2022/23 UEFA Women’s Player and Coach of the Year nominees

Barcelona's Spanish forward Alexia Putellas is awarded women's player of the year
Alexia Putellas was the 2021/22 UEFA Women’s Player of the Year. (Photo by OZAN KOSE/AFP via Getty Images)

The 2022/23 UEFA Women’s Player and Coach of the Year nominees have been announced, with winners to be named during the UCL draw on 31 August.

Aitana Bonmatí (Spain & Barcelona), Olga Carmona (Spain & Real Madrid) and Sam Kerr (Australia & Chelsea) – listed in alphabetical order –  are the three nominees for the 2022/23 UEFA Women’s Player of the Year award.

The rest of the players who received votes are:

4 Mary Earps (England & Manchester United) – 55 points
5= Salma Paralluelo (Spain & Barcelona) – 48 points
5= Alexandra Popp (Germany & Wolfsburg) – 48 points
7 Keira Walsh (England & Barcelona) – 24 points
8 Caroline Graham Hansen (Norway & Barcelona) – 11 points
9 Rachel Daly (England & Aston Villa) – 8 points
10 Ewa Pajor (Poland & Wolfsburg) – 5 points
11 Kadidiatou Diani (France & Paris Saint-Germain, now at Lyon) – 4 points

The UEFA Women’s Coach of the Year nominees are Jonatan Giráldez (Barcelona), Jorge Vilda (Spain) and Sarina Wiegman (England) – again in alphabetical order – while the rest of the shortlist is:

4 Peter Gerhardsson (Sweden) – 62 points
5 Emma Hayes (Chelsea) – 56 points
6 Alessandro Spugna (Roma) – 12 points
7 Jonas Eidevall (Arsenal) – 11 points
8 Tommy Stroot (Wolfsburg) – 9 points
9 Sonia Bompastor (Lyon) – 7 points
10 Marc Skinner (Manchester United) – 0 points

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