The Best Football Man’s Player 2023 award was solely decided by a panel of 53 leading sports journalists. UEFA added 80 coaches, European Sports Media Association journalists (55), and UEFA’s member associations. The Best FIFA Football Awards 2023 will be held in early 2024. 20 players were initially shortlisted on 14 September 2023. Lionel Messi has also been selected two times in 2019 and 2022.
In 2022, Messi was No. 1 position on FIFA’s Best Football Man’s Player list. Spain football team star Kylian Mbappe is in the No 2 position and Real Madrid’s start Player Karim Benzema is in 3rd position.
This time, 20 players were shortlisted on 14 September 2023. The best player will be selected during the period from 19 December 2022 to 20 August 2023.
Barcelona and Inter Miami star Messi is one of the best footballers in the FIFA History. Last 10 years he has continuously been nominated as the best football player in the world and he has an 8-time Ballon d’Or award recently.
Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappé are both the most valuable football players right now. and both had the race of the final list of the 2023 Ballon d’Or award with Messi. Here are the list of the Best Football Men’s Player 2023 Messi vs Mbappe vs Haaland below
The Best Football Men’s Player 2023
| Player | Club(s) played for | National team |
|---|---|---|
| Julián Álvarez | Manchester City | Argentina |
| Marcelo Brozović | Inter Milan Al Nassr |
Croatia |
| Kevin De Bruyne | Manchester City | Belgium |
| İlkay Gündoğan | Manchester City Barcelona |
Germany |
| Erling Haaland | Manchester City | Norway |
| Rodri | Manchester City | Spain |
| Khvicha Kvaratskhelia | Napoli | Georgia |
| Kylian Mbappé | Paris Saint-Germain | France |
| Lionel Messi | Paris Saint-Germain Inter Miami |
Argentina |
| Victor Osimhen | Napoli | Nigeria |
| Declan Rice | West Ham United Arsenal |
England |
| Bernardo Silva | Manchester City | Portugal |
