Shortlists for Best Men’s and Women’s Player and Best Coach announced

The final nominees will be announced after the voting ends


The clock is ticking for the 2023 best players and coach to be known. The final list of the 100 best male players, 50 best female players and 40 best coaches has been announced.

The categories to be voted are:

  • Best Coach
  • Best Women’s Goalkeeper
  • Best Women’s Player
  • Best Men’s Goalkeeper
  • Men’s Best 5 players
  • Best Men’s Player

Votes will be submitted until 11 January by the coach and the captain of all the Football Associations and the coach and captain of the Beach Soccer Clubs that have participated in at least one of the following competitions: World Winners Cup Alghero 2023, Americas Winners Cup 2023 or the Euro Winners Cup 2023. In case there is no women’s beach soccer national team active in the federation, then the men’s team captain and coach will vote for the best women’s player and best women’s goalkeeper.

The date and location of the 2023 Beach Soccer Stars gala will be announced soon. 

Here is the full list of the nominees:


50 WOMEN’S SHORTLIST

ADRIANA MANAU (ESP)
ADRIELE ROCHA (BRA)
ALEXANDRIA HALL (USA)
ANA “BÊ” RIBEIRO (BRA)
ANAELLE WIARD (BEL)
ANASTASIIA KLIPACHENKO (UKR)
ANASTASIIA TEREKH (UKR)
ANDREA ALCAIDE (ESP)
ANDREA MIRÓN (ESP)
BÁRBARA COLODETTI (BRA)
CAROL GONZÁLEZ (ESP)
CRIS GONZÁLEZ (ESP)
CRISTIANA COSTA (POR)
DANIELA PAULÍN (MEX)
DANIELLE BARBOZA (BRA)
DOMINIKA DEWICKA (POL)
EDNA IMADE (NGA)
EMMA JENSEN (GER)
ÉRICA FERREIRA (POR)
FABIANNA VECCHIONE (ITA)
FÁTIMA PÉREZ (SLV)
HANNAH ADLER (USA)
IRMA CORDERO (SLV)
JAMILA MARREIROS (POR)
JOANA FLORES (POR)
KAREN WERT (BAH)
KATARZYNA GOZDEK (POL)
KATIE JAMES (ENG)
KILEE QUIGLEY (USA)
LAINE ALMEIDA (BRA)
LAURA GALLEGO (ESP)
LAUREN LESLIE (USA)
LORENA ASENSIO (ESP)
MARISA GONZÁLES (SLV)
MARTINA FOLPRECHTOVÁ (CZE)
MELANIA PISA (ITA)
MELISSA GOMES (POR)
MELISSA LOWDER (USA)
MICHAELA ČULOVÁ (CZE)
MOLLY CLARK (ENG)
MYROSLAVA VYPASNIAK (UKR)
PAULINA BEDNARSKA (POL)
SAKI KUSHIYAMA (JPN)
SARAH KEMPSON (ENG)
SYLVANA TIELEMAN (NED)
TAIANE COSTA (BRA)
VERONICA PRIVITERA (ITA)
WIKTORIA KACZMAREK (POL)
YU ISHIKAWA (JPN)
YULIIA DEKHTIAR (UKR)

100 MEN’S SHORTLIST

AARON CLARKE (ENG)
AHMED AL-HAMAMI (KSA)
ALAN RODAS (PAR)
ALEJANDRO QUINTERO (COL)
ALESSANDRO CANALE (USA)
ALI MIRSHEKARI (IRN)
AMIR AKBARI (IRN)
ANATOLIY RYABKO (BLR)
ANDREAS KATSOULIS (GRE)
ANTONIO JOSÉ NAMAPE “FIGO” (MOZ)
AXEL DAMM (DEN)
BÊ MARTINS (POR)
BRUNO XAVIER (BRA)
CASPER DORPH (DEN)
CEM KESKIN (TUR)
CHRISTIAN BIERMANN (GER)
CHRISTOPHER TOTH (USA)
CRISTOPHER CASTILLO (MEX)
DAVID ARDIL (ESP)
DEJAN STANKOVIC (SUI)
DIOGO CATARINO (BRA)
DMYTRO VOITENKO (UKR)
EDSON HULK (BRA)
EFE LORENZO (TUR)
ELINTON ANDRADE (POR)
ELIOTT MOUNOUD (SUI)
EMMANUELE ZURLO (ITA)
FEDOR ZEMSKOV (RUS)
FILIPE SILVA (BRA)
FRANCISCO JESÚS “DONA” (ESP)
FRANK VELASQUEZ (SLV)
GABRIEL MACIAS (MEX)
GABRIEL SILVEIRA (USA)
GASTÓN LADUCHE (URU)
GIANMARCO GENOVALI (ITA)
GIORGI DIAKVNISHVILI (GEO)
GLENN HODEL (SUI)
GRIGORE COJOCARI (MDA)
GUSTAV MADSEN (DEN)
HASSANE MOHAMED (EGY)
HEIMANU TAIARUI (TAH)
HUMAID JAMAL (UAE)
IHAR BRYSHTSEL (BLR)
JASON URBINA (SLV)
JÉRÉMY BASQUAISE (FRA)
JORDAN SANTOS (POR)
JOSÉ ARIAS (ESP)
JUAN OSA (COL)
KRISTIAN MARMOR (EST)
KRYSTIAN KAROLAK (POL)
LAUTARO BENADUCCI (ARG)
LEANDRO CASAPIERI (ITA)
LÉO MARTINS (POR)
LI FUNG KUEE (TAH)
LUCA BERTACCA (ITA)
LUCAS PONZETTI (ARG)
LUIZ ALBERTO “DATINHA” (BRA)
LUKÁŠ TRAMPOTA (CZE)
MAJED SHAMHANI (KSA)
MAMADOU SYLLA (SEN)
MANTAS MAKUTUNOVIČIUS (LTU)
MARCO GIORDANI (ITA)
MAURICINHO (BRA)
MAXIM VOITOK (UKR)
MICHAEL BUTLER (BAH)
MIGUEL PINTADO (POR)
MIGUEL SANTISO “KUMAN” (ESP)
MILCIADES MEDINA (PAR)
MOHAMMAD JAVAD KHOSRAVI (IRN)
MOHAMMAD MOKHTARI (IRN)
MOHAMMAD MORADI (IRN)
MOHAMMED ELSAYED (EGY)
MOSLEM MESIGAR (IRN)
NDIAYE AL SEYNI (SEN)
NICK PERERA (USA)
NINOU DIATTA (SEN)
NOEL OTT (SUI)
OZU MOREIRA (JPN)
PATRYK PIETRASIAK (POL)
RABI ABOUTALBI (MAR)
RAFAEL “BOKINHA” (BRA)
RAOUL MENDY (SEN)
RODRIGO SOARES (BRA)
RUI COIMBRA (POR)
SABIR ALLAHQULIYEV (AZE)
SAIF AL YAQDHAN (OMA)
SALVADOR “CHIKY” ARDIL (ESP)
SAMI AL BULUSHI (OMA)
SEYDINA DIAGNE (SEN)
SURIYA BORIDET (THA)
TAKAAKI OBA (JPN)
TAKUYA AKAGUMA (JPN)
TAMATOA TETAUIRA (TAH)
TIAGO SANTOS “BOBÔ” (BRA)
VALENTÍN BENÍTEZ (PAR)
WALEED BESHR (UAE)
WALID MOHAMMAD (UAE)
YOAO ROLÓN (PAR)
YURII SHCHERYTSIA (UKR)
YUSUKE KAWAI (JPN)

40 COACHES’ SHORTLIST

ABDERRAHIM EL-GAZZI – HIGICONTROL MELILLA (W)
ALAN CAVALCANTI – PORTUGAL (W)
ALI NADERI HOSSEINABADI – IR IRAN (M)
ANDREA SANNINO – NAPOLI BS (M)
ANGELO SCHIRINZI – SWITZERLAND (M)
ANTÓNIO TORRES – SC BRAGA (M)
BOGUSLAW SAGANOWSKI – FC10 LADIES (W)
CHRISTIAN MENDEZ – SPAIN (M/W)
DONALD CÉSPEDES – SAN ANTONIO (M)
ELÍAS RAMÍREZ – EL SALVADOR (W)
EMILIANO DEL DUCA – ITALY (M/W)
FABRÍCIO SANTOS – BRAZIL (W)
FRANCIS FARBEROFF – USA (M)
FRANCISCO CATI – MEXICO (M)
GABRIEL MOHAGHEGHI – REAL MÜNSTER (M)
GUGA ZLOCCOWICK – SAUDI ARABIA (M)
HERNÁN MAGRINI – ARGENTINA (M)
JOAQUÍN MOLAS – PRESIDENTE HAYES (M)
LLORENÇ GÓMEZ – DENMARK (M)
MAMADOU DIALLO – SENEGAL (M)
MAMON AMER – FALFALA KAFR QASSEM (M)
MARCELO MENDES – CHINA (M)
MARCO OCTÁVIO – BRAZIL (M)
MÁRIO NARCISO – PORTUGAL (M)
MATTEO MARRUCCI – PISA BSC (M)
MORGAN CHURCH – USA (W)
MOUSTAFA ZIEDAN LOFTY – EGYPT (M)
MYKOLA KOSTENKO – UKRAINE (M)
NICOLÁS ALVARADO – BELARUS (M)
NIXON AGUILAR – BARRA SANTIAGO (M)
OUMAR SYLLA – MOROCCO (M)
RAFAEL MILLÁN (FALI) – RECREATIVO DE HUELVA (M)
ROSEMARY ANDRADE – SÃO PEDRO BS (W)
RUDIS GALLO – EL SALVADOR (M)
SANTIAGO ALZATE – COLOMBIA (M)
TALIB HILAL – OMAN (M)
TERUKI TABATA – JAPAN (M)
TEVA ZAVERONI – TAHITI (M)
VICTOR VASQUES – UAE (M)
YURII KLYMENKO – UKRAINE (W)

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