Arsenal defender and Chelsea star among Premier League nominees for FIFPro’s World 11 | OneFootball

A number of Premier League stars have been nominated for the FIFPRO Men’s World 11 line-up.

26 players have been nominated for the final 11, including Arsenal defender William Saliba, Chelsea forward Cole Palmer, Liverpool trio Virgil van Dijk, Alisson and Mo Salah, and Manchester City duo Erling Haaland and Gianluigi Donnarumma.

England internationals Trent Alexander-Arnold and Jude Bellingham are also included on the list, but Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane did not make the list.

Among the other nominees are former Man City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne, Barcelona wonderkid Lamine Yamal, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe.

Here is the full list of nominees to make the final 11:

Goalkeepers

Alisson Becker (Liverpool, Brazil)Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid, Belgium)Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris Saint-Germain / Manchester City, Italy)

Defenders

Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool / Real Madrid, England)Pau Cubarsi (Barcelona, Spain)Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool, Netherlands)Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain, Morocco)Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain, Brazil)Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint-Germain, Portugal)William Saliba (Arsenal, France)

Midfielders

Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid, England)Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City / Napoli, Belgium)Luka Modric (Real Madrid / AC Milan, Croatia)Joao Neves (Paris Saint-Germain, Portugal)Cole Palmer (Chelsea, England)Pedri (Barcelona, Spain)Federico Valverde (Real Madrid, Uruguay)Vitinha (Paris Saint-Germain, Portugal)

Forwards

Ousmane Dembele (Paris Saint-Germain, France)Erling Haaland (Manchester City, Norway)Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid, France)Lionel Messi (Inter Miami, Argentina)Raphinha (Barcelona, Brazil)Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nassr, Portugal)Mohamed Salah (Liverpool, Egypt)Lamine Yamal (Barcelona, Spain)

Meanwhile, several Lionesses and WSL stars made the list of nominees for the women’s team.

Hannah Hampton, Mary Earps, Millie Bright, Lucy Bronze, Alex Greenwood, Leah Williamson, Ella Toone, Keira Walsh, Michelle Agyemang, Chloe Kelly and Alessia Russo are among those included.

But Arsenal’s Mariona Caldentey is a surprise absentee from the list, despite finishing as runner up in the Ballon d’Or following a fine season with the Gunners.

Goalkeepers

Ann-Katrin Berger (Gotham, Germany)Mary Earps (Paris Saint-Germain, England)Hannah Hampton (Chelsea, England)

Defenders

Michelle Alozie (Houston Dash, Nigeria)Ona Batlle (Barcelona, Spain)Millie Bright (Chelsea, England)Lucy Bronze (Chelsea, England)Olga Carmona (Real Madrid / Paris Saint-Germain, Spain)Ellie Carpenter (OL Lyonnes / Chelsea, Australia)Alex Greenwood (Manchester City, England)Leah Williamson (Arsenal, England)

Midfielders

Aitana Bonmati (Barcelona, Spain)Ghizlane Chebbak (Badalona / Al Hilal, Morocco)Debinha (Kansas City Current, Brazil)Patricia Guijarro (Barcelona, Spain)Vicky Lopez (Barcelona, Spain)Alexia Putellas (Barcelona, Spain)Ella Toone (Manchester United, England)Keira Walsh (Barcelona / Chelsea, England)

Forwards

Michelle Agyemang (Arsenal / Brighton & Hove Albion, England)Barbra Banda (Orlando Pride, Zambia)Linda Caicedo (Real Madrid, Colombia)Athenea del Castillo (Real Madrid, Spain)Chloe Kelly (Manchester City / Arsenal, England)Marta (Orlando Pride, Brazil)Alessia Russo (Arsenal, England)