FC 26 player ratings confirmed: Top-rated players in EA Sports FC 26
Who will be top dog this year?
The FC 26 release date isn't far off now, and as such, EA have confirmed the top FC 26 player ratings, as well as the best clubs for both the men's and women's leagues.
After a real show of fantastic performances in the last season, there are some new faces and some older, venerable players who are finally getting their time in the EA FC sun.
What we don't know, currently, are player ratings for any other than the top players, so we'll have to wait a wee while longer for those.
Going by their performances during the last season, some clubs have been shoogled about. Please, Chelsea fans, do not shoot the messenger. We are merely reporting on the inner machinations of EA Sports.
With all that said, read on to see just how this year's players and clubs stack up!
FC 26 best player ratings
EA have finally revealed the – rather appropriately – top 26 players with the best player ratings for FC 26, for both men and women. Check them out below!
FC 26 top male players
For the first time, Mohamed Salah takes the joint top spot after his incredible last season, sharing it with Kylian Mbappé, last year's top player.
- Mohamed Salah | 91 | RM | Liverpool
- Kylian Mbappé | 91 | ST | Real Madrid
- Ousmane Dembélé | 90 | ST | Paris SG
- Rodrigo Hernández Cascante (Rodri) | 90 | CDM | Manchester City
- Virgil van Dijk | 90 | CB | Liverpool
- Jude Bellingham | 90 | CAM | Real Madrid
- Erling Haaland | 90 | ST | Manchester City
- Raphael Dias Belloli (Raphinha) | 89 | LM | FC Barcelona
- Lamine Yamal Nasraoui Ebana | 89 | RM | FC Barcelona
- Achraf Hakimi | 89 | RB | Paris SG
- Vítor Machado Ferreira (Vitinha) | 89 | CM | Paris SG
- Gianluigi Donnarumma | 89 | GK | Manchester City
- Pedro González López (Pedri) | 89 | CM | FC Barcelona
- Joshua Kimmich | 89 | CDM | FC | Bayern München
- Alisson Ramses Becker | 89 | GK | Liverpool
- Harry Kane | 89 | ST | FC Bayern München
- Federico Valverde | 89 | CM | Real Madrid
- Vinícius José de Oliveira Júnior (Vini Jr.) | 89 | LW | Real Madrid
- Florian Wirtz | 89 | CAM | Liverpool
- Thibaut Courtois | 89 | GK | Real Madrid
- Robert Lewandowski | 88 | ST | FC Barcelona
- Lautaro Martínez | 88 | ST | Lombardia FC
- Alexander Isak | 88 | ST | Liverpool
- Jamal Musiala | 88 | CAM | FC Bayern München
- Gabriel dos S. Magalhães | 88 | CB | Arsenal
- Bukayo Saka | 88 | RW | Arsenal
FC 26 top female players
The top three spots for women players haven't changed since last year, but there has been quite a bit of movement. Also apparent is just how many FC Barcelona players there are, a testament to the Catalonian squad.
- Alexia Putellas | 91 | CM | FC Barcelona
- Aitana Bonmatí | 91 | CM | FC Barcelona
- Caroline Graham Hansen | 90 | RW | FC Barcelona
- Alessia Russo | 89 | ST | Arsenal
- María Francesca Caldentey Oliver (Mariona) | 89 | CM | Arsenal
- Patri Guijarro Gutiérrez | 89 | CDM | FC Barcelona
- Khadija Shaw | 89 | ST | Manchester City
- María Pilar León Cebrián (Mapi León) | 89 | CB | FC Barcelona
- Marie Katoto | 88 | ST | OL | Lyonnes
- Kadidiatou Diani | 88 | RW | OL Lyonnes
- Sophia Wilson | 88 | ST | Portland Thorns
- Guro Reiten | 88 | LM | Chelsea
- Ewa Pajor | 88 | ST | FC Barcelona
- Christiane Endler | 88 | GK | OL Lyonnes
- Débora C. de Oliveira (Debinha) | 88 | CAM | KC Current
- Irene Paredes | 88 | CB | FC Barcelona
- Chloe Kelly | 87 | RM | Arsenal
- Lindsey Heaps | 87 | CAM | OL Lyonnes
- Lucy Bronze | 87 | RB | Chelsea
- Rose Lavelle | 87 | CM | Gotham FC
- Sakina Karchaoui | 87 | CM | Paris SG
- Leah Williamson | 87 | CB | Arsenal
- Beth Mead | 87 | RM | Arsenal
- Mallory Swanson | 87 | LM | Chicago Stars FC
- Ada Hegerberg | 87 | ST | OL Lyonnes
- Lauren Hemp | 87 | LW | Manchester City
FC 26 player ratings
We don't know yet when the rest of the player ratings will be revealed, but for now, we have the top 26 for men and women, which can be seen just above.
EA typically doesn't release all the player ratings at once. Instead, it usually releases the top players in each major league one at a time.
So, while we may now have those top-tier players, we'll likely have to wait until just before launch to see how all the other players have stacked up for this season.
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FC 26 club ratings
Below are the best top 16 men's and women's clubs in FC 26. How has your team fared? If you're a Chelsea fan, we can only give our condolences...
Men's Football
As noted, Chelsea has taken a proverbial punch to the nose with its rating this year after a shaky performance.
- Real Madrid – 5 Stars
- Barcelona – 5 Stars
- Paris Saint-Germain – 5 Stars
- Liverpool – 5 Stars
- Manchester City – 5 Stars
- Arsenal – 5 Stars
- Bayern Munich – 5 Stars
- Atlético Madrid – 4.5 Stars
- Newcastle United – 4.5 Stars
- Napoli – 4.5 Stars
- Borussia Dortmund – 4.5 Stars
- Tottenham Hotspur – 4.5 Stars
- Chelsea – 4.5 Stars
- Aston Villa – 4.5 Stars
- Manchester United – 4.5 Stars
- Bayer Leverkusen – 4.5 Stars
Women's Football
Below are the top 16 teams for women's football. Going by how many of its players are in the top 26, it's no wonder Barcelona F.C. has taken the top spot here.
- Barcelona – 5 Stars
- Olympique Lyon – 5 Stars
- Chelsea – 5 Stars
- Arsenal – 5 Stars
- Bayern Munich – 5 Stars
- Real Madrid – 4.5 Stars
- Paris Saint-Germain – 4.5 Stars
- Manchester City – 4.5 Stars
- Wolfsburg – 4.5 Stars
- Manchester United – 4.5 Stars
- Kansas City Current – 4.5 Stars
- Washington Spirit – 4 Stars
- Eintracht Frankfurt – 4 Stars
- NJ/NY Gotham – 4 Stars
- Juventus – 4 Stars
- Orlando Pride – 4 Stars
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Cole Luke is a freelance journalist and video producer who contributes to RadioTimes.com's Gaming section. He also has bylines for Digital Foundry, PC Gamer, Network N and more.
