Back-to-back World 11s for Aitana Bonmati?

• The Barcelona and Spain midfielder is one of 26 finalists in the running for the 2024 FIFPRO Women's World 11
  
  
• The World 11 is the only global football award decided exclusively by the players 
  
  
• The 2024 World 11 will be revealed on Monday 9 December on FIFPRO's digital channels 

Aitana Bonmati is synonymous with the elite of women's football. In addition to her many titles and individual awards won during the year, she is now one of 26 finalists in the running for a place in the 2024 Women's World 11.

The list of shortlisted players was announced on Monday 2 December. A total of seven midfielders have been nominated by their fellow professionals, of which at least three will be selected in the team of the year.

The remaining nominees in her position include compatriot Alexia Putellas, Brazil's Debinha, England's Keira Walsh and Ella Toone, USA's Lindsey Horan and Norway's Ingrid Engen.

Bonmati's 2023/24 season

Almost everything Bonmati did between 21 August 2023 and 10 August 2024, the period in which players are judged on by their fellow professionals for the 2024 World 11, was excellent: with Barcelona she won the Spanish League, the Copa de la Reina, the Spanish Super Cup and the Women's Champions League, a historic run for a single season, while with La Roja she won the Women's Nations League.

The only bitter pill to swallow was finishing fourth at the Women's Olympic Football Tournament Paris 2024, for which the Spanish national team was a strong contender.

Leader of the best team in Europe and always present at key moments, Bonmati scored 18 goals and registered 19 assists during the season. One of those goals served no less than to open the scoring in the Champions League final against Olympique Lyonnais. Aside from the fact that her vision is one of her many talents, Bonmati again scored crucial goals in the semi-finals and final of the Women's Nations League.

She also became the first footballer to win the women's category of the Laureus Sportswoman of the Year Award.

Bonmati's individual achievements 2023/24

• Ballon d'Or 2024
• Women's Champions League Player of the Season 2023/24
• Women's Champions League Final Player of the Match 2023/24
• Women's Champions League Team of the Year 2023/24
• Women's Nations League Player of the Tournament 2023/24
• Women's Nations League Final Player of the Match 2023/24
• Laureus Award 2024

Bonmati in the Women's World 11

At 26 years of age, Bonmati could make the FIFPRO Women's World 11 for the second time in her career. Her debut season was 2023, after winning the World Cup and the Golden Ball at the Women's World Cup, among other titles and individual awards of excellence.

She had previously been on the shortlist of finalists: in the 2022 edition, being Spanish champion earned her a place among the 23 nominees.

Bonmati also achieved this in the 2021 edition by winning the league championship, the Copa de la Reina, as well as being voted the best player in the final of the Women's Champions League, in which Barcelona Femeni were crowned champions for the first time in their history.

Post of the year

When will the World 11 be announced?

The 2024 FIFPRO Women's World 11 will be officially announced on 9 December at 14:00 CET. It will be made up of the 11 players – out of the 26 on the final list – who receive the most votes in their position.

This year, all winners will be presented with a new trophy that truly captures the collective spirit of the World 11.