On a night where many familiar faces made their World 11 return, six players were voted by their fellow professionals into the team of the year for the first time.
A record-breaking number of professional footballers selected their 2024 Men’s and Women’s World 11, with 28,322 votes coming from 70 countries.
Men’s football players were asked to select their team of the year based on performances during the period from 21 August 2023 to 14 July 2024 inclusive; women’s football players were asked to select their team of the year based on performances from 21 August 2023 to 10 August 2024 inclusive.
FIFPRO rounds up the players who made the World 11 for the first time.
Ederson
Position: Goalkeeper
Club: Manchester City
Country: Brazil
Ederson’s performances between the sticks caught the attention of his fellow professionals who voted him into the team of the year. The Brazilian stopper was second in the voting list, just 30 votes behind Jude Bellingham (11,176).
Ederson is the ninth goalkeeper to be voted into the Men’s World 11. Iker Casillas is the stopper with the most appearances (5), followed by Manuel Neuer (4), Gianluigi Buffon (3), Alisson Becker (2), Thibaut Courtois (2), Dida (1), Gianluigi Donnarumma (1), David de Gea (1) and Ederson (1).
