AHF: FIH Hockey Stars Awards 2025: vote for the best players of the year!

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) is glad to announce that the following 12 top hockey athletes have been shortlisted for the FIH Best Player and the FIH Best Goalkeeper of the Year Awards:

FIH Player of the Year Award – Nominees:

Women: Xan de Waard (NED), Alix Gerniers (BEL), Li Hong (CHN)

Men: Tom Boon (BEL), Nicolás Della Torre (ARG), Thierry Brinkman (NED)

FIH Goalkeeper of the Year Award – Nominees:

Women: Anne Veenendaal (NED), Liu Ping (CHN), Grace O’Hanlon (NZL)

Men: James Mazarelo (ENG), Jean-Paul Danneberg (GER), Tomás Santiago (ARG)

The list of nominees was established by an Expert Panel* composed of players, coaches and tv commentators selected by the FIH. The expert panel was provided access to match data from all international matches held in 2025, including Test Matches, Continental Championships, FIH Hockey Pro League, FIH Hockey Nations Cups and the FIH Hockey Nations Cup 2 before establishing the final list of nominees.

The voting process is now open! National Associations – represented by their respective national teams’ captains and coaches -, fans, players, coaches, officials and media can register their vote until 16 November.

Fans can vote for their favourite players here.

Only one vote per Award is accepted.

*Expert Panel:

• Tsoanelo Pholo (RSA)
• Moses Kagochi (KEN)
• PR Sreejesh (IND)
• Rani Rampal (IND)
• Yuri Nagai (JPN)
• Simon Mason (ENG)
• Ashley Morrison (AUS)
• Shea Mcaleese (NZL)
• Tahir Zaman (PAK)
• Colin Batch (AUS)
• Camila Caram (CHI)
• Luciana Aymar (ARG)

List of Awards:

FIH Player of the Year (Women and Men)

FIH Goalkeeper of the Year (Women and Men)

FIH Coach of the Year (Women and Men)**

FIH Umpire of the Year (Women and Men)***

FIH Rising Star of the Year (Women and Men)****

** Not for vote – The Expert Panel will decide the winners of the FIH Coach of the Year Awards

*** Not for vote – The FIH Umpiring Committee will decide the winners of the FIH Umpire of the Year Awards

****Not for vote – The Best Player of the upcoming FIH Hockey Junior World Cups, women and men, will win the FIH Rising Star Award this year

Source: FIH.hockey