Winners of the 2025 FIFPRO World XI Men and Women categories have been unveiled following a voting system from over 26,000 professional footballers from 68 countries. This award is the only global player award that is decided exclusively by players alone.
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Since 2005, the global award has analyzed professional footballers from major leagues around the world selecting the best XI each year. The striking characteristic of this award is the fact that the winners are selected by the players themselves and not by the conventional journalists, coaches or fans.
Each player gets an individual trophy which symbolizes their “number 1” position in the eyes of their peers and colleagues, making them the best in their various playing positions on the field. When all 11 trophies are pulled together, they give rise to the larger prize, the World 11, a celebration of the power of the team. Also, put together by xCruza, an award-winning studio at Argentinian base, the trophies form an Abrazo de Gol (Goal Hug) an embodiment of the essence of football.
This year’s award featured five of French Champions, Paris Saint-Germain’s players, Achraf Hakimi, Nuno Mendes, Vitinha, and Ousmane Dembele, including former shot stopper Gianluigi Donnarumma, who now plays for English side, Manchester City.
2025 FIFPRO Women’s World XI
Goalkeeper
Hannah Hampton – Chelsea, England
Defenders
Ona Battle – Barcelona, Spain
Millie Bright – Chelsea, England
Lucy Bronze – Chelsea, England
Leah Williamson – Arsenal, England
Midfielders
Aitana Bonmati – Barcelona, Spain
Ghizlane Chebbak – Badalona/Al Hilal, Morocco
Alexia Putellas – Barcelona, Spain
Forwards
Barbra Banda – Orlando Pride, Zambia
Chloe Kelly – Manchester City/Arsenal, England
Alessia Russo – Arsenal, England
2025 FIFPRO Men’s World XI
Goalkeeper
Gianluigi Donnaruma – Paris Saint-Germain/Manchester City, Italy
Defenders
Virgil van Dijk – Liverpool, Netherlands
Achraf Hakimi – Paris Saint-Germain, Morocco
Nuno Mendes – Paris Saint-Germain, Portugal
Midfielders
Jude Bellingham – Real Madrid, England
Cole Palmer – Chelsea, England
Pedri – Barcelona, Spain
Vitinha – Paris Saint-Germain, Portugal
Forwards
Ousmane Dembele – Paris Saint-Germain, France
Kylian Mbappé – Real Madrid, France
Lamine Yamal – Barcelona, Spain
How voting was done
Voting was done via a digital voting platform through unique links which were distributed by FIFPRO and player unions.
Voting for the Men’s category covered performances from July 15, 2024 to August 3, 2025, with a minimum of 30 official matches, while the Women’s category spanned from August 11, 2024 to August 3, 2025 with a minimum of 20 official matches.
Each player selected three outstanding performers in the four positions and the players with the most votes from each position was chosen while the 11th spot went to the next highest-ranked outfield player overall.
How the formation is arranged
The goalkeeper, three defenders, three midfielders and three forwards with the highest vote are put on the the team, then the last spot is assigned to any outfield player with the next highest number of votes.
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