– Fans can now vote online for their 2022 favourite
– Who will follow last year’s winner Kai Havertz?
– Trailer for the 2022 Public Award published

Berlin, 05 April 2022

In its anniversary year, the Deutscher Fußball Botschafter e.V. (German Football Ambassador) has once again nominated eleven players active abroad through its top-class jury. The online voting is very popular with fans and is also highly regarded by those being voted for, as the choice is made directly by the fan. Due to the great radiance of German players abroad, tens of thousands of football fans take part every year.

The winner, and thus Kai Havertz’s successor, will be chosen via online voting. The voting starts on 05 April and runs until 05 May 2022.

Starting now, people can vote via online voting!

The following players are up for the 2022 election:

• Sara Däbritz (Paris Saint-Germain, France)
• Mario Götze (PSV Eindhoven, Netherlands)
• Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City, England)
• Koray Günter (Hellas Verona, Italy)
• Toni Kroos (Real Madrid, Spain)
• Dzsenifer Marozsán (Olympique Lyon, France)
• Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC, USA)
• Leonie Pankratz (HJK Helsinki, Finland)
• Lukas Podolski (Górnik Zabrze, Poland)
• Kevin Volland (AS Monaco, France)
• Julian Weigl (Benfica Lisbon, Portugal)

Exciting prizes await the fans!

Votes can be cast via the website and via the social networks of the German Football Ambassador. All participants have the option of taking part in the competition. Exciting prizes will be waiting.

Online voting: fussballbotschafter.de/en/publicawards

More than 35 social projects in over 25 countries worldwide

For the tenth time, the German Football Ambassador is honouring German footballers and coaches for their social commitment. As a result, more than 35 social projects worldwide have already been supported.

“Promoting social projects and at the same time honouring the commitment of football personalities is the basis of our idea,” said Roland Bischof, President of Deutscher Fußball Botschafter e.V. (German Football Ambassador).

The official announcement of the winner will be made at the anniversary event on 19 May at the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin.

https://youtu.be/QnNdzSY25Qw