EA FC 24: who is the “covered” Argentine who was left out of the World Cup and is now among the candidates for Team of the Year

The popular virtual football video game EA Sports FC24 The official list of candidates for the coveted award returns confirmed this Monday Team of the Year or Team of the Year (TOTY) and with several surprises among the Argentines.

This particular vote which has been held continuously since FIFA 2009 includes the best players from around the world, giving not only those who have the game the opportunity to make a decision on who deserves a place in the prestigious TOTY teams.

The final list of male candidates is full of football stars, three of them world champions in Qatar 2022. Lionel Messi, a constant in every season, was joined this time by Lautaro Martínez (Inter) and Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica). But there is a “covered” fourth among the Argentines who tries to surprise: Lucas Martinez Fourthcentral defender of Fiorentina.

Known as “el Chino”, the former River Plate defender emigrated to European football in 2020 to join AC Fiorentina in the Italian Serie A. After being part of the previous editions of the video game when it was called FIFA, Lucas Martínez Quarta has acquired greater importance in this EA FC 24.

Although his original card averaged 77, in the second team of the “Trailblazers” saga. having arrived on the pitch in October, the Argentine defender received a special card with 84 points and very interesting numbers in defense (84) and physicality (86), ideal for those who form a team with the Argentines or with Serie A players in the mode Ultimate team.

The rest of the candidates, however, present no surprises. The list is opened by the star figure on the cover of EA SPORTS FC 24, Erling Haalandto the Tottenham Hotspur striker, Son Heung-minand even young stars like Jude Bellingham, Ousmane Dembélé and Florian Wirtz.

Among the Latin American candidates, in addition to the Argentines, there is also the Uruguayan midfielder Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) and the Brazilians Alisson (Liverpool) and Ederson (Manchester City).

As always, the selection of the Team of the Year (TOTY) also holds many surprises. For example, Draw Martinez He does not appear in the list of the best goalkeepers in the video game, as in TOTY 2023. Other World Cup players who toured during the year and who were excluded are Enzo Fernández, Rodrigo De Paul and Alexis MacAllisteramong midfielders.

With the introduction of the Women’s XI, fans around the world will, for the first time, be able to choose from 61 of the world’s best female footballers.

Among the nominees stand out the Chelsea footballer, Sam Kerr, the Atlético de Madrid midfielders, Leicy Santos and the Argentine Estefania BaniniOlympique Lyonnais goalkeeper Christiane Endler and Real Madrid left winger Linda Caicedo, among many others.

How and when to choose the EA FC 24 TOTY

Gamers or fans of the video game will be able to find the full list of candidates and submit their votes for the men’s TOTY XI on the official page. There they will be able to put together their eleven ideals based on all the candidates, and the most voted will finally be those who present themselves with the famous special cards. The same will happen with the women’s TOTY XI.

Voting will begin this Monday and last until Sunday, January 15 at 4:49 am in Argentina.

The final men’s and women’s TOTY rosters will be revealed and available on EA Sports FC 24 on Friday, January 19.

While for the version EA Sports FC mobile phone The list of men’s TOTYs for the match will be available on mobile phones starting from Thursday 25 January.