Khvicha Kvaratskhelia 10th in FIFA Football Awards

Georgian national team and Napoli winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia was ranked 10th on Monday for the rankings of the best players as part of FIFA Football Awards. 

Hosted in London, the awards hosted annually by the sport's governing body to the players with best performance of the year saw Kvaratskhelia take the position with seven points.

The Georgian was ranked among top players like Erling Haaland of Manchester City, Kylian Mbappé of Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi, who won the title of the Best FIFA Men's Player.

Kvaratskhelia was placed 17th in the Men's Ballon d'Or award rankings, which is handed annually by France Football to the best player of the year.

• Khvicha Kvaratskhelia 17th in Men’s Ballon d'Or award rankings

The 22-year-old’s nomination followed his debut season for Napoli that helped the Italian club in their winning run in Serie A with his match-winning contributions, leading to the team’s first title in 33 years.

He also became the Most Valuable Player of the series and received three Player of the Month awards by EA Sports, a division of Electronic Arts that develops and publishes sports video games and partners the Serie A, setting a new all-time record in the history of the Italian championship.

Kvaratskhelia became the first Georgian to be recognised as the best player in a top European championship.