With domestic action resuming across Europe following the 2022 FIFA World Cup, FIFA 23 players are being asked to name their top team in one of the first rounds of awards of the calendar year.
From World Cup-winning captain Lionel Messi and leading marksman Kylian Mbappe to Premier League top scorer Erling Haaland and many of the stars of La Liga and the Bundesliga, the hugely popular franchise has compiled a long list of 100 stars to choose from.
At the back, Argentina penalty hero Emiliano Martinez, Liverpool and Brazil goalkeeper Alisson and Chelsea defenders Reece James, Kalidou Koulibaly and Thiago Silva are among the names gamers can nominate.
Ready to narrow down your selection for the vote? Here's what you need to know about the FIFA 23 Team of the Year (TOTY).
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How does the FIFA 23 TOTY work?
Fans are able to select a team of 11 players from the list via FIFA 23 creators EA Sports' TOTY voting page.
The winning players will be rewarded with FIFA 23 Ultimate Team Player Items, creating boosted ratings to recognise their inclusion in the team.
When is the FIFA 23 TOTY released?
The FIFA 23 TOTY vote is currently live, with the public vote closing on Tuesday, January 17 at 8am GMT / 3am ET.
EA confirmed the final squad will be revealed on Thursday, January 19. Based on past TOTY releases, the TOTY squad will begin to be released into FUT on Friday, January 20 at 6pm GMT / 1pm ET.
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Who are the FIFA 23 TOTY nominees?
Goalkeepers
- Thibaut Courtois - Marseille
- Gregor Kobel - Borussia Dortmund
- Mike Maignan - Milan
- Alisson - Liverpool
- Ederson - Manchester City
- Wojciech Szczęsny - Juventus
- Kevin Trapp - Eintracht Frankfurt
- Yassine Bounou - Sevilla
- Hugo Lloris - Tottenham Hotspur
- Emiliano Martinez - Aston Villa
Defenders
- Marquinhos - Paris Saint-Germain
- Cristiano Biraghi - Fiorentina
- Joao Cancelo - Man City
- Thiago Silva - Chelsea
- Alphonso Davies - Bayern Munich
- Jeremie Frimpong - Bayer Leverkusen
- Eder Militao - Real Madrid
- Ruben Dias - Man City
- Grimaldo - Benfica
- Achraf Hakimi - PSG
- Theo Hernandez - Milan
- Kalidou Koulibaly - Chelsea
- Nicolas Otamendi - Benfica
- Bremer - Juventus
- Niklas Sule - Dortmund
- Fikayo Tomori - Milan
- Kieran Trippier - Newcastle United
- Virgil van Dijk - Liverpool
- Josko Gvardiol - RB Leipzig
- Jules Kounde - Barcelona
- Cristian Romero - Tottenham
- Dayot Upamecano - Bayern
- Jonathan Clauss - Marseille
- Reece James - Chelsea
- Marcos Acuna - Sevilla
Midfielders
- Nicolo Barella - Inter
- Jude Bellingham - Dortmund
- Steven Berghuis - Ajax
- Marcelo Brozovic - Inter
- Bernardo Silva - Man City
- Kevin De Bruyne - Man City
- Moussa Diaby - Bayer Leverkusen
- Nabil Fekir - Real Betis
- Seko Fofana - Lens
- Pedri - Barcelona
- Vincenzo Grifo - Freiburg
- Rodri - Man City
- Daichi Kamada - Eintracht Frankfurt
- Joshua Kimmich - Bayern
- Filip Kostic - Juventus
- Toni Kroos - Real Madrid
- Sadio Mane - Bayern
- Merino - Real Sociedad
- Sergej Milinkovic-Savic - Lazio
- Luka Modric - Real Madrid
- Martin Odegaard - Arsenal
- Parejo - Villarreal
- Declan Rice - West Ham United
- Bukayo Saka - Arsenal
- Aurelien Tchouameni - Real Madrid
- Sandro Tonali - Milan
- Federico Valverde - Real Madrid
- Casemiro - Manchester United
- Sofyan Amrabat - Fiorentina
- Bruno Fernandes - Man United
- Ritsu Doan - Freiburg
- Enzo Fernandez - Benfica
- Ivan Perisic - Tottenham
- Adrien Rabiot - Juventus
- Lorenzo Pellegrini - Roma
Attackers
- Iago Aspas - Celta Vigo
- Wissam Ben Yedder - Monaco
- Karim Benzema - Real Madrid
- Rafael Leao - Milan
- Neymar - PSG
- Vinicius Jr. - Real Madrid
- Ousmane Dembele - Barcelona
- Joao Felix - Atletico Madrid
- Gabriel Jesus - Arsenal
- Phil Foden - Man City
- Cody Gakpo - Liverpool
- Erling Haaland - Man City
- Borja Iglesias - Real Betis
- Ciro Immobile - Lazio
- Harry Kane - Tottenham
- Randal Kolo Muani - Eintracht Frankfurt
- Dejan Kulusevski - Tottenham
- Robert Lewandowski - Barcelona
- Lautaro Martínez - Inter
- Kylian Mbappe - PSG
- Lionel Messi - PSG
- Christopher Nkunku - RB Leipzig
- Darwin Nunez - Liverpool
- Victor Osimhen - Napoli
- Mohamed Salah - Liverpool
- Heung Min Son - Tottenham
- Martin Terrier - Rennes
- Dušan Vlahovic - Juventus
- Olivier Giroud - Milan
- Antoine Griezmann - Atletico Madrid
Who are the best players in FIFA 23?
Messi and Mbappe hardly looked in need of boosts during their deadly displays in Qatar but the pair, who are among the five players with a leading overall rating of 91 on FIFA 23, look likely to have their numbers lifted once the votes are in.
Of the three players joining them on that rating, Ballon d'Or winner Karim Benzema missed the finals through injury, while Robert Lewandowski's Poland were ousted in the first knockout round by France and Kevin de Bruyne's Belgium did not progress from the group stage.
All five were named in FIFA 23's Ultimate Team list of the 23 top players before the latest release of the game in September.
TOTY nominee Mohamed Salah is one of the players immediately behind them on 90, although the Liverpool forward has had a quiet season by his stratospheric standards and did not go to the World Cup because Egypt did not qualify.
Manuel Neuer, Cristiano Ronaldo, Virgil van Dijk and Thibaut Courtois are the other players set to tip over the 90-point mark if they make the TOTY cut.
Messi is ranked as the best dribbler, with Mbappe regarded as the fastest player and Ederson and De Bruyne the top passers.