{"id":82049,"date":"2026-01-06T16:30:34","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T16:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fifaultimateteam.it\/en\/?p=82049"},"modified":"2026-01-07T18:09:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T18:09:36","slug":"ea-fc-26-team-of-the-year-voting-opens-on-7-january-full-nominees-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fifaultimateteam.it\/en\/ea-fc-26-team-of-the-year-voting-opens-on-7-january-full-nominees-list\/","title":{"rendered":"EA FC 26 Team Of The Year Voting Opens On 7 January &#8211; Full Nominees List"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Electronic Arts has announced that voting will open on <strong>Wednesday, 7 January,<\/strong> to decide the <strong>11 players of the Team of the Year (TOTY)<\/strong> for the hugely popular <strong>Ultimate Team<\/strong> mode in <strong>EA FC 26<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Team of the Year has arrived<\/strong>. Discover the stars of the beautiful game who have been shortlisted for a place in this year\u2019s starting eleven, including the best female players nominated for the <strong>EA Sports FC Women\u2019s Team of the Year<\/strong>, and get ready to vote for both the <strong>men\u2019s and women\u2019s TOTY on 7 January<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Teams of the Year will be revealed shortly after voting closes, and the special <strong>TOTY player cards<\/strong> will feature some of the <strong>highest ratings of the entire EA FC 26 season<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Team of the Year<\/strong> is made up of the players who proved themselves to be the very best in the world over the last competitive season and represents the <strong>strongest and most coveted cards<\/strong> within the community. Voting will begin on <strong>7 January at 5:00 PM CET<\/strong>, giving players the chance to carefully choose who they believe deserves a place in the final TOTY squad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Team of the Year will be announced on a date yet to be confirmed, with <strong>special TOTY player items<\/strong>, boasting some of the highest ratings of the season, released in <strong>Ultimate Team<\/strong> to celebrate the world\u2019s best footballers as voted by the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On <strong>7 January<\/strong>, help the Canadian software house, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/toty.easports.com\/en-gb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">via the official page<\/a><\/strong>, decide which of the stars of the beautiful game \u2014 including the top female players nominated for the <strong>first-ever EA Sports FC Women\u2019s Team of the Year<\/strong> \u2014 will earn a place in the <strong>men\u2019s and women\u2019s TOTY<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are passionate about <strong>Ultimate Team<\/strong>, we recommend checking out the guide that explains <strong>how to unlock the market<\/strong> on both the <strong>Web App and the Companion App<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you\u2019re a fan of Ultimate Team, we recommend checking out our guide on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fifaultimateteam.it\/en\/ea-fc-26-how-to-unlock-the-transfer-market-in-web-app-companion-app\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"79756\">how to unlock the transfer market in the Web App and Companion App<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We also remind you that on our site, you can find a dedicated <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fifaultimateteam.it\/en\/ea-fc-26-cheap-starter-squads-with-low-budget-for-ultimate-team\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"79974\">guide to building budget squads that will help you climb the Division Rivals ladder quickly <\/a><\/strong>and compete in the finals of the FUT Champions Weekend League.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, <strong>Time Warp Team 2<\/strong> has already been leaked, with the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fifaultimateteam.it\/en\/ea-fc-26-time-warp-team-2-release-on-9-january-and-icons-leaked\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"82042\">full list of players available at the following link<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The TOTYs are here. Join fans from around the world in celebrating the best in football by helping to choose the fans\u2019 teams two world-class squads from across Men\u2019s and Women\u2019s football over the last calendar year. This year also introduces the Men\u2019s and Women\u2019s Captain, awarded to the standout performer on the pitch across both men\u2019s and women\u2019s XIs. The final Team of the Year XIs will be announced shortly after the vote concludes, with special TOTY Player Items released into EA SPORTS FC 26 and FC Mobile to celebrate each player&#8217;s status as a fan favourite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Voting begins at 6:00PM GMT on January 7, 2026 through 5:59PM GMT on January 12, 2026. The final Team of the Year selection will be determined by a combination of EA and community votes. TOTY image download\/share provided for personal non-commercial use only in connection with the TOTY campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Men\u2019s TOTY Nominee List<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Goalkeepers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Alisson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thibaut Courtois<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>David Raya<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gianluigi Donnarumma<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Manuel Neuer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jan Oblak<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mile Svilar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Defenders<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Alessandro Bastoni<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Denzel Dumfries<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gabriel<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Marc Gu\u00e9hi<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dean Huijsen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jules Kound\u00e9<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Marc Cucurella<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Marcos Llorente<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Marquinhos<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maximilian Mittelst\u00e4dt<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nuno Mendes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Willian Pacho<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Andrei Ra\u021biu<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>David Raum<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Amir Rrahmani<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>William Saliba<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nico Schlotterbeck<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jonathan Tah<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Micky van de Ven<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Virgil van Dijk<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Midfielders<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Maghnes Akliouche<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Salem Al Dawsari<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nicol\u00f2 Barella<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jude Bellingham<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bruno Guimar\u00e3es<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mois\u00e9s Caicedo<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Frenkie de Jong<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Luis D\u00edaz<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ritsu Doan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Evander<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ryan Gravenberch<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Grimaldo<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pierre-Emile H\u00f8jbjerg<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jo\u00e3o Neves<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Joshua Kimmich<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lamine Yamal<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Riyad Mahrez<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scott McTominay<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jamal Musiala<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nico Paz<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nico Williams<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Felix Nmecha<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Michael Olise<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Riccardo Orsolini<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cole Palmer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pedri<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Raphinha<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Declan Rice<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mohamed Salah<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Angelo Stiller<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Corentin Tolisso<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Federico Valverde<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vitinha<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kenan Y\u0131ld\u0131z<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Andr\u00e9-Frank Zambo Anguissa<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Attackers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Juli\u00e1n Alvarez<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Antony<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ayoze<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bradley Barcola<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Karim Benzema<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cristiano Ronaldo<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ousmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>D\u00e9sir\u00e9 Dou\u00e9<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Anders Dreyer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Emanuel Emegha<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Serhou Guirassy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Viktor Gy\u00f6keres<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Erling Haaland<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Harry Kane<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Moise Kean<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Khvicha Kvaratskhelia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Robert Lewandowski<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Romelu Lukaku<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lautaro Mart\u00ednez<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jean-Philippe Mateta<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kylian Mbapp\u00e9<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bryan Mbeumo<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lionel Messi<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Christian Pulisic<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Patrik Schick<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Heung Min Son<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vini Jr.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Women\u2019s TOTY Nominee List<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Goalkeepers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Christiane Endler<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hannah Hampton<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lorena<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chiamaka Nnadozie<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Constance Picaud<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Defenders<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Selma Bacha<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Millie Bright<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lucy Bronze<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ellie Carpenter<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Emily Fox<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vanessa Gilles<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Giulia Gwinn<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lauren<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Katie McCabe<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tara McKeown<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nerea Nevado<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Olga Carmona<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wendie Renard<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Izzy Rodriguez<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kayla Sharples<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Leah Williamson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Midfielders<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Aitana Bonmat\u00ed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alexia Putellas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bernadette Amani<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sandy Baltimore<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Klara B\u00fchl<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Delphine Cascarino<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sam Coffey<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Erin Cuthbert<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kenza Dali<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fiamma Ben\u00edtez<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Taylor Flint<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Laura Freigang<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vanessa Fudalla<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Manuela Giugliano<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pernille Harder<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Yui Hasegawa<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lindsey Heaps<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Svenja Huth<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sakina Karchaoui<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chloe Kelly<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rose Lavelle<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mariona<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Marta<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Janina Minge<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Olivia Moultrie<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Patri Guijarro<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Trinity Rodman<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Georgia Stanway<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ella Toone<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vicky L\u00f3pez<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Selina Vobian<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keira Walsh<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Caroline Weir<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Attackers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Alba Redondo<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lineth Beerensteyn<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mathilde Bourdieu<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Linda Caicedo<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sofia Cantore<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Selina Cerci<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tabitha Chawinga<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Temwa Chawinga<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Claudia Pina<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kadidiatou Diani<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Melchie Dumornay<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Elena Julve<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Esther<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cristiana Girelli<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Caroline Graham Hansen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Edna Imade<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Clara Mateo<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Manaka Matsukubo<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Larissa M\u00fchlhaus<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ewa Pajor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alexandra Popp<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>G\u00e9raldine Reuteler<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alessia Russo<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Emma Sears<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Khadija Shaw<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stay tuned to our pages, many useful guides are coming that will make your gaming experience fun both in the <strong>Division Rivals<\/strong> and in the <strong>Champions Weekend League<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>EA Sports FC 26<\/strong>\u00a0is now available\u00a0on <strong>PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, Steam, and Nintendo Switch<\/strong>. Follow us on our social media channels <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/futukofficial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Facebook<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ultimateteam_uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Twitter<\/strong><\/a>, for more news.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The TOTY nominees for the Ultimate Team mode of the football simulator EA FC 26 have been revealed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":82050,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[4075,1086,131,130,28],"class_list":["post-82049","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ultimate-team","tag-ea-fc-26","tag-nominees","tag-team-of-the-year","tag-toty","tag-ultimate-team"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fifaultimateteam.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82049","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fifaultimateteam.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fifaultimateteam.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fifaultimateteam.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fifaultimateteam.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=82049"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.fifaultimateteam.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82049\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fifaultimateteam.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/82050"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fifaultimateteam.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82049"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fifaultimateteam.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=82049"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fifaultimateteam.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=82049"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}