EA Sports FC 26 player ratings: Cristiano Ronaldo & Lionel Messi nowhere to be seen as Mohamed Salah & Kylian Mbappe lead the way as best men's stars

The best players in EA Sports FC 26 have been revealed and there have been some changes at the very top of the standings.

EA Sports FC 26 ratings revealed
Mbappe and Salah lead the way
Lamine Yamal into top 10 for first time

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SALAH & MBAPPE ON TOP IN FC 26
There's no sign of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi at the higher end of the ratings as the two superstars have not even made the top 26 in the latest edition of EA Sports FC. Mbappe and Salah top the list with each boasting an overall rating of 91, just ahead of Ousmane Dembele, Rodri, Virgil van Dijk, Jude Bellingham and Erling Haaland on 90. Elsewhere, new Manchester City goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma and Liverpool star Alisson are the top stoppers with the pair each having a rating of 89.

EA SPORTS FC 26 TOP RATINGS

Rank	Player	Position	Rating
1	Mohamed Salah	RM	91
2	Kylian Mbappe	ST	91
3	Ousmane Dembele	ST	90
4	Rodri	CDM	90
5	Virgil van Dijk	CB	90
6	Jude Bellingham	CAM	90
7	Erling Haaland	ST	90
8	Raphinha	LM	89
9	Lamine Yamal	RM	89
10	Achraf Hakimi	RB	89
11	Vitinha	CM	89
12	Gianluigi Donnarumma	GK	89
13	Pedri	CM	89
14	Joshua Kimmich	CDM	89
15	Alisson Becker	GK	89
16	Harry Kane	ST	89
17	Federico Valverde	MF	89
18	Vinicius Jr	LW	89
19	Florian Wirtz	CAM	89
20	Thibaut Courtois	GK	89
21	Robert Lewandowski	ST	88
22	Lautaro Martinez	ST	88
23	Alexander Isak	ST	88
24	Jamal Musiala	CAM	88
25	Gabriel Magalhaes	CB	88
26	Bukayo Saka	RW	88

YAMAL BREAKS INTO TOP 10
One of the biggest movers is Barcelona wonderkid Lamine Yamal who has broken into the top 10 for the first time. The talented teenager has seen his rating improve by eight points from last year's title, meaning he is now the ninth-highest rated superstar in the game. Other players to receive substantial upgrades are Yamal's Barcelona team-mate Raphinha (+5), who also makes the top 10, and PSG defender Achraf Hakimi (+5).

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EA SPORTS FC 26 RELEASE DATE
The full EA SPORTS FC 26 ratings database contains over 20,0000 players from over 760 clubs and with more than 35 playable leagues. The full list will be revealed by Friday, September 13, while the game is due to be released worldwide on September 26th 2025.
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SALAH & MBAPPE ON TOP IN FC 26

EA SPORTS FC 26 TOP RATINGS

YAMAL BREAKS INTO TOP 10

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