You probably already know that voting for the 2023 Samba Gold Award is now open. Did you miss any names or disagree with any of the indications? Want to know how we got to these athletes? So here is the right place to find out how our selection process works.
ABOUT 2023 SAMBA GOLD AWARD
++ Meet the award nominees
++ Voting process: how it works
++ The award history
++ VOTE HERE!
Check out the voting system
– 1st stage – Electoral College nominates the best in each category: formed by a select group of professionals linked to the world of football, the Electoral College is responsible for nominating players in the three categories, regarding the most prominent in the year of the dispute in Brazil or abroad. The award considers the athlete’s statistics, role, achievements and overall impact on their club(s) from the beginning to the end of the year.
– 2nd stage – Delivery of the Samba Gold trophy: the personalized Samba Gold trophy is delivered by Sambafoot directly to the three winners – male, female and under-20. The first placed winners will have their names revealed on a specific date defined in the year in which the competition is valid. The announcement will be made through Sambafoot’s own website and social networks and on the Samba Gold page.
How polls work
Electoral College
Formed by a select group of professionals linked to the world of football, the Electoral College is responsible for nominating players in the three categories.
Public voting
The winners are chosen through public voting. Everyone can vote for their favorite in each category.
See who the candidates for the Samba Gold Award 2023 are
Last season, striker Neymar, currently at Al Hilal, in Saudi Arabia, was the champion, for the sixth time, in the men’s category. In the female category, Debinha, from Kansas City Current, was the most voted. And in the under-20 debut, the promising Endrick, from Palmeiras, was the one who took home the trophy.
MEN
- Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid)
- Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle)
- Casemiro (Manchester United)
- Rodrygo (Real Madrid)
- Ederson (Manchester City)
- Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal)
- Marquinhos (PSG)
- Neymar (Al Hilal)
- Alisson (Liverpool)
- Joelinton (Newcastle)
WOMEN
- Debinha (Kansas City)
- Ary Borges (Racing Louisville)
- Geyse (Manchester United)
- Raffaele (Orlando Pride)
- Kerolin (North Carolina)
- Marta (Orlando Pride)
- Bia Zaneratto (Palmeiras)
- Tamires (Corinthians)
- Andressa Alves (Houston Dash)
- Antonia (Levante)
UNDER-20
- Vitor Roque (Athletico-PR)
- Marcos Leonardo (Santos)
- Endrick (Palmeiras)
- Andrey Santos (Nottingham Forest)
- Robert Renan (Zenit)
- Victor Hugo (Flamengo)
- Beraldo (São Paulo)
- Gabriel Moscardo (Corinthians)
- Matheus França (Crystal Palace)
- Sávio (Girona, on loan from PSV Eindhoven)
About the prize
Samba Gold was created by Samba Agency (Sambafoot) in 2008 and had former midfielder Kaká as its first winner. In the last three editions, star Neymar Jr. took home the trophy and became the biggest winner in the history of the award, with six wins in total. Thiago Silva occupies second place in the historical ranking, with three awards.
Initially intended exclusively for men’s football, Samba Gold grows every year, and today includes three categories: men, women and Under-20.
At first, the award took into account the performance of the athletes in exclusively European territory. In 2021, it was expanded to all continents and, from that year onwards, players can be playing in any country (including Brazil).
Vote now!
Do you already have your favorite candidate for each type of the Samba Gold 2023 award? So cast your vote here!
