When is TOTY FIFA 22? UK release date, Team of the Year nominees, vote details and final FUT XI explained

EA Sports has released its FIFA 22 Team of the Year (TOTY).

Each year the evergreen EA Sports franchise pays homage to the best footballers based on their individual performances over the calendar year.

No fewer than 80 players were nominated at the FIFA Ultimate Team (FUT) event in 2022 as the game’s loyal legion of users voted in players to the squad and final X1.

There are often many Premier League representatives in the mix from the EPL’s top performing clubs, including Liverpool, Manchester City, neighbours United, Chelsea, Arsenal and more.

Europe’s elite tend to be among the nominations, with Lionel Messi, Robert Lewandowski, Kylian Mbappe and Borussia Dortmund’s Erling Haaland and Jude Bellingham likely inclusions in 2022.

Here’s all you need to know about FUT 22 TOTY - from when nominations will be announced to squad predictions and some reported leaks ahead of the official release date in the New Year.

When was TOTY FIFA 22 released?

FIFA 22 Team of the Year was officially released on Thursday 20 January 2022.

FIFA 22 TOTY Ultimate XI

• Gianluigi Donnarumma
• João Cancelo
• Rúben Dias
• Marquinhos
• Achraf Hakimi
• Kevin De Bruyne
• Jorginho
• N'golo Kanté
• Kylian Mbappé
• Robert Lewandowski
• Lionel Messi

Full list of FIFA 22 TOTY nominees

GOALKEEPERS

• Thibaut Courtois - Real Madrid
• Gianluigi Donnarumma - Paris Saint-Germain
• Ederson - Manchester City
• Mike Maignan - Milan
• Emiliano Martínez - Aston Villa
• Édouard Mendy - Chelsea
• Jan Oblak - Atlético de Madrid

DEFENDERS

• David Alaba - Real Madrid
• Trent Alexander-Arnold - Liverpool
• Azpilicueta - Chelsea
• Leonardo Bonucci - Piemonte Calcio
• Giorgio Chiellini - Piemonte Calcio
• Alphonso Davies - Bayern München
• Christian Günter - SC Freiburg
• Achraf Hakimi - Paris Saint-Germain
• Theo Hernández - Milan
• Mats Hummels - Borussia Dortmund
• Jesús Navas - Sevilla FC
• João Cancelo - Manchester City
• Jordi Alba - FC Barcelona
• Simon Kjær - Milan
• Jules Koundé - Sevilla FC
• Marquinhos - Paris Saint-Germain
• Reinildo - LOSC Lille
• Cristian Romero - Tottenham Hotspur
• Rúben Dias - Manchester City
• Antonio Rüdiger - Chelsea
• Luke Shaw - Manchester United
• Milan Škriniar - Inter
• Leonardo Spinazzola - Roma FC
• Kieran Trippier - Newcastle United
• Kyle Walker - Manchester City

MIDFIELDERS

• Nicolò Barella - Inter
• Jude Bellingham - Borussia Dortmund
• Bruno Fernandes - Manchester United
• Casemiro - Real Madrid
• Dani Olmo - RB Leipzig
• Kevin De Bruyne - Manchester City
• Luis Díaz - FC Porto
• Fabinho - Liverpool
• Nabil Fekir - Real Betis Balompié
• Phil Foden - Manchester City
• Leon Goretzka - Bayern München
• Jorginho - Chelsea
• N'Golo Kanté - Chelsea
• Joshua Kimmich - Bayern München
• Filip Kostić - Eintracht Frankfurt
• Manuel Locatelli - Piemonte Calcio
• Lucas Paquetá - Olympique Lyonnais
• Marcos Llorente - Atlético de Madrid
• Luka Modrić - Real Madrid
• Mason Mount - Chelsea
• Thomas Müller - Bayern München
• Pedri - FC Barcelona
• Declan Rice - West Ham United
• Heung Min Son - Tottenham Hotspur
• Marco Verratti - Paris Saint-Germain
• Florian Wirtz - Bayer 04 Leverkusen

ATTACKERS

• Karim Benzema - Real Madrid
• Federico Chiesa - Piemonte Calcio
• Cristiano Ronaldo - Manchester United
• Jonathan David - LOSC Lille
• Gerard Moreno - Villarreal CF
• Jack Grealish - Manchester City
• Erling Haaland - Borussia Dortmund
• Ciro Immobile - Latium
• Lorenzo Insigne - Napoli
• Harry Kane - Tottenham Hotspur
• Robert Lewandowski - Bayern München
• Romelu Lukaku - Chelsea
• Lautaro Martínez - Inter
• Kylian Mbappé - Paris Saint-Germain
• Lionel Messi - Paris Saint-Germain
• Neymar Jr - Paris Saint-Germain
• Oyarzabal - Real Sociedad
• Dimitri Payet - Olympique de Marseille
• Mohamed Salah - Liverpool
• Luis Suárez - Atlético de Madrid
• Dušan Tadić - Ajax
• Dušan Vlahović - Fiorentina

Who made the FIFA 21 TOTY?

More than 10 million votes helped to decide the final XI - a definitive list of the world’s best players - from the FIFA gaming community.

EA Sports released a 70 player strong nominations list for users to pick from and vote their favoured squads before the final team was announced.

Special TOTY player items featuring some of the highest ratings of the season were released from 22 January to celebrate each player’s incredible performances.

The FIFA 21 TOTY was:

• Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich), OVR 96
• Alphonso Davies (Bayern Munich), OVR 93
• Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), OVR 96
• Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), OVR 96
• Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), OVR 94
• Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich), OVR 96
• Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City), OVR 96
• Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United), OVR 97
• Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus), OVR 98
• Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich), OVR 98
• Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain), OVR 97
• Lionel Messi (Barcelona), OVR 98 - 12th Player

There were honourable mentions, too, for Nabil Fekir (Real Betis), Ciro Immobile (Lazio), Jesus Navs (Sevilla), Sadio Mane (Liverpool), Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain) and Andrew Robertson (Liverpool).

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