EA Sports set up their big FIFA 20 ratings reveal – and we
finally know who the best players on the game are.
The attackers are the cream of the crop, featuring the heavyweights
of Messi & Ronaldo. Who comes out on top this year? Well, look no further.
Lionel Messi (OVR 94)
Position: CF, RW, ST
Age: 32
Club: Barcelona
Country: Argentina
Shrugging off Cristiano
Ronaldo after another scintillating season, Lionel Messi netted 50+ goals for
the sixth time in his career last year.
Cristiano Ronaldo (OVR 93)
Position: ST, LW
Age: 34
Club: Piemonte Calcio
(Juventus)
Country: Portugal
CR7 will be gutted he falls behind Messi, but after a season in which he claimed the Serie A title with new club Juventus, and added the UEFA Nations League with Portugal, he still has much to be proud of.
Neymar (OVR 92)
Position: LW, CAM
Age: 27
Club: PSG
Country: Brazil
It is a surprise to see Neymar so high up on the list, but you can’t deny the Brazilian’s quality. How he bounces back from injury troubles and transfer speculation will be the making of him this season.
Eden Hazard (OVR 91)
Position: LW, CF
Age: 28
Club: Real Madrid
Country: Belgium
A threat to the top two? Eden Hazard’s move to Los Blancos makes perfect sense, but with the side faltering there is more pressure on the £89 million man than there was at Chelsea.
Mohamed Salah (OVR 90)
Position: RW, ST
Age: 27
Club: Liverpool
Country: Egypt
Mo Salah’s Liverpool were the champions,
with the Egyptian king overdue some top class silverware. If he finds that form
for a third season in a row, you wouldn’t bet against the Reds finally winning a
Premier League title this year.
Kylian Mbappe (OVR 89)
Position: ST, RW
Age: 20
Club: PSG
Country: France
If he wasn’t so young, Kylian Mbappe
would be in the 90s, with the Frenchman leaving Neymar in his dust at PSG. 39
goals in 43 appearances shows how deadly he is, and now the Champions League is
what is missing from the World Cup winner’s resume so far.
Sergio Aguero (OVR 89)
Position: ST
Age: 31
Club: Manchester City
Country: Argentina
There’s just no stopping Sergio Aguero. There
were more goals for the Man City forward last season, netting 30+ goals in a campaign
for the fifth time in eight seasons in England.
Robert Lewandowski (OVR 89)
Position: ST
Age: 31
Club: Bayern Munich
Country: Poland
The best all-round striker on the planet? He may be north of 30, but a fourth-successive season with 40+ goals shows Bayern forward Robert Lewandowski isn’t going anyway.
Harry Kane (OVR 89)
Position: ST
Age: 26
Club: Tottenham
Country: England
Harry Kane is hot on Lewandowski’s tail, with a few injury niggles last season stopping him from kicking on. As a result, the England captain wasn’t on top form when Spurs fell to Liverpool in the Champions League final.
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Antoine Griezmann (OVR 89)
Position: CF, ST
Age: 28
Club: Barcelona
Country: France
A summer move for Antoine Griezmann,
and it will be interesting to see how he plays with Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez
at Barcelona. After all the adulation he received at Atletico Madrid, he must
deliver for an expectant Camp Nou.
Luis Suarez (OVR 89)
Position: ST
Age: 32
Club: Barcelona
Country: Uruguay
Luis Suarez’s place is now under
threat at Barcelona, and he will be a relieved man that Neymar didn’t return
over the summer. His goal return fell to 25 last season, his lowest output since
2011-12.
Raheem Sterling (OVR 88)
Position: RW, LW
Age: 24
Club: Manchester City
Country: England
Raheem Sterling is another man who
could have been eying a higher rating, but haps delivering in Europe is the one
thing standing in his way. Never did we see the winger as a 20+ goals a season
man, and he has now done so two seasons running.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (OVR 88)
Position: ST
Age: 30
Club: Arsenal
Country: Gabon
What an addition to the Premier League
this man has been. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s partnership with Alexandre
Lacazette in the Arsenal attack is something rarely seen nowadays, resulting in
31 goals for the Gabon man last season.
Sadio Mane (OVR 88)
Position: LW, RW, LM
Age: 27
Club: Liverpool
Country: Senegal
He may have been the weakest link in
Liverpool’s front three before, but that is no longer the case for Sadio Mane.
The Senegal star bagged 26 goals last term, the highest ouput of his career thus
far.
Edinson Cavani (OVR 88)
Position: ST
Age: 32
Club: PSG
Country: Uruguay
Despite an 88 OVR, Edinson
Cavani is third fiddle to Kylian Mbappe and Neymar at PSG – with the Uruguayan’s
goal return falling from 40 to 23 last season. The club’s record goal scorer as
one final season to prove his quality to the world.
Karim Benzema (OVR 87)
Position: CF, ST
Age: 31
Club: Real Madrid
Country: France
One of very few strong performers for Real Madrid last season, Karim Benzema is a striker unshackled with no Cristiano Ronaldo at the club.
Heung-min Son (OVR 87)
Position: CF, LM
Age: 27
Club: Tottenham Hotspur
Country: South Korea
Heung-min Son moves into attack for
FIFA 20, after filling in, and shining, in a shadow striker role with Harry Kane
out injured. When’s he’s on-song, there’s no stopping the flying South Korean.
Bernardo Silva (OVR 87)
Position: RW, CAM, CM
Age: 25
Club: Manchester City
Country: Bernardo Silva
Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup, Community Shield, UEFA
Nations League – Bernardo Silva’s trophy haul last season. Equally adept on the
wing or in central midfield, expect the Portuguese to be Premier League force
for years to come.
Dries Mertens (OVR 87)
Position: CF, ST
Age: 32
Club: Napoli
Country: Belgium
A FIFA favourite, Dries
Mertens is a tricky man to play against. Aged 32, his best days may be behind
him, but he still netted 20 goals in Naples last term.
Lorenzo Insigne (OVR 87)
Position: CF, LW, ST
Age: 28
Club: Napoli
Country: Italy
Now Napoli’s main man, Lorenzo Insigne
is an underrated man on the football since. The Italian netted 14 goals and
picked up six assist last term under Carlo Ancelotti, and with a new regime at
Juventus, Napoli are title contenders once again.
Leroy Sane (OVR 86)
Position: LW, RW
Age: 23
Club: Manchester City
Country: Germany
A nasty injury a stunted Leroy Sane’s progress, and a potential move to Bayern Munich, but let’s hope the pacey winger returns later in the season to strut his stuff once again.
Angel Di Maria (OVR 86)
Position: RW, LW
Age: 31
Club: PSG
Country: Argentina
Angel Di Maria receives plenty of flack, but the Argentine bounced back last season. With Neymar injured, he was a regular in the PSG lineup, as shown in the club’s first leg victory over former club Manchester United in the Champions League.
Alexandre Lacazette (OVR 86)
Position: ST
Age: 28
Club: Arsenal
Country: France
Alexandre Lacazette has loved playing with
Aubameyang at Arsenal, with the pair looking to fire the Gunners back into the
top four this season.
Roberto Firmino (OVR 86)
Position: CF, ST, CAM
Age: 27
Club: Liverpool
Country: Brazil
With some injury troubles, Roberto Firmino may be lucky to be included in the top 100, but his late winner against PSG showcased his quality, and got the ball rolling for Liverpool in the Champions League last term.
Phillipe Coutinho (OVR 86)
Position: LW, CAM, CM
Age: 27
Club: Bayern Munich
Country: Brazil
A new stars beckons for Philippe Coutinho at Bayern Munich, and it looks to be a good move. The German champions lack a playmaker, and he adds some serious X factor to a new-look side.
Ciro Immobile (OVR 86)
Position: ST
Age: 29
Club: Lazio
Country: Italy
A clinical striker, you would have forgiven Ciro Immobile for leaving Lazio after the Italian club finished eight in Serie A las term. He has stayed, and started the new campaign brilliantly with two goals in as many games.
Romelu Lukaku (OVR 85)
Position: ST
Age: 26
Club: Inter Milan
Country: Belgium
Also now in Italy, Romelu
Lukau will look to silence the critics that game him so much flack at Manchester
United. With over 100 Premier League goals to his name, Inter may have the man
to fire them to the Serie A title over Juventus.
Mauro Icardi (OVR 85)
Position: ST
Age: 26
Club: PSG
Country: Argentina
With Lukaku joining, Mauro Icardi has departed on loan to
PSG, where he is likely to occupy the bench behind strikers Mbappe and Cavani.
With 124 Serie A goals in the bank, that is some serious firepower to fall back
on.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic (OVR 85)
Position: ST
Age: 37
Club: LA Galaxy
Country: Sweden
Rounding out the top 100 is Zlatan
Ibrahimovic, who flies the flag for the MLS. 45 goals in 50 games since heading
Stateside is an incredible return, with Swede hinting that he is open to returning
to Manchester United if needed.