World Cup Golden Boot with 10 goals, the first player to reach double figures since Gerd Müller in 1970. Also the tournament's all-time leading scorer.
Scored seven at the World Cup as Norway eliminated Brazil. Manchester City's No. 9 on a contract through 2034, among the fastest ever to a club century.
Scored seven at the World Cup, an England record for one tournament, as England finished third. Now entering his fourth season at Real Madrid.
Led world football in club goals in 2025–26: 61 for Bayern in a Bundesliga–Pokal double. Added six more at the World Cup before the semifinal exit.
Reigning Ballon d'Or holder, having won the Champions League and Ligue 1 with PSG. Scored six World Cup goals alongside Mbappé's ten in attack.
First player on record with six open-play assists at one World Cup, equalling the tournament mark. Second season at Bayern after joining from Palace.
Anchored Arsenal's first title since 2004 and their run to the Champions League final in 2025–26. Started for England's third-place World Cup side.
Left Liverpool as a free agent after he and the club tore up the final year of his deal in March 2026, ending a nine-year spell. Still unsigned, with Turkish, Saudi and MLS clubs linked.
Key winger in Arsenal's 2025–26 Premier League title and Champions League final run. A regular starter for England throughout the World Cup.
Named in the World Cup team of the tournament: first among left-backs for assists, dribbled past only twice. Joined Real Madrid from Chelsea this summer.
Scored in all three World Cup group games and struck the tournament's fastest goal, in 69 seconds. Joined Bayern from PSV for around €50m mid-tournament.
World Cup winner with Spain at just 19, following Euro 2024 and back-to-back La Liga titles with Barcelona. Current Ballon d'Or frontrunner.
Won the World Cup Golden Ball as Spain conceded just once in eight games to lift a second title. Now needs back surgery with no return date set, while Real Madrid links and stalled talks cloud a City contract that runs to 2027.
Four assists in five World Cup games for quarterfinalists Morocco, twice setting up Saibari's goals. His Real Madrid contract runs through 2027.
Cornerstone of Arsenal's 2025–26 title defense, the meanest in Europe en route to the Champions League final. Started for France at the World Cup.
Morocco's captain and Africa's reigning Player of the Year, led the Atlas Lions to the World Cup quarterfinals. Champions League winner with PSG in 2025.
The only player in the world to win both the Champions League and the World Cup this year, starting both finals — for PSG and for Spain.
World Cup winner with Spain, playing the opposite flank from Yamal. Stayed at Athletic Bilbao through the transfer interest that follows him every window.
Captained PSG to back-to-back Champions League titles in 2025 and 2026 and signed a contract extension through 2028. Led Brazil as captain at the World Cup, but they fell in the round of 16 to Norway — their earliest exit since 1990.
Started PSG's Champions League final penalty win over Arsenal, part of a fifth straight Ligue 1 title (the sextuple was completed the prior season). Substituted with an apparent injury in Portugal's World Cup last-16 loss to Spain, with the exact diagnosis and return timeline unconfirmed.
Named Man of the Match as PSG beat Arsenal on penalties to win back-to-back Champions League titles in May 2026. Now orchestrating Portugal's midfield at the World Cup, on a contract extended to 2029.
Scored a header in Portugal's World Cup opener against DR Congo, but the run ended in a round-of-16 loss to Spain. Returned from a hamstring injury that cost him October's qualifiers to sign a new PSG contract through 2030 in February 2026.
Was Georgia's talisman as they missed out on the 2026 World Cup, finishing behind Spain and Turkey in qualifying, before being named national team captain in March 2026. Won back-to-back Champions League titles with PSG since his €70m move from Napoli in January 2025.
Scored twice in PSG's 2025 Champions League final rout of Inter, then helped retain the title on penalties past Arsenal in 2026 alongside a fifth straight Ligue 1 crown. Featured for France as they finished fourth at the World Cup.
PSG's top league scorer with 11 goals in 2025–26 as the club retained the Champions League, the first French club to repeat. Scored against Senegal on his World Cup debut as France finished fourth, while PSG works to extend his contract beyond 2028.
Joined PSG from Lille for around €40m last summer after being named Ligue 1's goalkeeper of the year, but lost his starting spot to Matvey Safonov and missed out on France's World Cup squad. Chose to stay and fight for the No. 1 shirt.
Back-to-back Champions League winner with PSG, the first Ecuadorian to lift the trophy, beating Arsenal on penalties in the 2026 final. Also claimed the 2025-26 Ligue 1 title and extended his contract through 2030.
Left PSG for AC Milan this summer in a club-record deal worth around €74m, becoming new manager Rúben Amorim's first signing. Scored a stoppage-time winner against Croatia at the World Cup before Portugal's last-16 exit to Spain.
Reversed his 2024 international retirement to start as Germany's No. 1 at the 2026 World Cup, his fifth tournament. Split Bayern's goalkeeping duties with Jonas Urbig last season and signed a new contract, at reduced wages, through 2027.
Missed half of Bayern's 2025–26 Bundesliga–Pokal double recovering from a fractured fibula and dislocated ankle, returning in January 2026. Played all four World Cup games as Germany fell to Paraguay in the round of 32.
Joined Bayern Munich from Liverpool for a reported €75m in 2025, helping win the Bundesliga–Pokal double with 26 goals in his debut season. Scored as Colombia reached the World Cup round of 16, falling to Switzerland on penalties.
Anchored Bayern's Bundesliga–Pokal double in 2025-26 under Vincent Kompany, leading the league in passes completed. Shifted to right-back for Germany at the World Cup, setting up two goals in the Curaçao rout before a Round-of-32 exit to Paraguay on penalties.
Featured as Austria returned to the World Cup after 28 years, before falling 3-0 to Spain in the round of 32. Signed a new Bayern contract through 2029, on the back of last season's league and cup double.
Part of Bayern's Bundesliga–Pokal double under Vincent Kompany in 2025–26, then signed a contract extension through 2030. Named in the World Cup team of the tournament despite France's fourth-place finish, losing the third-place playoff to England 6-4.
Won the Bundesliga–Pokal double in his first full season after a 2025 free transfer from Bayer Leverkusen. Missed a penalty as Germany were stunned by Paraguay in the World Cup round of 32.
Scored the opening goal as Bayern beat Stuttgart 4–2 to clinch the 2025–26 Bundesliga title, part of a five-goal season in 18 league games. Left as a free agent when his contract expired in June 2026, with AC Milan among the reported suitors.
Finished as Tottenham's second-highest scorer with seven goals in 45 games while on loan in 2025–26, but Spurs passed on a roughly €30m option to sign him permanently. Back at Bayern for 2026–27 after missing Portugal's World Cup squad.
Started Belgium's run to the 2026 World Cup quarterfinals, where Spain eliminated them 3-0, and passed Enzo Scifo for most tournament caps by a Belgian. Signed a new Real Madrid contract through 2027 after a thigh injury cost him the Champions League quarterfinals against Bayern Munich.
Left out of England's 26-man squad for the 2026 World Cup, one of Tuchel's most surprising selection calls, after an underwhelming debut season at Real Madrid. Joined from Liverpool in 2025 on a six-year deal, agreed shortly before his Liverpool contract expired.
Real Madrid's vice-captain this season, scoring a Champions League hat-trick in a 3-0 win over Manchester City before Bayern Munich eliminated them in the quarterfinals. Uruguay's group-stage World Cup exit was their second in a row.
Scored in all three Brazil group games at the 2026 World Cup, only the fifth Brazilian ever to do so, after Jairzinho, Romário, Ronaldo and Rivaldo. Real Madrid's season ended trophyless, with Xabi Alonso replaced by Álvaro Arbeloa in January.
Scored Real Madrid's fastest-ever Champions League goal, after 34 seconds against Bayern, and a 68-metre strike named La Liga's Goal of the Season. At the World Cup, became Turkey's youngest scorer before their group-stage exit.
Signed a Real Madrid contract extension through 2027 despite a trophyless season — second in La Liga to Barcelona, out in the Champions League quarterfinals to Bayern. Named in Germany's 2026 World Cup squad, which exited in the Round of 32 to Paraguay on penalties.
Joined Real Madrid from Bournemouth in 2025 for a €60m release clause, signing through 2030 under new manager Xabi Alonso. Left out of Spain's 2026 World Cup squad after an injury-hit season, the first time the party had no Real Madrid player.
Left Liverpool as a free agent when his contract expired, joining Real Madrid on a four-year deal in June 2026. Part of the France squad that reached the World Cup semifinals, finishing fourth after losing the third-place playoff to England.
Made 49 appearances in 2025-26, shuttling between centre-back and defensive midfield as Real Madrid suffered their first trophyless season since 2020-21 under two different coaches. Started for France in a run to the World Cup semifinal, finishing fourth in 2026.
Made just 19 La Liga appearances in a reduced role before a torn ACL and meniscus in March 2026 ended his season and Brazil's World Cup hopes. Recovery is reportedly ahead of schedule; Real Madrid contract runs through 2028.
Won a treble with PSG in 2024–25, including the Champions League, before losing his place to Lucas Chevalier and joining Manchester City for around £26m. Named FIFA's best goalkeeper and won the Yashin Trophy in 2025, though Italy missed a third straight World Cup.
Part of Manchester City's FA Cup and League Cup double in 2025-26, though the Premier League went to Arsenal as Pep Guardiola's decade in charge ended. Played for Portugal at the World Cup before their round-of-16 exit to Spain.
A broken shin sidelined him for months, but he was back in time to help Manchester City lift the FA Cup over Chelsea. Croatia's World Cup run ended in the last 16, with a late Gvardiol goal ruled out for offside.
Repositioned centrally in 2025-26, becoming a Manchester City regular; against Liverpool in November he scored and completed 10+ dribbles, the first to do so since Eden Hazard in 2019. Started for Belgium at the World Cup, out in the quarterfinals to Spain.
Extended his Manchester City contract through 2030 shortly before his 100th appearance for the club last season, as City won the FA Cup and EFL Cup double. Begins 2026-27 under new manager Enzo Maresca, replacing Pep Guardiola after a decade in charge.
Captained Crystal Palace to the 2025 FA Cup, beating Man City in the final, then joined City for about £20m in January 2026 and won the FA Cup again — back-to-back FA Cups with different clubs. Started for England at the World Cup, reaching the semifinals.
Joined Manchester City from AC Milan for £46.5m last summer, helping win the Carabao Cup and FA Cup double in Pep Guardiola's final season before his decade in charge ended. Also part of Netherlands' squad eliminated by Morocco in the World Cup round of 32.
Took the vacated No. 10 shirt in his first Manchester City season after signing from Lyon, scoring four goals in 33 Premier League games as City won a domestic cup double under the departing Pep Guardiola. Selected for France's World Cup squad, finishing fourth.
Part of Manchester City's FA Cup–EFL Cup double in 2025–26, a season that also ended Pep Guardiola's decade in charge as Enzo Maresca arrived as manager this summer. A rotation winger since his 2024 move from Troyes, on a contract through 2029.
Scored 10 goals and 7 assists in 2025-26, a sixth straight season in double figures — a run shared only with Salah and Watkins. Signed a Man City contract extension to 2030 this week, despite being left out of Tuchel's 2026 World Cup squad.
Set a joint-record nine clean sheets in the Champions League as Arsenal won the Premier League and reached the 2025-26 final, losing to PSG on penalties. An unused member of Spain's World Cup-winning squad this summer.
Started at right-back throughout Arsenal's 2025–26 Premier League title and Champions League final run, scoring against Bayern Munich in November. Withdrew from Netherlands' 2026 World Cup squad in June after failing to recover from injury.
Helped Arsenal win their first Premier League title since 2004, then missed the decisive penalty as PSG won the Champions League final in the shootout. Started for Brazil at the World Cup until Haaland's Norway ended their run in the round of 16.
Started in Arsenal's defense as they won their first Premier League title since 2004 and reached the Champions League final in 2025–26, opening the season with a goal against Manchester United. Sat out the World Cup, as Italy missed a third straight tournament.
Played every Premier League match in Arsenal's 2025–26 title-winning season, a feat only Jens Lehmann had managed before, in 2003–04. Came on as a substitute when Spain beat Argentina in the World Cup final.
Captained Arsenal to the 2025–26 Premier League title and a Champions League final. Also led Norway to their first World Cup since 1998, reaching the quarterfinals — their deepest run ever — before falling to England.
Arsenal's top scorer as they won the Premier League and reached the Champions League final in 2025–26, having arrived from Sporting CP for around £64m. Fired Sweden to their first World Cup since 2018 with a playoff hat-trick and the winner over Poland.
Scored Crystal Palace's 2025 FA Cup final winner, then joined Arsenal for around £60m months later. Scored five goals against Tottenham in 2025–26, the most in a season since the 1930s, and started as England finished third at the World Cup.
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Liverpool's club-record £100m signing from Leverkusen had a rocky debut season: a 5th-place finish, no trophies, and manager Arne Slot sacked in May 2026. Germany's World Cup ended just as abruptly, beaten by Paraguay on penalties in the round of 32.
Liverpool's title defense collapsed to fifth in 2025-26, a slide that cost Arne Slot his job and brought in Andoni Iraola. Under contract through 2027, Alisson was in goal as Brazil fell to Norway in the World Cup round of 16.
Liverpool's captain through a trophyless fifth-place 2025-26 that got Arne Slot sacked, replaced by Andoni Iraola over the summer. Under contract through 2026-27, he scored for Netherlands before their World Cup exit to Morocco on penalties in the round of 32.
Reached the 2026 World Cup final with Argentina before losing 1-0 to Spain. Continues as Liverpool's deep-lying midfielder under new manager Andoni Iraola after a trophyless, fifth-place season.
Left Bayer Leverkusen for Liverpool in 2025, succeeding Trent Alexander-Arnold at right-back on a deal through 2030. A stuttering debut season led Ronald Koeman to leave him out of the Netherlands' 2026 World Cup squad.
Became Rennes' record sale when Liverpool agreed an initial £55m (rising to £60m) for the centre-back on transfer deadline day, choosing Anfield over Chelsea. He arrived this summer after a loan at Clermont and a breakout Ligue 1 campaign, still only 21.
Joined Liverpool from Bournemouth for £40m in summer 2025, starting 34 Premier League games as the champions collapsed to 5th and sacked Arne Slot. Now reunited with old Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola, hired as Liverpool manager in June 2026.
Signed a new six-year Liverpool contract through 2032 in March 2026, even as the club finished a trophyless fifth in 2025–26 and parted ways with manager Arne Slot. Was in the Netherlands squad that topped its World Cup group before losing to Morocco on penalties.
Deputized at right-back and midfield for Liverpool last season, covering for Trent Alexander-Arnold's move to Real Madrid, as the team slipped to fifth and manager Arne Slot then left. Signed a new contract through 2031 this July.
Broke Raheem Sterling's record for the youngest player to score a Premier League goal at Anfield, doing so in April 2026, then became England's fifth-youngest senior debutant in June, winning Player of the Match. Tipped for a bigger role under new head coach Iraola this season.
Scored twice against Sweden and once more in the World Cup last-32 exit to Morocco, six goals in all — second only to Johnny Rep among Dutch players. Extended his Liverpool contract in 2025, through a trophyless season that cost Arne Slot his job.
Joined Liverpool from Newcastle for a British-record £125m in September 2025, then fractured his fibula in December, missing months. Returned in time for the World Cup, scoring in Sweden's 5-1 win over Tunisia, though Sweden were eliminated by France in the round of 32.
World Cup winner with Spain in 2026, starting most of the tournament before entering the final as a substitute in a 1-0 extra-time win over Argentina. Also claimed a second straight La Liga title with Barcelona under Hansi Flick, on a contract through 2030.
Key to Barcelona's 2025-26 La Liga title with 13 goals in 22 games, but a recurring hamstring problem — his fourth in a year — limited him to two World Cup appearances before Brazil fell to Norway in the last 16. Contracted through 2028.
Part of Spain's World Cup-winning squad in 2026, beating Argentina in the final. Extended his Barcelona contract through 2031 in December 2025, having helped the club to back-to-back La Liga titles and a third Supercopa in 2025–26.
World Cup winner with Spain, playing every minute of the tournament and picking up the Young Player award. Also lifted La Liga and the Supercopa with Barcelona in 2025-26.
Joined Barcelona from Espanyol for a €25m release clause in 2025, then won the Zamora Trophy and his first La Liga title with the club, clinched via a Clásico win over Real Madrid. Also part of Spain's World Cup-winning squad this summer.
A first-choice left-sided centre-back under Hansi Flick, part of Barcelona's back-to-back La Liga titles in 2024-25 and 2025-26. This summer, Barcelona weighed using him as a makeweight in a swap for Inter's Bastoni before deciding to keep him.
A first-choice right-back in Barcelona's back-to-back La Liga titles in 2024-25 and 2025-26, adding the 2026 Supercopa de España. Started for France as they reached the World Cup semifinals, finishing fourth after a third-place defeat to England.
Assisted in Spain's World Cup semifinal win over France, equaling Cesc Fàbregas's record for major-tournament assists, before Spain beat Argentina in the final. Also won La Liga and the Supercopa with Barcelona in 2025-26.
Scored the extra-time winner off the bench in Spain's World Cup final win over Argentina, earning man of the match. Finished 2025-26 as Barcelona's joint-top league scorer with 16 goals as the club retained La Liga.
Reached the Copa del Rey final in his first Atlético Madrid season after a 2025 move from Real Betis, scoring in the Champions League playoff win over Club Brugge. Ankle surgery then ruled him out of the World Cup on home soil.
Scored 20 goals in all competitions for Atlético in 2025–26, including 10 in the Champions League, then reached the World Cup final with Argentina, losing 1-0 to Spain. Now pushing for an exit after Atlético rejected Real Madrid's €150m bid this summer.
Started in goal for Atlético's run to the 2025–26 Copa del Rey final, a penalty-shootout loss to Real Sociedad. Also in Argentina's 2026 World Cup squad, though Emiliano Martínez played ahead of him as Argentina lost the final to Spain.
Returned to boyhood club Real Betis on a five-year deal in June 2025, after being frozen out of the side at Las Palmas. Established himself as first-choice keeper as Betis finished fifth, reaching the Champions League for the first time in two decades.
Real Betis's third captain as the club reached the Champions League for the first time in 21 years, finishing fifth in La Liga 2025-26 after a Europa League quarterfinal run. Reached the Conference League final a year earlier, losing to Chelsea.
Featured for Real Betis as they reached the 2025 Conference League final, a 4-1 loss to Chelsea, then finished sixth in La Liga to qualify for the Europa League. Signed through 2028 after joining from Leeds in 2024.
Set the Premier League's single-season assist record with 21 in 2025–26, captaining United to third place and Champions League qualification under new boss Michael Carrick. Portugal fell to eventual champions Spain in the World Cup last 16.
Missed the 2026 World Cup with the Netherlands after back surgery in May, having last appeared for United against Crystal Palace in late November — weeks after his stoppage-time equalizer at Tottenham. Working back toward full fitness at Manchester United for the new season.
Joined Manchester United this summer for a reported £48m after a prolific Strasbourg loan spell and a 2025 Club World Cup win with Chelsea. Left out of Brazil's final squad despite making the preliminary 55 for the World Cup.
Aston Villa's top scorer as they won the Europa League for a first major trophy since 1996, reaching the Champions League via a 4th-place league finish. Also scored his 100th Villa goal this season and helped England finish third at the World Cup.
Spent 2025-26 on loan at League One's Port Vale, making 41 appearances as the club was relegated, then was omitted from Australia's 26-man squad for the 2026 World Cup. Still on Aston Villa's books through 2028, behind Emiliano Martínez in the pecking order.
Part of the Aston Villa side that beat Freiburg 3-0 in the 2025-26 Europa League final, ending a 30-year trophy drought. Signed a new four-year contract through 2029 after scoring the winner in a Player-of-the-Match display against Manchester City.
Scored twice and was named man of the match as Chelsea beat PSG in the 2025 Club World Cup final. Left out of England's 2026 World Cup squad by Thomas Tuchel, who called him "not very influential" during his international reign.
Chelsea's first-choice goalkeeper since joining from Brighton in 2023, he won the Conference League and 2025 Club World Cup, taking the latter's Golden Glove award. Left out of Spain's World Cup-winning squad this summer despite two senior caps.
Sent off for a second yellow card as Argentina lost the World Cup final 1-0 to Spain after extra time. Started in Chelsea's 2025 Conference League and Club World Cup triumphs, and remains their deep-lying playmaker.
Tottenham's chaotic 2025-26 season saw three managers, a 17th-place finish, and an escape from relegation by two points. Vicario is now a target for Inter, Juventus and Napoli this summer, reportedly open to a return to Serie A.
Helped Tottenham win the 2024-25 Europa League, their first trophy in 17 years, before his loan from Lens was made permanent for around £21m. Part of Austria's squad as they reached the World Cup for the first time since 1998, before a round-of-32 exit.
Joined Tottenham on a free transfer from Bournemouth this summer, one of new manager Roberto De Zerbi's first signings. Earned a late World Cup call-up for Argentina after Leonardo Balerdi's injury, reaching the final before losing to Spain.
Broke Peter Shilton's record for most England World Cup appearances, starting throughout as the Three Lions finished third in 2026. Also signed a new four-year Everton contract keeping him at the club until 2029.
A serious injury in April 2024 cost him ten months, and he made just seven Premier League appearances for Everton in 2025-26. Selected in Scotland's squad for their first World Cup since 1998, though they were eliminated at the group stage.
Started 29 Premier League games for Everton in 2025-26, a return to regular duty after two quieter seasons, and signed a one-year contract extension through 2027. Last capped by England in 2020.
Vice-captain as Dortmund finished Bundesliga runners-up in 2025–26, making the league's Team of the Season, then signed a contract through 2031. Scored his first Germany goal at the World Cup before an ankle injury in the next match ended his tournament early.
Man of the match in a penalty shootout win over Colombia sent Switzerland into the 2026 World Cup quarterfinals for the first time since 1954. Named to the Bundesliga Team of the Season as Dortmund finished runners-up under coach Niko Kovač.
Loaned to Como this summer after losing his starting spot at Dortmund in 2025–26, joining a Serie A side that qualified for the Champions League for the first time in its history under Cesc Fabregas.
Leipzig's long-serving goalkeeper accepted a backup role behind Maarten Vandevoordt in a 2026 contract extension through 2027, taking a pay cut to stay. Retired from international football with Hungary in May 2025, following his comeback from a serious ACL tear in 2022.
Signed a five-year deal with RB Leipzig in January 2026 but was immediately loaned back to Reims, where he made the 2025–26 Ligue 2 Team of the Year. Now joins Leipzig's squad after winning the Maurice Revello Tournament with France's U20s in 2025.
Extended his Burnley contract to 2030 last July, then left for RB Leipzig on a five-year deal this summer following the club's Premier League relegation. Centre-back was in the Championship and PFA teams of the year during Burnley's 2024-25 promotion season.
Set Serie A's single-season assist record with 17 in 2025–26 and was named the league's MVP as Inter won the Coppa Italia. Missed out on the World Cup as Italy failed to qualify for a third straight tournament.
Won Serie A and the Coppa Italia with Inter in 2025-26, his first silverware since a 2024 free transfer from Napoli. Briefly named Poland captain in 2025 before Lewandowski reclaimed the armband under Jan Urban, and Poland failed to qualify for the World Cup.
Made 34 Serie A appearances as Inter completed a 2025-26 domestic double (Serie A and Coppa Italia), a year after reaching the Champions League final. Versatile left-back/wing-back who also covers centre-back; joined permanently from Monza in 2024.
Made 50 appearances and scored four goals in his first full season at Inter Milan, who completed the 2025-26 Serie A–Coppa Italia double. Scored against Ghana for Croatia, who reached the World Cup's last 16 before falling to Portugal.
Displaced Michele Di Gregorio as Juventus's starting goalkeeper during 2025-26 after Di Gregorio's slump, becoming a first-choice regular at 33. Started the 2024 Coppa Italia final win over Atalanta, keeping a clean sheet.
Part of Turkey's squad that reached the World Cup for the first time in 24 years, finishing bottom of their group despite a late win over the US. Left Roma after four seasons this summer for Juventus, signing through 2029.
An ACL injury wiped out his 2024-25 season; back for Juventus in 2025-26, he lost 15 more matches to a meniscus issue before scoring under new manager Spalletti. Made Brazil's World Cup squad, but Norway eliminated them in the round of 16.
Became the oldest Belgian to score at a World Cup and the first to net in three tournaments, converting in Belgium's 5-1 win over New Zealand. His first Napoli season was hampered by a hamstring injury as the Scudetto holders finished second to Inter.
Nine years into his Napoli career, he's new coach Allegri's preferred No. 1 over Vanja Milinkovic-Savic, whom Hull City are chasing as Napoli field offers this summer. Missed the 2026 World Cup as Italy fell to Bosnia-Herzegovina on penalties in the playoff.
Signed by Napoli from Girona for around €20m in August 2025, he made 28 Serie A appearances as Conte's side won the Supercoppa Italiana but finished runner-up to Inter in Serie A.
Made 29 Ligue 1 appearances as Lyon's first-choice goalkeeper in his debut season, as the club finished fourth and reached the Europa League round of 16. Joined from Mallorca in 2025 for around €4m, after overcoming a near year-long injury absence there.
Started at left-back in Argentina's 2026 World Cup final loss to Spain, four years after lifting the trophy in 2022 — a rare back-to-back final appearance at 33. Continues as a regular in Lyon's Ligue 1 side.
Lyon's first-choice left-back in 2025-26, contributing 3 goals in 26 Ligue 1 appearances as the club finished fourth and reached the Europa League round of 16.
Backup to Emiliano Martínez as Argentina reached the 2026 World Cup final as defending champions, only to lose 1-0 to Spain after extra time. Remains Marseille's first-choice goalkeeper, making 39 appearances in 2025-26 including Champions League football.
Left Burnley for Marseille on a free transfer in 2025, turning down a new contract to move to Ligue 1. His debut season featured a red card against Lyon as Marseille cycled through three managers before finishing 5th and reaching the Europa League.
Marseille's captain, named to Argentina's 26-man World Cup squad in May 2026 before a calf injury forced him out on the eve of the tournament. Made 36 appearances last season and is signed through 2028.
Sporting's No. 1 as they lost the Primeira Liga title race to Porto and were stunned in the Cup final by second-tier Torreense, despite reaching the Champions League quarterfinals. Named backup goalkeeper in Portugal's 2026 World Cup squad.
Missed Belgium's World Cup quarterfinal loss to Spain after a fitness dispute between Sporting and the Belgian federation followed weeks out with a leg injury. Won the Primeira Liga and Taça de Portugal double in his first season at Sporting, 2024-25.
Part of Sporting's Primeira Liga and Taça de Portugal double in 2024–25, but ruptured a knee tendon that October and missed over a year out. Returned to first-team action in February 2026, still working back to a regular role.
Diogo Costa's long-time backup at Porto, making just two league appearances as the Dragons won the 2025-26 Primeira Liga title. Started the 2025 Club World Cup opener against Palmeiras, keeping a clean sheet in relief of an unavailable Costa.
Part of Porto's title-winning defense in 2025–26 that conceded just 18 goals in 34 league games, and named to the Primeira Liga Team of the Season. Arsenal's loan move became a permanent €17m transfer this summer.
Helped Porto win the 2025–26 Primeira Liga in his first season after a €7.5m move from Southampton, earning a Team of the Season spot and five Defender of the Month awards. Poland missed the World Cup, falling to Sweden in the playoff final.
Scored against Portugal at the World Cup, the oldest Croatian to net at the tournament, and moved past Davor Šuker to become Croatia's outright all-time leading scorer there with seven goals. Won back-to-back Eredivisie titles with PSV in 2024-25 and 2025-26.
Part of PSV's 2025–26 Eredivisie title-winning squad, a season after returning from a serious ACL tear. Made the USA's 26-man World Cup squad despite a March hamstring injury and competition for the right-back spot, as the team reached the round of 16.
Joined PSV from Sparta Rotterdam for around €3m in summer 2025 on a deal through 2029, but lost the goalkeeper battle to Matěj Kovář. A training injury delayed his league debut until April 2026, a 6-1 win over PEC Zwolle.
Joined Ajax from Sparta Prague for around €2m in July 2025 on a deal through 2030, currently third-choice keeper behind Jaroš and Pasveer. Named to the Team of the Tournament as Netherlands won the 2025 U19 Euros, starting the final.
A regular right-back through Ajax's turbulent 2025-26 season — 27 Eredivisie appearances as the club churned through three coaches, endured a battered Champions League campaign, and finished fifth. New manager Míchel now leads the rebuild for 2026-27.
Ajax's right-back through a chaotic 2025-26 that saw three different managers and a fifth-place Eredivisie finish. Agreed personal terms with Eintracht Frankfurt this July on a contract to 2031, though the transfer has stalled over Ajax's fee demands near €8m.
Was Inter Milan's first-choice goalkeeper as they won the 2025-26 Serie A-Coppa Italia double, then left as a free agent for Club Brugge on a three-year deal that July. Retired from Switzerland duty back in 2024, so misses this World Cup.
Started at centre-back as Club Brugge won the 2025–26 Belgian Pro League title, their 20th overall. Started for Ecuador in their World Cup win over Germany, before a last-16 exit to Mexico; contracted at Brugge through 2029.
Left-back in Club Brugge's squad that won the 2025–26 Belgian Pro League title, their 20th, via a Champions' Play-offs comeback. Signed a new contract through 2027 after a move to Feyenoord collapsed late, when Feyenoord itself pulled out over fitness doubts following his medical.
Became Union SG's first-choice goalkeeper when longtime No. 1 Anthony Moris left in summer 2025, and started the club's maiden Champions League campaign. Part of the squad that beat Anderlecht 3-1 to win the 2025-26 Belgian Cup, on a contract through 2027.
A squad centre-back in the group that won Union SG's Belgian Cup and made the club's Champions League debut in 2025–26, though his four Champions League appearances outnumbered his two in the league. Signed from Norway's Tromsø in January 2025 on a contract through 2029.
Helped Union SG reach the Champions League phase for the first time and win the Belgian Cup in 2025-26, a year after ending a 90-year league title drought. Earned his first Argentina cap in November 2025, on contract through 2027.
Ruptured his ACL in April 2025 and missed all of 2025–26 as Celtic won a fifth straight title amid manager Brendan Rodgers' shock exit. Recovery setbacks mean boss Martin O'Neill isn't expecting him back before November 2026.
Celtic goalkeeper who took over from an injured Kasper Schmeichel in February 2026, making 20 appearances (12 in the league) as Celtic won the Premiership and Scottish Cup double; signed a five-year deal from Aston Villa in 2024, and Finland missed out on the 2026 World Cup.
Part of Canada's historic run to the World Cup round of 16 as co-hosts, beating South Africa for the country's first-ever knockout win before losing to Morocco. Also won a fourth straight Scottish Premiership title with Celtic in 2025–26, despite three managerial changes.
Joined Galatasaray from Trabzonspor for around €27.5m in 2025, on a contract through 2030, and helped them win a fourth straight Süper Lig title in 2025–26. Started at Turkey's first World Cup in 24 years, before a group-stage exit.
Returns from a nine-month betting-related suspension on 7 August 2026, right as the new season kicks off. A Galatasaray academy product with three Süper Lig titles since 2022-23, including back-to-back crowns in 2024-25 and 2025-26.
Won back-to-back Süper Lig titles with Galatasaray (2024-25, 2025-26) and the 2024-25 Turkish Cup. Part of Senegal's World Cup squad that stunned Iraq 5-0 before an extra-time round-of-32 exit to Belgium.
Named the Serbian SuperLiga's best goalkeeper in 2024-25 at OFK Beograd, then spent last season on loan there from Red Star Belgrade. Signed by Olympiacos for around €1.5m in July 2026, with Red Star keeping a 15% sell-on clause.
Left Mallorca for Olympiacos in June 2026 for a reported €3m, after Mallorca's relegation from La Liga ended a four-year spell that included the 2023–24 Copa del Rey final. Never capped by Argentina despite Scaloni's interest.
Left-back since joining from Vélez Sarsfield in 2023, part of Olympiacos's continental breakthrough with the 2023-24 Conference League title, then a Greek league-and-cup double in 2024-25. Also won the 2025 Super Cup as Olympiacos reached this season's Champions League knockout play-offs.