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Top 20 Football Players of 2021
Football fever is on a high with the Champions League matches, Club matches, the World Cup, and other such matches. Along with that, the football players are continuing to attract a massive amount of attention.
Let us look
at the top 20 football players who have managed to hold the interest of
football lovers in 2021.
Some of the
players are very young and will be there for a couple of more championship
league matches in the coming years.
Lionel Messi:
Lionel
Andres Messi plays as a forward and is the captain of both the Argentina
national team and the Spanish club, Barcelona. He is a professional football
player from Argentina, and his entire professional career has been spent with
Barcelona.
Cristiano Ronaldo:
Cristiano Ronaldo
dos Santos Aveiro plays as a forward for Manchester United. He captains the
Portuguese national team.
He is a
recipient of many awards, including the four European Golden Shoes and has a
full record for scored goals.
Neymar:
Neymar is
one of Brazil's most popular public figures, and he catapulted to fame after
winning four straight Player of the Year awards. He led his country to the
first Olympic gold medal in 2016.
Robert Lewandowski:
Polish
player Robert Lewandowski is one of the best players in the world who is a
striker for the Bundesliga club Bayern Munich. He is known for being a
remarkable striker and captains the Poland national team.
Kylian Mbappe:
This French
football player is famous for his dribbling and plays as a forward for Ligue 1
club Paris Saint-Germain. Kylian Mbappe is also part of the French football
national team.
Kevin De Bruyne:
Kevin De
Bruyne is a professional footballer from Belgium and is also known for his
excellent skills as a midfielder. He is the vice-captain of the Premier League
club, Manchester City.
Mohamed Salah:
This
Egyptian footballer has topped the season with 44 goals and is one of the best
forwards in the Champions League and European football.
Sergio Ramos:
Sergio Ramos
is the captain of the Spanish national team and the La Liga club Real
Madrid.
He plays
with his remarkable skills as a defender and plays as a centre-back. Ramos has
also been praised for his fantastic goal-scoring.
Marc-André Ter Stegen:
He plays for
FC Barcelona and plays for Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League and the Copa
del Rey. He had made around 108 league appearances before he joined Barcelona in
2014.
Sadio Mane:
Mane was
given the Best FIFA Men’s Player award and is regarded as one of the best
players in the world. He is a professional football player from Senegal and
plays as a winger in the Senegal national team and the Premier League club, Liverpool.
Virgil Van Dijk:
Virgil Van
Dijk plays as a centre-back and is a Dutch football player. He is one of the
best defenders globally and is the captain of the Netherlands national team.
Kun Aguero:
This
Argentine footballer plays as a striker and is one of the best strikers of his
generation. He is the striker for the Premier League Club Manchester City and
the national team of Argentina.
Manuel Peter Neuer:
Manuel Neuer
is a goalkeeper of both the German national team and Bundesliga club Bayern Munich.
His playing style is unique, and he has been named the best goalkeeper from
2011 to 2020.
Luka Modric:
This central
midfielder is the captain of the Croatia national team. He plays for Real
Madrid and can also be called a defensive midfielder and an attacking
midfielder.
Paul Pogba:
Paul Pogba
plays for Manchester United and is primarily a central midfielder. He is a
member of the French national football team.
Antoine Griezmann:
Antoine
Griezmann is a French player and one of the best in the world. He is one of the
top footballers in La Liga and has made a name after playing with Real Sociedad
and Atlético Madrid.
Erling Haaland:
Erling
Haaland is a young footballer who plays as a striker of the Bundesliga club
Borussia Dortmund. He is a member of the Norway national team and is touted to
be one of the best young footballers of recent times.
Jadon Malik Sancho:
Jadon Malik
Sancho plays as a winger for the English team and the German Bundesliga club
Borussia Dortmund.
Frankie de Jong:
Frankie de
Jong is a defensive midfielder for the Spanish club Barcelona and the
Netherland national football team. He is versatile and is recognized as an
excellent defensive player.
Alphonso Boyle Davies:
Alphonso
Boyle Davies is an upcoming Canadian football player who plays as a winger and
a left-back for the Canadian national football team and the Bundesliga club
Bayern Munich.
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