Bunny Shaw nominated for Marta Award for best goal of 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Reggae Girlz skipper Khadija “Bunny” Shaw is one of 11 persons nominated for the Marta Award for her outstanding goal for Manchester City against Hammarby on November 21, 2024, in the UEFA Women’s Champions League.
Shaw scored two that day as City beat Swedish club Hammar by 2-1 after it appeared she was hit by an object during the game, forcing UEFA to open an investigation.
Shaw collected a pass just outside the area and turned two defenders before unleashing a powerful shot into the roof of the net.
The FIFA Marta Award is an award established in 2024 to be presented to the female player judged to have scored the most aesthetically significant, or “most beautiful”, goal of the calendar year. The Marta Award is announced yearly and is considered by voting.
The award is named in honour of Brazilian legend Marta, widely considered the best female player of all time. The forward represented her country for over two decades from 2002 until 2024. She was herself nominated for the inaugural award.
All nominees for the Marta award:
- Jordyn Bugg | North Carolina Courage vs Seattle Reign | 22 March 2025
- Mariona Caldentey | Olympique Lyonnais vs Arsenal | 27 April 2025
- Ashley Cheatley | Brentford vs Ascot United |3 November 2024
- Kyra Cooney-Cross | Germany vs Australia | 28 October 2024
- Jon Ryong-jong | Korea DPR vs Argentina | 2 September 2024
- Marta | Orlando Pride vs Kansas City Current | 17 November 2024
- Vivianne Miedema | Wales vs Netherlands |5 July 2025
- Kishi Nunez|Argentina vs Costa Rica |8 September 2024
- Lizbeth Ovalle | Tigres vs Guadalajara | 3 March 2025
- Ally Sentnor | USA vs Colombia | 20 February 2025
- Khadija Shaw | Hammarby vs Manchester City | 21 November 2024.
The 28-year-old Shaw is Jamaica’s leading goal scorer of all time for both male and female, with 57 goals, and is Manchester City’s all-time top scorer with 67 goals.
Meanwhile, the male version is the Puskas, and it also has 11 nominees:
- Alerrandro | Vitoria vs Cruzeiro | 19 August 2024
- Alessandro Deiola | Cagliari vs Venezia |18 May 2025
- Pedro de la Vega | Cruz Azul vs Seattle Sounders | 31 July 2025
- Santiago Montiel | Independiente vs Independiente Rivadavia | 11 May 2025
- Amr Nasser | Al Ahly vs Pharco | 17 April 2025
- Carlos Orrantia | Queretaro vs Atlas | 16 April 2025
- Lucas Ribeiro | Mamelodi Sundowns vs Borussia Dortmund | 21 June 2025
- Declan Rice | Arsenal vs Real Madrid | 8 April 2025
- Rizky Ridho | Persija Jakarta vs Arema | 9 March 2025
- Kevin Rodrigues | Kasimpasa vs Rizespor | 9 February 2025
- Lamine Yamal | Espanyol vs Barcelona | 15 May 2025
