FIFA 23 Team of the Year (TOTY): What could Lionel Messi's card look like? | OneFootball

Lionel Messi should be one of the names in the FIFA 23 Team of the Year (TOTY), but what could his card look like?

Lionel Messi peaked in 2022. His remarkable career seems to just keep getting better as he reigned victorious in the World Cup 2022 after defeating France in the final. Messi was the standout name in the finals which led to him receiving the Golden Ball – awarded for the best player of the tournament.

He also endured a great campaign with his club side Paris Saint Germain, particularly in the new season where he can’t seem to stop scoring and assisting.

This ultimately means he will most likely receive a TOTY item in FIFA 23 Ultimate Team. The vote is conducted by players of FIFA, but Messi has millions of adoring fans that will be vouching for him when voting eventually opens.

So, with this – here is what Lionel Messi’s FIFA 23 Ultimate Team TOTY card could look like.

Lionel Messi TOTY Card Prediction

Here we have what Lionel Messi’s card could very well look like in FIFA 23 Ultimate Team.

He is without a doubt going to be one of the highest-rated TOTY items thanks to his numerous accolades this season, but what rating do we have him at?

We have the GOAT at 99 rated – what else? We think he’s going to have some simply crazy stats.

Messi’s original pace on his pace card was a little deflating, so we think EA will boost his TOTY card massively to somewhere around the 94 mark. After all, this is a TOTY card.

His shooting will be hovering around the high 90s, we’ve gone for 98 as it is one of his strongest attributes.

However, the dribbling and passing simply have to be 99. No one on the planet has the passing and dribbling prowess Messi possesses, which makes the Argentine magician simply a joy to watch.

The physical also seems fair and his defending doesn’t really matter!

Do you think we got the Lionel Messi rating right? Should he be a 99-rated card?