FIFA 22 ratings guide

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The FIFA 22 ratings are in. Whether you're playing as a manager at a big club in Career Mode, or putting together your dream XI in FIFA Ultimate Team, it's worth knowing the finest footballers set to grace EA's next take on the (virtual) beautiful game. Otherwise you can just debate each placement with your Co-op Seasons squad. Trust us, putting together a top 100 cannot be done without (virtual) fisticuffs.

Anyway, the last 12 months have been taken into account, with the best players in each of the major leagues listed. There isn't too much movement at the very top, but, surprise, surprise, Argentinian superstar Lionel Messi retains his spot at the top of the tree. Will that remain the case next year, following his dramatic move to PSG?

Also not a shock is Kylian Mbappe's meteoric rise to fifth, with Robert Lewandowski displacing the ageing Cristiano Ronaldo in second. There's plenty to take in when it comes to the FIFA 22 top 100 player ratings. Below you'll find the best 100 players in the game, so you know who to save your chairman's millions for.

FIFA 22 ratings: The top 100 players this year

Here are the best players in FIFA 22 in descending order, along with their overall stats, position, and current club:

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Rank	Player	Club	Position	Overall
1	Lionel Messi	PSG	RW	93
2	Robert Lewandowski	Bayern Munich	ST	92
3	Cristiano Ronaldo	Manchester United	ST	91
4	Kevin De Bruyne	Manchester City	CM	91
5	Kylian Mbappe	PSG	ST	91
6	Neymar Jr	PSG	LW	91
7	Jan Oblak	Atletico Madrid	GK	91
8	Harry Kane	Tottenham Hotspur	ST	90
9	N'golo Kante	Chelsea	CDM	90
10	Manuel Neuer	Bayern Munich	GK	90
11	Marc-Andre Ter Stegen	Barcelona	GK	90
12	Mohamed Salah	Liverpool	RW	89
13	Gianluigi Donnarumma	PSG	GK	89
14	Karim Benzema	Real Madrid	ST	89
15	Virgil Van Dijk	Liverpool	CB	89
16	Joshua Kimmich	Bayern Munich	CDM	89
17	Heung Min-Son	Tottenham Hotspur	LM	89
18	Alisson Becker	Liverpool	GK	89
19	Thibaut Courtouis	Real Madrid	GK	89
20	Casemiro	Real Madrid	CDM	89
21	Ederson	Manchester City	GK	89
22	Sadio Mane	Liverpool	LW	89
23	Luis Suarez	Athletico Madrid	ST	88
24	Sergio Ramos	PSG	CB	88
25	Bruno Fernandes	Manchester United	CAM	88
26	Romelu Lukaku	Chelsea	ST	88
27	Raheem Sterling	Manchester City	LW	88
28	Toni Kroos	Real Madrid	CM	88
29	Erling Haaland	Borussia Dortmund	ST	88
30	Keylor Navas	PSG	GK	88
31	Marquinhos	PSG	CB	87
32	Ruben Dias	Manchester City	CB	87
33	Leon Goretzka	Bayern Munich	CM	87
34	Andrew Robertson	Liverpool	LB	87
35	Thomas Muller	Bayern Munich	CAM	87
36	Sergio Aguero	Barcelona	ST	87
37	Paulo Dybala	Juventus	ST	87
38	Luka Modric	Real Madrid	CM	87
39	Jadon Sancho	Manchester United	RM	87
40	Frenkie De Jong	Barcelona	CM	87
41	Angel Di Maria	PSG	RW	87
42	Trent Alexander-Arnold	Liverpool	RB	87
43	Paul Pogba	Manchester United	CM	87
44	Marco Verratti	PSG	CM	87
45	Wojciech Szczesny	Juventus	GK	87
46	Ciro Immobile	Lazio	ST	87
47	Hugo Lloris	Tottenham Hotspur	GK	87
48	Lorenzo Insigne	Napoli	LW	86
49	Sergio Busquets	Barcelona	CDM	86
50	Joao Cancelo	Manchester City	RB	86
51	Mats Hummels	Borussia Dortmund	CB	86
52	Fabinho	Liverpool	CDM	86
53	Riyad Mahrez	Manchester City	RW	86
54	Gerard Moreno	Villarreal	ST	86
55	Raphael Varane	Manchester United	CB	86
56	Milan Skriniar	Inter Milan	CB	86
57	Marcos Llorente	Athletico Madrid	CM	86
58	Samir Handanovic	Inter Milan	GK	86
59	Aymeric Laporte	Manchester City	CB	86
60	Koen Casteels	Wolfsburg	GK	86
61	Parejo	Villarreal	CM	86
62	Kalidou Koulibaly	Napoli	CB	86
63	Giorgio Chiellini	Juventus	CB	86
64	Rodri	Manchester City	CDM	86
65	Jordi Alba	Barcelona	LB	86
66	Thiago	Liverpool	CM	86
67	Jamie Vardy	Leicester City	ST	86
68	Bernardo Silva	Manchester City	CAM	86
69	Kingsley Coman	Bayern Munich	LM	86
70	Jorginho	Chelsea	CM	85
71	Leonardo Bonucci	Juventus	CB	85
72	Antoine Griezmann	Athletico Madrid	ST	85
73	Serge Gnabry	Bayern Munich	RM	85
74	Thiago Silva	Chelsea	CB	85
75	Memphis Depay	Barcelona	CF	85
76	Ilkay Gundogan	Manchester City	CM	85
77	Eden Hazard	Real Madrid	LW	85
78	Stefan De Vrij	Inter Milan	CB	85
79	David Silva	Real Sociedad	CAM	85
80	Achraf Hakimi	PSG	RB	85
81	Marco Reus	Borussia Dortmund	CAM	85
82	Wilfred Ndidi	Leicester City	CDM	85
83	Lautaro Martinez	Inter MIlan	ST	85
84	Oyarzabal	Real Sociedad	LW	85
85	Kasper Schmeichel	Leicester City	GK	85
86	Sergej Milinkovic-Savic	Lazio	CM	85
87	Peter Gulasci	RB Leipzig	GK	85
88	Marcus Rashford	Manchester United	LM	85
89	Kyle Walker	Manchester City	RB	85
90	Koke	Athletico Madrid	CM	85
91	Matthijs De Ligt	Juventus	CB	85
92	Alejandro Gomez	Sevilla	CAM	85
93	Yann Sommer	Borussia M’gladbach	GK	85
94	Edinson Cavani	Manchester United	ST	85
95	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang	Arsenal	ST	85
96	Carvajal	Real Madrid	RB	85
97	Roberto Firmino	Liverpool	CF	85
98	David Alaba	Real Madrid	CB	84
99	Nicolo Barella	Inter Milan	CM	84
100	Luke Shaw	Manchester United	LB	84

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