FIFA Marta Award
International football award
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The FIFA Marta Award [ˈmaʁtɐ] is an award established in 2024 by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) to be awarded to the women's association football player judged to have scored the most aesthetically significant, or "most beautiful", goal of the calendar year. The Marta Award is announced yearly and is considered by voting.
The award is named in honour of Marta, the forward and captain of the Brazil women's national team for over two decades from 2002 until 2024.
The time-frame for the first award was August 2023 to August 2024. The annual award was presented for the first time during The Best FIFA Football Awards 2024 Gala on 17 December 2024; Marta herself won the inaugural award.
Winners and nominees
- Scores and results list the player's club goal tally first.
2024
FIFA announced the list of 11 nominees on 28 November 2024.[1]
| Rank | Player | Team | Opponent | Score | Competition | Points[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |  Marta |
Brazil |
 Jamaica |
4–0 | International friendly | 22 |
| 2nd |  Asisat Oshoala |
 Barcelona |
 Benfica |
5–0 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League | 20 |
| 3rd |  Sakina Karchaoui |
France |
 Sweden |
1–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying | 16 |
| 4th |  Giuseppina Moraca |
Lazio |
Bologna |
2–0 | 2023–24 Serie B | 15 |
| 5th |  Mayra Pelayo-Bernal |
Mexico |
 United States |
2–0 | 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup | 12 |
| 6th |  Paulina Krumbiegel |
TSG Hoffenheim |
MSV Duisburg |
2–0 | 2023–24 Frauen-Bundesliga | 12 |
| 7th | Delphine Cascarino |
Lyon |
Benfica |
2–1 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League | 10 |
| 8th |  Beth Mead |
Arsenal |
West Ham United |
2–0 | 2023–24 Women's Super League | 9 |
| 9th | Marina Hegering |
VfL Wolfsburg |
SGS Essen |
2–1 | 2023–24 Frauen-Bundesliga | 9 |
| 10th | Trinity Rodman |
United States |
 Japan |
1–0 | 2024 Summer Olympics | 9 |
| 11th |  Nina Matejić |
Serbia |
England |
1–0 | 2024 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship | 6 |
2025
FIFA announced the list of 11 nominees on 13 November 2025.[3]
| Rank | Player | Team | Opponent | Score | Competition | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Lizbeth Ovalle |
UANL |
Guadalajara |
1–0 | Liga MX Femenil Clausura 2025 | 24 |
| 2nd | Marta |
Orlando Pride |
Kansas City Current |
3–1 | 2024 National Women's Soccer League | 20 |
| 3rd | Mariona Caldentey |
Arsenal |
Lyon |
2–0 | 2024–25 UEFA Women's Champions League | 17 |
| Unranked | Jordyn Bugg |
Seattle Reign FC |
North Carolina Courage |
1–0 | 2025 National Women's Soccer League | N/A |
| Ashley Cheatley |
Brentford |
Ascot United |
1–0 | 2024–25 Women's FA Cup | ||
 Kyra Cooney-Cross |
Australia |
Germany |
1–1 | International friendly | ||
 Jon Ryong-jong |
North Korea |
 Argentina |
2–0 | 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup | ||
 Vivianne Miedema |
Netherlands |
 Wales |
1–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 | ||
| Kishi Núñez |
Argentina |
 Costa Rica |
1–0 | 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup | ||
| Ally Sentnor |
United States |
 Colombia |
2–0 | 2025 SheBelieves Cup | ||
| Khadija Shaw |
Manchester City |
Hammarby |
2–1 | 2024–25 UEFA Women's Champions League |
Female FIFA Puskás Award nominees (2009–2023)
Before 2024, the award for the best goal was combined with that for men's football in the FIFA Puskás Award, with Heather O'Reilly becoming the first female nominee in 2011. No woman won the award, with Stephanie Zambra (née Roche) achieving the best placement by a women's player by ranking second in 2014 behind James Rodriguez.[4] Daniuska Rodríguez and Deyna Castellanos ranked third in 2016 and 2017 respectively. Caroline Weir is the only women's player to receive multiple nominations for the Puskás Award, and one of only eight players to have been so at the time of the Marta Award's inception.[5][6]
