Poland’s Marcin Oleksy became the first ever amputee footballer to win the FIFA Puskas Award in 2022 with a stunning overhead kick. The award was presented at the FIFA Gala in Paris on Monday 27 February.
Marcin Oleksy won the 2022 Puskas Award for his superb overhead kick, beating both Dimitri Payet and Richarlison to the top prize. The Polish amputee footballer scored a sublime goal while playing for Warta Poznan and became the first amputee footballer ever to be shortlisted for the award and the first to win it.