"I'm happy to be among these fantastic players," she writes on Instagram.
The 36-year-old is not alone in Sweden with the chance to be regarded as one of the world's eleven best players. Also national team mates Nilla Fischer, Linköping, and Kosovare Asllani, CD Tacon, are also on the list consisting of 55 players.
Hedvig Lindahl's "competitors": Sarah Bouhaddi, France / Lyon, Christiane Endler, Chile / Paris SG, Alyssa Naeher, USA / Chicago Red Stars and Sari van Veenendaal, Netherlands / Atletico Madrid.
The world custom and individual awards are presented during a gala in Milan on September 23.