The results for Lionel Messi’s 2025 FIFA Coach of the Year vote have been revealed, with the Argentina legend naming former coach Luis Enrique in his top three.

Paris Saint-Germain head coach Enrique has been named FIFA’s Best Men’s Coach of the Year 2025 after leading the Ligue 1 giants to their first-ever Champions League title.

Messi was one of 211 national team captains to vote for the 2025 FIFA Coach of the Year award, with the 38-year-old representing La Albiceleste in the voting.

Luis Enrique topped the voting over Lionel Messi, while Hansi Flick and Mikel Arteta finished second and third respectively.

As well as leading PSG to their first Champions League title, Enrique also guided the club to glory in Ligue 1, Coupe de France and the Champions League.

Enrique’s team also shone on the international stage, reaching the FIFA Club World Cup finals but losing 0-3 to Chelsea.

Lionel Messi Worked at Barcelona between 2014 and 2017 under the guidance of Luis Enrique. The time at the Catalan club was marked by success both on the domestic and continental stages. Most notably, they won the treble in 2014-15, including the Champions League and La Liga.

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The captain of the national team can vote for three awards: best player, best coach and best goalkeeper.

In terms of the goalkeeper award, Gianluigi Donnarumma took first place over Lionel Messi, with Emiliano Martinez and Thibaut Courtois in second and third place respectively.

Donnarumma played a key role in PSG’s incredible 2024-25 campaign and became the first Italian to win the coveted award since Gianluigi Buffon in 2017.

Messi’s first choice in all three categories is Paris Saint-Germain, although Donnarumma is currently plying his trade with Premier League side Manchester City.

Messi elected in FIFA’s best player category Ousmane Dembele as his victor and put Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe and Barcelona prodigy Lamine Yamar ranked second and third respectively.

Like Enrique, Messi and Dembélé share a dressing room at Barcelona, ​​with the pair winning multiple trophies together between 2017 and 2021. They made 95 appearances together and scored 15 goals between them.