FIFA 21: The top 20 players in every position revealed

FIFA 21 is here and obviously it’s going to be taking up most of our waking hours in the coming months since real-life socialising looks set to be off the cards once more.

That means we can tackle our Ultimate Team with the kind of care and precision we’ve never experienced before.

To help that process, we’ve laid out the game’s top 20 players spread across each position.

The usual suspects remain at the top of the lists, with Ronaldo just about edging out Robert Lewandowski among the strikers, Messi topping the wingers list and Jan Oblak taking the number one spot among the goalkeepers.

Liverpool pair Trent Alexander-Arnold and Virgil Van Dijk lead the full-back and centre-back ratings, while De Bruyne unsurprisingly heads up the central midfielders.

See below for the top 20 players in each position on FIFA 21.

Goalkeepers

  1. Jan Oblak (91)
  2. Alisson (90)
  3. Marc-André ter Stegen (90)
  4. Thibaut Courtois (89)
  5. Manuel Neuer (89)
  6. Ederson (88)
  7. Samir Handanovič (88)
  8. Keylor Navas (87)
  9. Hugo Lloris (87)
  10. Wojciech Szczęsny (87)
  11. David de Gea (86)
  12. Yann Sommer (86)
  13. Gianluigi Donnarumma (85)
  14. Bernd Leno (85)
  15. Péter Gulácsi (85)
  16. Roman Bürki (84)
  17. Kasper Schmeichel (84)
  18. Rui Patrício (84)
  19. André Onana (84)
  20. Salvatore Sirigu (84)

Full-backs

  1. Trent Alexander-Arnold – RB (87)
  2. Andrew Robertson – LB (87)
  3. Daniel Carvajal – RB (86)
  4. Jordi Alba – LB (86)
  5. Kyle Walker – RB (85)
  6. Ricardo Pereira – RB (85)
  7. Alex Sandro – LB (85)
  8. Lucas Digne LB (84)
  9. Alex Telles – LB (84)
  10. Nicolás Tagliafico – LB (84)
  11. César Azpilicueta – RB (84)
  12. Jesús Navas – RB (84)
  13. Grimaldo – LB (84)
  14. Aaron Wan-Bissaka – RB (83)
  15. Juan Bernat – LB (83)
  16. Kieran Trippier – RB (83)
  17. Ferland Mendy – LB (83)
  18. Marcelo – LB (83)
  19. João Cancelo – RB (83)
  20. Marcos Acuña – LB (83)
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Centre-backs

  1. Virgil van Dijk (90)
  2. Sergio Ramos (89)
  3. Kalidou Koulibaly (88)
  4. Aymeric Laporte (87)
  5. Giorgio Chiellini (87)
  6. Gerard Piqué (86)
  7. Mats Hummels (86)
  8. Raphaël Varane (86)
  9. Marquinhos (85)
  10. Matthijs de Ligt (85)
  11. Thiago Silva (85)
  12. Milan Škriniar (85)
  13. Clément Lenglet (85)
  14. Leonardo Bonucci (85)
  15. Toby Alderweireld (85)
  16. Diego Godín (85)
  17. Stefan de Vrij (84)
  18. David Alaba (84)
  19. Felipe (84)
  20. Fernandinho (84)

Centre-mids

  1. Kevin De Bruyne – CAM (91)
  2. Casemiro – CDM (89)
  3. Joshua Kimmich – CDM (88)
  4. Toni Kroos – CM (88)
  5. N’Golo Kanté – CDM (88)
  6. Luka Modrić – CM (87)
  7. Bruno Fernandes – CAM (87)
  8. Fabinho – CDM (87)
  9. Sergio Busquets – CDM (87)
  10. Thomas Müller – CAM (86)
  11. Paul Pogba – CM (86)
  12. Marco Verratti – CM (86)
  13. Alejandro Gómez – CAM (86)
  14. Jordan Henderson CDM (86)
  15. David Silva – CAM (86)
  16. Thiago – CM (85)
  17. Kai Havertz – CAM (85)
  18. Luis Alberto – CAM (85)
  19. Hakim Ziyech – CAM (85)
  20. Marco Reus – CAM (85)
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Wingers

  1. Lionel Messi – RW (93)
  2. Neymar – LW (91)
  3. Mohamed Salah – RW (90)
  4. Sadio Mané – LW (90)
  5. Eden Hazard – LW (88)
  6. Raheem Sterling – LW (88)
  7. Angel Di Maria – RW (87)
  8. Jadon Sancho – RM (87)
  9. Son-Heung min – LM (87)
  10. Bernardo Silva – RW (87)
  11. Serge Gnabry – RM (85)
  12. Riyad Mahrez – RW (85)
  13. Lorenzo Insigne – LW (85)
  14. Marcus Rashford – LM (85)
  15. Leroy Sané – LM (85)
  16. Pizzi – RM (84)
  17. Raphaël Guerreiro – LM (84)
  18. Mikel Oyarzabal – LW (84)
  19. Kingsley Coman – LM (84)
  20. José Callejón – RM (84)

Strikers

  1. Cristiano Ronaldo – ST (92)
  2. Robert Lewandowski – ST (91)
  3. Kylian Mbappé – ST (90)
  4. Sergio Agüero – ST (89)
  5. Karim Benzema – CF (89)
  6. Harry Kane – ST (88)
  7. Paulo Dybala – CF (88)
  8. Ciro Immobile – ST (87)
  9. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang – ST (87)
  10. Luis Suárez – ST (87)
  11. Antoine Griezmann – ST (87)
  12. Roberto Firmino – CF (87)
  13. Jamie Vardy – ST (86)
  14. Romelu Lukaku – ST (86)
  15. Memphis Depay – CF (85)
  16. Timo Werner – ST (85)
  17. Dries Mertens – CF (85)
  18. Mauro Icardi – ST (85)
  19. Erling Haaland – ST (84)
  20. Josip Iličić – ST (84)

If you’re looking for the quickest players on the game, usually a pretty big factor when it comes to UT, we’ve got you covered there too.

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SADIO MANE (LIVERPOOL)

OVERALL: 90

PACE: 94

ACHRAF HAKIMI (INTER MILAN)

OVERALL: 83

PACE: 94

GELSON MARTINS (AS MONACO)

OVERALL: 80

PACE: 94

NIKOLA MILEUSNIC (ADELAIDE UNITED)

OVERALL: 64

PACE: 94

KIM IN SEONG (ULSAN HYUNDAI)

OVERALL: 71

PACE: 94

TOM BARKHUIZEN (PRESTON NORTH END)

OVERALL: 72

PACE: 94

CHIDERA EJUKE (CSKA MOSCOW)

OVERALL: 75

PACE: 94

AURELIO BUTA (ANTWERP)

OVERALL: 76

PACE: 94

KREPIN DIATTA (CLUB BRUGGE)

OVERALL: 77

PACE: 94

ISMAILA SARR (WATFORD)

OVERALL: 78

PACE: 94

LEON BAILEY (BAYER LEVERKUSEN)

OVERALL: 80

PACE: 94

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INAKI WILLIAMS (ATHLETIC BILBAO)

OVERALL: 81

PACE: 94

RAFA SILVA (BENFICA)

OVERALL: 83

PACE: 94

VINICIUS JUNIOR (REAL MADRID)

OVERALL: 80

PACE: 95

DANIEL JAMES (MANCHESTER UNITED)

OVERALL: 77

PACE: 95

ANIBAL CHALA (DIJON FCO)

OVERALL: 69

PACE: 95

KENSUKE NAGAI (FC TOKYO)

OVERALL: 70

PACE: 95

KYLIAN MBAPPE PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN

OVERALL: 90

PACE: 96

ALPHONSO DAVIES (BAYERN MUNICH)

OVERALL: 81

PACE: 96

ADAMA TRAORE (WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS)

OVERALL: 79

PACE: 96

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