Salah nominated for ‘FIFPro World11 2018’ award
Egypt and Liverpool winger Mohamed Salah has been named in international players’ association FIFPro’s 55-name shortlist for its World11 of 2018 award.
Salah, 26, who played the best football season ever played by an Egyptian, and his teammate Sadio Mane of Senegal, are the only two African nominees on the 55-names list.
The final FIFA FIFPro World11 2018 will be announced at The Best FIFA Football Awards ceremony at the Royal Festival Hall in London on Monday 24 September.
Salah, who finished as the elite Premier League’s top scorer with 32 goals – a record tally in a 38-game top flight campaign, has been also included in the final list of the Best FIFA Men’s Player Award candidates alongside Cristiano Ronaldo and Luka Modric.
THE 55 MOST VOTED PLAYERS ARE:
Name – country, previous team/current team
Goalkeepers (5)
Gianluigi Buffon Italy, Juventus/Paris Saint-Germain
Thibaut Courtois Belgium, Chelsea/Real Madrid CF
David De Gea Spain, Manchester United FC
Keylor Navas Costa Rica, Real Madrid CF
Marc-Andre ter Stegen Germany, FC Barcelona
Defenders (20)
Jordi Alba Spain, FC Barcelona
Dani Alves Brazil, Paris Saint-Germain
Daniel Carvajal Spain, Real Madrid CF
Giorgio Chiellini Italy, Juventus FC
Virgil van Dijk The Netherlands, Southampton/Liverpool
Diego Godin Uruguay, Atletico Madrid
Mats Hummels Germany, FC Bayern Munchen
Joshua Kimmich Germany, FC Bayern Munchen
Dejan Lovren Croatia, Liverpool FC
Marcelo Brazil, Real Madrid CF
Yerry Mina Colombia, FC Barcelona/Everton FC
Benjamin Pavard France, VfB Stuttgart
Gerard Pique Spain, FC Barcelona
Sergio Ramos Spain, Real Madrid CF
Thiago Silva Brazil, Paris Saint-Germain
Kieran Trippier England, Tottenham Hotspur
Samuel Umtiti France, FC Barcelona
Raphaël Varane France, Real Madrid CF
Sime Vrsaljko Croatia, Atletico Madrid/Inter
Kyle Walker England, Manchester City FC
Midfielders (15)
Sergio Busquets Spain, FC Barcelona
Casemiro Brazil, Real Madrid CF
Philippe Coutinho Brazil, Liverpool/FC Barcelona
Kevin De Bruyne Belgium, Manchester City FC
Eden Hazard Belgium, Chelsea FC
Andres Iniesta Spain, FC Barcelona/Vissel Kobe
Isco Spain, Real Madrid CF
N’Golo Kante France, Chelsea FC
Toni Kroos Germany, Real Madrid CF
Nemanja Matic Serbia, Manchester United FC
Luka Modric Croatia, Real Madrid CF
Paul Pogba France, Manchester United FC
Ivan Rakitic Croatia, FC Barcelona
David Silva Spain, Manchester City FC
Arturo Vidal Chile, FC Bayern Munchen/FC Barcelona
Forwards (15)
Karim Benzema France, Real Madrid CF
Edinson Cavani Uruguay, Paris Saint-Germain
Paulo Dybala Juventus FC, Argentina
Antoine Griezmann France, Atletico Madrid
Harry Kane England, Tottenham Hotspur
Robert Lewandowski Poland, FC Bayern Munchen
Romelu Lukaku Belgium, Manchester United FC
Mario Mandzukic Croatia, Juventus FC
Sadio Mane Senegal, Liverpool FC
Kylian Mbappe France, Paris Saint-Germain
Lionel Messi Argentina, FC Barcelona
Neymar Junior Brazil, Paris Saint-Germain
Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal, Real Madrid CF/Juventus FC
Mohammed Salah Egypt, Liverpool FC
Luis Suarez Uruguay, FC Barcelona
