Nominees for LaLiga and EA Sports ‘Team Of The Season’ awards: Revealed

The winners will be determined through a mix of popular vote, player selections and the picks of a panel of experts.

The top goalkeeper, the four best defenders, the three most outstanding midfielders and the three top forwards will be picked out from these 47 candidates, while four more players will be additionally selected to make up a list of the 15 best players from this LaLiga Santander season.

A total of 47 nominees have been announced for the Team Of The Season (TOTS) awards, with which LaLiga and EA SPORTS™ will highlight, for the second consecutive year, the most impressive goalkeeper, the four best defenders, the three most outstanding midfielders and the three top forwards in LaLiga. The next four players with the most votes will also be selected to complete a list of the 15 best players from this LaLiga Santander season.

In an event which was broadcast yesterday via LaLiga’s social media channels (YouTube, Twitch, TikTok and Facebook), as well as on Movistar and DAZN, several well-known faces from the world of football helped to unveil the 47 nominees, going position by position. Among the contributers to the event were Espe, DjMariio, Vituber, Álvaro Benito, Miguel Ángel Román, Antoni Daimiel, Alba Ontiveros and Joan Capdevila. In this second edition of the TOTS awards, 17 of the 20 LaLiga Santander teams are represented by at least one player.

The voting process to select these 15 best players of the season will be the same as it was last year: the winners will be chosen through a mix of popular vote, player selections and the picks of a panel of experts. Fans can also pick their own top 11 via this link, up until May 5th at 00:00. Four more players will be picked up to complete the 15 best players of the season. The winners will then be announced in the week of May 15th.

The nominees are:

-Goalkeepers:

Thibaut Courtois, Marc-André ter Stegen, Álex Remiro, Jan Oblak, Jeremías Ledesma

-Defenders:

Jules Koundé, Nahuel Molina, Arnau Martínez, Éder Militao, Robin Le Normand, José María Giménez, David García, Pau Torres, José Luis Gayá, Javi Galán, Alejandro Balde, Nemanja Gudelj, Yeray Álvarez

-Midfielders:

Toni Kroos, Frenkie de Jong, Brais Méndez, Sergio Canales, Mikel Merino, Gavi, Pedri, Luka Modric, Sergi Darder, Gabri Veiga, Fede Valverde, Dani Parejo, Eduardo Camavinga, Nico Williams, Isaac Palazón, Álvaro García, Lee Kang-In, Aleix Garcia

-Forwards:

Karim Benzema, Robert Lewandowski, Enes Ünal, Joselu, Antoine Griezmann, Iago Aspas, Borja Iglesias, Vedat Muriqi, Dembelé, Raphinha, Vinicius Júnior