FIFA FIFPro World XI 2005 – 2019
Each year FIFPro invites all professional footballers (some 55,000) in the world to elect their best team of the year.
| Year | Goalkeeper | Defender | Defender | Defender | Defender | Midfield | Midfield | Midfield | Midfield/Forward | Forward | Forward |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Dida | Paolo Maldini | John Terry | Alessandro Nesta | Cafu | Ronaldinho | Claude Makélélé | Frank Lampard | Zinedine Zidane | Samuel Eto'o | A. Shevchenko |
| AC Milan | AC Milan | Chelsea | AC Milan | AC Milan | Barcelona | Chelsea | Chelsea | Real Madrid | Barcelona | AC Milan | |
| 2006 | Gianluigi Buffon | Lilian Thuram | John Terry | Fabio Cannavaro | Gianluca Zambrotta | Andrea Pirlo | Kaká | Zinedine Zidane | Samuel Eto'o | Thierry Henry | Ronaldinho |
| Juventus | Juventus/Barcelona | Chelsea | Juventus/R Madrid | Juventus/Barcelona | AC Milan | AC Milan | Real Madrid | Barcelona | Arsenal | Barcelona | |
| 2007 | Gianluigi Buffon | Alessandro Nesta | John Terry | Fabio Cannavaro | Carles Puyol | Cristiano Ronaldo | Kaká | Steven Gerrard | Lionel Messi | Didier Drogba | Ronaldinho |
| Juventus | AC Milan | Chelsea | Real Madrid | Barcelona | Manchester United | AC Milan | Liverpool | Barcelona | Chelsea | Barcelona | |
| 2008 | Iker Casillas | Sergio Ramos | John Terry | Rio Ferdinand | Carles Puyol | Kaká | Xavi | Steven Gerrard | Lionel Messi | Fernando Torres | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| Real Madrid | Real Madrid | Chelsea | Manchester United | Barcelona | AC Milan | Barcelona | Liverpool | Barcelona | Liverpool | Manchester United | |
| 2009 | Iker Casillas | Patrice Evra | John Terry | Nemanja Vidić | Dani Alves | Andrés Iniesta | Xavi | Steven Gerrard | Lionel Messi | Fernando Torres | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| Real Madrid | Manchester United | Chelsea | Manchester United | Barcelona | Barcelona | Barcelona | Liverpool | Barcelona | Liverpool | Man Utd/R Madrid | |
| 2010 | Iker Casillas | Maicon | Lúcio | Gerard Piqué | Carles Puyol | Andrés Iniesta | Xavi | Wesley Sneijder | Lionel Messi | David Villa | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| Real Madrid | Inter Milan | Inter Milan | Barcelona | Barcelona | Barcelona | Barcelona | Inter Milan | Barcelona | Valencia/Barcelona | Real Madrid | |
| 2011 | Iker Casillas | Sergio Ramos | Gerard Piqué | Nemanja Vidić | Dani Alves | Andrés Iniesta | Xavi | Xabi Alonso | Lionel Messi | Wayne Rooney | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| Real Madrid | Real Madrid | Barcelona | Manchester United | Barcelona | Barcelona | Barcelona | Real Madrid | Barcelona | Manchester United | Real Madrid | |
| 2012 | Iker Casillas | Sergio Ramos | Gerard Piqué | Marcello | Dani Alves | Andrés Iniesta | Xavi | Xabi Alonso | Lionel Messi | Falcao | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| Real Madrid | Real Madrid | Barcelona | Real Madrid | Barcelona | Barcelona | Barcelona | Real Madrid | Barcelona | Atletico Madrid | Real Madrid | |
| 2013 | Manuel Neuer | Sergio Ramos | Philipp Lahm | Thiago Silva | Dani Alves | Andrés Iniesta | Xavi | Franck Ribery | Lionel Messi | Zlatan Ibrahimovic | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| Bayern Munich | Real Madrid | Bayern Munich | Paris St Germain | Barcelona | Barcelona | Barcelona | Bayern Munich | Barcelona | Paris St Germain | Real Madrid | |
| 2014 | Manuel Neuer | Sergio Ramos | David Luiz | Thiago Silva | Philipp Lahm | Andrés Iniesta | Toni Kroos | Ángel Di María | Lionel Messi | Arjen Robben | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| Bayern Munich | Real Madrid | Chelsea / PSG | Paris St Germain | Bayern Munich | Barcelona | Munich/Real Madrid | Real Madrid/Man Utd | Barcelona | Bayern Munich | Real Madrid | |
| 2015 | Manuel Neuer | Dani Alves | Sergio Ramos | Thiago Silva | Marcelo | Andrés Iniesta | Paul Pogba | Luka Modric | Lionel Messi | Neymar | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| Bayern Munich | Barcelona | Real Madrid | Paris St Germain | Real Madrid | Barcelona | Juventus | Real Madrid | Barcelona | Barcelona | Real Madrid | |
| 2016 | Manuel Neuer | Dani Alves | Sergio Ramos | Gerard Piqué | Marcelo | Andrés Iniesta | Toni Kroos | Luka Modric | Lionel Messi | Luis Suárez | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| Bayern Munich | Barcelona | Real Madrid | Barcelona | Real Madrid | Barcelona | Real Madrid | Real Madrid | Barcelona | Barcelona | Real Madrid | |
| 2017 | Gianluigi Buffon | Dani Alves | Sergio Ramos | Leonardo Bonucci | Marcelo | Andrés Iniesta | Toni Kroos | Luka Modric | Lionel Messi | Neymar | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| Juventus/PSG | Real Madrid | Juventus/AC Milan | Real Madrid | Barcelona | Real Madrid | Real Madrid | Barcelona | Barcelona/PSG | Real Madrid | Juventus | |
| 2018 | David de Gea | Marcelo | Sergio Ramos | Raphaël Varane | Dani Alve | Eden Hazard | N'Golo Kanté | Luka Modrić | Cristiano Ronaldo | Kylian Mbappé | Lionel Messi |
| Manchester United | Real Madrid | Real Madrid | Real Madrid | Paris Saint-Germain | Chelsea | Chelsea | Real Madrid | Real Madrid/Juventus | Paris St Germain | Barcelona | |
| 2019 | Alisson | Marcelo | Sergio Ramos | Virgil van Dijk | Matthijs de Ligt | Eden Hazard | Frenkie de Jong | Luka Modrić | Cristiano Ronaldo | Kylian Mbappé | Lionel Messi |
| Liverpool | Real Madrid | Real Madrid | Liverpool | Ajzx/Juventus | Chelsea | Ajax/Barcelona | Real Madrid | Real Madrid/Juventus | Paris St Germain | Barcelona | |
| 2020 | Alisson | Alphonso | Sergio Ramos | Virgil van Dijk | T. Alexander-Arnold | Thiago | Kevin De Bruyne | Joshua Kimmich | Cristiano Ronaldo | R. Lewandowski | Lionel Messi |
| Liverpool | Bayern Munich | Real Madrid | Liverpool | Liverpool | Bayern Munich / Liv | Manchester City | Bayern Munich | Juventus | Bayern Munich | Barcelona | |
| 2021 | G. Donnarumma | David Alaba | Leonardo Bonucci | Rúben Dias | Jorginho | N'Golo Kanté | Kevin De Bruyne | Cristiano Ronaldo | Erling Haaland | R. Lewandowski | Lionel Messi |
| Milan/PSG | FC Bayern / RM | Juventus | Manchester City | Chelsea | Chelsea | Manchester City | Juventus/Man Utd | Borussia Dortmund | Bayern Munich | Barcelona | |
| Club | Representatives | ||||||||||
 | Barcelona | 53 | |||||||||
 | Real Madrid | 55 | |||||||||
 | Juventus | 16 | |||||||||
 | Bayern Munich | 9 | |||||||||
 | Chelsea | 14 | |||||||||
 | AC Milan | 12 | |||||||||
 | Liverpool | 11 | |||||||||
 | Manchester United | 11 | |||||||||
 | Manchester City | 3 | |||||||||
 | Inter Milan | 3 | |||||||||
 | Ajax | 2 | |||||||||
 | Arsenal | 1 | |||||||||
 | Atletico Madrid | 1 | |||||||||
 | Valencia | 1 | |||||||||
About the author: Ben Jardine
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