Bayern Munich’s Alphonso Davies says he is far from the finished article yet, despite taking the left-back berth in the 2020 FIFA FIFPro World 11.
Davies was recognised for his part in Bayern’s 2019/20 Bundesliga, UEFA Champions League treble by being named in the heavyweight line-up alongside club-mates Joshua Kimmich and Robert Lewandowski.
The nominations come from national team captains and head coaches, an online ballot of fans, and 200 media members – with the final ballot putting Davies ahead of Barcelona’s Jordi Alba and Liverpool’s Andrew Robertson.
Christmas came early this year
Thank you to everyone who voted for me. Keep working hard and chasing your dreams #AD19 pic.twitter.com/GXqSCjw9wB — Alphonso Davies (@AlphonsoDavies) December 17, 2020
The 20-year-old Canada international admits he was delighted to make the final grade, even if he doesn’t consider himself quite the crème de la crème in a position he only converted to from a winger last season.
“It means a lot,” Davies told bundesliga.com. “Obviously from a personal standpoint, for myself, there are attributes of my game that I can fix. There are other left-backs in the world that are better than me at some attributes but being able to consider myself as one of the best left-backs is amazing.”
Davies made all but four of his 46 competitive appearances in his first full season as a Bayern player at left-back. He set a new Bundesliga speed record, whilst serving up one of the finest assists in Champions League history, in the record champions’ 8-2 quarter-final rout of Barcelona.