—- Six members of the Dutch national team, crowned European champion last summer, star on the list of 55 players who received most votes for the 2017 Women’s World XI, in a poll organized by FIFPro.

Lieke Martens is the most prominent of these Dutch players, as the Barcelona forward was named both European and World player of the year by respectively UEFA and FIFA.

Five of her Dutch teammates also have a chance of breaking into the 2017 Women’s World XI: Anouk Dekker, Daniëlle van de Donk, Jackie Groenen, Vivianne Miedema and Shanice van de Sanden.

More than 4,100 female players acting at the highest level in 45 countries worldwide voted for this year’s World XI. It is the third time that FIFPro organizes this unique poll, which invites female top footballers to select one goalkeeper, four defenders, three midfielders and three attackers.

The 5 goalkeepers, 20 defenders, 15 midfielders and 15 attackers who received most votes appear on the list 55 of players.

This list includes eight women who were voted in the 2016 World XI: Nilla Fischer, Wendie Renard, Dzsenifer Marozsan, Carli Lloyd, Marta, Alex Morgan, Ada Hegerberg and Eugenie Le Sommer.

FIFPro will announce the eleven players who are voted in the 2017 Women’s World XI next Thursday, March 8th, which is also International Women’s Day.

 

THE 55 PLAYERS ON THE 2017 LIST ARE:

Name (Nationality – Current Club)

GOALKEEPERS

Katarzyna Kiedrzynek (Poland – Paris Saint-Germain)
Hedvig Lindahl (Sweden – Chelsea FC)
Sandra Paños (Spain – FC Barcelona)
Andreea Părăluță (Romania – Atlético Madrid)
Almuth Schult (Germany – VfL Wolfsburg)

DEFENDERS

Millie Bright (England – Chelsea FC)
Lucy Bronze (England – Olympique Lyonnais)
Kadeisha Buchanan (Canada – Olympique Lyonnais)
Anouk Dekker (The Netherlands – Montpellier)
Kristin Demann (Germany – FC Bayern München)
Nilla Fischer (Sweden – VfL Wolfsburg)
Natalia Gaitán (Colombia – Valencia CF)
Stephanie Houghton (England – Manchester City)
Tuija Hyyrynen (Finland – Juventus FC)
Alanna Kennedy (Australia – Melbourne City FC)
Saki Kumagai (Japan – Olympique Lyonnais)
Ashley Lawrence (Canada – Paris Saint-Germain)
Elena Linari (Italy – ACF Fiorentina FC)
Amel Majri (France – Olympique Lyonnais)
Irene Paredes (Spain – Paris Saint-Germain)
Babett Peter (Germany – VfL Wolfsburg)
Wendie Renard (France – Olympique Lyonnais)
Ali Riley (New Zealand – FC Rosengård)
Line Røddik Hansen (Denmark – FC Barcelona)
Sandra Žigić (Croatia – FF USV Jena)

MIDFIELDERS

Camille Abily (France – Olympique Lyonnais)
Karen Carney (England – Chelsea FC)
Sara Däbritz (Germany – FC Bayern München)
Daniëlle van de Donk (The Netherlands – Arsenal FC)
Jackie Groenen (The Netherlands – 1. FFC Frankfurt)
Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir (Iceland – VfL Wolfsburg)
Amandine Henry (France – Olympique Lyonnais)
Carli Lloyd (United States – Sky Blue FC)
Victoria Losada (Spain – FC Barcelona)
Dzsenifer Marozsán (Germany – Olympique Lyonnais)
Silvia Meseguer (Spain – Atlético Madrid)
Alice Parisi (Italy – ACF Fiorentina FC)
Caroline Seger (Sweden – FC Rosengård)
Marta Vieira da Silva (Brazil – Orlando Pride)
Caroline Weir (Scotland – Liverpool FC)

FORWARDS

Barbara Bonansea (Italy – Juventus FC)
Deyna Castellanos (Venezuela – FSU)
Pernille Harder (Denmark – VfL Wolfsburg)
Ada Hegerberg (Norway – Olympique Lyonnais)
Jennifer Hermoso (Spain – Paris Saint-Germain)
Samantha Kerr (Australia – Perth Glory)
Eugénie Le Sommer (France – Olympique Lyonnais)
Lieke Martens (The Netherlands – FC Barcelona)
Vivianne Miedema (The Netherlands – Arsenal FC)
Alex Morgan (United States – Orlando Pride)
Nadia Nadim (Denmark – Manchester City)
Ewa Pajor (Poland – VfL Wolfsburg)
Laura Rus (Romania – Apollon FC)
Shanice van de Sanden (Netherlands – Lyonnais)
Jodie Taylor (England – Melbourne City)

FACTS AND FIGURES:

  • ·         Three members of the 2016 World XI did not make it to the list of 55: goalkeeper Hope Solo (USA) and defenders Leonie Maier (Germany) and Ali Krieger (USA). Solo was also part of the 2015 World XI.
  • ·         29 players make their first appearance on the list of 55.
  • ·         Ten players on the list were chosen in at least one of the two previous World XI’s (2015 or 2016).
  • ·         Three players on the list of 55 were voted on both the 2015 and 2016 Women’s World XICarli Lloyd, Eugenie Le Sommer and Wendie Renard.
  • ·         The 55 players have 23 different nationalities.
  • ·         Most players are Dutch, six. Four countries have five players on the list: England, France, Germany and Spain.
  • ·         The USA, who had nine players on the 2016 list, now only have two women.
  • ·         The 55 players are from 23 clubs in nine countries.
  • ·         Olympique Lyonnais is the club with most players: eleven. The French club has won the last two Champions Leagues. VfL Wolfsburg is second with six, followed by Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain with four each.
  • ·         Sixteen players are competing in the French league, Germany is second with ten players.
  • ·         The list includes one college player: Deyna Castellanos. The 18-year old Venezuelan forward is studying and playing at Florida State University in the United States.
  • ·         Next to Martens, two former World players of the year received enough votes to make the list of 55: Carli Lloyd (2015-2016) and Marta (2006-2007-2008-2009-2010).

 

 

 

 

For more information, please contact:

Andrew Orsatti: a.orsatti@fifpro.org or

Raymond Beaard: r.beaard@fifpro.org

 

 

Raymond Beaard

Communications

FIFPro – World Footballers’ Association

 

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