Bayern Munich defender David Alaba was the only player of Nigerian descent included in the 55-man shortlist for the FIFA FIFPro World11.<br /><br />The likes of John Obi Mikel (Chelsea), Kelechi Iheanacho (Man City), Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur) and Ahmed Musa (Leicester City) have not been nominated. <br /><br />The list consists of five goalkeepers, twenty defenders, fifteen midfielders and fifteen strikers.<br /><br />The world eleven will be announced at the Best FIFA Football Awards ceremony in Zurich on January 9, 2017.<br /><br />Alaba, 24, represented Austria at the 2016 European Championship, and helped Bayern Munich win their 26th title in the top-flight last season.<br /><br />The FIFA FIFPro World11 is decided by the players, and involves votes from more than 25,000 professional footballers from over 75 different countries. <br /><br /><u><b>55-Man Shortlist</b></u><br /><br /><b>Goalkeepers (5)</b>: Claudio Bravo (Chile/FC Barcelona/Manchester City), Gianluigi Buffon (Italy/Juventus), David de Gea (Spain/Manchester United), Keylor Navas (Costa Rica/Real Madrid) and Manuel Neuer (Germany/FC Bayern Munich).<br /><br /><b>Defenders (20)</b>: David Alaba (Austria/FC Bayern Munich), Jordi Alba (Spain/FC Barcelona), Serge Aurier (C&ocirc;te d&rsquo;Ivoire/Paris Saint-Germain), H&eacute;ctor Beller&igrave;n (Spain/Arsenal), J&eacute;r&ocirc;me Boateng (Germany/FC Bayern Munich), Leonardo Bonucci (Italy/Juventus), Daniel Carvajal (Spain/Real Madrid), Giorgio Chiellini (Italy/Juventus), Dani Alves (Brazil/FC Barcelona/Juventus), David Luiz (Brazil/Paris Saint-Germain/Chelsea), Diego God&iacute;n (Uruguay/Atl&eacute;tico Madrid), Mats Hummels (Germany/Borussia Dortmund/FC Bayern Munich), Philipp Lahm (Germany/FC Bayern Munich), Marcelo (Brazil/Real Madrid), Javier Mascherano (Argentina/FC Barcelona), Pepe (Portugal/Real Madrid), Gerard Piqu&eacute; (Spain/FC Barcelona), Sergio Ramos (Spain/Real Madrid), Thiago Silva (Brazil/Paris Saint-Germain) and Rapha&euml;l Varane (France/Real Madrid).<br /><br /><b>Midfielders (15)</b>: Xabi Alonso (Spain/FC Bayern Munich), Sergio Busquets (Spain/FC Barcelona), Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium/Manchester City), Eden Hazard (Belgium/Chelsea), Andr&eacute;s Iniesta (Spain/FC Barcelona), N&rsquo;Golo Kant&eacute; (France/Leicester City/Chelsea) Toni Kroos (Germany/Real Madrid), Luka Modrić (Croatia/Real Madrid), Mesut &ouml;zil (Germany/Arsenal), Dimitri Payet (France/West Ham United), Paul Pogba (France/Juventus/Manchester United), Ivan Rakitić (Croatia/FC Barcelona), David Silva (Spain/Manchester City), Marco Verratti (Italy/Paris Saint-Germain) and Arturo Vidal (Chile/FC Bayern Munich).<br /><br /><b>Strikers (15)</b>: Sergio Ag&uuml;ero (Argentina/Manchester City), Gareth Bale (Wales/Real Madrid), Karim Benzema (France/Real Madrid), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal/Real Madrid), Paulo Dybala (Argentina/Juventus), Antoine Griezmann (France/Atl&eacute;tico Madrid), Gonzalo Higua&iacute;n (Argentina/Napoli/Juventus), Zlatan Ibrahimović (Sweden/Paris Saint-Germain/Manchester United), Robert Lewandowski (Poland/FC Bayern Munich), Lionel Messi (Argentina/FC Barcelona), Thomas M&uuml;ller (Germany/FC Bayern Munich), Neymar (Brazil/FC Barcelona), Alexis S&aacute;nchez (Chile/Arsenal), Luis Su&aacute;rez (Uruguay/FC Barcelona) and Jamie Vardy (England/Leicester City). <br /><br />Ifeanyi Emmanuel<br /><br /><br />