The Team of the Year (TOTY) is always one of the biggest promotions on the EA FIFA calendar and there are 80 players in the running to be part of this year’s FUT Team of the Year.
Vote officially opened on Monday, January 10 And it will run until January 17 with the results expected to be announced shortly thereafter.
Here you will find everything you need to know about the FIFA Team of the Year, how it works, when it is announced and why it is good news for players.
What is the EA FIFA Team of the Year?
The FUT Team of the Year is a special edition team of the best performing players from the previous calendar year. The EA FIFA 22 FUT Team of the Year will celebrate the best players of 2021 and those players will get significant in-game upgrades.
The 11 players chosen for the Team of the Year, as well as the fan-voted 12th player, will be among the highest-rated players in the game until the next edition of the game (FIFA 23) is released.
As a result, these players are very popular with many people saving their packages to open during the Team of the Year promotion in hopes of packing up one of these elite players.
This was last year’s TOTY and the 12th player with over 10 million fans casting votes according to EA Sports:
FIFA Team of the Year release date
According to FUTZone, a reputable source of information on FIFA 22 promotions, the team of the year is expected to be released starting Friday, January 21.
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A little information about TOTY 🔵👇🏻
– Nominees must start on Friday, January 7!
– TOTY – Official Start Date – January 21I am beyond excited! 🇪🇬👑 # FIFA22 pic.twitter.com/bh6Tfb7U35
– FUTZone – FIFA22 (@FUTZONECENTRAL) January 4, 2022
Team of the Year is typically not released right away, with player batches revealed over the course of the week before the full TOTY and player number 12 are available in bundles at the end of the promo.
The finalists arrived between Friday, January 7 and Sunday, January 9, and voting officially opened on Monday, January 10. Here’s the schedule:
- Friday, Jan 7: Finalists Announced: Attackers
- Sat, Jan 8: Finalists Announced: Midfielders
- Sunday January 9: Finalists Announced: Goalkeepers and Defenders
- We, Jan. 10: Fan voting begins
- We, Jan. 17: Fan voting closes
- Friday, Jan twenty-one: Reported release date for TOTY
FUT Team of the Year Finalists
The FUT TOTY nominees were announced between January 7 and 9, with voting opening on Monday, January 10 and closing on Monday, January 17.
There are a total of 80 players on the various position lists (see below), but only 11 will make up the final Team of the Year with a 4-3-3 formation used.
Probable inclusions include Robert Lewandowski, who finished 2021 with more goals than any other player, while Lionel messi lifted the Ballon d’Or.
Gianluigi Donnarumma or Eduardo Mendy Both are contenders for the goalkeeper spot, with Donnarumma possibly having the upper hand after being named Player of the Tournament at Euro 2021 and winning the Yashin trophy.
Manchester City Defenders Ruben Dias Y Joao Cancelo are strong candidates to be part of the bottom line, while N´Golo Kanté he will be a popular selection as one of the midfielders after his exploits in the Champions League.
of Mohamed Salah | A strong start in 2021-22 should be enough to form the starting XI, but if not, they will likely include it in the vote for player number 12.
FUT Team of the Year Finalists: Goalkeepers (7)
Name | Position | Club | National selection |
Thibaut Courtois | GK | Real Madrid | Belgium |
Gianluigi Donnarumma | GK | Paris saint germain | Italy |
Ederson | GK | Manchester city | Brazil |
Mike maignan | GK | AC Milan | France |
Emiliano Martinez | GK | Aston Villa | Argentina |
Eduardo Mendy | GK | Chelsea | Senegal |
Jan Oblak | GK | Atletico Madrid | Slovenia |
FUT Team of the Year Finalists: Defenders (25)
Name | Position | Club | National selection |
David praise | DF | Real Madrid | Austria |
Jordi Alba | DF | Barcelona | Spain |
Trent Alexander-Arnold | DF | Liverpool | England |
César Azpilicueta | DF | Chelsea | Spain |
leonardo boucci | DF | Juventus (Piedmont Football) | Italy |
Joao Cancelo | DF | Manchester city | Portugal |
Giorgio Chiellini | DF | Juventus (Piedmont Football) | Italy |
Alphonso davies | DF | Bayern Munich | Canada |
Ruben Dias | DF | Manchester city | Portugal |
christian gunter | DF | sc freiburg | Germany |
Achraf hakimi | DF | Paris saint germain | Morocco |
Teo Hernandez | DF | AC Milan | France |
Hummels floor mats | DF | Borussia Dortmund | Germany |
simon kjaer | DF | AC Milan | Denmark |
Jules konde | DF | Seville | France |
Trademarks | DF | Paris saint germain | Brazil |
Jesus Navas | DF | Seville | Spain |
reigned | DF | LOSC Lille | Mozambique |
Christian romero | DF | Tottenham | Argentina |
antonio rudiger | DF | Chelsea | Germany |
Luke shaw | DF | United manchester | England |
Milan Skriniar | DF | Inter de Milan | Slovakia |
leonardo espinazzola | DF | AS Roma (Roma FC) | Italy |
Kieran trippier | DF | Newcastle united | England |
kyle walker | DF | Manchester city | England |
FUT Team of the Year Finalists: Midfielders (26)
Name | Position | Club | National selection |
Nicolas Barella | MF | Inter de Milan | Italy |
Jude Bellingham | MF | Borussia Dortmund | England |
casamiro | MF | Real Madrid | Brazil |
kevin de bruyne | MF | Manchester city | Belgium |
Luis Diaz | MF | Porto | Colombia |
Fabinho | MF | Liverpool | Brazil |
Nabil Fekir | MF | Real Betis | France |
Bruno fernandes | MF | United manchester | Portugal |
Phil Foden | MF | Manchester city | England |
Leon Goretzka | MF | Bayern Munich | Germany |
Jorge | MF | Chelsea | Italy |
N´Golo Kanté | MF | Chelsea | France |
Joshua Kimmich | MF | Bayern Munich | Germany |
Filip Kostic | MF | Eintracht Frankfurt | Serbia |
Manuel Locatelli | MF | Juventus (Piedmont Football) | Italy |
Marcos Llorente placeholder image | MF | Atletico Madrid | Spain |
Luka modric | MF | Real Madrid | Croatia |
Mason Mount | MF | Chelsea | England |
Thomas muller | MF | Bayern Munich | Germany |
Dani Olmo | MF | RB Leipzig | Spain |
Lucas Paqueta | MF | Lyon | Brazil |
Pedri | MF | Barcelona | Spain |
Declan Rice | MF | west ham | England |
Son heung min | MF | Tottenham | South Korea |
Marco Verratti | MF | Paris saint germain | Italy |
Florian wirtz | MF | bayer leverkusen | Germany |
FUT Team of the Year Finalists: Strikers (22)
Name | Position | Club | National selection |
Karim Benzema | FW | Real Madrid | France |
Federico Chiesa | FW | Juventus (Piedmont Football) | Italy |
Jonathan David | FW | LOSC Lille | Canada |
Jack grealish | FW | Manchester city | England |
Erling haaland | FW | Borussia Dortmund | Norway |
Ciro Motionless | FW | Lazio (Lazio) | Italy |
Lorenzo Insigne | FW | Naples | Italy |
Harry kane | FW | Tottenham Hotspur | England |
Robert Lewandowski | FW | Bayern Munich | Poland |
Romelu lukaku | FW | Chelsea | Belgium |
Lautaro martinez | FW | Inter de Milan | Argentina |
Kylian Mbappé | FW | Paris saint germain | France |
Lionel messi | FW | Paris saint germain | Argentina |
Gerard Moreno | FW | Villarreal CF | Spain |
Neymar | FW | Paris saint germain | Brazil |
Mikel Oyarzabal | FW | Real society | Spain |
Dimitri payet | MF | Marseilles | France |
Cristiano Ronaldo | FW | United manchester | Portugal |
Mohamed salah | FW | Liverpool | Egypt |
Luis Suarez placeholder image | FW | Atletico Madrid | Uruguay |
Dusan Tadic | FW | Ajax | Serbia |
Dusan Vlahovic | FW | Fiorentina | Serbia |
SBC and team of the year updates
In addition to Team of the Year and Player # 12, additional upgraded players will be available through Squad Building Challenges (SBC) and Objectives.
These are usually TOTY Flashback Players, celebrating players who were on previous Team of the Year teams, or TOTY Player moments, awarded to players who had significant and memorable moments throughout the year.
These SBCs are generally available for a limited time only, while there also tends to be a special SBC for the TOTY kit which can only be redeemed during the Team of the Year promotion.
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Eddie is an Australian news reporter with over 9 years in the industry and has published on Forbes and tech crunch.