FIFA 2022 Team of the Year attacking nominees revealed
The first round of FIFA 22 TOTY nominees is here, let’s take a look at who’s in the running
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Today, January 7th, 2022, we can finally reveal the FIFA 22 Team of the Year best attacker nominees, with midfielders and defenders/goalkeepers to follow on January 8th, and 9th respectively.
The FIFA Team of the Year Awards take place on an annual basis, and the best footballers – based on their performance in the real world – are put forward to be part of the FIFA Team of the Year. Players of the EA Sports game can then vote for the top XI from the 80 nominees, with those coming out on top overall creating the ultimate XI. Find out more on our original FIFA TOTY article, and put your top team together on January 10th, 2022.
FIFA 2022 Team of the Year nominees – Attackers
The nominees for the best attacker in the FIFA 22 Team of the Year Awards are as follows:
- 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 Martínez
- Kylian Mbappé
- Lionel Messi
- Neymar Jr
- Mikel Oyarzabal Ugarte
- Dimitri Payet
- Mohamed Salah
- Luis Suarez
- Dušan Tadić
- Dušan Vlahović
FIFA 2022 TOTY nominees — midfielders and defenders/goalkeepers
The nominees for the top midfielders will be officially announced on January 8th, 2022 at 8:14am PST/11:15am EST/4:15pm GMT. Defenders and goalkeeper nominees will follow on January 9th at the same time. Check back here for updates on the full list of nominees before you put your team together on January 10th, 2022.
Final FIFA Team of the Year voting
Fans will be able to select and share their starting XI for the 2021 Team of The Year during the voting period. Voting begins on Monday, January 10th, 2022 at 8am PST/11am EST/4pm GMT and runs until January 17th/18th, 2022 at 11:59pm PST/2:59am EST/7:59am GMT.