FIFA FIFPRO Men's World 11: Jude Bellingham And Lionel Messi Joined By Six Man City Players

Six Manchester City stars have been named in the 2023 FIFA FIFPRO Men's World 11. Jude Bellingham and Lionel Messi also featured in the XI voted for by players.

Six Manchester City players have been named in the 2023 FIFA FIFPRO Men's World 11.

The team was revealed during The Best FIFA Football Awards ceremony in London on Monday.

Kyle Walker, John Stones and Ruben Dias were voted in as the only three defenders.

Kevin De Bruyne and Bernardo Silva were selected as two of the three midfield players, while Erling Haaland was one of four forwards. 

Man City are the first club to have six players in a #World11 since Barcelona in 2010.#TheBest | @Mancity pic.twitter.com/7qWbNg01Qm

— FIFPRO (@FIFPRO) January 15, 2024

Manchester City teammates Kevin De Bruyne (left) and Erling Haaland (right) both feature in the 2023 FIFA FIFPRO Men's World 11 :: IMAGO/PA Images/Bradley Collyer

However, City keeper Ederson was beaten to a place in the XI by Real Madrid stopper Thibaut Courtois.

Two more Madrid stars also made the cut in Jude Bellingham and Vinicius Junior

The other spots went to Inter Miami captain Lionel Messi and Paris Saint-Germain's Kylian Mbappe.

The FIFPRO World 11 was selected based on votes cast by over 28,000 professional footballers.

A graphic displaying the 2023 FIFA FIFPRO Men's World 11, as selected by the votes of over 28,000 professional players / www.fifpro.org

The Men's World 11 was revealed shortly after City boss Pep Guardiola had been named as The Best FIFA Men's Coach for 2023.

Guardiola remained on stage as Walker and Dias came up to receive their World 11 trophies.