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Friday, September 06, 2019, 18:43
FIFPro reveals 55-player shortlist for 2019 FIFA Men's World11
By Xinhua
Friday, September 06, 2019, 18:43 By Xinhua

Tottenham Hotspur's South Korean striker Son Heung-Min applauds supporters on the pitch after the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur at the Emirates Stadium in London on Sept 1, 2019. (BEN STANSALL / AFP)

BEIJING - World soccer's governing body has announced an initial 55-member roster in contention for the 2019 FIFA FIFPro Men's World11, with Tottenham Hotspur's South Korean forward Son Heung-min the sole representative from Asia.

The World11 will be decided by thousands of professional footballers from across the world. Each voters selects a team of 11 players from the shortlist, comprising one goalkeeper, four defenders, three midfielders and three forwards.

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The final FIFA FIFPro Men's World11 will be announced at The Best FIFA Football Awards ceremony in Milan, Italy on Monday 23 September.

The 55 shortlisted players are as follows:

Goalkeepers (5)

Alisson Becker (BRA) - Liverpool FC

David De Gea (ESP) - Manchester United

Ederson Moraes (BRA) - Manchester City

Jan Oblak (SVN) - Atletico Madrid

Marc-Andre ter Stegen (GER) - FC Barcelona

Defenders (20)

Jordi Alba (ESP) - FC Barcelona

Trent Alexander-Arnold (ENG) - Liverpool FC

Dani Alves (BRA) - Paris Saint-Germain / Sao Paulo FC

Joao Cancelo (POR) - Juventus / Manchester City

Daniel Carvajal (ESP) - Real Madrid

Giorgio Chiellini (ITA) - Juventus

Matthijs de Ligt (NED) - Ajax / Juventus

Diego Godin (URU) - Atletico Madrid / Internazionale

Joshua Kimmich (GER) - Bayern Munich

Kalidou Koulibaly (SEN) - SSC Napoli

Aymeric Laporte (FRA) - Manchester City

Marcelo (BRA) - Real Madrid

Gerard Pique (ESP) - FC Barcelona

Sergio Ramos (ESP) - Real Madrid

Andrew Robertson (SCO) - Liverpool FC

Alex Sandro (BRA) - Juventus

Thiago Silva (BRA) - Paris Saint-Germain

Virgil van Dijk (NED) - Liverpool FC

Raphael Varane (FRA) - Real Madrid

Kyle Walker (ENG) - Manchester City

Midfielders (15)

Sergio Busquets (ESP) - FC Barcelona

Casemiro (BRA) - Real Madrid

Kevin de Bruyne (BEL) - Manchester City

Frenkie de Jong (NED) - Ajax / FC Barcelona

Christian Eriksen (DEN) - Tottenham Hotspur

Eden Hazard (BEL) - Chelsea FC / Real Madrid

N'Golo Kante (FRA) - Chelsea FC

Toni Kroos (GER) - Real Madrid

Arthur Melo (BRA) - FC Barcelona

Luka Modric (CRO) - Real Madrid

Paul Pogba (FRA) - Manchester United

Ivan Rakitic (CRO) - FC Barcelona

Bernardo Silva (POR) - Manchester City

Dusan Tadic (SRB) - Ajax

Arturo Vidal (CHI) - FC Barcelona

Forwards (15)

Sergio Aguero (ARG) - Manchester City

Karim Benzema (FRA) - Real Madrid

Cristiano Ronaldo (POR) - Juventus

Roberto Firmino (BRA) - Liverpool FC

Antoine Griezmann (FRA) - Atletico Madrid / FC Barcelona

Son Heung-min (ROK) - Tottenham Hotspur

Harry Kane (ENG) - Tottenham Hotspur

Robert Lewandowski (POL) - Bayern Munich

Sadio Mane (SEN) - Liverpool FC

Kylian Mbappe (FRA) - Paris Saint-Germain

Lionel Messi (ARG) - FC Barcelona

Neymar (BRA) - Paris Saint-Germain

Mohamed Salah (EGY) - Liverpool FC

Raheem Sterling (ENG) - Manchester City

Luis Suarez (URU) - FC Barcelona

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