HOOFDORP, Netherlands (AP) — Barcelona teenager Lamine Yamal The youngest player ever to be named in FIFPRO’s Team of the Year, with five players selected from Paris Saint-Germain. champions league winning team He was also included in the selection announced by the World Players Association on Monday.
According to FIFPRO, goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, who moved from PSG to Manchester City, received the most votes with 13,609 votes out of more than 20,000 votes submitted by players around the world.
In second place was 18-year-old Yamal, who received 10,167 votes for the Spain international and Barcelona winger. FIFPRO has selected the men’s World Eleven for 20 years, with the previous youngest player being Kylian Mbappé, who helped France win the World Cup and was 19 years old when he was voted into the squad in 2018.
Mbappé is making his sixth appearance this year, joined by Real Madrid teammate Jude Bellingham.
After contributing to PSG’s first Champions League victory, ballon d’or In addition to winner Ousmane Dembele, full-backs Achraf Hakimi and Nuno Mendes and midfielders Vicinha and Donnarumma are also included in the FIFPRO list.
Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk was also selected, as were Chelsea’s Cole Palmer and Barcelona’s Pedri.
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FIFPRO Men’s World Eleven
Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris Saint-Germain/Manchester City, Italy); Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain, Morocco), Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool, Netherlands), Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint-Germain, Portugal). Vicinha (Paris Saint-Germain, Portugal), Pedri (Barcelona, Spain), Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid, England), Cole Palmer (Chelsea, England). Lamine Yamal (Barcelona, Spain), Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid, France), Ousmane Dembele (Paris Saint-Germain, France).
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