Al Nassr forward Cristiano Ronaldo is among the 23-player shortlist for the FIFPro Team of the Year. The 38-year-old, who scored 54 goals for club and country in 2023, is nominated alongside Lionel Messi, Erling Haaland, and Kylian Mbappe.
The FIFPro award, chosen by over 28,000 professional footballers, is the only global football award exclusively decided by players.
Nominees were selected based on performances from December 19, 2022, to August 20, 2023, with players having played at least 23 games in the period. In the women’s category, World Cup winners Aitana Bonmati and Jenni Hermoso, along with Chelsea’s Lauren James and Sam Kerr, were nominated.
The finalists include goalkeepers Thibaut Courtois, Ederson, and Emiliano Martinez, and defenders Ruben Dias, Virgil van Dijk, Eder Militao, Antonio Rudiger, John Stones, and Kyle Walker.
