Electronic Arts remains true to its tradition. That is why in 2023 it is working to recognize the best footballers that the fantastic 2022 left us in the Team of the Year of FIFA 23. The first step for this was to reveal all the nominees.
In the list of nominees we can see several of the footballers who had a remarkable performance at some point in 2022. For example, goalkeepers like Thibaut Courtois, champion of La Liga Santander and the Champions League with Real Madrid, appear. We can also see Yassine Bounou, a Moroccan goalkeeper who won the World Cup with his performances or Emiliano Martínez, world champion with Argentina.
Of course, the nominees do not only appear archers. We also get to see footballers who had an outstanding 2022 in their domestic leagues and in international competition like Jude Bellingham, Erling Haaland, Reece James, Kevin De Bruyne, Vinicius Jr. and of course Lionel Messi. There are even some who did not have a very consistent year such as Darwin Núñez, the Uruguayan striker who surprised by scoring 34 goals in 41 games for Benfica, but who has had difficulties adopting his new team, Liverpool FC
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What is striking is that Cristiano Ronaldo, a Lusitanian star who played for teams like Manchester United and Real Madrid, does not appear among the nominees. This is the first time in many years that the all-time goalscorer for the meringues has not made the list, but it is natural considering that he is in the twilight of his career and that FIFA 23 He already punished him for that.
Next, we leave you with all the nominees for the team of the year of FIFA 23:
FIFA 23 Team of the Year Nominees
goalkeepers
- Thibaut Courtois
- gregor kobel
- Mike Maignan
- Alisson
- Ederson
- Wojciech Szczesny
- kevin trap
- Yassine Bounou
- Hugo Lloris
- emilino martinez
defenses
- Marcos Acuna
- marquinhos
- Cristiano Biraghi
- joao cancel
- Jonathan Clauss
- Thiago Silva
- Alfonso Davies
- Jeremy Frimpong
- Eder Militao
- Ruben Dias
- Grimaldo
- Achraf Hakimi
- Theo Hernandez
- Reece James
- Kalidou Koulibaly
- Nicholas Otamendi
- gleison bremer
- Niklas Sule
- Fikayo Tomori
- Kieran Trippier
- Virgil van Dijk
- Joško Gvardiol
- Jules Koundé
- Christian Romero
- Dayot Upamecano
midfielders
- Nicolo Barella
- Jude Bellingham
- Steven Berghuis
- Marcelo Brozovic
- Bernardo Silva
- Kevin DeBruyne
- Moussa Diaby
- Nabil Fékir
- Seko Fofana
- Pedro
- Vincenzo Griffin
- Rodri
- Daichi Kamada
- joshua kimmich
- Filip Kostic
- Toni Kroos
- Merino
- Sergej Milinkovic-Savić
- Luka modric
- Martin Ødegaard
- Equal
- Lorenzo Pellegrini
- Declan Rice
- Bukayo Saka
- Aurélien Tchouaméni
- Sandro Tonali
- Federico Valverde
- casemiro
- Sofyan Amrabat
- Bruno Fernandes
- Ritsu Doan
- Enzo Fernandez
- Ivan Perisic
- Adrian Rabiot
strikers
- Iago Aspas
- Wissam Ben Yedder
- Karim Benzema
- Rafael Leão
- Neymar Jr.
- Vinicius Jr.
- Ousmane Dembele
- joao felix
- gabriel jesus
- Phil Foden
- Cody Gakpo
- Erling Haaland
- Borja Iglesias
- Cyrus Immobile
- Harry Kane
- Randal Kolo Muani
- Dejan Kulusevsky
- Robert Lewandowski
- Sadio Mane
- Lautaro Martinez
- kylian mbappe
- Lionel Messi
- Christopher Nkunku
- Darwin Nunez
- Victor Osimhen
- Mohammed Salah
- heung min son
- martin terrier
- Dusan Vlahovic
- Olivier Giroud
- Antoine Griezmann
Voting to select the Team of the Year FIFA 23 will begin on January 10 at 10:00 AM, Mexico City time and will close on January 17 at 2:00 AM. We will keep an eye out and inform you when you can already participate in the vote.
What did you think of the Team of the Year nominees for FIFA 23? Who are the players you will vote for?
FIFA 23 is available from September 30 on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X | S, Xbox One, STADIA and PC (via EA app, Steam and Epic Games Store). You can learn more about this soccer title if you click here.
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