Turn on your computers and unlock your cell phones because the 2023 Samba Gold Award has already defined its candidates and voting is now open! You will find out who are chosen by our Electoral College for the men, women and under-20 categories of best Brazilian players. So, fan, who will be the winner of Samba Gold 2023?
ABOUT 2023 SAMBA GOLD AWARD
++ Meet the award nominees
++ Voting process: how it works
++ The award history
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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.
Open polls
Didn’t know? So now you know that voting for the 2023 Samba Gold Award is officially open. You will be able to choose the best Brazilian athlete in men’s and women’s football who play outside of Brazil, as well as the best Brazilian under-20 football player from around the world.
See who the candidates for the Samba Gold Award 2023 are
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 award
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!
