For those who still doubted it, Achraf Hakimi and Nuno Mendes are indeed the two best full-backs in the world. It’s not their coach Luis Enrique or one of their teammates at Paris Saint-Germain who says it. No, this time, it is the very serious FIFPro, the International Federation of Professional Footballers’ Associations, which confirms it in a completely official manner.
Like every year, the body revealed its typical team and in 2025, the two PSG defenders have not found an equal in their position. Ligue 1, Coupe de France, Champions Trophy, Champions League and UEFA Super Cup: the Moroccan international and his Portuguese counterpart won everything with the capital club, the latter even having added the Nations League to his list of achievements with his selection.
A big first for Nuno Mendes
The two Parisians are accompanied in this “World 11” by three other C1 winners with the Rouge et Bleu: Gianluigi Donnarumma, transferred this summer to Manchester City, Vitinha and Ballon d’Or Ousmane Dembélé. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Cole Palmer (Chelsea), Pedri (FC Barcelona), Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) and Lamine Yamal (FC Barcelona) complete this dream eleven.
If this is a great first for Nuno Mendes, Achraf Hakimi is rewarded for the second time in his career, after 2022. The most named player in this typical team is none other than Kylian Mbappé, honored by the FIFPro for the sixth time. Only Dani Alves (8), Andres Iniesta (9), Sergio Ramos (11), Cristiano Ronaldo (15) and Lionel Messi (17) have done better than the French striker in history.
