1. Lionel Messi
   Karim Benzema
2. Manuel Neuer
   Kevin De Bruyne

Standing just 5'7" tall, Lionel Messi is a forward and captain of both the Barcelona football club and the Argentina national team. Messi is considered by many to be one of the greatest players of all time.

1. Kevin De Bruyne
   Cristiano Ronaldo
2. Gareth Bale
   Thiago Silva

Did you know that Cristiano Ronaldo has been named the World Soccer Player of the Year five times in his career? He has also won the IFFHS World's Best Top Goal Scorer award four times.

1. Thiago Silva
   Arjen Robben
2. Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior
   Gerard Piqué

Currently a forward for the Paris Saint-Germain club, Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior made his professional debut at the age of 17. Since 2009, he has scored 79 goals for his national team, Brazil.

1. Gerard Piqué
   Gianluigi Buffon
2. Zlatan Ibrahimović
   David Luiz

Born in Malmö, Sweden in 1981, Zlatan Ibrahimović is a 6'5" tall striker for LA Galaxy. He has played with eight other teams across the globe since his senior career began in 1999.

1. David Luiz
   Mario Götze
2. Toni Kroos
   Andrés Iniesta

A native of Fuentealbilla, Spain, Andrés Iniesta played with Barcelona from 2001 - 2018 before heading to Japan to join Vissel Kobe. He's considered one of the best midfielders of all time.

1. Toni Kroos
   Bastian Schweinsteiger
2. Karim Benzema
   Eden Hazard

Not only has Eden Hazard played soccer since the age of eight, but he also owns a club. In 2017, he and six other professional players joined forces and founded the San Diego 1904 Football Club.

1. Robert Lewandowski
   Karim Benzema
2. Marco Reus
   David de Gea

Robert Lewandowski is a well-rounded and respected striker with over 13 years of experience. A native of Warsaw, Poland, he has been named the Polish Player of the Year seven times.

1. Sergio Agüero
   David de Gea
2. Jordi Alba
   Yaya Touré

Sergio Agüero was born in 1988 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Did you know at the age of 15 years old, he became the youngest player to play in the Argentine Primera Division? He now plays for Manchester City Football Club.

1. Yaya Touré
   Philippe Coutinho
2. Arjen Robben
   Mohamed Salah

Since turning professional in 2000, Arjen Robben has played for Groningen, PSV, Chelsea, Real Madrid and now Bayern Munich. Did you know he scored two goals in his first game with Bayern Munich? They must have thought the 25-million-euro contract was worth it.

1. Luis Suárez
   Mohamed Salah
2. James Rodríguez
   Sergio Busquets

Between 2009 - 2015, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo were alternating winners of the Pichichi Trophy for most goals in a season. But in 2016, Luis Suárez finally broke the cycle by recording 40 goals to top the list.

1. Sergio Busquets
   Thomas Müller
2. Manuel Neuer
   Iker Casillas

Manuel Neuer is considered one of the best goalkeepers in the game. Did you know from 2013 - 2016, he was awarded the IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper award? He's the captain of both his club team, Bayern Munich, and his national team, Germany.

1. Iker Casillas
   David Luiz
2. Gerard Piqué
   Gareth Bale

Gareth Bale made his debut for the Wales national team in 2006. Since then, he has scored a team record of 31 goals. In 2013, Bale made a professional move from the Tottenham Hotspur to Real Madrid, signing a six-year deal worth 91 million Euros.

1. Luka Modrić
   Gerard Piqué
2. Philippe Coutinho
   Antoine Griezmann

Standing just 5'8" tall, Luka Modrić is known for his intensity as a midfielder. He has played professionally since 2003 for the Dinamo Zagreb, Tottenham Hotspur and currently Real Madrid. He has recorded 452 attempts and 62 goals.

1. Toni Kroos
   Antoine Griezmann
2. Thiago Silva
   Alexis Sánchez

Toni Kroos made his professional debut at the age of 17. Still going strong on the national and international stage today, Kroos was named the 2018 Footballer of the Year in Germany and named to the 2017 IFFHS Men's World Team.

1. Alexis Sánchez
   Kevin De Bruyne
2. David Silva
   Marco Reus

Did you know that Kevin De Bruyne was named the fourth-best footballer in the world by The Guarding in 2017? Since turning professional in 2008, he has earned many individual awards including the 2017-2018 Premier League Playmaker of the Season.

1. Marco Reus
   Andrea Pirlo
2. Antoine Griezmann
   Sergio Busquets

Though Antoine Griezmann is a French national, he has played his entire professional career with Spanish clubs - Real Sociedad and Atletico Madrid. Griezmann helped lead France to victory in the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

1. Sergio Busquets
   Kevin De Bruyne
2. Thiago Silva
   David de Gea

Did you know that Thiago Silva signed a 42-million-euro deal with Paris Saint-Germain in 2012? To date, he has scored nine goals for the team with 178 attempts. He has previously played professionally in Brazil, Portugal and Italy.

1. Sergio Agüero
   Mesut Özil
2. David de Gea
   Karim Benzema

David de Gea Quintana stretches more than 6'4" across the goal in defense of his team, Manchester United. Did you know that he received the Premier League Golden Glove award for the 2017-2018 season?

1. Gianluigi Buffon
   Karim Benzema
2. Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior
   Zlatan Ibrahimović

Born in Tuscany, Gianluigi Buffon played much of his professional career in Italy until joining Paris Saint-Germain in 2018 - at the age of 40, no less. Buffon is one of the most decorated goalkeepers of all time, winning both individual and team awards every year since 1993.

1. Robert Lewandowski
   Arjen Robben
2. Wayne Rooney
   Zlatan Ibrahimović

Not just a national record-holder, Wayne Rooney is also the all-time top scorer for Manchester United with 183 goals. He joined D.C. United in 2018 and by the end of his first season was named the club's MVP, having scored 12 goals in 21 matches.

1. Robert Lewandowski
   Alexis Sánchez
2. Luis Suárez
   Luka Modrić

Alexis Sánchez's professional career began in 2005 with the Cobreloa and Udinese clubs. Six years later, he was transferred to Barcelona in a deal worth 30 million euros. It proved worthwhile as Sánchez recorded 39 goals for 88 attempts in just three years.

1. Luka Modrić
   Lionel Messi
2. Luis Suárez
   Bastian Schweinsteiger

Did you know that Bastian Schweinsteiger played with the Bayern Munich for nearly 14 seasons? In 2015, he was transferred to Manchester United and in 2017 to Chicago Fire. He has scored seven goals thus far with Chicago.

1. David Silva
   Gianluigi Buffon
2. Antoine Griezmann
   Gareth Bale

David Silva has been a professional midfielder since 2003. He came into his prime in 2010 after joining Manchester United. Since then, he has scored 54 goals with just 274 attempts and is considered one of Manchester's greatest players of all time.

1. Gareth Bale
   Mesut Özil
2. Andrés Iniesta
   Toni Kroos

At just 22 years old, Mesut Özil was instrumental in leading Germany to the semi-finals of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He played in every single match and was one of ten players nominated by FIFA for the Golden Ball award.

1. Toni Kroos
   Lionel Messi
2. Franck Ribéry
   Eden Hazard

Did you know that Franck Ribéry won the 2013 FIFA World Cup Golden Ball award? Voted on by members of the media, this award is given to the best player of each World Cup. That same year, Ribéry was named MVP of the World Cup Finals as well.

1. Eden Hazard
   Gerard Piqué
2. Antoine Griezmann
   Karim Benzema

Gerard Piqué made his national debut on February 11, 2009. Just one year later, he helped lead his country to victory in the 2010 FIFA World Cup. As a professional, he has played for Manchester United and Barcelona.

1. Eden Hazard
   Karim Benzema
2. Sergio Agüero
   Mohamed Salah

Karim Benzema was born in Lyon, France in 1987. At the age of 17, he made his professional debut and by 2007 became a starter for the Lyon football club. He has been named French Player of the Year three times in his career: 2011, 2012 and 2014.

1. Mohamed Salah
   Andrea Pirlo
2. James Rodríguez
   Mario Götze

Mario Götze is known for his speed, dribbling and technique and is recognized as one of the best German players of all time. Did you know he is currently the second-most expensive German player? (Behind Mesut Özil, of course.)

1. Thomas Müller
   James Rodríguez
2. Jordi Alba
   Sergio Busquets

Since 2008, Thomas Müller has scored nearly 150 goals for two German teams - Bayern Munich and Germany's national team. Twenty-three of those goals came in 2013 when Müller led the Bayern Munich to a "treble:" the league title, cup and Champions League championships.

1. Sergio Busquets
   Thibaut Courtois
2. Franck Ribéry
   Philippe Coutinho

Thibaut Courtois may have never scored a goal in his career, but did you know that he has made more than 285 saves? With a career full of individual awards, he has most recently been named the 2018 Best FIFA Goalkeeper, and the 2018 IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper.

1. Philippe Coutinho
   Andrea Pirlo
2. Marco Reus
   Wayne Rooney

Did you know that Marco Reus spent ten years of his youth career with Borussia Dortmund and is now in his eighth season with them as a senior professional? Prone to injury, Reus was sidelined, unfortunately, for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in which his national team Germany won.

1. Wayne Rooney
   Bastian Schweinsteiger
2. Yaya Touré
   David Luiz

David Luiz grew up in Diadema, Brazil, playing soccer for São Paulo and Vitória. In 2011, he journeyed across the pond to join Chelsea, with whom he won the UEFA Champions League that same year. After playing a two-year stint with Paris Saint-Germain, Luiz is back with Chelsea today.

1. Yaya Touré
   Thiago Silva
2. Antoine Griezmann
   Jordi Alba

Did you know that Jordi Alba has played his entire career in Spain? Not only is he a member of the national team, but he has also played on the international level for Cornellà, Valencia and currently Barcelona.

1. Antoine Griezmann
   Luka Modrić
2. Cristiano Ronaldo
   Philippe Coutinho

Though he got his professional start in 2008, it wasn't until 2018 when Philippe Coutinho made his FIFA World Cup debut. And what a debut! He was named the 2018 FIFA World Cup top assist provider.

1. Sergio Busquets
   Cristiano Ronaldo
2. Zlatan Ibrahimović
   Robert Lewandowski

The soccer world knows him as a "one-club man," and the rest of us call him Sergio Busquets. He may not have the highest number of goals, but as a defensive midfielder, Busquets has had more than 500 game appearances since 2008.

1. Robert Lewandowski
   Andrea Pirlo
2. Kevin De Bruyne
   Manuel Neuer

Andrea Pirlo began his career with Brescia in 1995. After 22 years on the Italian and international stages, he retired with a total of 61 goals and 570 appearances. Did you know his fellow players nicknamed him "The Architect" for the way he designed victorious plays?

1. James Rodríguez
   Manuel Neuer
2. Wayne Rooney
   Alexis Sánchez

With 394 game appearances throughout his career, James Rodríguez has scored 108 goals. Did you know that he started in his first professional match in 2006 at the age of 14? In doing so, he became one of the youngest Colombian players to turn professional.

1. Alexis Sánchez
   Arjen Robben
2. Iker Casillas
   Sergio Agüero

For nearly 20 years, Iker Casillas Fernández has been a member of Spain's national team. For his tremendous skills and saves as a goalkeeper, Casillas was nicknamed "San Iker," meaning Saint Iker, by his teammates and fans.

1. Yaya Touré
   Sergio Agüero
2. David de Gea
   Mesut Özil

Gnégnéri Yaya Touré is considered one of the greatest African soccer players of all time. Throughout his 17-year career, he played midfield in Belgium, Greece, Monaco and most significantly Manchester City, where he recorded 59 goals in eight seasons.

1. Wayne Rooney
   David Silva
2. Mohamed Salah
   Karim Benzema

From Egypt to England, Mohamed Salah's career has taken him to five different teams throughout his nine professional years. Most recently, he signed a deal with Liverpool, earning him more than 36 million pounds. After scoring 32 goals in his first 36 games, the club knew it was worth it.