Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions League winners dominated the Best FIFA Men’s 11, unveiled at the 2025 Best FIFA Football Awards ceremony on Tuesday evening.
Six of the players who helped steer PSG to what had previously been European glory for the first time in their history featured in the team of the year, as voted for by a panel of experts.
Goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma may have since moved on to Manchester City, but the individual Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper winner was instrumental in PSG’s triumphs last season.
The Italian was joined in the defensive ranks by Achraf Hakimi, Willian Pacho and Nuno Mendes, by midfield maestro Vitinha and by 2025 Best FIFA Men’s Player Ousmane Dembélé.
Liverpool centre back Virgil van Dijk, recognized for his role in the Reds winning the Premier League title, also made the cut as did English midfielders Cole Palmer and Jude Bellingham.
Two Barcelona representatives were included as well, following their domestic treble. There are no prizes for guessing Lamine Yamal, with Pedri also voted in. For Yamal, this was already a second time in the FIFA 11, even at the age of just 18.
Best FIFA Men’s 11
| Player | Club/Country |
|---|---|
| GK: Gianluigi Donnarumma | PSG/Man City/Italy |
| RB: Achraf Hakimi | PSG/Morocco |
| CB: Willian Pacho | PSG/Ecuador |
| CB: Virgil van Dijk | Liverpool/Netherlands |
| LB: Nuno Mendes | PSG/Portugal |
| RM: Cole Palmer | Chelsea/England |
| CM: Jude Bellingham | Real Madrid/England |
| CM: Vitinha | PSG/Portugal |
| LM: Pedri | Barcelona/Spain |
| ST: Lamine Yamal | Barcelona/Spain |
| ST: Ousmane Dembélé | PSG/France |
The Best FIFA Women’s 11 was dominated by Spain and Barcelona, although there were four nods to England’s Lionesses after retaining their European Championship title.
Voted Best FIFA Women’s Player for the third successive year, Aitana Bonmatí was perhaps the most obvious choice, accompanied by club and international colleagues Alexia Putellas, Patri Guijarro, Clàudia Pina, Irene Paredes and Ona Batlle.
Arsenal star Mariona Caldentey bridged the gap between Spain and England, having left Barcelona for the Gunners in 2024. Many have felt she has been unfairly overlooked for this year’s biggest individual prizes after steering Arsenal to Champions League glory, but she got a nod here.
Hannah Hampton, the newly crowned Best FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper, Lucy Bronze, Leah Williamson, and Alessia Russo competed the lineup—the latter two enjoyed double success for club and country.
Best FIFA Women’s 11
| Player | Club/Country |
|---|---|
| GK: Hannah Hampton | Chelsea/England |
| RB: Lucy Bronze | Chelsea/England |
| CB: Leah Williamson | Arsenal/England |
| CB: Irene Paredes | Barcelona/Spain |
| LB: Ona Batlle | Barcelona/Spain |
| CM: Aitana Bonmatí | Barcelona/Spain |
| CM: Patri Guijarro | Barcelona/Spain |
| CM: Clàudia Pina | Barcelona/Spain |
| RF: Mariona Caldentey | Arsenal/Spain |
| ST: Alessia Russo | Arsenal/England |
| LF: Alexia Putellas | Barcelona/Spain |
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This article was originally published on www.si.com as 2025 FIFA Football Awards: Best Men’s, Women’s 11s.
