FUT Team of the Year: Release date, who is in it & FIFA 22 Ultimate Team offers

Which players have been included in this year's FUT 22 TOTY?

Team of the Year is always one of the biggest promotions in the FIFA calendar and FIFA 22 promises to be no different, with the FUT Team of the Year returning once again.

The best players from the last year are nominated for a place on the exclusive panel and it's good news for gamers.

So when does it all start and what is it about? GOAL brings you all the details.

What is FUT 22 Team of the Year?

The FUT Team of the Year is a special-edition squad of the best-performing players from the past 12 months.

FIFA 22's Team of the Year will celebrate the best players of 2021, giving them huge upgrades.

The 11 players chosen in the TOTY Starting XI as well as a 12th player voted by the fans will be among the highest-rated players in the game until FIFA 23 is released.

As a result, they are hugely popular and many people save up their packs to open them during the TOTY promotion in the hope of packing one of these super players.

When is the FUT 22 Team of the Year released?

The FUT 22 Team of the Year squad was confirmed on Thursday, January 20, while TOTY Nominees were announced on the weekend beginning Friday, January 7.

The Team of the Year is usually not all released at once, with batches of players normally released during the week before the full TOTY and the 12th player are all available in packs at the end of the promotion.

Who is in the FUT 22 Team of the Year?

The FUT 22 Team of the Year, with a 4-3-3 formation, features the following players:

Position	Players
Attackers:	Kylian Mbappe, Robert Lewandowski, Lionel Messi
Midfielders:	Kevin De Bruyne, Jorginho, N'Golo Kante
Defenders:	Joao Cancelo, Ruben Dias, Marquinhos, Achraf Hakimi
Goalkeeper:	Gianluigi Donnarumma

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Many of the players are similar to the FIFPro World XI, which was announced on January 17, but there is no space for Erling Haaland and David Alaba in the fan-voted FUT TOTY.

The front three features Messi, Lewandowski and FIFA 22 cover star Kylian Mbappe.

Donnarumma has been selected in goal behind a back four of Man City's Joao Cancelo and Ruben Dias as well as PSG's Marquinhos and Achraf Hakimi.

Chelsea's Champions League success see them dominate midfield, with both Kante and Jorginho included alongside Man City's Kevin De Bruyne.

Which players were nominated for the FUT 22 Team of the Year?

The FUT TOTY nominees were released between January 7 and January 9, with voting opening on Monday, January 10 and closing on Monday, January 17.

The following players make up the various shortlists, with the final team setting up in a 4-3-3 formation.

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
Emiliano Martinez
Kylian Mbappe
Lionel Messi
Neymar Jr.
Mikel Oyarzabal
Dimitri Payet
Mohamed Salah
Luis Suarez
Dusan Tadic
Dusan Vlahovic

Midfielders

Nicolo Barella
Jude Bellingham
Bruno Fernandes
Casemiro
Dani Olmo
Kevin De Bruyne
Luis Diaz
Fabinho
Nabil Fekir
Phil Foden
Leon Goretzka
Jorginho
N’Golo Kante
Joshua Kimmich
Filip Kostic
Manuel Locatelli
Lucas Paqueta
Marcos Llorente
Luka Modric
Manson Mount
Thomas Muller
Pedri
Declan Rice
Son Heung-min
Marco Verratti
Florian Wirtz

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 Kjaer
Jules Koundé
Marquinhos
Reinildo Mandava
Sergio Romero
Ruben Dias
Antonio Rüdiger
Luke Shaw
Milan Skriniar
Leonardo Spinazzola
Kieran Trippier
Kyle Walker

Goalkeepers

Thibaut Courtois
Gianluigi Donnarumma
Mike Maignan
Emiliano Martínez
Edouard Mendy
Jan Oblak

What SBCs will the FUT 22 Team of the Year have?

As well as the TOTY itself and the 12th TOTY player, additional upgraded players will be available through Squad Building Challenges (SBCs) and Objectives.

These are usually TOTY Flashback players, celebrating players who were either in previous Team of the Year squads or else TOTY Moments players, which are awarded to players who had significant and memorable moments throughout the year.

These SBCs are usually available for a limited time only, while there also tends to be a special SBC for the TOTY kit which can only be redeemed during the Team of the Year promotion.