Manchester City defender Lucy Bronze has been named in this year’s FIFA FIFPro Women’s World XI for a fourth time.
It’s the fourth time in the last five years that the 30-year-old has been named in the team which is chosen and compiled by her fellow professionals.
Bronze was awarded the overall FIFA Best Women’s accolade just over 12 months ago and this year the defender secured a sixth successive year of qualification for the UEFA Women’s Champions League as well as taking City’s title charge to the final day of last season.
Internationally, Bronze also featured in Team GB’s women’s football team at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, helping Here Riise’s side reach the quarter finals of the tournament.
Speaking about her inclusion in the XI, Bronze said: “I’m so pleased to be in this team once again.
“I think the best awards are the ones that are voted for by the players that you play against and especially the ones around the world.
“Playing in your own league and in your own country, sometimes you can be a bit blindsided by the rest of the world but when you have to vote for those across other leagues, and all those people think the same thing, it reiterates the feeling that you know you’re on the right path.
“I really love being in the World XI more than anything because it’s amazing to have that recognition of being the best right-back in the world.
“I know I’ve been named the world’s best player before, but there’s something about my own position that I’m really precious about and I always want to be the best in my role.
“It’s amazing to get that recognition and especially being in a World XI’s back four for the past few years, I absolutely love standing by the side of the other players and just thinking ‘what a team this would be’.”
2021 FIFA FIFPRO Women’s World XI: Christiane Endler, Lucy Bronze, Millie Bright, Magdalena Eriksson, Wendie Renard, Estefania Banini, Barbara Bonansea, Carli Lloyd, Marta, Vivianne Miedema, Alex Morgan