When is FC 26 TOTY? Release date and TOTY squads

Voting for FC 26 TOTY has been open for a week now, and the first squad has just dropped!

This promo lets fans choose the best players from over the past year, with the very best receiving huge upgrades in the form of TOTY cards.

The votes are in and the two TOTY squads have been confirmed – here's what you need to know about the full squads and when they'll be released in packs.

When will FC 26 TOTY be released? Our speculation

We expect that FC 26 TOTY cards will start being released on or around Friday 16th January 2026.

Again, we’ve based this prediction on last year’s drop, which saw the first set of cards (attackers) being released first, before the rest of the cards came out.

We would expect to see a number of different drops, with different positions coming in staggered drops every few days.

Here's what we think the full TOTY release schedule could look like, based on last year's promo:

• TOTY Attackers - 16th January
• TOTY Midfielders - 18th January
• TOTY Defenders - 20th January
• All TOTY players available in packs - 22nd January
• TOTY 12th Man/Woman - 23rd January

As for UK launch times, it tends to be 6pm GMT on Fridays for FC drops. Of course, EA could buck tradition at any point, but we’d be surprised to see that happen with such a reliable promo as this.

FC 26 Men's TOTY squad

• GK - Gianluigi Donnarumma: Manchester City | Italy | 95 OVR
• LB - Nuno Mendes: Paris Saint-Germain | Portugal | 97 OVR
• CB - William Saliba: Arsenal | France | 94 OVR
• CB - Virgil van Dijk: Liverpool | Netherlands | 95 OVR
• RB - Jules Koundé: Barcelona | France | 94 OVR
• CM - Pedri: Barcelona | Spain | 95 OVR
• CM - Declan Rice: Arsenal | England | 94 OVR
• CM - Vitinha: Paris Saint-Germain | Portugal | 95 OVR
• ST - Ousmane Dembélé: Paris Saint-Germain | France | 97 OVR
• ST - Kylian Mbappé: Real Madrid | France | 96 OVR
• ST - Erling Haaland: Manchester City | Norway | 96 OVR

FC 26 Women's TOTY squad

• GK - Christiane Endler: Lyonnes | Chile | 94 OVR
• LB - Selma Bacha: Lyonnes | France | 94
• CB - Millie Bright: Chelsea | England | 94 OVR
• CB - Leah Williamson: Arsenal | England | 95 OVR
• RB - Lucy Bronze: Chelsea | England | 95 OVR
• CM - Mariona Caldentey: Arsenal | Spain | 96 OVR
• CM - Aitana Bonmatí: Barcelona | Spain | 97 OVR
• CM - Alexia Putellas: Barcelona | Spain | 95 OVR
• ST - Claudia Pina: Barcelona | Spain | 95 OVR
• ST - Ewa Pajor: Barcelona | Poland | 96 OVR
• ST - Alessia Russo: Arsenal | England | 97 OVR

FC 26 TOTY voting and nominees

Voting for FC 26 TOTY began on 7th January 2026.

As ever, the nominees are split between men's and women's teams, and by positions.

Here is the full list of FC 26 TOTY nominees:

Men's TOTY nominees

Goalkeeper

• Alisson
• Thibaut Courtois
• David Raya
• Gianluigi Donnarumma
• Manuel Neuer
• Jan Oblak
• Mile Svilar

Defenders

• Alessandro Bastoni
• Denzel Dumfries
• Gabriel
• Marc Guéhi
• Dean Huijsen
• Jules Koundé
• Marc Cucurella
• Marcos Llorente
• Marquinhos
• Maximilian Mittelstädt
• Nuno Mendes
• Willian Pacho
• Andre Rațiu
• David Raum
• Amir Rrahmani
• William Saliba
• Nico Schlotterbeck
• Jonathan Tah
• Micky van de Ven
• Virgil van Dijk

Midfielders

• Maghnes Akliouche
• Salem Al Dawsari
• Nicolò Barella
• Jude Bellingham
• Bruno Guimarães
• Moisés Caicedo
• Frenkie de Jong
• Luis Díaz
• Ritsu Doan
• Evander
• Ryan Gravenberch
• Grimaldo
• Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
• João Neves
• Joshua Kimmich
• Lamine Yamal
• Riyad Mahrez
• Scott McTominay
• Jamal Musiala
• Nico Paz
• Nico Williams
• Felix Nmecha
• Michael Elise
• Riccardo Orsolini
• Cole Palmer
• Pedro
• Raphinha
• Declan Rice
• Mohamed Salah
• Angelo Stiller
• Corentin Tolisso
• Federico Valverde
• Vitinha
• Kenan Yıldız
• André-Frank Zambo Anguissa

Attackers

• Julián Alvarez
• Antony
• Ayoze
• Bradley Barcola
• Karim Benzema
• Cristiano Ronaldo
• Ousmane Dembélé
• Désiré Doué
• Anders Dreyer
• Emanuel Emegha
• Serhou Guirassy
• Viktor Gyökeres
• Erling Haaland
• Harry Kane
• Moise Kean
• Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
• Robert Lewandowski
• Romelu Lukaku
• Lautaro Martínez
• Jean-Philippe Mateta
• Kylian Mbappé
• Bryan Mbeumo
• Lionel Messi
• Christian Pulisic
• Patrik Schick
• Heung-min Son
• Vini Jr.

Women's TOTY nominees

Goalkeepers

• Christiane Endler
• Hannah Hampton
• Lorena
• Chiamaka Nnadozie
• Constance Picaud

Defenders

• Selma Bacha
• Millie Bright
• Lucy Bronze
• Ellie Carpenter
• Emily Fox
• Vanessa Giles
• Giulia Gwinn
• Lauren
• Katie McCabe
• Tara McKeown
• Nerea Nevado
• Olga Carmona
• Wendie Renard
• Izzy Rodriguez
• Kayla Sharples
• Leah Williamson

Midfielders

• Aitana Bonmatí
• Alexia Putellas
• Bernadette Amani
• Sandy Baltimore
• Klara Bühl
• Delphine Cascarino
• Sam Coffey
• Erin Cuthbert
• Kenza Dali
• Fiamma Benítez
• Taylor Flint
• Laura Freigang
• Vanessa Fudalla
• Manuela Giugliano
• Pernille Harder
• Yui Hasegawa
• Lindsey Heaps
• Svenja Huth
• Sakina Karchaoui
• Chloe Kelly
• Rose Lavelle
• Mariona
• Marta
• Janina Minge
• Olivia Moultrie
• Patri Guijarro
• Trinity Rodman
• Georgia Stanway
• Ella Toone
• Vicky López
• Selina Vobian
• Keira Walsh
• Caroline Weir

Attackers

• Alba Redondo
• Lineth Beerensteyn
• Mathilde Bourdieu
• Linda Caicedo
• Sofia Cantore
• Selina Cerci
• Tabitha Chawinga
• Temwa Chawinga
• Claudia Pina
• Kadidiatou Diani
• Melchie Dumornay
• Elena Julve
• Esther
• Cristiana Girelli
• Caroline Graham Hansen
• Edna Imade
• Clara Mateo
• Manaka Matsukubo
• Larissa Mühlhaus
• Ewa Pajor
• Alexandra Popp
• Géraldine Reuteler
• Alessia Russo
• Emma Sears
• Khadija Shaw

Voting should last for about a week – looking back at last year, it ended on Sunday 12th January, and the voting will take place on the official EA Sports FC website.

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