Already on Thursday, Sweden's national team captain Peter Gerhardsson was eliminated in the battle for the coaching prize on the women's side.
Robert Lewandowski, Lionel Messi and Mohamed Salah are at the same time the remaining candidates for the award as male player of the year.
When the Ballon d'Or was handed out earlier this autumn, it went to Putella and Messi respectively.
The International Football Association Fifa announces the winners on 17 January.