AHF: FIH Hockey Stars Awards 2024: Winners To Be Revealed At FIH Centennial Gala In Oman On 8 November!

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) is delighted to announce that the winners of the FIH Hockey Stars Awards will be revealed at the FIH Centennial Gala taking place on 8 November in Muscat, Oman, on the occasion of the 49th FIH Statutory Congress.

All winners – FIH Players, Goalkeepers, Rising Stars, Coaches and Umpires of the Year – have been invited to join the ceremony in person. The event will be live streamed on the FIH YouTube channel.

The voting process for the FIH Players, Goalkeepers and Rising Stars closed last week. Here are the nominees:

FIH Player of the Year Award:

Women: Gu Bingfeng (CHN), Yibbi Jansen (NED), Nike Lorenz (GER), Stéphanie Vanden Borre (BEL), Xan de Waard (NED)

Men: Thierry Brinkman (NED), Joep de Mol (NED), Hannes Müller (GER), Harmanpreet Singh (IND), Zach Wallace (ENG)

FIH Goalkeeper of the Year Award:

Women: Cristina Cosentino (ARG), Aisling D’Hooghe (BEL), Nathalie Kubalski (GER), Anne Veenendaal (NED), Ye Jiao (CHN)

Men: Pirmin Blaak (NED), Luis Calzado (ESP), Jean-Paul Danneberg (GER), Tomás Santiago (ARG), PR Sreejesh (IND)

FIH Rising Star of the Year Award:

Women: Claire Colwill (AUS), Zoe Díaz (ARG), Tan Jinzhuang (CHN), Emily White (BEL), Linnea Weidemann (GER)

Men: Bautista Capurro (ARG), Bruno Font (ESP), Sufyan Khan (PAK), Michel Struthoff (GER), Arno Van Dessel (BEL)

The list of nominees was established by an Expert Panel* composed of players, coaches and officials selected by each of their Continental Federations. The expert panel was provided access to match data from all international matches held in 2024, including Test Matches, the FIH hockey Pro League, FIH Hockey Nations Cups, FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers and the Olympic Games Paris 2024 before establishing the final list of nominees.

The votes of the Expert Panel count for 40% of the overall result. Those from National Associations – represented by their respective national teams’ captains and coaches – count for a further 20%. The fans and other players (20%) as well as the media (20%) make the remaining 40%. 

The FIH Coaches and Umpires of the Year are decided by the Expert Panel and the FIH Umpiring Committee respectively.

*Expert Panel:

Europe: Janne Müller-Wieland (GER) and Simon Mason (ENG)

Asia: Tahir Zaman (PAK) and Ms Deepika (IND)

Pan America: Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG) and Craig Parnham (USA)

Africa: Sarah Bennett (ZIM) and Ahmed Youssef (EGY)

Oceania: Amber Church (NZL) and Adam Webster (AUS)

Source: FIH.hockey