West Ham star Mohammed Kudus nominated for FIFA Puskas Award for stunning Freiburg goal | OneFootball

Solo effort was named Europa League goal of the season and also won the Hammers’ own competition

Mohammed Kudus’s solo run and finish against Freiburg in the Europa League last season has been nominated for the FIFA Puskas Award.

The award, named after Hungarian football legend Ferenc Puskas, has run since 2009 and recognises the best goal scored in world football each year.

It was the West Ham forward’s first of two goals on the night as the Hammers thrashed Freiburg 5-0 at the London Stadium on March 14.

The goal was named Europa League goal of the season by UEFA and it also won West Ham’s own goal of the season competition.

Kudus finished last season, his first campaign at West Ham, with 14 goals across all competitions. He has made a slower start to this campaign, scoring two goals - both of them in the Premier League.

The Ghana international is up against 10 other goals for the Puskas Award, with the best goal crowned at The Best FIFA Football Awards due to be held in January 2025.

Former winners of the Puskas Award include Cristiano Ronaldo, Heung-min Son and Mohamed Salah, as well as less renowned names such as Marcin Oleksy and Guilherme Madruga.

The Puskas Award is voted on by an international jury which includes nominated FIFA ‘Legends’ and football fans.

The full list of nominees for the 2023/24 edition are:

Mohammed Kudus (West Ham) v Freiburg

Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) v Everton

Hassan Al-Haydos (Qatar) v China

Terry Antonis (Melbourne City) v Western Sydney Wanderers

Yassine Benzia (Algeria) v South Africa

Walter Bou (Lanus) v Tiger

Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) v Frosinone

Denis Omedi (Kitara) v KCCA

Paul Onuachu (Trabzonspor) v Konyaspor

Jaden Philogene (Hull City) v Rotherham United

Michaell Chirinos (Honduras) v Costa Rica

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