Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid, Belgium)
The Belgian goalkeeper had one of the best years of his career, freezing Liverpool’s shot in the Champions League final to bring Real Madrid a 14th Champions League trophy, and Courtois had a spectacular 2022 campaign in which he conceded just 40 goals in 48 games.ENG PR.
Harland (Borussia Dortmund, Manchester City, Norway)
Watching Haland continue to score every week. This is the world of football in 2022. In a year in which he scored 47 goals and nine assists in 41 starts for club and country, Haaland has struggled to adapt to the Premier League in his fearsome raw style, and even though he didn’t make it to the World Cup, he’s still one of the hottest players in the game.
Kylian Mbappe (Paris, France)
A World Cup has made a lot of people despise Mbappe, arrogant character needs capital, and Mbappe is undoubtedly the foundation of the one with the most, a hat-trick of World Cup finals, almost went against the gods to write the road to the French king. 56 goals and 17 assists in 58 games in 2022, and what’s even scarier is that he’s only 23 years old and this is just the beginning.
Karim Benzema (Real Madrid, France)
At the age of 35, Benzema is finally where he belongs, with the 2022 Ballon d ‘Or award a crowning tribute to a great season. Champions League winner, La Liga winner, Spanish Super Cup winner, Benzema proved he is the best centre-forward in the world. He finished 2022 with 33 goals and nine assists, even though injuries prevented him from playing in the World Cup.
Lionel Messi (Paris, Argentina)
As for Messi, it goes without saying that whatever he does in the first 11 months of 2022, the last month will suffice. In Qatar in December, one of soccer’s all-time greats finally got his hands on the damn, King of the World Cup trophy. Leading Argentina to the title as the most important role, Messi also won the World Cup gold again. Many people think he has locked up the eighth Ballon d ‘Or next year.