This Tuesday, FIFA and FIFPro announced the 23 players to assemble the ideal team of 2021. Alisson, Daniel Alves and Neymar are the athletes who represent Brazil. The awards take place on January 17, 2022.
Also on the list is the Italian-Brazilian Jorginho, from Chelsea. The club with the most competitors on the list is Barcelona, with five players.
The two entities asked professional players around the world to select the best athletes of the season in the following formations: goalkeepers, defenders, midfielders and forwards.
⭐️ Here are the 23 nominees for the 2021 Men’s FIFA FIFPRO #World11!
The winners will be announced on 17.01.2022.
By the players, for the players.@FIFAcom pic.twitter.com/6lBPAoXlNO
– FIFPRO (@FIFPRO) December 14, 2021
Check out the 23 players nominated:
Goalkeepers:
Alisson Becker (Brazil/Liverpool)
Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy / Milan / Paris Saint-Germain)
Edouard Mendy (Senegal/Chelsea)
Defenders:
David Alaba (Austria/Bayern Munich/Real Madrid)
Jordi Alba (Spain / Barcelona)
Trent Alexander-Arnold (Inglaterra/Liverpool)
Dani Alves (Brazil/São Paulo/Barcelona)
Leonardo Bonucci (Italy / Juventus)
Ruben Dias (Portugal/Manchester City)
Midfielders:
Sergio Busquets (Spain/Barcelona)
Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium / Manchester City)
Bruno Fernandes (Portugal/Manchester United)
Frenkie de Jong (Netherlands/Barcelona)
Jorginho (Italy/Chelsea)
N’Golo Kante (France/Chelsea)
Attackers:
Karim Benzema (France/Real Madrid)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal/Juventus/Manchester United)
Erling Haaland (Norway / Borussia Dortmund)
Robert Lewandowski (Poland/Bayern Munich)
Romelu Lukaku (Belgium/Inter Milan/Chelsea)
Kylian Mbappe (França / Paris Saint-Germain)
Lionel Messi (Argentina/Barcelona/Paris Saint-Germain)
Neymar Junior (Brazil/Paris Saint-Germain)

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