FIFA NEWS: Finalists for the FIFA Puskás Award Announced

Deyna Castellanos (Venezuela/Venezuela U-17 Women’s national team is one of the three finalists for the Puskás Award for the most beautiful goal of the season - (FOFA photo)

The Finalists for the Best FIFA Football Awards were announced on 22 September 2017. The winners of all categories will be crowned at the London Palladium Theatre (Argyll Street) on 23 October 2017

Sunday, October 15, 2017

FIFA announced the three nominees for The FIFA Puskás Award 2017 for the “most beautiful goal of the season. The three finalists are:

Deyna Castellanos (Venezuela/Venezuela U-17 Women’s national team/24.10.2016)

The following is from FIFA nominees' release:

Deyna CASTELLANOS Venezuela * Since starring at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Jordan 2016, where she spearheaded Venezuela’s challenge with such élan that she collected the adidas Bronze Ball and the adidas Bronze Boot, Deyna Castellanos has continued her footballing education in the USA. After a spell with college team Florida State Seminoles in Division I of the NCAA, she joined Santa Clarita Blue Heat in United Women’s Soccer at the start of the year. Not content with making the UWS All-League First Team at the end of the season, Castellanos was also voted the league’s Player of the Year. An instinctive, free-scoring striker, the 18-year-old has plenty of power and pace to go with her impressive array of skills.

Olivier Giroud (France/Arsenal/01.01.2017)

Oscarine Masuluke (South Africa/Baroka FC/30.11.2016)

The public voting on FIFA.com for this category will close on 23 October 2017

The Finalists for the Best FIFA Football Awards were announced on 22 September 2017.

The original nominees list was as follows:

• FIFA Puskás Award: Kevin-Prince Boateng (Ghana/Las Palmas/23.10.2016)

Alejandro Camargo (Argentina/Universidad de Conception/04.12.2016)

Deyna Castellanos (Venezuela/Venezuela U-17 Women national team/24.10.2016)

Moussa Dembele (France/Celtic FC/05.02.2017)

Olivier Giroud (France/Arsenal/01.01.2017)

Aviles Hurtado (Colombia/Tijuana Xolos/01.04.2017)

Mario Mandzukic (Croatia/Juventus/03.06.2017)

Oscarine Masuluke (South Africa/Baroka FC/30.11.2016)

Nemanja Matic (Serbia/Chelsea/23.04.2017) Jordi Mboula (Spain/ FC Barcelona Youth/22.02.2017)

The winners of all categories will be crowned at the London Palladium Theatre (Argyll Street) on 23 October 2017.

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Join the discussion about who should win this year’s prizes by using the hashtag #TheBest

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