The shortlist for the FIFA FIFPro Men’s World XI has been revealed as results will be announced a week from now.
Bayern Munich naturally leads the shortlist with 11 player nominations. Despite their premature exit in the Champions League last season, eight of Real Madrid’s players have also been nominated. As usual, the list is mainly composed of footballers playing in Europe, with the only exception being Sao Paulo’s Dani Alves.
The FIFA award was voted by professional football players in 67 countries. The line-up will consist of one goalkeeper, three defenders, three midfielders, and three forwards. The remaining spot will be filled by the next outfield player with the highest amount of votes.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, who lead the award’s scoreboard with 13 appearances, have been nominated once again. Ronaldo is the only player to appear on all shortlists since the award was first established in 2005. Portugal’s captain secured one more nomination than Messi.
Check-out the full shortlist bellow:
Goalkeepers
- Alisson Becker (Liverpool FC, Brazil)
- Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid, Belgium)
- David de Gea (Manchester United, Spain)
- Gianluigi Donnarumma (AC Milan, Italy)
- Ederson Moraes (Manchester City, Brazil)
- Hugo Lloris (Tottenham Hotspur, France)
- Keylor Navas (Paris Saint-Germain, Costa Rica)
- Manuel Neuer (FC Bayern Munich, Germany)
- Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid, Slovenia)
- Marc-Andre ter Stegen (FC Barcelona, Germany)
Defenders
- David Alaba (FC Bayern Munich, Austria)
- Jordi Alba (FC Barcelona, Spain)
- Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham Hotspur, Belgium)
- Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool FC, England)
- Dani Alves (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
- Jerome Boateng (FC Bayern Munich, Germany)
- Alphonso Davies (FC Bayern Munich, Canada)
- Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool FC, The Netherlands)
- Kalidou Koulibaly (SSC Napoli, Senegal)
- Matthijs de Ligt (Juventus FC, The Netherlands)
- Marcelo (Real Madrid, Brazil)
- Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid, Spain)
- Andrew Robertson (Liverpool FC, Scotland)
- Thiago Silva (Chelsea, Brazil)
- Raphael Varane (Real Madrid, France)
Midfielders
- Thiago Alcantara (FC Bayern Munich, now Liverpool), Spain)
- Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur, England)
- Sergio Busquets (FC Barcelona, Spain)
- Casemiro (Real Madrid, Brazil)
- Philippe Coutinho (FC Bayern Munich, now FC Barcelona, Brazil)
- Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City, Belgium)
- Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United, Portugal)
- Leon Goretzka (FC Bayern Munich, Germany)
- Jordan Henderson (Liverpool FC, England)
- Frenkie de Jong (FC Barcelona, The Netherlands)
- N’Golo Kante (Chelsea FC, France)
- Toni Kroos (Real Madrid, Germany)
- Joshua Kimmich (FC Bayern Munich, Germany)
- Luka Modric (Real Madrid, Croatia)
- Thomas Muller (FC Bayern Munich, Germany)
Forwards
- Sergio Aguero (Manchester City, Argentina)
- Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal, Gabon)
- Karim Benzema (Real Madrid, France)
- Serge Gnabry (FC Bayern Munich, Germany)
- Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund, Norway)
- Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan, Sweden)
- Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur, England)
- Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern Munich, Poland)
- Sadio Mane (Liverpool FC, Senegal)
- Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain, France)
- Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona, Argentina)
- Neymar Junior (Paris Saint-Germain, Brazil)
- Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus, Portugal)
- Mohamed Salah (Liverpool FC, Egypt)
- Son Heung-min (Tottenham Hotspur, South Korea)
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