Solely two Serie A gamers have been included on the 26-player shortlist for the 2025 version of the FIFPRO World XI, as voted for by gamers throughout the globe.
The FIFPRO World XI has been operating for 20 years, and acknowledges the 11 most profitable gamers every calendar yr. The nominees are voted for by gamers the world over.
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A 26-player shortlist has been , and that will probably be whittled right down to a remaining 11, which will probably be introduced on November 3.
The goalkeeper, three defenders, three midfielders and three attackers with essentially the most votes will probably be included, and the remaining spot is assigned to the outfield participant with the subsequent highest variety of votes.
Which Serie A and Italy gamers are nominated for 2025 FIFPRO XI
CASTEL DI SANGRO, ITALY – AUGUST 09: Kevin De Bruyne of Napoli seems on in the course of the pre-season pleasant match between Napoli and Girona at Stadio Teofilo Patini on August 09, 2025 in Castel di Sangro, Italy. (Photograph by Giuseppe Bellini/Getty Pictures)
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Two Serie A representatives have been included on the 26-player shortlist for 2025, specifically Luka Modric of Milan and Kevin De Bruyne of Napoli.
Italy worldwide has been included among the many goalkeepers, and is a powerful candidate to be included within the remaining XI given his victory within the Champions League remaining with Paris Saint-Germain earlier this yr.
2021 was the final time that both an Italian or a Serie A participant was included within the remaining XI. That got here a couple of months after the EURO 2020 remaining, which had been delayed by a yr because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Donnarumma was included on that event, as was Juventus’s Leonardo Bonucci, Chelsea’s Jorginho, and Cristiano Ronaldo, who was nonetheless with Juve for the primary half of that yr.
Gianluigi Buffon (2017) is the one different Italian to have been included within the FIFPRO World XI during the last 10 years. He and Matthijs De Ligt (additionally 2017), Dani Alves (2017, 2016) and Paul Pogba (2015) are the one different Serie A gamers to have been included within the final 10 years.
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2025 FIFPRO World XI Shortlist
UDINE, ITALY – OCTOBER 14: Gianluigi Donnarumma of Italy seems on in the course of the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier match between Italy and Israel at Stadio Friuli on October 14, 2025 in Udine, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Luzzani/Getty Pictures)
Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Donnarumma (PSG/Manchester Metropolis), Alisson Becker (Liverpool), Thibaut Courtois (Actual Madrid).
Defenders: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool/Actual Madrid), Pau Cubarsi (Barcelona), Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), Achraf Hakimi (PSG), Marquinhos (PSG), Nuno Mendes (PSG), William Saliba (Arsenal).
Midfielders: Jude Bellingham (Actual Madrid), Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester Metropolis/Napoli), Luka Modric (Actual Madrid/Milan), Joao Neves (PSG), Cole Palmer (Chelsea), Pedri (Barcelona), Federico Valverde (Actual Madrid), Vitinha (PSG).
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Forwards: Ousmane Dembele (PSG), Erling Haaland (Manchester Metropolis), Kylian Mbappe (Actual Madrid), Lionel Messi (Inter Miami), Raphinha (Barcelona), Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nassr), Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), Lamine Yamal (Barcelona).
The 26-player shortlist for the 2025 FIFPRO Males’s World 11 – as voted by gamers worldwide. The crew will probably be revealed on 03.11.2025. pic.twitter.com/bnu1umSCKw