FIFPro and FIFA unveil the 55 professional footballers who received most votes from their peers in the vote for the FIFA FIFPro World 11. FIFPro and its affiliated player associations invited professional footballers worldwide to pick a team of 1 goalkeeper, 4 defenders, 3 midfielders and 3 attackers who were the best at their position during the 2017-2018 season. It is the 14th edition of the World 11.
The 5 goalkeepers who received most votes for the FIFA FIFPro World 11 are:
Name - country, previous team/current team
Gianluigi Buffon – Italy, Juventus/Paris Saint-Germain
Thibaut Courtois – Belgium, Chelsea/Real Madrid CF
David De Gea – Spain, Manchester United FC
Keylor Navas – Costa Rica, Real Madrid CF
Marc-Andre ter Stegen – Germany, FC Barcelona
Gianluigi Buffon was last year’s World 11 goalkeeper. The Italian has been on each list of 55 since the first World 11 in 2004-2005.
For Marc-Andre ter Stegen it is the first time that he makes the list of 55 best players.
David De Gea and Keylor Navas have made the list for the 4th consecutive time. For Thibaut Courtois it is his second inclusion after his first appearance in 2014.
Two keepers did not receive enough votes to return on the list of 55 after appearing on last year’s list: Manuel Neuer and Jan Oblak. Neuer was picked on the World 11’s of 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016.
The 20 defenders who received most votes for the FIFA FIFPro World 11 are:
Jordi Alba – Spain, FC Barcelona
Dani Alves – Brazil, Paris Saint-Germain
Daniel Carvajal – Spain, Real Madrid CF
Giorgio Chiellini – Italy, Juventus FC
Virgil van Dijk – The Netherlands, Southampton/Liverpool
Diego Godin – Uruguay, Atletico Madrid
Mats Hummels – Germany, FC Bayern Munchen
Joshua Kimmich – Germany, FC Bayern Munchen
Dejan Lovren – Croatia, Liverpool FC
Marcelo – Brazil, Real Madrid CF
Yerry Mina – Colombia, FC Barcelona/Everton FC
Benjamin Pavard – France, VfB Stuttgart
Gerard Pique – Spain, FC Barcelona
Sergio Ramos – Spain, Real Madrid CF
Thiago Silva – Brazil, Paris Saint-Germain
Kieran Trippier – England, Tottenham Hotspur
Samuel Umtiti – France, FC Barcelona
Raphaël Varane – France, Real Madrid CF
Sime Vrsaljko – Croatia, Atletico Madrid/Inter
Kyle Walker – England, Manchester City FC
8 defenders make their debut on the list: Virgil van Dijk, Joshua Kimmich, Dejan Lovren, Yerry Mina, Benjamin Pavard, Kieran Trippier, Sime Vrsaljko and Kyle Walker.
The 8 defenders who did not receive enough votes to return on the list of 55, include Leonardo Bonucci, who was on last year’s World 11. The three other defenders of last year’s World 11 collected enough votes to make the list: Daniel Alves, Marcelo and Sergio Ramos.
Besides Bonucci 2 other World 11 award winners are not on the list: Philipp Lahm (2013, 2014) and David Luiz (2014). Lahm has retired.
The 5 other defenders who did not get enough votes to return are: David Alaba, Jerome Boateng, Javier Mascherano, Pepe and Antonio Valencia.
Daniel Alves and Sergio Ramos are on the list for the 12th consecutive time, equaling Philipp Lahm. All three now share the record among defenders.
The 15 midfielders who received most votes for the FIFA FIFPro World 11 are:
Sergio Busquets – Spain, FC Barcelona
Casemiro – Brazil, Real Madrid CF
Philippe Coutinho – Brazil, Liverpool/FC Barcelona
Kevin De Bruyne – Belgium, Manchester City FC
Eden Hazard – Belgium, Chelsea FC
Andres Iniesta – Spain, FC Barcelona/Vissel Kobe
Isco – Spain, Real Madrid CF
N'Golo Kante – France, Chelsea FC
Toni Kroos – Germany, Real Madrid CF
Nemanja Matic – Serbia, Manchester United FC
Luka Modric – Croatia, Real Madrid CF
Paul Pogba – France, Manchester United FC
Ivan Rakitic – Croatia, FC Barcelona
David Silva – Spain, Manchester City FC
Arturo Vidal – Chile, FC Bayern Munchen/FC Barcelona
3 midfielders collected enough votes to return to the list after not making the previous: Kevin De Bruyne, Ivan Rakitic and David Silva.
The 3 midfielders from last year’s list who did not get enough votes are: Thiago Alcantara, Mesut Ozil and Marco Verratti.
Andres Iniesta is on the list for the 12th consecutive year. He has already won 9 World 11 awards, including last year’s.
Luka Modric and Toni Kroos were also voted in last year’s World 11.
The 15 attackers who received most votes for the FIFA FIFPro World 11 are:
Karim Benzema – France, Real Madrid CF
Edinson Cavani – Uruguay, Paris Saint-Germain
Paulo Dybala – Juventus FC, Argentina
Antoine Griezmann – France, Atletico Madrid
Harry Kane – England, Tottenham Hotspur
Robert Lewandowski – Poland, FC Bayern Munchen
Romelu Lukaku – Belgium, Manchester United FC
Mario Mandzukic – Croatia, Juventus FC
Sadio Mane – Senegal, Liverpool FC
Kylian Mbappe – France, Paris Saint-Germain
Lionel Messi – Argentina, FC Barcelona
Neymar Junior – Brazil, Paris Saint-Germain
Cristiano Ronaldo – Portugal, Real Madrid CF/Juventus FC
Mohammed Salah – Egypt, Liverpool FC
Luis Suarez – Uruguay, FC Barcelona
2 attackers make their debut on the list: Sadio Mane and Mohammed Salah. Mario Mandzukic returns to the list after appearing once before in 2013.
Gareth Bale, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Alexis Sanchez were dropped from the list as they did not receive enough votes. Zlatan Ibrahimovic was part of the 2013 World 11 and had been on the list for 12 years.
Cristiano Ronaldo has been on each list of 55 since the first World 11 in 2004-2005. He shares this record with Gianluig Buffon.
The 3 strikers of last year’s World 11 were Lionel Messi, Neymar Jr and Cristiano Ronaldo.
The World 11 will be unveiled by FIFA and FIFPro during the Best FIFA Football Awards ceremony in London on Monday September 24th.
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