Solid Gold

Mbappe, Rodri and Haaland highest rated players in EA Sports FC 25, plus big upgrade for Bellingham

Bonmati is the highest-rated Women's player in EA Sports FC 25 after her Ballon D'or win.

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News by James Billcliffe Guides Editor

Published on Sept. 9, 2024

Kylian Mbappe, Rodri, Erling Haaland and Aitana Bonmati share the coveted title of being the highest rated players in EA Sports FC 25.

There were also big upgrades for new cover star Jude Bellingham, as well as Vini Jr and Sophia Smith.

Many of these players have been at the top of the game for a while, but there are a few tweaks and surprises. We now have a four-way tie for the world’s best goalkeeper, with Thibaut Courtois’ downgrade leaving him level with Alisson, ter Stegen and Donnarumma.

Because of their absence from the list below, we can also infer that there have been a few downgrades for big-name players - many of them plying their trade in the Saudi Pro League - such as Karim Benzema, Neymar, Robert Lewandowski and Casemiro (EA must have been watching the Liverpool match, then).

On the Women’s side, it looks like Kadidiatou Diani has taken a downgrade from her lofty FC 24 rating, while the recently retired Alex Morgan is also absent from the list.

The full list of the best 25 players in EA Sports FC 25 is as follows:

Kylian Mbappe - 91 OVR - Real Madrid
Rodri - 91 OVR - Man City
Erling Haaland - 91 OVR - Man City
Aitana Bonmati - 91 OVR - Barcelona
Jude Bellingham - 90 OVR - Real Madrid
Vini Jr - 90 OVR - Real Madrid
Kevin De Bruyne - 90 OVR - Man City
Harry Kane - 90 OVR - Bayern Munich
Alexia Putellas - 90 OVR - Barcelona
Caroline Graham Hansen - 90 OVR - Barcelona
Sam Kerr - 90 OVR - Chelsea
Martin Odegaard - 89 OVR - Arsenal
Gigi Donnarumma - 89 OVR - PSG
Alisson - 89 OVR - Liverpool
Thibaut Courtois - 89 OVR - Real Madrid
Marc-Andre ter Stegen - 89 OVR - Barcelona
Virgil van Dijk - 89 OVR - Liverpool
Mo Salah - 89 OVR - Liverpool
Lautaro Martinez - 89 OVR - Inter
Sophia Smith - 89 OVR - Portland Thorns
Ada Hegerberg - 89 OVR - Lyon
Mapi Leon - 89 OVR - Barcelona
Lionel Messi - 88 OVR - Inter Miami
Phil Foden - 88 OVR - Man City
Marie Katoto - 88 OVR - PSG

This is the first ratings announcement for current players we’ve seen so far for this season, following the reveal of 8 new Icons, including Gareth Bale, and new Ultimate Team Heroes, including Eden Hazard, in recent weeks.

For more on EA Sports FC, we just posted a far-reaching interview with senior producer, Sam Rivera, on the next 5 years of EA Sports FC. You can also see what we thought of the game in our EA Sports FC 25 hands-on preview.

More players will be revealed in the coming days, with the Premier League starting proceedings before the most improved, Best U21, new goalkeeper PlayStyles and career mode gems finish up the pre-release reveals: