Five nominated for FIFA FIFPro Men’s World 11
Thu 10 December 2020, 19:36|
Tottenham Hotspur
Hugo Lloris, Toby Alderweireld, Heung-Min Son, Dele and Harry Kane have all been shortlisted for the prestigious FIFA FIFPro Men’s World 11 for 2020.
A total of 10 goalkeepers, 15 defenders, 15 midfielders and 15 forwards have been included on the shortlist which is chosen by thousands of professional football players from across the world, who vote for the best player in each position.
For the first time, we have five of our players named in the top 55. This is the fourth year in a row that Harry (2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020) has been shortlisted, its the second consecutive appearance for Sonny (2019 and 2020), while Hugo, Toby and Dele have all been nominated for the first time.
In total, 20 Premier League players have been named on the list, while Harry and Dele make up half of the England national team representatives, with Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold and Jordan Henderson also included.
The players who have received the most votes for each respective position in the FIFA FIFPro Men’s World 11 will be announced at The Best FIFA Football Awards show in Zurich on Thursday 17 December.
The 55-man shortlist in full
Goalkeepers: Alisson Becker (Liverpool FC), Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid CF), David de Gea (Manchester United FC), Gianluigi Donnarumma (AC Milan), Moraes Ederson (Manchester City FC), Hugo Lloris (Tottenham Hotspur FC), Keylor Navas (Paris Saint-Germain), Manuel Neuer (FC Bayern München), Jan Oblak (Atlético de Madrid), Marc-Andre ter Stegen (FC Barcelona).
Defenders: David Alaba (FC Bayern München), Jordi Alba (FC Barcelona), Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham Hotspur FC), Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool FC), Dani Alves (Sao Paulo FC), Jerome Boateng (FC Bayern München), Alphonso Davies (FC Bayern München), Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool FC), Kalidou Koulibaly (SSC Napoli), Matthijs de Ligt (Juventus FC), Marcelo (Real Madrid CF), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid CF), Andrew Robertson (Liverpool FC), Thiago Silva (Chelsea FC), Raphael Varane (Real Madrid CF).
Midfielders: Thiago Alcântara (FC Bayern München/Liverpool FC), Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur FC), Sergio Busquets (FC Barcelona), Casemiro (Real Madrid CF), Philippe Coutinho (FC Bayern München/FC Barcelona), Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City FC), Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United FC), Leon Goretzka (FC Bayern München), Jordan Henderson (Liverpool FC), Frenkie de Jong (FC Barcelona), N'Golo Kante (Chelsea FC), Toni Kroos (Real Madrid CF), Joshua Kimmich (FC Bayern München), Luka Modric (Real Madrid CF), Thomas Müller (FC Bayern München).
Forwards: Sergio Agüero (Manchester City FC), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal FC), Karim Benzema (Real Madrid CF), Serge Gnabry (FC Bayern München), Erling Haaland (BVB Borussia 09 Dortmund), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur FC), Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München), Sadio Mane (Liverpool FC), Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain), Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona), Neymar Junior (Paris Saint-Germain), Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus FC), Mohamed Salah (Liverpool FC), Heung-Min Son (Tottenham Hotspur FC).
