Raphinha just had one of the most unbelievable seasons in Europe after the times of the great Messi and Ronaldo, but still, FIFA was able to make the decision that he did not belong to the world's best eleven.
Under Hansi Flick, Raphinha was the one who had the most impact on the attack of Barcelona and team with a domestic treble of La Liga, Copa del Rey and Supercopa de España. He was also a top scorer in European football, with more than 60 goal contributions across all competitions.
Raphinha’s La Liga form alone would have assured him a place in any world XI. The forward netted 18 goals and assisted another 11 times in the league, receiving the accolade of La Liga’s best player while Barça clinched the title. In Europe, he stepped up a notch, ending as the top goal scorer of the Champions League and decimating the defense with a magnificent hat-trick against Bayern Munich, which was a very clear personal statement to the continent, in a 4–1 win that felt like a personal statement to the continent.
Fifth in Ballon d’Or, zero in FIFA XIs
The unbelievable numbers and the winning of trophies made him finish in the top five of the Ballon d’Or voting 2025, meaning that he had received the recognition of being a real superstar. But when the FIFA Men’s award The Best and the FIFPRO World XI were announced, his name was absent even though he was the top scorer of the Champions League and a key player in a treble-winning campaign.
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