It’s that time of year again: EA Sports has created the latest instalment of its EA FC videogame series (we’re still calling it FIFA), with FC 25 set to hit the shelves this week.
The player ratings are a source of anticipation each year, and this one is no different – with EA’s boffins determining which players are armed with the best skills on the game.
Below is how this year’s ratings lists across the men’s and women’s games look, as we go into the top 11 players in a bit more detail.
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Rank
Player
Club
Nation
Rating
Kylian Mbappe
Real Madrid
France
91
Rodri
Man City
Spain
91
Erling Haaland
Man City
Norway
91
Jude Bellingham
Real Madrid
England
90
Vinicius Junior
Real Madrid
Brazil
90
Kevin De Bruyne
Man City
Belgium
90
Harry Kane
FC Bayern
England
90
Martin Odegaard
Arsenal
Norway
89
Gianluigi Donnarumma
PSG
Italy
89
Alisson
Liverpool
Brazil
89
11 Alexia Putellas – 90 CM, Barcelona & Spain
Pace
82
Shooting
89
Passing
90
Dribbling
91
Defending
72
Physical
78
Highest attribute
Ball control (92)
Two-time Ballon d’Or winner Alexia Putellas has suffered a slight downgrade this year, with her overall rating going down by 1. Putellas’ rating has been in the 90s ever since the year of her first crowning as women’s football’s best player, with the second coming despite an ACL injury.
Having made her comeback since and added the World Cup, Nations League and two Champions Leagues for Barcelona to her abundance of trophies, Putellas’ standing in world football is reflected with her latest EA FC rating, along with a First Touch Playstyle+.
10 Caroline Graham Hansen – 90 RW, Barcelona & Norway
Caroline Graham Hansen proved herself as one of the best wide players in the world as she brought home the Golden Boot in Spain’s Liga F with 21 goals for Barcelona on their way to a fifth straight league title.
Such is Barcelona’s depth of world-class talent, Graham Hansen is not even the best player in her team, but with 5-star skills and a Trickster Playstyle+, she’s among the must-haves for this year’s Ultimate Team.
9 Harry Kane – 90 ST, FC Bayern & England
Harry Kane is one of a number of Englishmen at the top of this year’s player rankings, with the Bayern Munich striker starting his second season in Bavaria among the goals once again.
Fresh from scoring four in the Champions League as we near the game’s release, anyone who doubted the ex-Spurs man’s talents following a relatively underwhelming Euros campaign may think again when it comes to squad building online.
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1 ByAlex Caple 8 Jude Bellingham – 90 CAM, Real Madrid & England
Jude Bellingham’s stellar 2023/24 campaign for club and country has catapulted him into the highest echelons of EA’s virtual stars.
An increase from his 86-rated card last term, most notably with his Shooting average rocketing from 75 to 87, is perhaps just reward for his exceptional season in front of goal during his debut year for Real Madrid.
Rank
Player
Club
Rating
Rodri
Man City
91
Erling Haaland
Man City
91
Kevin De Bruyne
Man City
91
Martin Odegaard
Arsenal
89
Alisson
Liverpool
89
Virgil van Dijk
Liverpool
89
Mohamed Salah
Liverpool
89
Phil Foden
Man City
88
Ruben Dias
Man City
88
Ederson
Man City
88
7 Kevin De Bruyne – 90 CM, Man City & Belgium
Kevin De Bruyne has yet to show signs of ageing as far as his footballing ability is concerned. The Belgian may have ended the most recent campaign on a flat note at Euro 2024 and earned just the one domestic trophy with Manchester City, but his excellence shone through, even when battling his way through persistent injury struggles.
As the highest-rated CM on the game, De Bruyne’s place among the sport’s elite is assured, with an unrivalled Passing average of 94 setting him apart from his peers.
6 Sam Kerr – 90 ST, Chelsea & Australia
Not even an ACL injury could deter Sam Kerr from gaining a 90+ rating – and remaining the WSL’s top player in the process.
Her injury was a cruel blow to the Australian, who had not long battled back to feature in her home World Cup (and threaten to break England hearts in the process).
She is also the best female centre-forward on the game on rating alone, although gaining in-forms this year may rest on how Kerr performs upon her long-awaited return under Sonia Bompastor at Chelsea.
5 Vinicius Junior – 90 LW, Real Madrid & Brazil
Vinicius Junior’s heroics in the Champions League final alone heralded calls for the Brazilian to claim the Ballon d’Or later this year. Given the year that he had for Real Madrid, winning the Champions League and La Liga, he has to be in the running.
But should he fall short of that particular individual award, he can take solace from an impressive 90-rated card on EA FC. We can expect Vini to terrorise plenty of defences online over the coming months.
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1 ByLuke Randall 4 Aitana Bonmati – 91 CM, Barcelona & Spain
Still the best player in women’s football, Aitana Bonmati continues to reign supreme in the gaming world, too.
Alongside many of her fellow Spanish Barcelona teammates, an elusive Olympic gold prevented Bonmati from achieving the perfect season, which followed Spain’s World Cup triumph in Sydney.
It is difficult to find a fault in the 91-rated virtual version of the 26-year-old, who looks set to remain at the summit of the game for a long while yet.
3 Erling Haaland – 91 ST, Man City & Norway
There are few remaining superlatives to describe Erling Haaland – his record speaks for itself. And just like last year, he is joint-top of the men’s player ratings on EA FC, having been the cover star of FC 24.
With his finishing rated at a lethal 96, no current active player can top the Norwegian’s accuracy in front of goal – though Gerd Muller and Ronaldo Nazario’s Ultimate Team icons can boast finishing ratings of 97.
2 Kylian Mbappe – 91 ST, Real Madrid & France
No one will be surprised to find Kylian Mbappe at the top of the EA FC player ratings once again. Now at Real Madrid, the Frenchman is set to take his levels of super-stardom to new heights, with a 16th Champions League crown in Los Blancos’ sights.
Rated 91 for a second season running, Mbappe is poised to not only be one of the most anticipated players to use this year, but given his summer move to Spain, who knows what kind of special cards await in Ultimate Team this term?