2021 FIFA Puskas Award: Watch nominees for best goal of the year, including Mahrez & Lamela
Riyad Mahrez and Erik Lamela are among the nominees for the FIFA Puskas Award 2021, which will be given to the player deemed to have scored the best goal of the year.
The prestigious individual prize has been given to some of the top players in the world over the years, including the likes of Mohamed Salah, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Tottenham's Heung-min Son came out on top last year and his former team-mate Lamela is in the mix this time around alongside Manchester City's Mahrez, and they will also be up against more obscure entries from lesser-known competitions due to the diverse nature of the nomination process.
So who are this year's Puskas Award nominees? Goal has listed all the goals below.
Puskas Award 2021 nominees:
Luiz Diaz | Brazil vs Colombia | June 23, 2021
Luis Díaz 🇨🇴 fue el jugador revelación de la CONMEBOL #CopaAmérica 🏆. Sus lujos, goles y velocidad ayudaron a la Selección Colombia a subirse al podio del certamen. ¡Revive la enorme actuación de @luisdiaz19_! 🙌🏼#VibraElContinente pic.twitter.com/xGlAc0hmLX
— Copa América (@CopaAmerica) August 11, 2021
Gauthier Hein | Chamois Niortais FC vs AJ Auxerre | April 10, 2021
🎥 On vous avait prévenu que ce but de @gauthier_hein allait faire le tour du monde 🔵⚪️
— AJ Auxerre (@AJA) April 11, 2021
⚽️ L'exploit individuel.
💙 La dédicace et la célébration #TeamAJA.
🎙 Avec les commentaires de @Nicolas_Fillon @bleuauxerre.#FIFATheBest #Puskas #Puskas2021 #golazo #fiersdetreauxerrois pic.twitter.com/lrlucxOnMh
Erik Lamela | Arsenal vs Tottenham | March 14, 2021
🤯 𝗔 𝗖𝗼𝗰𝗼 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹.
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) November 29, 2021
Erik Lamela's incredible rabona v Arsenal has been shortlisted for the 2021 Puskas Award. 👏
Valentino Lazaro | Bayer Leverkusen vs Borussia Monchengladbach | November 8, 2020
We have ourselves a scorpion kick! 🦂
— BT Sport (@btsport) November 8, 2020
Pure brilliance from Valentino Lazaro! ✨pic.twitter.com/3siLpAWc7G
Riyad Mahrez | Zimbabwe vs Algeria | November 16, 2020
Ladies and gentlemen .. Riyad Karim Mahrez.
— CAF (@CAF_Online) November 16, 2020
Exquisite. Elegant. Magnificent.#TotalAFCONQ2021 | @LesVerts | @Mahrez22 pic.twitter.com/0vdE4F50L8
Sandra Owusu-Ansah | Kumasi Sports Academy Ladies FC vs Supreme Ladies FC | May 8, 2021
See Sandra Owusu Ansah Puskas nominated goal for Supreme Ladies against Kumasi Sports Academy | Watch the goal here: https://t.co/V6lNPTvS0z#CitiSports pic.twitter.com/HZkqQrrdhz
— Citi Sports (@CitiSportsGHA) November 29, 2021
Vangelis Pavlidis | Willem II vs Fortuna Sittard | May 16, 2021
Genomineerd voor de 𝐏𝐮𝐬𝐤𝐚𝐬 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝: Vangelis Pavlidis! 🏆✨ pic.twitter.com/4OG6YWrwfT
— ESPN NL (@ESPNnl) November 29, 2021
Daniela Sanchez | Queretaro FC vs Atletico de San Luis | January 16, 2021
🔵⚫️
— Gallos Femenil (@GallosFemenil) November 29, 2021
¡GOLAZO IMPRESIONANTE! 🔥
Denle todos los RT’s del mundo a la joya de @Dani_sv9 que está nominada al #Puskas.
Cc @FIFACom @LigaBBVAFemenil #OrgulloDeGallo🐓 pic.twitter.com/m37vFiBCpM
Patrik Schick | Czech Republic vs Scotland | June 14, 2021
🇨🇿🙌 After almost 800k votes, Patrik Schick's long-range stunner vs Scotland is UEFA EURO 2020 Goal of the Tournament! ⚽️💥#EUROGOTT @GazpromFootball #EURO2020 pic.twitter.com/qBENMPj25b
— UEFA EURO 2024 (@EURO2024) July 14, 2021
Mehdi Taremi | Chelsea vs Porto | April 13, 2021
Best goal in 2020/21? Mehdi Taremi 🔝@MehdiTaremi9 | @FCPorto | #UCL pic.twitter.com/5BGvWcdnl1
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) November 26, 2021
Caroline Weir | Manchester City WFC vs Manchester United WFC | February 12, 2021
Back-to-back #Puskas nominations for @itscarolineweir! 🔥
— Barclays FA Women's Super League (@BarclaysFAWSL) November 29, 2021
𝗩𝗼𝘁𝗲 for her wonder strike against @ManUtdWomen in the #BarclaysFAWSL here: https://t.co/qzoWxOzes1 pic.twitter.com/eRWFpDFzT1
You can take part in The Best FIFA Puskas Award poll on FIFA's official vote here.
Voting will close at midnight on December 10 2021 and FIFA will confirm the three finalists for the prize early in the new year, with the winners to be announced during an online ceremony on January 17.