The Golden Foot Award 2022 was awarded to Robert Lewandowski, know about the award’s history and past winners list
If you’re a football fan, you’ve probably heard of the Golden Foot Award. Every year, the golden foot award is presented to the best football player. On Wednesday, December 21, 2022, the 2022 Golden Foot Award event was place in Monaco, where Robert Lewandowski was honoured with the award.
Golden Foot Award 2022 Winner, All Time Winners List, Prize Money
Lionel Messi, on the other hand, has yet to earn the Golden Foot Award despite having won every single trophy in his outstanding career. Taking his current records and accomplishments into consideration, Lionel Messi has a good chance of winning the Golden Foot award in 2023. With that stated, let us try to learn more about this prestigious award, including its history and previous winners.
What is Golden Foot Award in Football?
Since its inception in 2003, the Golden Foot Award has been given to the best footballer each year who shines out for their accomplishments (both as individuals and team players) as well as their character. The award, however, is only presented to active athletes who are at least 28 years old and can only be won once.
How are the nominees chosen for the Golden Foot Award?
A group of international journalists selects the award nominees. The major conditions for being considered for the award are that the player is active in football and be at least 28 years old. The winner is chosen from a list of all nominees via an online poll in which anybody can vote. The Golden Foot Award for 2022 has been awarded to Robert Lewandowski after beating Lionel Messi.
List of all previous Golden Foot winners
Roberto Baggio – 2003
Pavel Nedved – 2004
Andriy Shevchenko – 2005
Ronaldo – 2006
Alessandro Del Piero – 2007
Roberto Carlos – 2008
Ronaldinho – 2009
Francesco Totti – 2010
Ryan Giggs – 2011
Zlatan Ibrahimovic – 2012
Didier Drogba – 2013:
Andres Iniesta – 2014
Samuel Eto’o – 2015
Gianluigi Buffon – 2016
Iker Casillas – 2017
Edinson Cavani – 2018
Luka Modric – 2019
Cristiano Ronaldo – 2020
Mohamed Salah – 2021
Robert Lewandowski – 2022
Surprisingly, Lionel Messi who has won 42 trophies in his footballing career is yet to win the Golden Foot Award.