It’s that time of the year again when football fans brace themselves for a new season as well as a new FIFA game with updated squads and players. As we approach FIFA 22’s release date, EA Sports has started revealing fresh player ratings for top footballers, including Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, and Kylian Mbappe.
The player rating reflects various sub-stats such as pace, shooting ability, and physicality, influencing a player’s in-game performance. EA Sports has a dedicated team called “The Ratings Collective,” which works diligently to ensure these ratings are as accurate to the real world as possible.
Aside from this, gameplay is another facet of where EA Sports wants to replicate reality this year. The developer has announced that FIFA 22 will use a new technology called “HyperMotion,” which combines motion capture data and machine learning to create realistic animations. However, surprisingly, this feature is available for everyone except PC gamers.
Importantly, the major game modes, Ultimate Team, Career Mode, Volta Football, and Pro Clubs, have also received some upgrades. These upgrades range from new tactics to in-depth customization. Moreover, this FIFA title is special for Indian gamers as the Hero Indian Super League is making its debut in the series this year.
FIFA 22 comes out later this month, on September 27, for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC, and Stadia. There are two different editions of the game — Ultimate Edition and Standard Edition — that come with varying bonus pre-order content. Also, the Ultimate Edition lets you play the game as early as September 27, whereas the Standard Edition gives you access to the game from October 1 onwards.
Here are the top player ratings revealed so far by EA Sports and their respective football clubs –
FIFA 22 Player Ratings Summary
FIFA 22 highest-rated player: Lionel Messi (93)
Premier League highest-rated player: Cristiano Ronaldo (91)
LaLiga Highest-rated player: Jan Oblak (91)
Serie A highest-rated player: Ciro Immobile (87), Paulo Dybala (87), Wojciech Szczęsny (87)
Bundesliga highest-rated player: Robert Lewandowski (92)
Ligue 1 highest-rated player: Lionel Messi (93)
Biggest upgrade since FIFA 21: Rúben Dias (87)
Biggest downgrade since FIFA 21: Eden Hazard (85)
Highest-rated forward: Lionel Messi (93)
Highest-rated midfielder: Kevin De Bruyne (91)
Highest-rated defender: Virgil van Dijk (89)
Highest-rated goalkeeper: Jan Oblak (91)
List of Top 50 Players in FIFA 22
| # | Name | Club/Nation | Pos. | Rating | Change |
| 1 | Lionel Messi | PSG/Argentina | RW | 93 | 0 |
| 2 | Robert Lewandowski | Bayern Munich/Poland | ST | 92 | +1 |
| 3 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Manchester United/Portugal | ST | 91 | -1 |
| 4 | Kevin De Bruyne | Manchester City/Belgium | CM | 91 | 0 |
| 5 | Kylian Mbappe | PSG/France | ST | 91 | +1 |
| 6 | Neymar Jr | PSG/Brazil | LW | 91 | 0 |
| 7 | Jan Oblak | Atlético Madrid/Slovenia | GK | 91 | 0 |
| 8 | Harry Kane | Tottenham Hotspur/England | ST | 90 | +2 |
| 9 | N’Golo Kanté | Chelsea/France | CDM | 90 | +2 |
| 10 | Manuel Neuer | Bayern Munich/Germany | GK | 90 | +1 |
| 11 | Marc-André ter Stegen | FC Barcelona/Germany | GK | 90 | 0 |
| 12 | Mohamed Salah | Liverpool/Egypt | RW | 89 | -1 |
| 13 | Gianluigi Donnarumma | PSG/Italy | GK | 89 | +4 |
| 14 | Karim Benzema | Real Madrid/France | CF | 89 | 0 |
| 15 | Virgil van Dijk | Liverpool/Netherlands | CB | 89 | -1 |
| 16 | Joshua Kimmich | Bayern Munich/Germany | CDM | 89 | +1 |
| 17 | Heung Min Son | Tottenham Hotspur/South Korea | LM | 89 | +2 |
| 18 | Alisson Becker | Liverpool/Brazil | GK | 89 | -1 |
| 19 | Thibaut Courtois | Real Madrid/Belgium | GK | 89 | 0 |
| 20 | Casemiro | Real Madrid/Brazil | CDM | 89 | 0 |
| 21 | Ederson Moraes | Manchester City/Brazil | GK | 89 | +1 |
| 22 | Sadio Mané | Liverpool/Senegal | LW | 89 | -1 |
| 23 | Bruno Fernandes | Manchester United/Portugal | CAM | 88 | +1 |
| 24 | Romelu Lukaku | Chelsea/Belgium | ST | 88 | +3 |
| 25 | Raheem Sterling | Manchester City/England | LW | 88 | 0 |
| 26 | Toni Kroos | Real Madrid/Germany | CM | 88 | 0 |
| 27 | Sergio Ramos | PSG/Spain | CB | 88 | -1 |
| 28 | Keylor Navas | PSG/Costa Rica | GK | 88 | +1 |
| 29 | Erling Haaland | Borussia Dortmund/Norway | ST | 88 | +4 |
| 30 | Luis Suárez | Atlético Madrid/Uruguay | ST | 88 | +1 |
| 31 | Rúben Dias | Manchester City/Portugal | CB | 87 | +6 |
| 32 | Andrew Robertson | Liverpool/Scotland | LB | 87 | 0 |
| 33 | Jadon Sancho | Manchester United/England | RM | 87 | 0 |
| 34 | Trent Alexander-Arnold | Liverpool/England | RB | 87 | 0 |
| 35 | Hugo Lloris | Tottenham Hotspur/France | GK | 87 | 0 |
| 36 | Luka Modrić | Real Madrid/Croatia | CM | 87 | 0 |
| 37 | Marco Verratti | PSG/Italy | CM | 87 | +1 |
| 38 | Ángel di María | PSG/Argentina | RW | 87 | 0 |
| 39 | Marquinhos | PSG/Brazil | CB | 87 | +2 |
| 40 | Sergio Agüero | FC Barcelona/Argentina | ST | 87 | -2 |
| 41 | Frenkie de Jong | FC Barcelona/Netherlands | CM | 87 | +2 |
| 42 | Leon Goretzka | Bayern Munich/Germany | CM | 87 | +2 |
| 43 | Thomas Müller | Bayern Munich/Germany | CAM | 87 | +1 |
| 44 | Paul Pogba | Manchester United/France | CM | 87 | +1 |
| 45 | Ciro Immobile | Latium/Italy | ST | 87 | 0 |
| 46 | Paulo Dybala | Piemonte Calcio/Argentina | CF | 87 | -1 |
| 47 | Wojciech Szczęsny | Piemonte Calcio/Poland | GK | 87 | 0 |
| 48 | João Cancelo | Manchester City/Portugal | RB | 86 | +3 |
| 49 | Sergio Busquets | FC Barcelona/Spain | CDM | 86 | -1 |
| 50 | Lorenzo Insigne | Napoli/Italy | LW | 86 | +1 |
Other confirmed players tied at ‘86’ rating:
- Mats Hummels (CB, Borussia Dortmund/Germany)
- Marcos Llorente (CM, Borussia Dortmund/Germany)
- Raphaël Varane (CB, Manchester United/France)
- Gerard Moreno (ST, Villarreal CF/Spain)
- Dani Parejo (CM, Villarreal CF/Spain)
- Jordi Alba (LB, FC Barcelona/Spain)
- Koen Casteels (GK, VfL Wolfsburg/Belgium)
- Kingsley Coman (LM, Bayern Munich/France)
- Giorgio Chiellini (CB, Piemonte Calcio/Italy)
- Kalidou Koulibaly (CB, Ghana)
- Aymeric Laporte (CB, Manchester City/France)
- Rodri (CDM, Manchester City/Spain)
- Milan Škriniar (CB, Inter Milan/Slovakia)
- Samir Handanović (GK, Inter Milan/Slovenia)
- Fabinho (CDM, Liverpool/Brazil)
- Riyad Mahrez (RW, Manchester City/Algeria)
- Bernardo Silva (CAM, Manchester City/Portugal)
- Thiago Alcantara (CM, Liverpool/Spain)
- Jamie Vardy (ST, Leicester City/England)
Honorable Mentions
85-rated
- Eden Hazard (LW, Real Madrid/Belgium)
- Dani Carvajal (RB, Real Madrid/Spain)
- Antoine Griezmann (ST, Atlético Madrid/France)
- Koke (CM, Atlético Madrid/Spain)
- Jorginho (CM, Chelsea/Italy)
- Thiago Silva (CB, Chelsea/Brazil)
- İlkay Gündoğan (CM, Manchester City/Germany)
- Kyle Walker (RB, Manchester City/England)
- Lautaro Martínez (ST, Inter Milan/Argentina)
- Stefan de Vrij (CB, Inter Milan/Netherlands)
- Marco Reus (CAM, Borussia Dortmund/Germany)
- Achraf Hakimi (RB, PSG/Morocco)
- Memphis Depay (CF, FC Barcelona/Netherlands)
- David Silva (CAM, Real Sociedad/Spain)
- Mikel Oyarzabal (LW, Real Sociedad/Spain)
- Alejandro Gómez (CAM, Sevilla/Argentina)
- Serge Gnabry (RM, Bayern Munich/Germany)
- Péter Gulácsi (GK, RB Leipzig/Hungary)
- Yann Sommer (GK, Borussia M’gladbach/Switzerland)
- Leonardo Bonucci (CB, Piemonte Calcio/Italy)
- Wilfred Ndidi (CDM, Leicester City/Nigeria)
- Kasper Schmeichel (GK, Leicester City/Denmark)
- Sergej Milinković-Savić (CM, Latium/Serbia)
- Marcus Rashford (LM, Manchester United/England)
- Matthijs de Ligt (CB, Piemonte Calcio/Netherlands)
- Edinson Cavani (ST, Manchester United/Uruguay)
- Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (ST, Arsenal/Gabon)
- Roberto Firmino (CF, Liverpool/Brazil)
Finally, there you go! These are the ratings. Do you think the players have received deserved upgrades/downgrades? Share your opinion in the comments.
