Barcelona teenager Lamine Yamal became the youngest player ever to be named in FIFPRO’s team of the year, and five players from Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions League-winning side were also part of the squad announced by the global players’ union on Monday.
Goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma – who has since moved from PSG to Manchester City – received the most votes with 13,609 out of more than 20,000 ballots submitted by players around the world, according to FIFPRO.
Yamal, 18, came second, with 10,167 votes ahead of the Spain and Barcelona winger. The previous youngest player on the list was Kylian Mbappe, who was 19 when he was voted into the team in 2018 after helping France win the World Cup.
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Mbappé was back for the sixth time this year and was joined by his Real Madrid teammate Jude Bellingham.
After helping PSG to its first Champions League title, Ballon d’Or winner Ousmane Dembélé was joined on the FIFPRO list by full-backs Achraf Hakimi and Nuno Mendes, midfielder Vitinha and Donnarumma.
Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk was also picked, along with Chelsea’s Cole Palmer and Barcelona’s Pedri.
FIFPro Men’s World XI:
Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris Saint-Germain/Manchester City, Italy); Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain, Morocco), Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool, Netherlands), Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint-Germain, Portugal); Vitinha (Paris Saint-Germain, Portugal), Pedri (Barcelona, Spain), Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid, England), Cole Palmer (Chelsea, England); Lamine Yamal (Barcelona, Spain), Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid, France), Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint-Germain, France).
Published on November 3, 2025
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