TEAM OF THE YEAR

ABOUT THE VOTE

We’ve shortlisted the 80 players who lit up the last 12 months, now it’s your turn to help decide football’s ultimate XI by backing the best for Team of the Year.

From goalkeeping goliaths to dominant defenders, maestros of the midfield to the forces up front, who makes the final 11 is up to you.

The final Team of the Year will be announced on January 20, with special TOTY Player Items released into FIFA 22 Ultimate Team featuring some of the highest ratings of the season to celebrate each player’s status as the best in the world, as backed by you.

Back the best. Vote now.

The 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