Kerr, who finished second in the 2021 FIFA Best awards, won the FA Cup and Women's Super League double with Chelsea, while also taking the Golden Boot as the leading scorer in England for a second straight season.

 

Named the 2022 Players' Player of the Year, she emerged topscorer in the AFC Women's Asian Cup India 2022™ and is now Australia's all-time leading scorer - men and women.

Kerr, however, faces a formidable challenge as also nominated was 2021 winner Alexia Putellas of Barcelona and Spain.

 

Among the others shortlisted were three players from the England team that won Euro 2021 — top scorer Beth Mead, captain Leah Williamson and midfielder Keira Walsh, with Kerr's Canadian teammate at Chelsea, Jessie Fleming also in the running.

Koul, the elder brother of Garang, was nominated for the Puskas award for his 'scorpion kick' effort for Australia's against Islamic Republic of Iran in the AFC U23 Asian Cup™ Uzbekistan 2022. 

 

Leading the charge for the Best FIFA Men's Player is Argentina's Lionel Messi with his Paris St Germain and France star Kylian Mbappe, 2022 Ballon d'Or winner Karim Benzema, two-time winner Robert Lewandowski and Manchester City scoring sensation Erling Haaland also in the mix.

Asia also has nominees for the Best FIFA Fan Award with Saudi Arabia's Abdullah Al Salmi and the Japanese national team fans among the three candidates in the running.

 

Public voting is open HERE and will run until 23:59 CET on February 3.

FIFA will announce the three finalists in each of the seven categories listed above in early February 2023.

 

The full voting and award process is detailed in the Rules of Allocation.