This time, it's the right one for Erling Haaland. Overtaken by Lionel Messi during the Ballon d'Or, but also during the FIFA Trophies: The Best, the Norwegian striker from Manchester City was finally crowned best player of the year 2023 at the Globe Soccer Awards, organized each year in Dubai .
🏆 Congratulations to ERLING HAALAND on winning the 2023 #GlobeSoccer Award for BEST MEN’S PLAYER 👏@ErlingHaaland pic.twitter.com/nn7TM6CjLn
— Globe Soccer Awards (@Globe_Soccer) January 19, 2024
The 23-year-old striker was the winner of the edition ahead of Victor Osimhen (Naples, Nigeria), Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid, England), Karim Benzema (Al-Ittihad, France) , Kévin De Bruyne (Manchester City, Belgium), Cristiano Ronaldo (Al Nassr, Portugal), Kylian Mbappé (PSG, France) , Lionel Messi (Inter Miami, Argentina), Mohamed Salah (Liverpool, Egypt), Bernardo Silva (Manchester City, Portugal) and Vinicius Jr (Real Madrid, Brazil) . He was also applauded by CR7, present for the event.