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Polish Amputee Marcin Oleksy Wins 2022 FIFA Puskas Award

Marcin Oleksy is the first amputee footballer to win the Puskas Award. The Polish player beat fellow finalists Dimitri Payet and Richarlison to the 2022 award.

Robert Summerscales

Polish Amputee Marcin Oleksy Wins 2022 FIFA Puskas Award
Polish Amputee Marcin Oleksy Wins 2022 FIFA Puskas Award /

Marcin Oleksy is the first amputee footballer to win the Puskas Award.

The Polish player beat fellow finalists Dimitri Payet and Richarlison to lift the 2022 award at Monday's The Best FIFA Football Awards in Paris.

Oleksy produced his stunning goal on November 6 for Warta Poznan against Stal Rzeszow in the PZU Amp Futbol Ekstraklasa.

After planting his left crutch on the ground, Oleksy performed an acrobatic bicycle kick.

But this spectacular goal was no fluke. Oleksy recently recreated his wonder-strike during a training session in front of photographers.

The FIFA Puskas Award, named in honor of Real Madrid legend Ferenc Puskas, was established in 2009 to celebrate the "most beautiful" goal of the year.

SEE MORE: Watch All 11 Goals Shortlisted For 2022 FIFA Puskas Award

2022 FIFA Puskas Award winner Marcin Oleksy pictured recreating his famous goal during a training session
2022 FIFA Puskas Award winner Marcin Oleksy pictured recreating his famous goal during a training session :: IMAGO/Morum/Mikolaj Kamienski
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ROBERT SUMMERSCALES

Robert Summerscales launched FanNation Futbol in February 2022. Rob is a British journalist who previously spent two years on the sports desk at the Daily Mail in London, having earlier served as editor of CaughtOffside.com. He has been to the last two FIFA Men's World Cups, in Russia and Qatar, and is looking forward to completing his hat-trick in North America in 2026.

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