Puskas Award 2025: Who is nominated as Arsenal star targets top prize | OneFootball

Best goal of the year is set to be decided

The Puskas Award is back for another year to celebrate the best goals scored in 2025.

The Puskas Award is unlike any other, however, heralding a piece of genius to hit the back of the net.

Arsenal’s Declan Rice is among the contenders for his rocket of a free-kick - his second of the game - against Real Madrid in the Champions League, while Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal is also on the shortlist after his sublime cut-in and curl into the corner against Espanyol.

There is also a women’s prize - the Marta Award - and Arsenal’s Mariona Caldentey is shortlisted for that with her long-range strike against Lyon.

Brentford’s Ashley Cheatley’s bicycle kick against Ascot United also makes it.

Peach: Lamine Yamal

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Puskas Award 2025 nominees

Alerrandro - Vitoria vs Cruzeiro - August 19, 2024

Alessandro Deiola - Cagliari vs Venezia - May 18, 2025

Pedro de la Vega - Seattle Sounders vs Cruz Azul - July 31, 2025

Santiago Montiel - Independiente vs Independiente Rivadavia - May 11, 2025

Amr Nasser - Pharco vs Al Ahly - April 17, 2025

Carlos Orrantía - Atlas vs. Querétaro - April 16, 2025

Declan Rice - Arsenal vs. Real Madrid - April 8, 2025

Lucas Ribeiro - Mamelodi Sundowns vs Borussia Dortmund - June 21, 2025

Rizky Ridho - Persija Jakarta vs Arema - March 9, 2025

Kévin Rodrigues - Kasimpasa vs Rizespor - February 9, 2025

Lamine Yamal - Barcelona vs Espanyol - May 15, 2025

Marta Award 2025 nominees

Jordyn Bugg - Seattle Reign vs North Carolina Courage - March 22, 2025

Mariona Caldentey - Arsenal vs OL Lyonnes - April 27, 2025

Ashley Cheatley - Brentford vs Ascot United - November 3, 2024

Kyra Cooney-Cross - Australia vs. Germany - October 28, 2024

Jon Ryong-jong - South Korea vs Argentina - September 2, 2024

Marta - Orlando Pride vs Kansas City Current - November 17, 2024

Vivianne Miedema - Netherlands vs Wales - July 5, 2025

Kishi Núñez - Argentina vs Costa Rica - September 8, 2024

Lizbeth Ovalle - Tigres vs Guadalajara - March 3, 2025

Ally Sentnor - USA vs Colombia - February 20, 2025

Khadija Shaw - Manchester City vs Hammarby - November 21, 2024