FIFA 22 TOTY: Final XI, 12th Man And Honourable Mentions

The Team of the Year (TOTY) brings the best players of 2021 to FIFA Ultimate Team. It's in the packs now. We show you, who is among the 11 best players of the year, who is the 12th Man and who made it among the Honourable Mentions.

TOTY 12th Man FIFA 22
CR7 is the 12th Man in FIFA 22! | © EA Sports / EarlyGame

The best Cards in FIFA 22 are out now. Well, at least until the summer promotions. But some TOTY cards have meta-power for the whole year thanks to their outstanding stats.

NOW TOTY is in FUT packs and we show you who is in the Final XI.

Just a gentle reminder, because TOTY time can be pretty dangerous: Dont spend money on FIFA Points. It's not worth it.

FIFA 22: What is Team of the Year?

Team of the Year (TOTY) is a squad of the best players of the past year in FIFA Ultimate Team. So just like the Ballon d'Or XI, a selection of a goalkeeper, defenders, midfielders and attackers is put together.

And the best thing: The players receive extremely strong ratings and will enrich almost every team in FUT and make them the true Ultimate Team. Expect ratings in the 94+ range!Very best thing: The community was able to vote! Even if EA probably had their saying in the final choice.

FIFA 22 TOTY Vote

The vote began on Monday, January 10, 2022 and was available until January 18, 2022.In EA SPORTS FIFA's Team of the Year, fans can support their favorites, cast their votes for their favorite players and put togetherthe ultimate starting XI from the 80 nominees who performed the best in the world of football in 2021.You can find a list of all nominees for each position further below. But now – IT IS TOTY TIME!

When is TOTY Release in FUT?

TOTY started on January 21st 6:00 pm in FIFA 22. Since January 23rd the Midfielders could be pulled out of packs. Defenders and Goalkeeper came on January 25 and the complete Team of the Year can be packed since January 27, 6:00 pm.

The 12th Man and the Honourable Mentions arrived in FUT on January 28. This means that the Team of the Year in FIFA 22 is now complete! Probably there won't be any other players before the upcoming event next week.

TOTY: With Lewandowski, Messi, Mbappé and De Bruyne

EA shows us the Final XI! See all the players and their ratings right here:

POS.PLAYER OVR
GKGianluigi Donnarumma96
RBAchraf Hakimi93
CBMarquinhos95
CBRúben Dias97
LBJoão Cancelo94
CDMN'Golo Kanté96
CMJorginho97
CMKevin De Bruyne96
RWLionel Messi98
STRobert Lewandowski98
ST Kylian Mbappé97
TOTY Final XI
The TOTY Final XI in FIFA 22. | © EA Sports

Awesome. But who will be 12th Man? Just keep on scrolling...

TOTY FIFA 22: Cristiano Ronaldo is the 12th Man

Of course, Fut Sheriff could be trusted again with this leak - Cristiano Ronaldo prevailed in the selection of the 12th man against Mohamed Salah and Karim Benzema and is also part of the Team of the Year.

That was kind of obvious, wasn't it? Not only does he have a huge fan base, but he's also one of the most popular cards in FIFA. Of course, that's because of his stats, so check them out!

TOTY Honourable Mentions – With Salah & Benzema – Dani Olmo via SBC

What we found odd is the number of honorable mentions... there were only six in FIFA 21... and now there are almost three times as many. Crazy. And surprisingly, Dani Olmo came as SBC on February 2nd! Nothing against him, great player and in 2021 he performed really well for a long time. But then he was injured like forever... It's very random that he also gets a TOTY card...

Pos.PlayerClubOVR
GKEdouard MendyChelsea FC

89

CBAntonio RüdigerChelsea FC90
CBLeonardo BonucciPiemonte / Juve

87

CBDavid AlabaReal Madrid

89

CBJoules KoundéSevilla CF

88

LBLuke ShawManchester United87
RBKyle WalkerManchester City

87

CMLeon GoretzkaBayern Munich90
CAMPhil FodenManchester City

89

CAMBruno FernandesManchester United

92

CAMDani OlmoRB Leipzig89
RWFederico ChiesaPiemonte / Juve

89

RWMohamed SalahLiverpool FC

94

LWLorenzo InsigneSSC Napoli

89

STJonathan DavidOSC Lille

87

STErling HaalandBorussia Dortmund

92

STKarim BenzemaReal Madrid

92

STLautaro MartinezInter89
Toty honorable mentions
Wow, so many busted cards! | © EA Sports

So now all players are available in packs, hopefully you have saved a little bit in the last few weeks. We are really curious about what's coming after the Team of the Year in FIFA 22. If you are still interested you can find a list of all nominees down below.

FIFA 22 TOTY: Goalkeepers Nominees

Pos.PlayerClub
GKThibaut CourtoisReal Madrid
GKGianluigi DonnarummaParis Saint-Germain
GKEderson

Manchester City

GKMike MaignanAC Milan
GKEmiliano MartínezAston Villa
GKÉdouard MendyChelsea FC
GKJan OblakAtlético de Madrid

FIFA 22 TOTY: Defenders Nominees

Pos.PlayerClub
CBDavid AlabaReal Madrid
RBTrent Alexander-ArnoldLiverpool FC
CBCésar Azpilicueta

Chelsea FC

CBLeonardo BonucciPiemonte Calcio
CBGiorgio ChielliniPiemonte Calcio
LBAlphonso DaviesBayern Munich
LBChristian GünterSC Freiburg
RBAchraf HakimiParis Saint-Germain
LBTheo HernándezAC Milan
CBMats HummelsBorussia Dortmund
RBJesús NavasFC Sevilla
RBJoão CanceloManchester City
LBJordi AlbaFC Barcelona

CB

Simon KjærAC Milan
CBJules KoundéFC Sevilla
CBMarquinhosParis Saint-Germain
LBReinildoOSC Lille
CBCristian RomeroTottenham Hotspur
CBRúben DiasManchester City
CBAntonio RüdigerChelsea FC
LBLuke ShawManchester United
CBMilan ŠkriniarInter Milan
LWBLeonardo SpinazzolaRoma FC
RBKieran TrippierNewcastle United
RBKyle WalkerManchester City

FIFA 22 TOTY: Midfielders Nominees

Pos.PlayerClub
CMNicolò BarellaInter Milan
CMJude BellinghamBorussia Dortmund
CAMBruno Fernandes

Manchester United

CDMCasemiroReal Madrid
CAMDani OlmoRB Leipzig
CMKevin De BruyneManchester City
LMLuis DíazPorto FC
CDMFabinhoLiverpool FC
CAMNabil FekirReal Betis
CAMPhil FodenManchester City
ZMLeon GoretzkaBayern Munich
ZMJorginhoChelsea FC
ZDMN'Golo KantéChelsea FC
ZDMJoshua KimmichBayern Munich
LMFilip KostićEintracht Frankfurt
CDMManuel LocatelliPiemonte Calcio
CMLucas PaquetaOlympique Lyon
CMMarcos LlorenteAtlético de Madrid
CMLuka ModrićReal Madrid
CAMMason MountChelsea FC
CAMThomas MüllerBayern Munich
CMPedriFC Barcelona
CDMDeclan RiceWest Ham United
LMHeung Min SonTottenham Hotspur
CMMarco VerrattiParis Saint-Germain
CAMFlorian WirtzBayer Leverkusen

FIFA 22 TOTY: Attacker Nominees

FIFA 22 TOTY Nominees Attacker Angreifer
Attackers Nominees for TOTY in FIFA 22. | © EA Sports
Pos.PlayerClub
CFKarim BenzemaReal Madrid
RWFederico ChiesaPiemonte Calcio
STCristiano Ronaldo

Manchester United

STJonathan DavidOSC Lille
STGerard MorenoVillarreal
LWJack GrealishManchester City
STErling HaalandBorussia Dortmund
STCiro ImmobileLatium
LWLorenzo InsigneSSC Napoli
STHarry KaneTottenham Hotspur
STRobert LewandowskiBayern Munich
STRomelu LukakuChelsea FC
STLautaro MartínezInter Milan
STKylian MbappéParis Saint-Germain
RWLionel MessiParis Saint-Germain
LWNeymarParis Saint-Germain
LWMikel OyarzabalReal Sociedad
LWDimitri PayetOlympique Marseille
RWMohamed SalahLiverpool FC
STLuis SuárezAtlético de Madrid
LWDušan TadicAjax Amsterdam
STDušan VlahovicFiorentina

These were all the nominees for the FIFA 22 TOTY. There were a few strange decisions, but overall those were the best players in the 2021 calendar year. We're looking forward to the TOTY spectacle and of course we wish you lots of luck.You will need it!

Lukas Scherbaum

The head of the EA Sports FC 24 category has played every FIFA since FIFA 04. In FC 24 you can find him mainly in Ultimate Team, but he is also a big fan of Career Mode, Clubs and VOLTA. Before joining EarlyGame, he worked for the German sports website Sport1 and as a gaming journalist for Kicker eSport....