“The EA SPORTS FIFA Team of the Year authentically represents the opinions of millions of football fans. They rate the best players in the world and vote for the ones they think were most important in the 2021 football year,” said David Jackson, VP of Brand at EA SPORTS FIFA. “Every year, we are thrilled by the engagement of our global soccer community. And we’re honored to be able to feature their chosen eleven in ‘FIFA 22’.”

Millions of football fans from around the world have voted for the best eleven of the 2021 football year. The fan-voted EA SPORTS “FIFA 22” Team of the Year features players from the Bundesliga, Premier League and Ligue 1. Below is the full team with real-world stats for all players.

EA SPORTS FIFA 22 TEAM OF THE YEAR

All real statistics with the support of Stats Perform

Striker

Kylian Mbappé (FRA) – Paris St. Germain: In March 2021, Kylian Mbappé became the youngest player ever to score 100 goals in the French Ligue 1. In December 2021, the French striker became the youngest player ever to score 100 goals for just one club (Paris St. Germain).

Robert Lewandowski (POL) – Bayern Munich: Robert Lewandowski scored the most goals of any player in Europe’s top five leagues in 2021 (43), setting a new Bundesliga record in the process.

Lionel Messi (ARG) – Paris St. Germain: Lionel Messi was named the best player of the 2021 Copa America, winning the trophy for the second time since 2015, making him the fourth player to win the award twice and only the second Argentine after Manuel Seoane (1925 and 1927).

Midfielder

Kevin De Bruyne (BEL) – Manchester City: Kevin De Bruyne created 3.7 chances per 90 minutes in the Premier League in 2021 – the best rate of any player in the competition (min. 500 minutes played).

Jorginho (ITA) – Chelsea: Jorginho recorded 25 wins on the ball for Italy at the 2021 European Championship, the most of any player at a tournament.

N’Golo Kanté (FRA) – Chelsea: N’Golo Kanté finished with 1.8 wins on the ball per 90 minutes in all competitions for Chelsea in 2021 – the best of any player with at least 2,000 minutes played for the club.

Defender

João Cancelo (POR) – Manchester City: João Cancelo made the most passes of any outside defender in Europe’s top 5 leagues (2403).

Rúben Dias (POR) – Manchester City: Rúben Dias walked off as winner in 32 of 39 league games played – the most for a defender in Europe’s top 5 leagues.

Marquinhos (BRA) – Paris St. Germain: Marquinhos completed 2901 of 3131 attempted passes in all competitions for Paris St. Germain in 2021 – more than any other player at the club.

Achraf Hakimi (MAR) – Paris St. Germain: Achraf Hakimi has 151 touches in the opposition penalty area in league games in 2021 – more than any other defender in Europe’s top 5 leagues over the whole year.

Goalkeeper

Gianluigi Donnarumma (ITA) – Paris St. Germain: Gianluigi Donnarumma was awarded Player of the Tournament at the European Championship. This makes him the only goalkeeper to win this award.

“FIFA 22” is available since October 1, 2021 for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Switch. Google Stadia and PC available.