The 27-year-old scored four goals for his side in five World Cup matches. Russia reached the quarter-finals, but lost 4-3 on penalties to World Cup runners-up Croatia. Advancing to the last eight is Russia's best result at the World Cup since the break-up of the Soviet Union in 1991.

"Arguably the only way Cheryshev's World Cup could have been more of a dream experience were if he had stepped out on the Luzhniki pitch for the Final, 31 days after he announced himself with a sumptuously taken brace in the Opening Match. After failing to break through at Real Madrid and having suffered an injury-disrupted spell at Villarreal so far, this has been his time to shine. His strike in the quarter-final against Croatia was ample evidence of that," FIFA said in a statement on its official website.

England defender Kieran Trippier, Japan midfielder Takashi Inui, Denmark goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel and Colombia defender Yerry Mina were also included in the FIFA's list.

The 2018 FIFA World Cup kicked off on June 14 and came to its conclusion on Sunday, with France beating Croatia 4-2 in the final. The matches were played in 11 cities across Russia.