FIFA 19 Team of the Week 43 Revealed: Kevin de Bruyne Leads New FUT TOTW Lineup

With FIFA 20 on the horizon, there are many gamers who may still be playing Ultimate Team in the current installment. On Wednesday, August 21, EA FIFA revealed the new FIFA 19 Team of the Week 43. This week’s lineup boasts a Kevin de Bruyne card that has quite the overall rating. He leads the way for FIFA TOTW with a number of other great player cards including one in particular that has caught the community’s eye.

Kevin de Bruyne tops FIFA 19 Team of the Week 43 players

Star footballer Kevin de Bruyne is no stranger to making it onto FIFA’s special teams. We’ve seen him here a few weeks ago for TOTW 31. For this week’s FIFA 19 Team of the Week 43, he brings the fire with a 94 overall item. The Manchester City star’s card features 98 Passing, 92 Dribbling, and a 90 Shooting score on it to boot. That makes him the highest-rated of the stars, but he’s also joined by strikers Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Karim Benzema.

Ibrahimovic is 86 overall with his best stats including an 87 Shooting, 80 Physical, and 80 Dribbling. Benzema boasts an 89 rating with 88 Dribbling, 86 Passing, and 86 Shooting. Of course, that’s just three players out an impressive starting XI on TOTW 43. The full lineup appears below.

TOTW 43 Substitutes, Reserves

As with previous installments of Team of the Week, 43 brings a number of substitute and reserve players. Among them, an 81 overall Dario Tadic is getting plenty of attention. Some in the gaming community believe it could be one of the best all-time cards at 81. Tadic’s card includes a 90 Shooting, 89 Pace, 85 Dribbling, and 83 Physical among some stellar upgraded attributes.

Here’s a look at the entire list of substitutes and reserves with teams and ratings.

TOTW Substitutes:

  • GK Zack Steffen (Fortuna Düsseldorf) 84
  • CB Samuel Gigot (Spartak Moskva) 81
  • CM Houssem Aouar (Olympique Lyonnais) 82
  • ST Aduriz (Athletic Club de Bilbao) 85
  • ST1 Mbwana Ally Samatta (RC Genk) 82
  • ST2 Ze Luis (FC Porto) 82
  • ST3 Teemu Pukki (Norwich City) 82

TOTW Reserves:

  • LB Reguilon (Sevilla FC) 74
  • CM Renaud Cohade (FC Metz) 80
  • ST Adam Taggart (Suwon Bluewings) 77
  • LF Chanathip Songkrasin (Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo) 75
  • ST Dario Tadic (TSV Hartberg) 81

As with previous FIFA Team of the Week players, these go live as of 6 p.m. UK time in Ultimate Team. Gamers can acquire them through the purchase of FUT Packs, or through the Transfer Market. In addition, this new FIFA 19 Team of the Week 43 is available for gamers to challenge with their own Ultimate Team.

Meanwhile, each day we get closer to the arrival of the new FIFA 20 game. It officially arrives on September 10, 2019, for various platforms. Check out the latest FIFA news here.