😳 Raphinha misses top 3, gets only 17 first-place votes in Fifa The Best | OneFootball

Despite scoring 38 goals and providing 23 assists for Barcelona and the Brazilian National Team between August 1, 2024, and August 2 of this year, Raphinha didn't even make the Top 3 of the Fifa The Best.

He was also absent from the ideal team, which featured Vitinha, Bellingham, Palmer, and Pedri as midfielders, and an attack with Yamal and Dembélé. 

Top scorer of the last Champions League and decisive for Barça's Treble, Raphinha finished fifth, repeating his position in the Ballon d'Or.

The Brazilian had more goal involvements than Hakimi, who was fourth, and the top three—see the numbers below. 

But he received only 17 votes for best in the world. 

He was not chosen in 1st place by Marquinhos and Carlo Ancelotti, the representatives of the Brazilian National Team in the election.

Sylvinho, who manages Albania, also had another preference.

And the nominated Brazilian journalist voted for Lamine Yamal as best in the world.

Check out which captains, coaches, and journalists voted for Raphinha below.

Final Result 📊

Numbers of the Top Five

1st - Dembélé for PSG and France in 2024/25

60 games

37 goals and 14 assists

51 goal involvements

Trophies: Champions League, Ligue 1, French Cup, and French Super Cup

2nd - Yamal for Barcelona and Spain in 2024/25

62 games

21 goals and 22 assists

43 goal involvements

Trophies: La Liga, Copa del Rey, and Spanish Super Cup

3rd - Mbappé for Real and France in 2024/25

65 games

46 goals and 7 assists

53 goal involvements

Trophies: UEFA Super Cup and Intercontinental Cup

4th - Hakimi for PSG and Morocco in 2024/25

70 games

15 goals and 17 assists

32 goal involvements

Trophies: Champions League, Ligue 1, French Cup, and French Super Cup 

5th - Raphinha for Barcelona and Brazil in 2024/25

64 games

38 goals and 23 assists

61 goal involvements

Trophies: La Liga, Copa del Rey, and Spanish Super Cup

Captains who voted for Raphinha

Four preferred the Brazilian.

Marquinhos placed his compatriot 2nd. He chose Dembélé 1st and Hakimi 3rd.

Angola (2nd), Benin (2nd), Brazil (2nd), Cayman Islands (3rd), Cook Islands (3rd), Cuba (3rd), El Salvador (2nd), Estonia (3rd), Fiji (2nd), Gibraltar (1st), Guam (3rd), Iceland (3rd), India (2nd), Jordan (2nd), Kazakhstan (3rd), North Korea (3rd), Kuwait (3rd), Lithuania (3rd), Mali (3rd), Montserrat (3rd), Morocco (3rd), Namibia (2nd), New Caledonia (2nd), Pakistan (2nd), Papua New Guinea (2nd), Poland (2nd), Romania (2nd), Seychelles (1st), Slovenia (2nd), Somalia (3rd), Sweden (2nd), Tonga (1st), Uganda (1st), Uruguay (3rd), Uzbekistan (1st), and Vanuatu (3rd)

Coaches who voted for Raphinha

Six coaches considered the Barcelona forward the best in the world in 2024/2025.

Ancelotti considered Raphinha the 2nd best. Dembélé (1st) and Mbappé (3rd) were his other votes.

Sylvinho, who manages Albania, preferred Dembélé (1st) and Yamal (2nd) before. 

Albania (3rd), Aruba (1st), Australia (2nd), Barbados (3rd), Bolivia (3rd), Brazil (2nd), Brunei (1st), Cambodia (1st), Canada (1st), Cayman Islands (3rd), Central African Republic (1st), China (3rd), Congo (2nd), Cyprus (3rd), India (2nd), Israel (3rd), Kazakhstan (2nd), Kenya (3rd), Kyrgyzstan (3rd), Maldives (3rd), Moldova (2nd), Nicaragua (3rd), Romania (2nd), San Marino (3rd), Senegal (3rd), Sri Lanka (1st), Suriname (2nd), Uruguay (2nd),

Countries of journalists who voted for Raphinha

Seven professionals voted for him as the best in the world.

Carlos Eduardo Mansur, from O Globo, chose him second. Lamine Yamal (1st) and Dembélé (3rd) were his other votes.

Algeria (1st), Andorra (3rd), Armenia (1st), Belarus (3rd), Brazil (2nd), Burkina Faso (2nd), Democratic Republic of Congo (1st), Cyprus (3rd), Equatorial Guinea (2nd), Eritrea (3rd), Faroe Islands (3rd), Finland (2nd), Guyana (3rd), Haiti (3rd), India (2nd), Iraq (1st), Jamaica (3rd), Japan (3rd), Kyrgyzstan (2nd), Lebanon (3rd), Lithuania (2nd), Maldives (2nd), Namibia (2nd), New Caledonia (3rd), Oman (2nd), Pakistan (3rd), Peru (3rd), Philippines (2nd), Puerto Rico (2nd), Russia (2nd), Slovenia (3rd), Syria (2nd), Thailand (3rd), Tonga (1st), Trinidad and Tobago (3rd), Turkmenistan (1st), United States (3rd), Uzbekistan (3rd), Venezuela (1st), and Yemen (2nd).

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