Barcelona and Spain ace Alexia Putellas has won The Best FIFA Women’s Player award for the second successive year.
The Spain midfielder has been rewarded for an exceptional 2021/22 season in which she captained Barcelona to a domestic treble and a place in the UEFA Women's Champions League final.
Putellas topped the vote ahead of finalists Beth Mead and Alex Morgan.
Midfield maestro Putellas performed at an extraordinary level in 2021/22. Putellas’ creativity and goalscoring prowess often makes her the difference-maker in games, and she was the driving force as the Catalans won a clean sweep of domestic trophies and finished as Champions League runners-up. Putellas is a supreme technician, with her varied passing range allowing her to dictate the tempo of matches.
The Barcelona captain’s world-class displays and inspiring leadership helped the club win all 30 of their Primera Division matches last season. She also shone on the European stage, finishing as the top scorer in the 2021/22 Women’s Champions League with 11 goals. Across all competitions last season, the midfielder netted 34 times.
An anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury cruelly deprived Putellas of the chance to display her talents at the Women’s EURO 2022 and the 29-year-old is currently continuing her rehabilitation programme. In winning the 2022 Best Women’s Player award, Putellas has become the first person to be honoured with the prize for two consecutive years.