His domestic season was cut short by 3 months after he suffered an injury and he failed to make much of an impact at the World Cup.
The Award was created in 2016 following FIFA’s split with Balon d’Or and has been won both times by Cristiano Ronaldo who happens to be on the list again.
The list was posted on the official twitter account for FIFA, and includes the likes of Luka Modric, Messi, Mbappe and many more.
FIFA will cut the list down to three finalists in September, ahead of the awards ceremony in London on Sept. 24.
see full list:
OFFICIAL | The nominees for #TheBest FIFA Men’s Player 2018:
Cristiano Ronaldo
Kevin De Bruyne
Antoine Griezmann
Eden Hazard
Harry Kane
Kylian Mbappe
Lionel Messi
Luka Modric
Mohamed Salah
Raphael VaraneFor the period 3 July 2017-15 July 2018 pic.twitter.com/bqt8tDWY8d
— FIFA.com (@FIFAcom) July 24, 2018
Ntoorrrrrr , Neymar the rolling stone