FC 25 ratings confirmed: Top-rated players in EA Sports FC 25

More importantly, we now know the ratings for both the men and women's games. Let the year-long debate commence! Should Haaland be that high? Why is Cole Palmer that low? How is Aleksandar Pavlović only a silver? These are some of the many discussions that will follow as a result.

On top of that, we now have Heroes and Icons cards, with Chelsea fan favourite Eden Hazard leading the line-up. Another rating that will no doubt be argued over at length.

If you want to jump in now, remember EA early access lets you play FC 25 immediately. However, if you'd prefer to wait for its main launch and just want to find out the ratings ahead of time, we've got all the details you need to know below.

FC 25 player ratings: Top 25 players announced so far

Below are the top 25 players for the men's and women's game in FC 24:

Top 25 male players

Lots of top strikers make up the best male players – such as Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland – however, we are seeing players like Rodri also receiving high stats. These players each have a rating of 91 OVR and make up the top three.

The top 25 male players in EA FC 25 can be seen below:

• Kylian Mbappé: 91 OVR – Real Madrid/France – ST
• Rodri: 91 OVR – Man City/Spain – CDM
• Erling Haaland: 91 OVR – Man City/Norway – ST
• Jude Bellingham: 90 OVR – Real Madrid/England – CAM
• Vini Jr: 90 OVR – Real Madrid/Brazil – LW
• Kevin De Bruyne: 90 OVR – Man City/Belgium – CM
• Harry Kane: 90 OVR – Bayern Munich/England – ST
• Martin Ødegaard: 89 OVR – Arsenal/Norway – CM
• Gianluigi Donnarumma: 89 OVR – PSG/Italy – GK
• Alisson: 89 OVR – Liverpool/Brazil – GK
• Thibaut Courtois: 89 OVR – Real Madrid/Belgium – GK
• Lautaro Martínez: 89 OVR – Inter Milan/Argentina – ST
• Virgil van Dijk: 89 OVR – Liverpool/Netherlands – CB
• Marc-André ter Stegen: 89 OVR – Barcelona/Germany – GK
• Mohamed Salah: 89 OVR – Liverpool/Egypt – RW
• Phil Foden: 89 OVR – Man City/England – RW
• Lionel Messi: 88 OVR – Inter Miami/Argentina – RW
• Antoine Griezmann: 88 OVR: Atlético Madrid/France – ST
• Rúben Dias: 88 OVR – Man City/Portugal – CB
• Robert Lewandowski: 88 OVR – Barcelona/Poland – ST
• Frederico Valverde: 88 OVR – Real Madrid/Uruguay - CM
• Ederson: 88 OVR – Man City/Brazil – GK
• Bernado Silva: 88 OVR – Man City/Portugal – CM
• Jan Oblak: 88 OVR –Atlético Madrid/Slovenia – GK
• Antonio Rüdiger: 88 OVR – Real Madrid/Germany – CB

Mbappé and Haaland topped the list in FC 24 with a 91 OVR rating, alongside Kevin De Bruyne, who dropped to a 90 OVR in FC 25.

Top 25 female players

• Aitana Bonmatí: 91 OVR – Barcelona/Spain – CM
• Alexia Putellas: 90 OVR – Barcelona/Spain – CM
• Caroline Graham Hansen: 90 OVR – Barcelona/Norway – RW
• Sam Kerr: 90 OVR – Chelsea/Australia – ST
• Sophia Smith: 89 OVR – Portland Thorns/USA – ST
• Ada Hegerberg: 89 OVR – Lyon/Norway – ST
• Mapi León: 89 OVR – PSG/Spain – CB
• Marie-Antoinette Katoto: 88 OVR – Barcelona/France – ST
• Debinha Miri: 88 OVR – Kansas City Current/Brazil – CAM
• Kadidiatou Diani: 88 OVR – Lyon/France – RW
• Patri Guijarro: 88 OVR – Barcelona/Spain – CDM
• Beth Mead: 88 OVR – Arsenal/England – RW
• Wendie Renard: 88 OVR – Lyon/France – CB
• Guro Reiten: 88 OVR – Chelsea/Norway – LM
• Irene Paredes: 88 OVR – Barcelona/Spain – CB
• Christiane Endler: 88 OVR – Lyon/Chile – GK
• Alexandra Popp: 87 OVR – Wolfsburg/Germany – ST
• Sakina Karchaoui: 87 OVR – PSG/France – LB
• Mallory Swanson: 87 OVR – Chicago Red Stars/USA – LM
• Rose Lavelle: 87 OVR – NY/NJ Gotham/USA – CAM
• Ewa Pajor: 87 OVR – Barcelona/Poland – ST
• Lauren Hemp: 86 OVR – Man City/England – LW
• Khadija Shaw: 86 OVR – Man City/Jamaica – ST
• Fridolina Rolfö: 86 OVR – Barcelona/Sweden – LB
• Selma Bacha: 86 OVR – Lyon/France – LB

The top two players, Bonmatí and Putellas, have swapped spots from FC 24, as have Kerr and Hansen.

Which Heroes and Icons are confirmed?

Other than the top players, a handful of Heroes have had their ratings officially confirmed by EA Sports.

Below is a full list of Heroes along with their base and prime ratings:

• Blaise Matuidi – France – 85 OVR / Prime 88 OVR
• Celia Šašić – Germany – 88 OVR / Prime 91 OVR
• Eden Hazard – Belgium – 86 OVR / Prime 90 OVR
• Fara Williams – England – 86 OVR / Prime 88 OVR
• Guti – Spain – 86 OVR / Prime 88 OVR
• Jaap Stam – Netherlands – 85 OVR / Prime 89 OVR
• Jamie Carragher – England – 86 OVR / Prime 88 OVR
• Laura Georges – France – 85 OVR / Prime 89 OVR
• Maicon – Brazil – 86 OVR / Prime 90 OVR
• Marek Hamšík – Slovakia – 85 OVR / Prime 89 OVR
• Mohammed Noor – Saudi Arabia – 85 OVR / Prime 88 OVR
• Tim Howard – USA – 85 OVR / Prime 89 OVR
• Zé Roberto – Brazil – 86 OVR / Prime 89 OVR

We've also got eight new Icons:

• Nadine Angerer – 92 OVR
• Gianluigi Buffon – 91 OVR
• Julie Foudy – 90 OVR
• Aya Miyama – 90 OVR
• Lotta Schelin – 90 OVR
• Lilian Thuram – 90 OVR
• Marinette Pichon 88 – OVR
• Gareth Bale – 88 OVR

EA FC 25 club ratings

A number of football clubs set to feature in FC 25 have had their club ratings confirmed by EA. So far, here's the ratings we know:

Men's football

• Real Madrid – 5 Stars
• Manchester City – 5 Stars
• Bayern Munich – 5 Stars
• Barcelona – 5 Stars
• Arsenal– 5 Stars
• Liverpool – 5 Stars
• Bayern Leverkusen – 5 Stars
• PSG – 4.5 Stars
• Atletico Madrid – 4.5 Stars
• Chelsea – 4.5 Stars
• Borrusia Dortmund – 4.5 Stars
• Newcastle United – 4.5 Stars
• Juventus – 4.5 Stars
• Manchester United – 4.5 Stars
• Tottenham Hotspurs – 4.5 Stars
• RB Leipzig – 4.5 Stars

Women's football

• Barcelona – 5 Stars
• Lyon – 5 Stars
• Chelsea – 5 Stars
• Arsenal – 5 Stars
• Bayern Munich – 4.5 Stars
• Wolfsburg – 4.5 Stars
• Manchester City – 4.5 Stars
• Real Madrid – 4.5 Stars
• PSG – 4.5 Stars
• NY Gotham FC – 4.5 Stars
• Juventus – 4.5 Stars
• Manchester United – 4.5 Stars
• Atletico Madrid – 4.5 Stars
• Roma – 4.5 Stars
• Kansas City – 4.5 Stars
• Portland Thorns – 4.5 Stars

EA Sports FC 25 is scheduled to launch on 27th September 2024 across PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and Microsoft Windows. Anyone wanting to jump in now can do via early access.

Read more on FC 25:

• FC 25 Heroes and Icons: Returning legends confirmed
• FC 25 Career Mode interview: Lamine Yamal, Fabrizio Romano and more
• FC 25 producer interview: Professional fouls, diving and Volta
• FC 25 soundtrack: Full list of songs
• FC 25 defenders: Best CB, RB and LB

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