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.
The winners will be determined through a mix of popular vote, player selections and the picks of a panel of experts.
All fans can cast their vote via this link until May 5th at 00:00.
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, Alvaro Benito, Miguel Angel Roman, 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, Alex Remiro, Jan Oblak, Jeremias Ledesma
Defenders:
Jules Koundé, Nahuel Molina, Arnau Martinez, Eder Militao, Robin Le Normand, José Maria Giménez, David Garcia, Pau Torres, José Luis Gayd, Javi Galdn, Alejandro Balde, Nemanja Gudelj, Yeray Alvarez
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 Palazén, Alvaro Garcia, Lee Kang-In, Aleix Garcia
Forwards:
Karim Benzema, Robert Lewandowski, Enes Unal, Joselu, Antoine Griezmann, lago Aspas, Borja Iglesias, Vedat Murigi, Dembelé, Raphinha, Vinicius Jdnior
Laliga is a global, innovative and socially responsible organisation which is a leader in the leisure and entertainment sector.
It is a private sports association composed of the 20 public limited sports companies (SADs) and clubs of Laliga Santander and the 22 of Laliga SmartBank, and is responsible for organising professional football competitions in Spain.
Laliga is the football competition with the most social media followers in the world, with over 164 million followers across 17 platforms in 20 different languages. With its headquarters in Madrid (Spain), it is present in 41 countries through 11 offices and 44 delegates.
The organisation carries out its social work through its Foundation and was the world’s first professional football league to establish a league for intellectually challenged footballers: Laliga Genuine Santander.
