December 17, 2025 - 14:56 AMT
Melikyan, Spertsyan vote in FIFA The Best awards

The FIFA The Best awards ceremony took place in Doha, Qatar, where world football’s governing body announced the top players, coaches, and goalkeepers of the year. Armenia’s national team head coach Yeghishe Melikyan and team captain Eduard Spertsyan participated in the voting process, according to the Armenian Football Federation.

Yeghishe Melikyan's votes were:

Best Men's Player

  1. Lamine Yamal
  2. Ousmane Dembélé
  3. Vitinha

Best Men's Coach

  1. Luis Enrique
  2. Hansi-Dieter Flick
  3. Mikel Arteta

Best Goalkeeper

  1. Gianluigi Donnarumma
  2. Yann Sommer
  3. David Raya

Eduard Spertsyan voted as follows:

Best Men's Player

  1. Ousmane Dembélé
  2. Pedri
  3. Kylian Mbappé

Best Men's Coach

  1. Luis Enrique
  2. Arne Slot
  3. Mikel Arteta

Best Goalkeeper

  1. Gianluigi Donnarumma
  2. Yann Sommer
  3. Thibaut Courtois

For 2025, Paris Saint-Germain and France forward Ousmane Dembélé was named Best Men’s Player. PSG’s Luis Enrique was awarded Best Coach, and Manchester City and Italy’s Gianluigi Donnarumma was named Best Goalkeeper.