Golazo 100 position by position: Where the best men’s soccer players in the world for 2024 lineup on the field

The Goal 100 now it’s officially out and now that we have the complete list we can see which players were included and others who were left out of the list. Let’s now look at the list that divides the 100 best men’s football players in the world by their positions, starting with goalkeepers.

Complete list of the Golazo 100

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Goalkeepers

Only eight goalkeepers made the list, starting with the iconic German Manuel Neuer, who reached 87th position. Alisson was voted the best goalkeeper (31), while his Brazilian teammate Ederson follows him in 35th place.

8. Manuel Neuer, Bayern Munich (87)
7. Mike Maignan, AC Milan (84)
6. Jan Oblak, Atlético de Madrid (79)
5. Emiliano Martinez, Aston Villa (64)
4. Marc ter Stegen, FC Barcelona (61)
3. Thibaut Courtois, Real Madrid (43)
2. Éderson, Manchester City (35)
1. Alisson, Liverpool (31)

Defenders

It is not an easy task to name the ten best defenders in the world. Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk is number one on this list, although it’s worth noting that there are only two non-Premier League defenders in the top ten, with Joshua Kimmich (defending if you define him as a defender) and Antonio Rudiger and four in ten players are currently in the Manchester City squad.

10. John Stones, City of Manchester (63)
9.Gabriel, Arsenal (55)
8. Josko Gvardiol, Manchester City (51)
7.Kyle Walker, Manchester City (46)
6. Trent Alexander-Arnold, Liverpool (41)
5. Joshua Kimmich, Bayern Munich (39)
4. Antonio Rudiger, Real Madrid (32)
3. William Saliba, Arsenal (26)
2. Rúben Dias, Manchester City (25)
1. Virgin van Dijk, Liverpool (21)

Midfielders

The list of midfielders is much more equal between the leagues, as there are also two players from Real Madrid, one from Bayer Leverkusen and one from Bayern Munich in the top 10. Manchester City (4) and Arsenal (2) dominate the rest. top 10 in terms of midfielders. Furthermore, the overall roster was extremely heavy on midfielders, with half of the top 18 players playing in the center of the field.

10. Toni Kroos, Real Madrid (22)
9. Jamal Musiala, Bayern Munich (18)
8. Martin Odegaard, Arsenal (17)
7. Bernardo Silva, Manchester City (16)
6. Florian Wirtz, Bayer Leverkusen (15)
5. Declan Rice, Arsenal (14)
4. Phil Foden, Manchester City (8)
3.Kevin De Bruyne, Manchester City (7)
2. Rodri, Manchester City (5)
1. Jude Bellingham, Real Madrid (3)

Forwards

In addition to the first three, something we could easily predict, there are some interesting inclusions here. A Serie A player made the top ten in both the forward list and overall list and the only MLS player featured in the Top 100 here too. You know who we’re talking about with this. And once again strikers remain a big part of the top of the Golazo 100 overall, with six of the top 10 and 10 of the top 20 playing at the top.

10.Robert Lewandowski, FC Barcelona (19)
9. Antoine Griezmann, Atlético de Madrid (13)
8. Lionel Messi, Inter Miami (12)
7. Bukayo Saka, Arsenal (11)
6. Lautaro Martínez, Inter (10)
5. Mo Salah,Liverpool (9)
4. Harry Kane, Bayern Munich (6)
3. Erling Haaland, Manchester City (4)
2. Vinicius Jr., Real Madrid (2)
1. Kylian Mbappé, PSG (1)