CARSON, Calif. - LA Galaxy forward Giovani dos Santos has been included among some of the globe's greatest soccer talents on the 2015 Ballon d'Or long list.
Dos Santos is among the top 59-players in the world on the long list for the prestigious Ballon d’Or trophy that is awarded to the globe’s top player. The 26-year-old LA Galaxy forward is one of two Major League Soccer players included in the list, the other being New York City FC midfielder Andrea Pirlo. Also included on the list is Dos Santos’ national team teammate Andres Guardado.
Although the Mexican striker knows that moving forward in the consideration for the award is incredibly unlikely, he’s still honored to be considered.
“It’s great to be on the list with some of the best players in the world,” Dos Santos said. “I’m very happy to represent my country and my team. I’m very proud. I’ve been working very hard, and while it was a surprise for me, I’m very happy.”
The complete list is below:
Claudio Bravo - Barcelona
Javier Mascherano - Barcelona
Andrés Iniesta - Barcelona
Lionel Messi - Barcelona
Ivan Rakitic - Barcelona
Neymar - Barcelona
Luis Suárez - Barcelona
Gareth Bale - Real Madrid
Karim Benzema - Real Madrid
Sergio Ramos - Real Madrid
Cristiano Ronaldo - Real Madrid
Luka Modric - Real Madrid
James Rodríguez - Real Madrid
Toni Kroos - Real Madrid
Giorgio Chiellini - Juventus
Paul Pogba - Juventus
Alvaro Morata - Juventus
Arturo Vidal - Juventus/Bayern
Andrea Pirlo - Juventus/New York City FC
Carlos Tevez - Juventus/Boca Juniors
Robert Lewandowski - Bayern
Arjen Robben - Bayern
David Alaba - Bayern
Thomas Müller - Bayern
Manuel Neuer - Bayern
Wilfried Bony - Manchester City
Yaya Touré - Manchester City
Sergio Agüero - Manchester City
Nicolás Otamendi - Valencia/Manchester City
Kevin de Bruyne - Wolfsburg/Manchester City
Diego Costa - Chelsea
Willian - Chelsea
Thibaut Courtois - Chelsea
Eden Hazard - Chelsea
Edinson Cavani - PSG
Zlatan Ibrahimovic - PSG
Javier Pastore - PSG
Wayne Rooney - Manchester United
David de Gea - Manchester United
Memphis Depay - PSV/Manchester United
David Ospina - Arsenal
Alexis Sánchez - Arsenal
Antoine Griezmann - Atlético Madrid
Jackson Martínez - Porto/Atlético Madrid
Carlos Bacca - Sevilla/Milan
Giovani dos Santos - Villarreal/LA Galaxy
Philippe Coutinho - Liverpool
Son Heung-min - Bayer Leverkusen/Tottenham
Christian Atsu - Everton/Bournemouth
Paolo Guerrero - Flamengo/Corinthians
Eduardo Vargas - QPR/Hoffenheim
Gary Medel - Internazionale
Harry Kane - Tottenham
Alexandre Lacazette - Lyon
Andrés Guardado - PSV
Carlos Sánchez - River Plate
André Ayew - Marseille/Swansea
Massimo Luongo - Swindon/QPR
Shinji Okazaki - Mainz/Leicester
