BRAZIL and Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr. was named FIFA men鈥檚 player of the year in Doha on Tuesday, with Spain and Barcelona midfielder Aitana Bonmati winning the women鈥檚 award for the second year in a row.
Vinicius Jr. scored 24 goals in 39 appearances across all competitions to help Real Madrid clinch the LaLiga and Champions League double, and he also netted in their Champions League final win over Borussia Dortmund.
The Brazilian won the award ahead of Spain and Manchester City midfielder Rodri and his teammate at Real, England鈥檚 Jude Bellingham.
The 24-year-old, who narrowly missed out on the Ballon d鈥橭r to Rodri in October, was in Doha to collect the award, with Real in Qatar for Wednesday鈥檚 FIFA Intercontinental Cup final against Mexico鈥檚 Pachuca.
Bonmati retained the FIFA women鈥檚 player of the year award ahead of Zambia鈥檚 Barbra Banda and Norway鈥檚 Caroline Graham Hansen, having also won the women鈥檚 Ballon d鈥橭r for the second consecutive year in October.
The 26-year-old helped her club to a domestic treble last season in a campaign in which Barca also retained the Champions League, and Bonmati scored in the semifinal and final when Spain won the Nations League in February.
Real Madrid鈥檚 Carlo Ancelotti won the best men鈥檚 coach award, after the Italian led his club to the league and Champions League double last season.
Emma Hayes won the best women鈥檚 coach award, after taking the US to the gold medal at this year鈥檚 Olympic Games having taken Chelsea to the WSL title last season, her fifth successive league win with the club.
Alejandro Garnacho won the Puskas Award, for best goal of the year for the Argentine winger鈥檚 strike for Manchester United against Everton in the Premier League in November last year.
Brazil鈥檚 Marta won the inaugural Marta Award, for the best goal in women鈥檚 football, taking the prize named in her honor for her goal against Jamaica in June of this year.
The best women鈥檚 goalkeeper award went to American Alyssa Naeher of the Chicago Red Stars while Emiliano Martinez of Argentina and Aston Villa took the men鈥檚 award. 鈥 Reuters
