GoalBall has assembled a list of the 50 top football players 2018, factoring in each player's potential for success, impact, form and of course, the just concluded the best FIFA football awards.
The world governing body in soccer recently announced the winner of The Best FIFA Men's Player for 2018.
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The winner of the award, which attempts to recognize the “extraordinary achievements” of soccer players over the past year, was announced at a ceremony in London on September 24th.
The winner was decided by the following four groups, with equal weighting (25%) given to each
- The captains of all national teams
- The head coaches of all national teams
- A fan ballot that the public can participate in
- A group of approximately 200 members of the international media
Now let’s take a look at our list of top 50 best football players 2018:
TOP FOOTBALL PLAYERS 2018
50. Mats Hummels, Germany
49. Mario Mandzukic, Croatia
48. Bernardo Silva, Portugal
47. Joshua Kimmich, Germany
46. Son Heung-Min, South Korea
45. Romelu Lukaku, Belgium
44. Sadio Mane, Senegal
43. Keylor Navas, Costa Rica
42. James Rodriguez, Colombia
41. Radamel Falcao, Colombia
40. Sergio Busquets, Spain
39. Gerard Pique, Spain
38. Mesut Ozil, Germany
37. Thibaut Courtois, Belgium
36. Ivan Rakitic, Croatia
35. Gonzalo Higuain, Argentina
34. Dele Alli, England
33. Isco, Spain
32. Emil Forsberg, Sweden
31. Timo Werner, Germany
30. David Silva, Spain
29. Gabriel Jesus, Brazil
28. Edinson Cavani, Uruguay
27. Philippe Coutinho, Brazil
26. Dries Mertens, Belgium
25. Christian Eriksen, Denmark
24. Marcelo, Brazil
23. David De Gea, Spain
22. Paul Pogba, France
21. Sergio Ramos, Spain
20. Marc-Andre Ter Stegen, Germany
19. Andres Iniesta, Spain
18. Kevin De Bruyne, Belgium
17. Sergio Aguero, Argentina
16. Robert Lewandowski, Poland
15. Paulo Dybala, Argentina
14. N’Golo Kante, France
13. Luis Suarez, Uruguay
12. Toni Kroos, Germany
11. Neymar, Brazil
10. Harry Kane, England
9. Rapahel Varane
8. KevinDe Bruyne
7. Eden Hazard, Belgium
6. Antoine Griezmann, France
5. Lionel Messi, Argentina
4. Kylian Mbappe, France
3. Mohamed Salah, Egypt
2. Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal
And the number one footballer topping our 50 top football players 2018 is:
1. Luka Modric, Croatia
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Those are our 50 top football players 2018. We realise some of you will disagree with our list but do feel free to add or rearrange our Top 50 Best Soccer Players 2018 list the way you deem fit. You can do so in the comment box.
This article was most recently revised and updated 6 years ago
