Bartholomew Ogbeche becomes first-ever ISL player to feature in FIFA Team of the Season

Hyderabad FC striker and the all-time record goalscorer in Indian Super League (ISL) history, Bartholomew Ogbeche is arguably the greatest striker to play in the country and he has now created history.

Ogbeche who has played for three clubs before Hyderabad FC — NorthEast United, Kerala Blasters, Mumbai City, recently found a place in the EA Sports FIFA 22 Team of the Season in the Rest of the World category – thereby becoming the first-ever ISL player to feature in a Team of the Season (TOTS).

The 37-year-old who won the Golden Boot last season, scored 18 goals in 20 matches that played an integral role in taking the Nizams to the final and eventually the ISL title. he also equalled Ferran Corominas’ haul of 18 goals from the 2017-18 campaign as the highest number of goals scored by a player in a single ISL season.

Here, we take a look at the full Rest of the World squad for FIFA 22 TOTS.

Goalkeeper: Fernando – UD Almeria

Defenders: Rasmus Kristensen (RB Salzburg), Hong Jeong Ho (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors), James Tavernier (Rangers), Adrian Guerrero Aguilar (FC Zurich).

Midfielders: Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United), Oscar (Shanghai SIPG), Branco van den Boomen (Toulouse), Khaled Narey (Fortuna Düsseldorf), Vitaliy Buyalskyi (Dynamo Kyiv).

Attackers: Marko Livaja (Hajduk Split), Baris Atik (1. FC Magdeburg), Bartholomew Ogbeche (Hyderabad FC), Ivi Lopez (Rakow Czestochowa), Florin Tanase (FCSB).