FULL LIST OF FIFPRO 55 SHORTLIST
FIFPro and Fifa announce nominees for World
XI 2015
FIFPro, in
association with
FIFA, has
announced the final
55 players in
contention for a
spot on the 2015
World XI.
The 55 players have
been selected by
professional footballers worldwide, with a new record of almost
25,000 players from 70 countries participating in this year’s ballot.
The FIFA FIFPro World XI will be announced on January 11, 2016,
at the Ballon D’Or ceremony in Zurich.
The 55-player shortlist: (home country/club)
Goalkeepers (5): Gianluigi Buffon (Italy/Juventus), Iker Casillas
(Spain/FC Porto), David De Gea (Spain/Manchester United), Keylor
Navas (Costa Rica/Real Madrid) and Manuel Neuer (Germany/FC
Bayern Munich).
Defenders (20): David Alaba (Austria/Bayern Munich), Jordi Alba
(Spain/Barcelona), Jerome Boateng (Germany/Bayern Munich),
Daniel Carvajal (Spain/Real Madrid), Giorgio Chiellini (Italy/
Juventus), Dani Alves (Brazil/Barcelona), David Luiz (Brazil/Paris
Saint-Germain), Diego Godin (Uruguay/Atletico Madrid), Mats
Hummels (Germany/Borussia Dortmund), Branislav Ivanovic
(Serbia/Chelsea), Vincent Kompany (Belgium/Manchester City),
Philipp Lahm (Germany/Bayern Munich), Marcelo (Brazil/Real
Madrid), Javier Mascherano (Argentina/Barcelona), Pepe
(Portugal/Real Madrid), Gerard Pique (Spain/Barcelona), Sergio
Ramos (Spain/Real Madrid), John Terry (England/Chelsea), Thiago
Silva (Brazil/Paris Saint-Germain) and Raphael Varane (France/
Real Madrid).
Midfielders (15): Thiago Alcantara (Spain/Bayern Munich), Xabi
Alonso (Spain/Bayern Munich), Sergio Busquets (Spain/
Barcelona), Eden Hazard (Belgium/Chelsea), Andres Iniesta (Spain/
Barcelona), Toni Kroos (Germany/Real Madrid), Luka Modric
(Croatia/Real Madrid), Andrea Pirlo (Italy/New York City), Paul
Pogba (France/Juventus), Ivan Rakitic (Croatia/Barcelona), James
Rodriguez (Colombia/Real Madrid), David Silva (Spain/Manchester
City),Yaya Toure (Ivory Coast/Manchester City), Marco Verratti
(Italy/Paris Saint-Germain) and Arturo Vidal (Chile/Bayern
Munich).
Forwards (15): Sergio Aguero (Argentina/Manchester City), Gareth
Bale (Wales/Real Madrid), Karim Benzema (France/Real Madrid),
Douglas Costa (Brazil/Bayern Munich), Cristiano Ronaldo
(Portugal/Real Madrid), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden/Paris Saint-
Germain), Robert Lewandowski (Poland/Bayern Munich), Lionel
Messi (Argentina/Barcelona), Thomas Muller (Germany/Bayern
Munich), Neymar (Brazil/Barcelona), Arjen Robben (Netherlands/
Bayern Munich), Wayne Rooney (England/Manchester United),
Alexis Sánchez (Chile/Arsenal), Luis Suarez (Uruguay/Barcelona)
and Carlos Tevez (Argentina/Boca Juniors).
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