#9 2014: Manuel Neuer
Germany has reached five of the last ten World Cup finals but it is a credit to Bayern that they always attract good talent and one player they bought to strengthen their defence was Manuel Neuer. The keeper proved to become one of the finest keepers in the world and became a world champions in 2014. Along with club teammates in Boateng, Lahm, Schweinsteiger, Kroos, Müller and Götze, Neuer lifted the World Cup trophy.
At club level, Neuer has won multiple Bundesliga titles, Cup, and a Champions League trophy in 2013. The keeper had a poor showing with the Germans this time out in Russia along with the entire team, as they bowed out in the group stages of the competition.
One of the greatest goalkeepers of all-time Neuer will be back stronger than before for Bayern at club level but will have to wait four years to redeem himself on the World Cup stage.