The best star selected by players around the world is Yamal, 18, FIFPRO World's Best 11 Youngest + Youngest Vote

Nov 04, 2025

The best star selected by players around the world is Yamal, 18, FIFPRO World's Best 11 Youngest Youngest Vote
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The best star selected by players around the world is Yamal, 18, FIFPRO World's Best 11 Youngest Youngest Vote
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The players' choice of the stars was Ramin Yamal (18, Barcelona, Spain).

The International Footballers Association (FIFPRO) announced '2025 FIFPRO World Best 11' on its official channel on the 4th (Korea time). The best 11 was selected by more than 26,000 players from 68 countries around the world. Earlier on the 28th of last month, 26 final candidates were released, and the faces of honor were finally announced on that day.

Regardless of the league, male players were targeted at players who played more than 30 games from July 15 last year to August 3 this year."World's Best 11" will be selected first by 1 goalkeeper with the most votes, 3 defenders, 3 midfielders, and 3 strikers, followed by the field players with the next most votes, filling the other spot.




The best star selected by players around the world is Yamal, 18, FIFPRO World's Best 11 Youngest Youngest Vote
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First of all, it's Yamal that catches the eye. Yamal, who turned 18 in July, was selected for the striker category and named the youngest player ever to be 'FIFPRO Best 11'. Previously, the youngest record was held by Mbappe, who was selected as the 2018 'FIFPRO Best 11' at the age of 19. Above all, Yamal received 11,167 votes, the most for field players. That's how much he was recognized for his ability. Yamal scored 18 goals in 55 games last season, leading Barcelona to victory in the Primera Liga and Copadelay.

Along with Yamal, Usman Dembele (Paris Saint-Germain), who shines at the Ballon d'Or in 2025, and Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid, France), who has recently continued to score amazingly, were included in the striker category.

In the midfield, Vitinha (Paris Saint-Germain, Portugal), who is third in the Ballon d'Or in 2025, as well as Pedri (Barcelona, Spain), Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), and Cole Palmer (Chelsea, England) were selected. The best defenders were Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool, the Netherlands), Ashraf Hakimi (Morocco), and Nunu Mendes (Portugal, Paris Saint-Germain), and Gianluigi Donnarumma (Man City, Italy).




The best star selected by players around the world is Yamal, 18, FIFPRO World's Best 11 Youngest Youngest Vote
Paris Saint-Germain, which swept the European Champions League, League 1, French Cup, and UEFA Super Cup last season to achieve quadruple (four wins), produced five of its players as winners. Donnarumma played for Paris Saint-Germain until last season before moving to Manchester City this summer. There were three players from Spain's Primera Liga and two from England's Premier League. There were no German Bundesliga or Italian Serie A members.

By nationality, Spain, France, England, and Portugal produced two each. The countries are ranked 1st, 3rd, 4th, and 5th respectively in FIFA rankings.

Meanwhile, Lionel Messi (Inter Miami, Argentina) and Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nasr, Portugal), who dominated world soccer, were not named. The two were the only players except for the big leagues and were shortlisted, but they were not included in the best 11 and realized the weight of time. In addition, Mohamed Salah (Liverpool, Egypt) and Hapinha (Barcelona, Brazil), who scored 34 goals last season, were not selected by their teammates.




South Korean players such as Son Heung-min (LAFC), Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich), and Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain) were excluded from the shortlist early on. Not only Korean players but also Asian players were 'Zero'. Son Heung-min and Ji So-yeon were the last Korean players to be on the final list of men's and women's candidates in 2020.



The best star selected by players around the world is Yamal, 18, FIFPRO World's Best 11 Youngest Youngest Vote
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◇ FIFPRO World's Best 11 in 2025

GK = Gianluigi Donnarumma (Man City)

DF= Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), Ashraf Hakimi, Nunu Mendes (PSG)

MF= Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Vitinha (PSG), Cole Palmer (Chelsea), Pedri (Barcelona)

FW= Usman Dembele (PSG), Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid), Ramin Yamal (Barcelona)



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.