Messi, his Paris St Germain teammate Kylian Mbappé, and Manchester City’s Erling Haaland are among the 14 players shortlisted for The Best World Player of the Year award.
They are joined by Robert Lewandowski, from Barcelona, Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne, and Mohamed Salah, from Liverpool.
Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti and Manchester City’s Pep Guardiola are nominated for the Best Coach award, along with Argentina manager Scaloni, France manager Didier Deschamps and Morocco manager Walid regragui.
Liverpool’s Alisson Becker, Real Madrid’s Thibaut Courtois and Argentina and Aston goalkeeper Villa Martínez are among the nominees for the Best Goalkeeper award.
FIFA said it will announce the three finalists in each category in early February.
FIFA also unveiled a shortlist of 11 players for this year’s Puskas Award, with Mbappé’s spectacular volley against Argentina in the World Cup final in Qatar among the nominees.