FIFPRO World 11 2025, the shortlist of finalists: De Bruyne included | OneFootball

The FIFPRO World 11 returns with a new edition. The international federation has drawn up the list of 26 finalists vying to be part of the top 11 for 2025. From Serie A, only the big summer arrivals are present: Luka Modric and Kevin De Bruyne. The only Italian on the list, as usual, is Gianluigi Donnarumma, who was a key player last season with PSG's Champions League victory.

Serie A, Modric and De Bruyne are among the finalists for the FIFPRO World 11

As every year, the FIFPRO World 11 is back with the 2025 edition. The award will determine the top eleven players of the 2025 calendar year. There are 26 finalists competing to be part of the team. There is a shortage of players from Serie A, as well as of Italian players, despite Inter reaching the Champions League final or Scott McTominay's great season with Napoli, winning the Scudetto and the MVP title of the tournament. However, there is one player from Napoli among the 26 on the list: obviously, it is Kevin De Bruyne, who played the first part of 2025 wearing the Manchester City shirt.

In addition to the Belgian, another new Serie A signing from this summer is also present. That is Luka Modric, who has become indispensable in Massimiliano Allegri's system, integrating immediately into the Livorno coach's tactics. The only Italian on the list is Gianluigi Donnarumma, crucial in PSG's Treble victory, who left in the summer to join Pep Guardiola's Manchester City.

Here is the complete list of the 26 finalists for the trophy:

GOALKEEPERS: Alisson Becker (Liverpool), Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid), Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris Saint-Germain / Manchester City);

DEFENDERS: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool / Real Madrid), Pau Cubarsi (Barcelona), Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain), Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain), Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint-Germain), William Saliba (Arsenal);

MIDFIELDERS: Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City / Napoli), Luka Modric (Real Madrid / AC Milan), Joao Neves (Paris Saint-Germain), Cole Palmer (Chelsea), Pedri (Barcelona), Federico Valverde (Real Madrid), Vitinha (Paris Saint-Germain);

FORWARDS: Ousmane Dembelé (Paris Saint-Germain), Erling Haaland (Manchester City), Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid), Lionel Messi (Inter Miami), Raphinha (Barcelona), Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nassr), Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), Lamine Yamal (Barcelona);

Francesco Landi

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