There were 26 candidates, these were the final choices of the 21,000 professional players interviewed:
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Goalkeeper
Ederson (Manchester City, Brazil)
Defenders
Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid, Spain)
Antonio Rudiger (Real Madrid, Germany)
Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool, Netherlands)
Midfielders
Kevin de Bruyne (Manchester City, Belgium)
Rodri (Manchester City, Spain)
Toni Kroos (Real Madrid, Germany)
Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid, England)
Forwards
Kylian Mbappé (PSG then Real Madrid, France)
Erling Haaland (Manchester City, Norway)
Vinicius jr. (Real Madrid, Brazil)