OFFICIAL: Lamine Yamal, candidate to be part of the FIFPRO World XI 2024

The International Federation of Professional Footballers (FIFPRO) announced this Monday the list of 26 nominees for the award for the best eleven footballers of the 2023-24 season. This award is decided through the voting of several professional players from around the world, and this time the performance period considered is from August 21, 2023, to July 14, 2024. The only requirement is that players must have played at least 30 official matches during this period.

This voting has generated great interest due to the inclusion among the 26 nominees of the young star from FC Barcelona, Lamine Yamal. The current winner of the Kopa Trophy and Golden Boy, nominated for the The Best, the '19' player seeks to secure one of the three spots that FIFPRO grants for the forward position.

Additionally, it is worth mentioning that he is the only player from Barcelona to qualify in this voting, scoring seven goals and providing nine assists with Barça and one goal and four assists with the Spanish national team in the European Championship, where he was pivotal for 'La Roja'. He ended up being the best young player of the tournament.

Who will Lamine Yamal have to compete with?

• Erling Haaland (Norway/Manchester City)
• Harry Kane (England/Bayern Munich)
• Kylian Mbappé (France/Paris Saint-Germain)
• Leo Messi (Argentina/Inter Miami)
• Cole Palmer (England/Chelsea)
• Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal/Al-Nassr)
• Vinicius Jr. (Brazil/Real Madrid)

Who are the candidates competing for a spot in the midfield of the FIFPRO XI?

As for the midfield area, where three spots are also awarded, there are a total of eight players competing for one spot:

• Jude Bellingham (England/Real Madrid)
• Kevin de Bruyne (Belgium/Manchester City)
• Phil Foden (England/Manchester City)
• Toni Kroos (Germany/Real Madrid)
• Luka Modrić (Croatia/Real Madrid)
• Jamal Musiala (Germany/Bayern Munich)
• Rodri Hernández (Spain/Manchester City)
• Fede Valverde (Uruguay/Real Madrid)

Who are the candidates competing for a spot in the defense of the FIFPRO XI?

In defense, where three players are chosen among a total of seven, the following compete:

• Dani Carvajal (Spain/Real Madrid)
• Rúben Dias (Portugal/Manchester City)
• Virgil Van Dijk (Netherlands/Liverpool)
• Jeremie Frimpong (Netherlands/Bayer Leverkusen)
• Antonio Rüdiger (Germany/Real Madrid)
• William Saliba (France/Arsenal)
• Kyle Walker (England/Manchester City)

Who are the candidates competing for a spot in the goalkeeping position of the FIFPRO XI?

Finally, in goal, three players compete for the only available spot for goalkeepers:

• Ederson (Brazil/Manchester City)
• Emiliano Martínez (Argentina/Aston Villa)
• Manuel Neuer (Germany/Bayern Munich)

The results of this voting will be announced on December 9. It is important to note that the 11th position will be assigned to the outfield player who receives the most votes after the positions already assigned in the various areas of the field.

🚨 These are the 26 nominees for the 2024 FIFPRO Men's #World11, as voted by players.

🇧🇷 Ederson
🇦🇷 @EmiMartinezz1
🇩🇪 @Manuel_Neuer

🇪🇸 @DaniCarvajal92
🇵🇹 @RubenDias
🇳🇱 @VirgilvDijk
🇳🇱 @JeremieFrimpong
🇩🇪 @ToniRuediger
🇫🇷 William Saliba
🏴 @KyleWalker2

🏴 @BellinghamJude
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— FIFPRO (@FIFPRO) December 2, 2024