Premier League players have dominated the nominees for the EA Sports FIFA 22 Team of the Year as football’s biggest names vie for a place in the final XI.
80 of the best stars across Europe from Mohamed Salah to Cristiano Ronaldo are up for a spot following their performances over the past 12 months.
Premier League’s biggest stars are among FIFA 22’s nominees for Team of the Year
Fans will now vote to decide which players deserve to be rewarded with Lionel Messi hoping to return after missing out on the Ultimate XI in FIFA 21.
Yet who is else is in the running, how can you vote and when will the announcement be made? talkSPORT.com has all you need to know…
FIFA 22 Team of the Year: Release date
While the promo’s release date is yet to be confirmed, fans can expect the first drop to occur once the Headliners event is finished.
That would see the first batch of attackers announced on Friday, January 21, with midfielders and then defenders confirmed in the following days.
Voting for the team kicked off on Monday, January 10 and TOTY concludes on Tuesday, January 18, 2022. You can vote for the Ultimate XI here.
Rice has the opportunity to become the first West Ham player in the FIFA TOTY Ultimate XIGetty
FIFA 22 Team of the Year: Attackers
- Karim Benzema
- Federico Chiesa
- Cristiano Ronaldo
- Jonathan David
- Gerard Moreno
- Jack Grealish
- Erling Haaland
- Ciro Immobile
- Lorenzo Insigne
- Harry Kane
- Robert Lewandowski
- Romelu Lukaku
- Lautaro Martinez
- Kylian Mbappe
- Lionel Messi
- Neymar Jr.
- Mikel Oyarzabal
- Dimitri Payet
- Mohamed Salah
- Luis Suarez
- Dusan Tadic
- Dusan Vlahovic
Ronaldo and Salah headline the TOTY attacking nomineesEA Sports
FIFA 22 Team of the Year: Midfielders
- Nicolo Barella
- Jude Bellingham
- Bruno Fernandes
- Casemiro
- Dani Olmo
- Key De Bruyne
- Luis Díaz
- Fabinho
- Nabil Fekir
- Phil Foden
- Leon Goretzka
- Jorginho
- N’Golo Kante
- Joshua Kimmich
- Filip Kostic
- Manuel Locatelli
- Lucas Paqueta
- Marcos Llorente
- Luka Modric
- Mason Mount
- Thomas Muller
- Pedri
- Declan Rice
- Son Heung-min
- Marco Verratti
- Florian Wirtz
England pals Mason Mount and Declan Rice will both hope to be included in the Ultimate XIEA Sports
FIFA 22 Team of the Year: Defenders
- David Alaba
- Trent Alexander-Arnold
- Cesar Azpilicueta
- Leonardo Bonucci
- Giorgio Chiellini
- Alphonso Davies
- Christian Gunter
- Achraf Hakimi
- Theo Hernandez
- Mats Hummels
- Jesus Navas
- Joao Cancelo
- Jordi Alba
- Simon Kjær
- Jules Kounde
- Marquinhos
- Reinildo Mandava
- Sergio Romero
- Ruben Dias
- Antonio Rudiger
- Luke Shaw
- Milan Skriniar
- Leonardo Spinazzola
- Kieran Trippier
- Kyle Walker
Liverpool’s Alexander-Arnold will face Man City defender Cancelo for the right-back spotEA Sports
FIFA 22 Team of the Year: Goalkeepers
- Thibaut Courtois
- Gianluigi Donnarumma
- Mike Maignan
- Emiliano Martinez
- Edouard Mendy
- Jan Oblak
Premier League winner Ederson rivals Champions League holder Mendy for the No.1 spotEA Sports
