Apparently this awards is voted by professional players worldwide? The 23 shortlist are below, the winners will be announced on Jan 17. Dont even remember but checked that Lewand won the best player award for this last yr according to Wiki

Goalkeepers:
Alisson Becker (Liverpool FC, Brazil)
Gianluigi Donnarumma (AC Milan/Paris Saint-Germain, Italy)
Edouard Mendy (Chelsea FC, Senegal)

Defenders:
David Alaba (FC Bayern Munich/Real Madrid, Austria)
Jordi Alba (FC Barcelona, Spain)
Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool FC, England)
Dani Alves (Sao Paulo/FC Barcelona, Brazil)
Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus FC, Italy)
Ruben Dias (Manchester City FC, Portugal)

Midfielders:
Sergio Busquets (FC Barcelona, Spain)
Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City FC, Belgium)
Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United FC, Portugal)
Frenkie de Jong (FC Barcelona, The Netherlands)
Jorginho (Chelsea FC, Italy)
N'Golo Kante (Chelsea FC, France)

Forwards:
Karim Benzema (Real Madrid, France)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus FC/Manchester United FC, Portugal)
Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund, Norway)
Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern Munich, Poland)
Romelu Lukaku (Internazionale FC/Chelsea FC, Belgium)
Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain, France)
Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona/Paris Saint-Germain, Argentina)
Neymar Junior (Paris Saint-Germain, Brazil)

Dani Alves ??? you must be kidding

2008 - 2015 era Barcelona and Real Madrid players have made a deal with the devil to forever make these lists

Wtf is that list?


Not sure who my fullbacks would be

where's Iniesta???

Frenkie de Jong but no Kimmich or Goretzka

Jordi Alba

It's a joke list. More forwards than defenders, because they're more marketable for the award, and Alba and Alves taking 2/6 defender slots.

Salah and Mane ?