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Puskas Award 2023: Guilherme Madruga beats Brighton's Julio Enciso to FIFA goal of the year award with brilliant overhead kick

<p>The Botafogo star was given the prize for his strike against Novorizontino in the Brazilian Serie B. The Brazilian scored an incredible overhead kick from distance. It was the winning goal and his first for the club.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Guilherme Madruga, winner of the FIFA Puskas Award! 💫<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheBest?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TheBest</a> <a href="https://t.co/pOOEb1m3HW">pic.twitter.com/pOOEb1m3HW</a></p>— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) <a href="https://twitter.com/FIFAWorldCup/status/1746994539108225130?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 15, 2024</a></blockquote>
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WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>His goal beat competition from Julio Enciso, nominated for his <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/puskas-award-2023-nominees-enciso-kerr-fifa-goal-year-contenders/blt4c7230c4577e3cac" target="_blank">wonderstrike for Brighton against Manchester City</a> in the Premier League in May, and Sporting star Nuno Santos, who made the final three with his goal against Boavista in March.</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Madruga follows the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, James Rodriguez, Olivier Giroud, Mohamed Salah and Son Heung-min in winning the award for the best goal of the year.</p>

DID YOU KNOW?

<p>Madruga and Botafogo finished 12th in Serie B last season, resulting in the Sao Paulo club missing out on promotion. They will hope the 23-year-old midfielder can add more goals to his record and help them get promoted in 2024.</p>

WHAT NEXT?

Puskas Award 2023: Guilherme Madruga beats Brighton's Julio Enciso to FIFA goal of the year award with brilliant overhead kick | Goal.com

Botafogo star Guilherme Madruga has won the Puskas Award for the most beautiful goal in 2023. 

Puskas Award 2023: Guilherme Madruga beats Brighton&apos;s Julio Enciso to FIFA goal of the year award with brilliant overhead kick