FIFA and FIFPRO unveiled this Thursday the 55 players who appear in the eleven of the year 2020. There are 4 African players.
No African doorman was selected among the appointed guards. On the other hand, in defense, the continent is represented by Kalidou Koulibaly from Naples.
No African players either in those named in midfield. But in attack, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Arsenal, as well as Sadio Mané and Mohamed Salah of Liverpool are appointed.
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Here’s the whole list:
Guardians:
- Alisson Becker (Liverpool FC, Brazil)
- Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid, Belgium)
- David De Gea (Manchester United, Spain)
- Gianluigi Donnarumma (AC Milan, Italy)
- Ederson Moraes (Manchester City, Brazil)
- Hugo Lloris (Tottenham Hotspur, France)
- Keylor Navas (Paris Saint-Germain, Costa Rica)
- Manuel Neuer (FC Bayern Munich, Germany)
- Jan Oblak (Atlético de Madrid, Slovénie)
- Marc-André ter Stegen (FC Barcelona, Germany)
Defenders:
- David Alaba (FC Bayern Munich, Austria)
- Jordi Alba (FC Barcelona, Spain)
- Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham Hotspur, Belgium)
- Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool FC, Angleterre)
- Dani Alves (São Paulo, Brazil)
- Jerome Boateng (FC Bayern Munich, Germany)
- Alphonso Davies (FC Bayern Munich, Canada)
- Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool FC, Pays-Bas)
- Kalidou Koulibaly (SSC Napoli, Senegal)
- Matthijs de Ligt (Juventus FC, Pays-Bas)
- Marcelo (Real Madrid, Brazil)
- Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid, Spain)
- Andrew Robertson (Liverpool FC, Scotland)
- Thiago Silva (Chelsea, Brazil)
- Raphaël Varane (Real Madrid, France)
Environments :
- Thiago Alcântara (FC Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Espagne)
- Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur, England)
- Sergio Busquets (FC Barcelona, Spain)
- Casemiro (Real Madrid, Brazil)
- Philippe Coutinho (FC Bayern Munich, FC Barcelona, Brazil)
- Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City, Belgium)
- Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United, Portugal)
- Leon Goretzka (FC Bayern Munich, Germany)
- Jordan Henderson (Liverpool FC, Angleterre)
- Frenkie de Jong (FC Barcelona, Netherlands)
- N’Golo Kanté (Chelsea FC, France)
- Toni Kroos (Real Madrid, Germany)
- Joshua Kimmich (FC Bayern Munich, Germany)
- Luka Modric (Real Madrid, Croatie)
- Thomas Müller (FC Bayern Munich, Germany)
Attackers:
- Sergio Agüero (Manchester City, Argentine)
- Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal, Gabon)
- Karim Benzema (Real Madrid, France)
- Serge Gnabry (FC Bayern Munich, Germany)
- Erling Håland (Borussia Dortmund, Norway)
- Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan, Suède)
- Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur, Angleterre)
- Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern Munich, Pologne)
- Sadio Mané (Liverpool FC, Senegal)
- Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain, France)
- Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona, Argentine)
- Neymar Junior (Paris Saint-Germain, Brazil)
- Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus, Portugal)
- Mohamed Salah (Liverpool FC, Egypt)
- Heung-Min Son (Tottenham Hotspur, South Korea)
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