Top 12 Most Handsome Football Players in the World 2019

• Club: Borussia Dortmund
• Age: 29

Marco Reus (born on May 31, 1989, in Dortmund) is a German footballer currently playing as a midfielder for the German club in the Bundesliga - Borussia Dortmund, and the German national football team. Reus is known for his versatility, speed, and technical skills on the field.

Reus started his playing career in the youth team of Borussia Dortmund before moving on to play for Rot Weiss Ahlen. He has played for 3 professional clubs, with the most notable and influential being at Borussia Mönchengladbach. Here, Reus primarily played on the left wing; however, Reus also has the ability to play on the right wing and from the center, possessing good ball control with both feet. The most successful season for Reus was in 2012 when he scored 18 goals, securing a place in the UEFA Champions League for the following season. After that, Reus agreed to transfer to his first club, Borussia Dortmund, at the end of that season. He wears the number 11 jersey at Dortmund.

At Dortmund, Reus won the DFL-Supercup in 2013, as well as the German Footballer of the Year award in 2012 and was selected in the UEFA Team of the Year in 2013. Legend Franz Beckenbauer once said about Reus, along with Mario Götze, that '...there has never been a better and more complete duo than Reus and Götze.' In 2013, Reus was ranked as the 4th best football player in Europe by Bloomberg.

• Club: Juventus
• Age: 34

Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, born on February 5, 1985, nicknamed 'CR7', is a Portuguese footballer currently playing in Serie A for Juventus in a winger or striker position and captains the Portugal national football team. With 5 Ballon d'Or awards, the most for a European player and tied with Lionel Messi for the total number won, he is regarded as one of the greatest football players of all time.

Playing for Real Madrid, Ronaldo won 15 titles, including two La Liga titles, two Copa del Rey trophies, four UEFA Champions League titles, two UEFA Super Cups, and three FIFA Club World Cups. As the all-time leading goal scorer for Real Madrid, Ronaldo holds the record for 34 La Liga hat-tricks, including an unprecedented 8 hat-tricks in the 2014-15 season, and is the only player to score 30 or more goals in six consecutive La Liga seasons. With the UEFA Champions League title in 2018, he made history as the first player to win the tournament 5 times. Ronaldo also holds the record for the most goals in the history of the UEFA Champions League with 121 goals. In July 2018, Ronaldo left Real to join Juventus in Serie A with a transfer fee of 100 million euros.

As a Portuguese player, Ronaldo is considered the greatest Portuguese player of all time. He made his debut for the Portugal national team in 2003 at the age of 18 and has over 150 appearances for the national team, including participation and goals in eight different major tournaments. Ronaldo became the captain of the national team since July 2008, and he led the Portugal national football team to their first major tournament victory at Euro 2016.

• Club: Real Madrid
• Age: 26

Thibaut Nicolas Marc Courtois (born May 11, 1992, in Bree, Belgium) is a Belgian footballer playing as a goalkeeper for Real Madrid and the Belgium national team. He previously played for Racing Genk before joining Chelsea in July 2011. He won the Golden Glove for the best goalkeeper at the FIFA World Cup 2018.

On June 3, 2011, Courtois was named in the squad for Belgium's Euro 2012 qualifiers against Kazakhstan (Belgium won 4-1). On October 11, 2011, he was again named in the squad for the Euro 2012 qualifiers but was once more left on the bench as Belgium lost 3-1. On November 15, 2011, Courtois made his first start in a friendly against France, becoming the youngest goalkeeper to play for the Belgium national team.

On May 30, 2016, he was called up by coach Marc Wilmots for Euro 2016, where he started all three group stage matches and reached the quarter-finals before losing to Wales. He continued to be named in the 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup, a tournament where he and his teammates secured a joint bronze medal by overcoming England in the third-place play-off. At the end of the tournament, he received the award for the best goalkeeper of the 2018 World Cup, earning a place in the tournament's Best XI.

• Club: Dortmund
• Age: 26

Mario Götze (born June 3, 1992, in Memmingen, Germany) is a German footballer currently playing as an attacking midfielder for Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga and the German national football team. He is a renowned young player with excellent individual technique, speed, and quick ball handling, along with goal-creating abilities.

German Football Association sports director Mathias Sammer once affirmed that 'Götze is one of the most talented players we have ever had,' while legend Franz Beckenbauer has compared him to Lionel Messi. Götze played for Borussia Dortmund from 2001 to 2013, winning the Bundesliga twice and the DFB-Pokal once. He reached the UEFA Champions League final with Dortmund in 2013, but an injury prevented him from participating in the match. Götze transferred to Bayern Munich in the summer transfer window of 2013 for a transfer fee of €37 million. In 2016, he returned to Dortmund after an unsuccessful period at Bayern Munich, despite winning three more Bundesliga titles, two DFB-Pokals, and the UEFA Super Cup.

He made his debut for the German national team in November 2010 against Sweden and became the youngest player to wear the German national team shirt in 56 years. Götze scored the only goal in the 2014 World Cup final, securing Germany's fourth World Cup title in football history.

• Club: Barcelona
• Age: 32

Gerard Piqué Bernabeu (born February 2, 1987, in Barcelona, Catalonia) is a Spanish footballer, currently serving as a center-back for FC Barcelona. A product of Barcelona's youth academy, he left the club to join Manchester United in 2001, where he played in two positions, striker and center-back, for 9 years before returning to Barca under the management of Josep Guardiola, helping Barca become the first Spanish team to achieve a treble. Piqué is the fourth player - after Marcel Desailly, Clarence Seedorf, and Paulo Sousa - to win the Champions League in two consecutive years with two different teams.

Piqué is also a member of the Spanish national team, making his debut on February 11, 2009, and as of June 2016, he has earned 80 caps and scored 5 goals. He, along with the Spanish national team, won the World Cup in 2010 and Euro 2012.

• Club: Real Madrid
• Age: 29

Toni Kroos (born January 4, 1990, in Greifswald) is a German footballer currently playing for Real Madrid and the German national team as a midfielder. In 2006, he officially joined the youth academy of Bayern Munich, where Kroos showcased his innate talent and was promoted to the first team at the age of 17. However, he was consistently used only after returning from Bayer Leverkusen on loan. Kroos won several titles with Bayern Munich, including 3 Bundesliga championships and 1 Champions League title in 2013.

Kroos, praised by the press and fellow players, is an attacking midfielder with all the necessary qualities. He began his international career in 2010, reaching the World Cup 2010 semi-finals and Euro 2012 with the German national team. After winning the World Cup 2014 with the German team, Kroos confirmed his move to Real Madrid in the summer transfer window for a reported fee of 30 million euros.

At Real Madrid, in the first season of 2014-2015, despite a successful performance, he and the club only managed to win 2 minor cups: the UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup in 2014. In the 2015-2016 season, despite a shaky start, Kroos and teammates secured the prestigious UEFA Champions League 2015-16 title, marking the historical Undecima for the club.

• Club: Bayern Munich
• Age: 27

James David Rodríguez Rubio, born on July 12, 1991, is a Colombian footballer playing as a midfielder for Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga, on loan from Real Madrid, and the Colombian national football team. At the club level, he gained attention since joining Porto in 2012. Right after that season, he was honored as the best player in Primeira Liga, becoming the youngest player in history to receive this title.

In 2013, he moved to France to play for Monaco with a transfer fee of 45 million euros. On July 22, 2014, James moved to Real Madrid for a transfer value of up to 80 million euros, making him the most expensive Colombian player in history, surpassing Radamel Falcao (60 million euros in 2013).

With the Colombian national team, he started playing at the U-20 national level, where he wore the captain's armband and won the Toulon Tournament in 2011. In the same year, he participated in the U-20 World Cup with Colombia. His first major tournament for the Colombian national team was the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, where he helped Colombia reach the quarter-finals. Individually, he won the Golden Boot of the World Cup, was selected in the tournament's Best XI, and scored the most beautiful goal of the competition.

• Club: Bayern Munich
• Age: 30

Mats Julian Hummels (born on December 16, 1988, in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany) is a center-back for Bayern Munich. Additionally, he can play as a right-back and defensive midfielder. Known for his tackling, long-range shots, and precise long passes, standing at 1.91m with excellent physical fitness and aerial ability, he is a formidable presence in aerial duels.

Having come through the youth ranks at Bayern Munich, Hummels turned professional on December 19, 2006, until 2010. He made his Bundesliga debut on May 19, 2007, in the 2006–07 season, contributing to Bayern Munich's 5–2 victory over 1. FSV Mainz 05. In early 2008, Hummels moved to Borussia Dortmund on loan. Since then, he quickly became a pillar of Dortmund's defense, forming a solid partnership with Neven Subotić in front of goalkeeper Roman Weidenfeller. In early 2009, he was permanently signed by Dortmund.

The 2010–11 and 2011–12 seasons were highly successful for Hummels. Alongside Neven Subotić, he formed the best center-back duo in the Bundesliga, playing a significant role in Dortmund winning back-to-back Bundesliga titles.

• Club: Chelsea
• Age: 32

Olivier Giroud born on September 30, 1986, in Chambéry, is a French footballer playing for the French national football team and the Chelsea football club in the English Premier League. He plays as a forward and is known for his goal-scoring ability, link-up play, and heading prowess.

He started his career with Grenoble in Ligue 2 before joining Tours in 2008. In his second season with Tours, he became the top scorer with 21 goals, a feat that helped him move to the Ligue 1 side Montpellier. Once again, Giroud became the top scorer with 21 goals in the 2011-12 season, securing the Ligue 1 title before transferring to Arsenal. Giroud won two FA Cups with Arsenal in 2014 and 2015 and is one of only seven players to score 50 goals in the Premier League for the club. On the last day of the winter transfer window in the 2017-2018 season, he joined Chelsea for approximately £18 million.

Giroud made his international debut for the French national team in 2011. He has over 80 caps for the national team and was part of the French squad that reached the World Cup 2018 final, ultimately winning the championship.

• Club: Paris Saint-Germain
• Age: 27

Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior (born on February 5, 1992, in Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil), commonly known as Neymar or Neymar Jr., is a Brazilian footballer currently playing as a forward for Paris Saint-Germain and the Brazilian national football team. He became the captain of the Brazilian national team at the young age of 21. Neymar gained prominence at a young age at Santos, where he started his career at the age of 17. He helped the club win two Campeonato Paulista, Copa do Brasil, and the 2011 Copa Libertadores, Santos' first continental title since 1963. Neymar was twice named the South American Footballer of the Year in 2011 and 2012 before moving to Europe to join Barcelona. As part of Barcelona's attacking trio alongside Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez, he won the treble, including La Liga, Copa del Rey, and the UEFA Champions League in the 2014-15 season, followed by a domestic double the next year. He won the FIFA Ballon d'Or twice in 2015 and 2017. In August 2017, Neymar transferred from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain for a record fee of €222 million, making him the world's most expensive player.

With 53 goals in 83 appearances for Brazil since his debut at the age of 18, Neymar is the fourth-highest goal-scorer for the Brazilian national football team. He played a crucial role in Brazil's victories at the 2011 South American Youth Championship, where he was the tournament's top scorer, and the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, winning the Golden Ball of the tournament. He participated in the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2015 Copa América, followed by a period of injuries and absence from play. However, the following year, he became the captain of the Brazilian national team, leading them to their first Olympic gold medal in men's football at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Known for his dribbling, goal-scoring ability, and proficiency with both feet, Neymar has been compared to Brazil's former striker Pelé and Santos. On the field, he is one of the most famous athletes globally; SportsPro recognized him as the world's most marketable athlete in 2012 and 2013, and ESPN acknowledged him as the fourth-most famous athlete in the world in 2016.

• Club: Juventus
• Age: 25

Paulo Bruno Exequiel Dybala, commonly known as Paulo Dybala (born on November 15, 1993), is a professional footballer from Argentina currently playing as a forward for the Italian club Juventus and the national team of Argentina.

After starting his career in Argentina with the Instituto de Córdoba club, in 2011, he moved to Italy to play for Palermo in 2012. Following his impressive performances in Serie A, Juventus signed him for a contract worth 32 million euros in 2015. He won the Serie A, Coppa Italia, and Italian Super Cup in his first season with the club.

Known for his intelligent playing style, incredible speed, and excellent free-kick ability, he is nicknamed La Joya ('the jewel' in Spanish).

• Club: Atletico Madrid
• Age: 28

Antoine Griezmann, born on March 21, 1991, is a professional footballer from France currently playing for the club Atlético Madrid primarily in the forward position.

Starting his career at Real Sociedad, he spent five seasons playing for the club before moving on to play for Atlético with a transfer fee of up to 30 million Euros. Griezmann has been a member of the French national youth football team participating in age-group tournaments U19, U20, and U21.

In 2010, he was part of the U-19 France team that won the UEFA U-19 Championship held right in their home country. Antoine Griezmann made his debut for the national team in 2014 and has represented France in the World Cup 2014, Euro 2016, and World Cup 2018.