This year, four ‘new’ old names join the FIFA 22 Icons list, including a particular Derby County manager who also happens to be England’s all-time leading goalscorer. The addition of Wayne Rooney, Cafu, Iker Casillas, and Robin van Persie brings the total number of FIFA 22 legends to 105, and we’ve profiled each of them below. The whole FIFA 22 Icons list can be seen further down the page.
FIFA 22 Icons: Cafu (Brazil)
Brazil’s most capped player has played 142 times for his country, seventeen more than fellow FIFA 22 Icon Robert Carlos, who has played 125 times. The battering right-back is the only player in history to have appeared in three World Cup finals in a row, winning in 1994 and 2002 and coming in second in 1998. In Italy, he’s a legend for his dominance with Roma and AC Milan.
FIFA 22 Icons: Iker Casillas (Spain)
This Real Madrid favourite led his country to European Championship gold in 2008 and its first-ever World Cup victory in 2010, keeping five clean sheets in the latter competition. Casillas won the Euros for the second time in 2012, adding to his 167 international caps, five La Liga titles, and three UEFA Champions League championships.
FIFA 22 Icons: Wayne Rooney (England)
As a 77-rated attacking midfielder for Derby County, the long-time Everton and Manchester United fan sneaked into FIFA 21 as a 77-rated attacking midfielder. Rooney, who is now retired (but still manages the Midlands club), receives a significant improvement for FIFA 22, his first year as an Icon. With 53 goals in 120 appearances, Super Wayne is England’s all-time best goalscorer.
FIFA 22 Icons: Robin van Persie (Netherlands)
RVP was a polarising figure in North London after resigning as Arsenal captain to join rivals Manchester United. However, his time at the Emirates remains a highlight of his career. He scored 96 goals in 194 games for Arsenal, as well as 50 goals in 102 appearances for the Dutch national team. However, during his time at United, he won the Premier League in 2012-13.
FIFA 22 Icons: The full FIFA 22 Icons list
The FIFA 22 team consists of 105 players. This is the index of every legend in Ultimate Team, sorted by country.
Hernan Crespo (Argentina)
Diego Maradona (Argentina)
Juan Roman Riquelme (Argentina)
Juan Sebastian Veron (Argentina)
Javier Zanetti (Argentina)
Carlos Alberto (Brazil)
Cafu (Brazil)
Roberto Carlos (Brazil)
Garrincha (Brazil)
Kaka (Brazil)
Pele (Brazil)
Rivaldo (Brazil)
Ronaldinho (Brazil)
Ronaldo (Brazil)
Socrates (Brazil)
Hristo Stoichkov (Bulgaria)
Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon)
Davor Suker (Croatia)
Petr Cech (Czech Republic)
Pavel Nedved (Czech Republic)
Michael Laudrup (Denmark)
Peter Schmeichel (Denmark)
John Barnes (England)
David Beckham (England)
Sol Campbell (England)
Ashley Cole (England)
Rio Ferdinand (England)
Steven Gerrard (England)
Frank Lampard (England)
Gary Lineker (England)
Bobby Moore (England)
Michael Owen (England)
Wayne Rooney (England)
Paul Scholes (England)
Alan Shearer (England)
Ian Wright (England)
Jari Litmanen (Finland)
Lauren Blanc (France)
Eric Cantona (France)
Marcel Desailly (France)
Theirry Henry (France)
Claude Makelele (France)
Emmanuel Petit (France)
Robert Pires (France)
David Trezeguet (France)
Patrick Vieira (France)
Zinedine Zidane (France)
Michael Ballack (Germany)
Miroslav Klose (Germany)
Phillip Lahm (Germany)
Lothar Matthaus (Germany)
Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany)
Michael Essien (Ghana)
Ferenc Puskas (Hungary)
Roy Keane (Ireland)
Roberto Baggio (Italy)
Franco Baresi (Italy)
Fabio Cannavaro (Italy)
Alessandro Del Piero (Italy)
Gennaro Gattuso (Italy)
Filippo Inzaghi (Italy)
Paolo Maldini (Italy)
Alessandro Nesta (Italy)
Andrea Pirlo (Italy)
Christian Vieri (Italy)
Gianluca Zambrotta (Italy)
Gianfranco Zola (Italy)
Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast)
Hidetoshi Nakata (Japan)
Luis Hernandez (Mexico)
Hugo Sanchez (Mexico)
Dennis Bergkamp (Netherlands)
Johan Cruyff (Netherlands)
Ruud Gullit (Netherlands)
Patrick Kluivert (Netherlands)
Ronald Koeman (Netherlands)
Marc Overmars (Netherlands)
Frank Rijkaard (Netherlands)
Clarence Seedorf (Netherlands)
Marco van Basten (Netherlands)
Edwin van der Sar (Netherlands)
Ruud van Nistelrooy (Netherlands)
Robin van Persie (Netherlands)
Jay-Jay Okocha (Nigeria)
George Best (Northern Ireland)
Deco (Portugal)
Eusebio (Portugal)
Luis Figo (Portugal)
Rui Costa (Portugal)
Gheorghe Hagi (Romania)
Lev Yashin (Russia)
Kenny Dalglish (Scotland)
Nemanja Vidic (Serbia)
Emilio Butragueno (Spain)
Iker Casillas (Spain)
Josep Guardiola (Spain)
Fernando Hierro (Spain)
Raul (Spain)
Carles Puyol (Spain)
Fernando Torres (Spain)
Xavi (Spain)
Henrik Larsson (Sweden)
Andriy Shevchenko (Ukraine)
Ryan Giggs (Wales)
Ian Rush (Wales)