BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2021: Winner announced on 29 November
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BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2021: Meet the nominees
Voting for the BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2021 has now closed.
Fans from across the world have been voting for their favourite since the five-player shortlist of Caroline Graham Hansen, Sam Kerr, Ashley Lawrence, Vivianne Miedema and Alexia Putellas was revealed on 28 October.
The winner of the award will be announced on Monday, 29 November on BBC World Service and the BBC Sport website.
The five contenders for the BBC World Service accolade were chosen by a panel of experts, including coaches, players, administrators and journalists.
Here's more on the five contenders vying for the honour, which is in its seventh year.
Caroline Graham Hansen
BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2021: Caroline Graham Hansen profile
Age: 26 Country: Norway Caps: 88
Club: Barcelona Position: Winger
Barcelona winger Caroline Graham Hansen shone on the club and international stage in the 2020-21 season, winning the quadruple with Barca and qualifying for the Women's Euros.
The 26-year-old was Norway's top scorer in their Euro qualifiers, netting 10 times as they topped Group C. She has also been a part of their World Cup qualifiers, in which they are so far unbeaten.
Graham Hansen won the Spanish league, Women's Champions League, Spanish Cup and Spanish Super Cup. Her impressive contributions saw her named in the Champions League squad of the season and nominated for Uefa's Women's Player of the Year award.
Sam Kerr
BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2021: Sam Kerr profile
Age: 28 Country: Australia Caps: 102
Club: Chelsea Position: Forward
Chelsea forward Sam Kerr fulfilled expectations in the Women's Super League in the 2020-21 season and continued her good international form for the Matildas in yet another impressive campaign.
Domestically, she won the WSL's Golden Boot with 21 goals which helped seal the title for the Blues. In addition, she won the Community Shield and Continental League Cup last season with Chelsea.
On the international stage the 28-year-old captained Australia at the Olympics, scoring six goals and helping her country finish fourth.
Ashley Lawrence
BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2021: Ashley Lawrence profile
Age: 26 Country: Canada Caps: 101
Club: Paris St-Germain Position: Defender
Paris St-Germain full-back Ashley Lawrence is so skilful on the ball she occasionally plays in midfield, with some fans calling for her to play up front. She contributed greatly to her club and country's achievements in the 2020-21 season.
She helped PSG end Lyon's reign in the French league of 14 consecutive titles as the Paris side finished the league season unbeaten.
And internationally, Lawrence played in every Olympic match for Canada as they won gold in Tokyo.
Vivianne Miedema
BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2021: Vivianne Miedema profile
Age: 25 Country: Netherlands Caps: 103
Club: Arsenal Position: Striker
Arsenal striker Vivianne Miedema was a star in the WSL before the 2020-21 season but she cemented her place in the league's history when she broke Nikita Parris' all-time scoring record. She also helped the Gunners to Champions League qualification.
She represented the Netherlands at the Tokyo Olympics and although the USA defeated them in the quarter-finals, Miedema broke the record for the most goals scored at a single Games with 10 in four matches.
She was nominated for WSL Player of the Season and the Fifa Women's Best award.
Alexia Putellas
BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2021: Alexia Putellas profile
Age: 27 Country: Spain Caps: 91
Club: Barcelona Position: Midfielder
Alexia Putellas had a clean sweep in the 2020-21 season as she won the quadruple with Barcelona and a lot of personal accolades.
The Spanish side comfortably defeated Chelsea in the Champions League final, won the Spanish league by 25 points and claimed the Spanish Cup and Spanish Super Cup.
Putellas' performances earned her Uefa's Women's Player of the Year and Champions League Midfielder of the Season awards.
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