, Moisés Caicedo and Enzo Fernández of Chelsea, among others.

POWER HORSE EMERGING PLAYER
Nominees 2023

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The EFAA (European Association of Player’s Agents) and the ECA (European Club Association) organize the awards.

Since starting in 2010 with three major categories, they now offer recognition in seven categories for players, agents, and clubs, with an official Gala Dinner held every year for the same in Dubai.

They awarded the first prizes in 2010, in three categories. In 2011, they increased the number of awards and categories to six. The 2012 edition delivered a larger number, reaching ten football-related categories.

The 2023 edition will feature 21 categories in two sections. Section one is for the main category and consists of 16 awards, while section two is named digital categories with five awards.

The main categories are:
  • Best President of the Year
  • TikTok Fans’ Player of the Year
  • Best Men’s Player of the Year
  • Best Women’s Player of the Year
  • Maradona Award for Best Goal Scorer of the Year
  • Best Men’s Club of the Year
  • Best Women’s Club of the Year
  • CNN Off The Pitch Award
  • Power Horse Emerging Player of the Year
  • Best Coach of the Year
  • Coach Career Award
  • Best Executive of the Year
  • Best Transfer Deal of the Year
  • Best Agent of the Year
  • Best Sporting Director of the Year
  • Player Career Award
The six digital categories include:
  • Best Football Esports Player of the Year
  • Best Football TikTok Creator of the Year
  • Best Football YouTube Creator of the Year
  • Best Football Social Media Influencer of the Year
  • Best Football Journalist of the Year

Atlantis The Palm

The 14th edition of the Globe Soccer Awards will take place on January 19 at Atlantis The Palm, Dubai.

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