FIFA 23 TOTY 12th Man reveal: Erling Haaland wins the vote

Shocking nobody, the Norwegian goal machine joins TOTY

Marco Wutz | Jan 27, 2023

FIFA 23 TOTY 12th Man reveal: Erling Haaland wins the vote /

The FIFA 23 Team of the Year, otherwise known as TOTY, was already revealed for the most part – though it still missed its final squad member, the 12th Man. Players were able to vote between three candidates to fill this position and to the shock of nobody it was Erling Haaland who got the most support.

The Norwegian attacker was the only forward in contention, as Federico Valverde and João Cancelo represented the midfield and defense, which made him a default favorite – strong attackers generally have the most starpower in soccer and the FIFA series.

Adding to that natural advantage, Haaland holds a special place in many players’ hearts, as he was incredibly strong in the Lengthy meta that dominated FIFA 23 at the beginning. He’s also been one of the game’s poster boys in recent years and may well land on the cover one day in the future.

That said, Haaland’s inclusion in 2022’s best soccer squad is hardly undeserved. Debuting in the Premier League with Manchester City after his transfer there from Borussia Dortmund, the 22-year old scored 21 goals in 15 appearances in addition to five goals in four Champions League matches. Add to that his nine goals in 13 Bundesliga games for Dortmund before the transfer and you know why he’s such a hot commodity.

FIFA 23 TOTY 12th Man: Erling Haaland stats

Overall: 96
Pace: 96
Shooting: 96
Passing: 80
Dribbling: 88
Defending: 68
Physicality: 94

You can find Haaland’s TOTY card in FIFA Ultimate Team (FUT) packs starting January 27, 2023, together with all other TOTY members and the Honourable Mentions players regardless of their position.

You can get additional FUT packs through Amazon Prime Gaming Pack #4 for FIFA 23.

Published Jan 27, 2023

MARCO WUTZ

Marco Wutz is a writer from Parkstetten, Germany. He has a degree in Ancient History and a particular love for real-time and turn-based strategy games like StarCraft, Age of Empires, Total War, Age of Wonders, Crusader Kings, and Civilization as well as a soft spot for Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail. He began covering StarCraft 2 as a writer in 2011 for the largest German community around the game and hosted a live tournament on a stage at gamescom 2014 before he went on to work for Bonjwa, one of the country's biggest Twitch channels. He branched out to write in English in 2015 by joining tl.net, the global center of the StarCraft scene run by Team Liquid, which was nominated as the Best Coverage Website of the Year at the Esports Industry Awards in 2017. He worked as a translator on The Crusader Stands Watch, a biography in memory of Dennis "INTERNETHULK" Hawelka, and provided live coverage of many StarCraft 2 events on the social channels of tl.net as well as DreamHack, the world's largest gaming festival. From there, he transitioned into writing about the games industry in general after his graduation, joining GLHF, a content agency specializing in video games coverage for media partners across the globe, in 2021. He has also written for NGL.ONE, kicker, ComputerBild, USA Today's ForTheWin, The Sun, Men's Journal, and Parade. Email: marco.wutz@glhf.gg