FIFA front covers through the years after Jordan Henderson wins public vote to star alongside Lionel Messi on latest game

• The popular serious first launched as FIFA International Soccer in late 1993
• Jordan Henderson has been voted by fans to be cover star for FIFA 16 
• He beat Sergio Aguero, Harry Kane and Thibaut Courtois in the public vote
• Ronaldinho, David Beckham and Thierry Henry have featured in the past 

By Matt Maltby For Mailonline

Published: 07:23 EST, 11 July 2015 | Updated: 10:04 EST, 11 July 2015

Jordan Henderson has been announced as the cover star for FIFA 16 after the creators EA Sports put it to a public vote for the first time in the video game's history.

Liverpool's newly-appointed captain is the first Reds player to feature on the front cover and will feature alongside Barcelona star Lionel Messi.  

He becomes the latest face to feature on the game which first launched as FIFA International Soccer in late 1993.

But who has featured on the previous 22 editions? Sportsmail digs into the archives to take a look at every FIFA front cover through the years. 

David Platt and Piotr Swierczewski featured on first FIFA game while Erik Thorstvedt was FIFA Soccer 95 face

Frank de Boer and Jason McAteer made it on FIFA Soccer 96 and David Ginola was the cover for FIFA 97

David Beckham was the face of FIFA: Road to World Cup 98, where his tournament ended with a red card

The covers of FIFA 2000 and FIFA 2001 featured the figures of England's Sol Campbell and Paul Scholes

Thierry Henry was only face on FIFA 2002 while Edgar Davids, Roberto Carlos and Ryan Giggs made 2003

Henry returned to the cover for FIFA 2004 while Patrick Vieira was one of the faces on the 2005 release

The successful series was unleashed in late 1993 and was notable for having an official license from world football's governing body FIFA.

Through the years, the video game has featured football's greatest figures including Thierry Henry, Edgar Davids, Roberto Carlos and Ronaldinho. 

Since FIFA 13, Messi has been a regular feature on the front cover after replacing Wayne Rooney who starred from FIFA 06 to FIFA 12.

For the first time in the history of the game, EA Sports gave fans the opportunity to have their say on who stands shoulder to shoulder with the magical Argentine this year. 

FIFA 16 will arrive in stores around the country on September 25 and it will be the first version to feature women's football, including the England women's international team.  

So, which is your favourite cover through the years?

Wayne Rooney became a regular feature on the cover and was joined by Barcelona legend Ronaldinho

Manchester United forward and Brazil legend kept their place on the cover as they featured on 08 and 09

Rooney starred alongside Theo Walcoot and Frank Lampard for FIFA 10 while Kaka joined him for FIFA 11

FIFA 12 was the final year Rooney made the cover before he was replaced by Lionel Messi for FIFA 13

Messi featured alongside Real Madrid's record signing Gareth Bale and Eden Hazard for FIFA 14 and FIFA 15

Jordan Henderson was voted by fans to feature alongside Lionel Messi as the cover star for FIFA 16

Sportsmail's Star Man Stats: Jordan Henderson - Liverpool 2014/15

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