FIFA 21 player ratings: The moment you all have been waiting for, is here. FIFA 21 player ratings were confirmed by EA Sports on Thursday night and while things are as usual up top, there are a few surprises as you go down. Barcelona forward Lionel Messi remains the top-rated player with a rating of 93, followed by Cristiano Ronaldo at 92. Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski, Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne and Paris Saint-Germain superstar Neymar complete the top five.  

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All three are rated 91 along with Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Jan Oblak who is at the sixth spot. The Liverpool trio of Virgil Van Djik, Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah get the same 90 rating. The Reds stopper Alisson has also been given the same rating. 

The bizarre  

As always, EA has taken some bizarre decisions. Eden Hazard’s rating has been reduced by 3 points on the back of an injury problem. The Real Madrid winger is now rated at 88 instead of 91.  

The most mindboggling downgrade though comes for Arsenal captain Aubameyang. The star striker has been in a phenomenal form, scoring 22 goals in the Premier League - one shy of Jamie Vardy, and more than Harry Kane and Sergio Aguero. He also scored a brace in Gunners’ FA Cup final win over Chelsea and recently netted against Liverpool in the Community Shield. Yet he’s been downgraded, his rating falling by one to 87. 

  1. Lionel Messi, Barcelona (93) 
  2. Cristiano Ronaldo, Piemonte Calcio (92) 
  3. Robert Lewandowski, Bayern Munich (91) 
  4. Kevin De Bruyne, Manchester City (91) 
  5. Neymar Jr, Paris Saint-Germain (91) 
  6. Jan Oblak, Atletico de Madrid (91) 
  7. Virgil van Dijk, Liverpool (90) 
  8. Kylian Mbappé, Paris Saint-Germain (90) 
  9. Mohamed Salah, Liverpool (90) 
  10. Sadio Mané, Liverpool (90) 
  11. Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Barcelona (90) 
  12. Alisson Becker, Liverpool (90) 
  13. Sergio Aguero, Manchester City (89) 
  14. Sergio Ramos, Real Madrid (89) 
  15. Karim Benzema, Real Madrid (89) 
  16. Manuel Neuer, Bayern Munich (89) 
  17. Thibaut Courtois, Real Madrid (89) 
  18. Casemiro, Real Madrid (89) 
  19. Eden Hazard, Real Madrid (88) 
  20. Raheem Sterling, Manchester City (88) 
  21. Samir Handanovic, Inter (88) 
  22. Toni Kroos, Real Madrid (88) 
  23. Kalidou Koulibaly, Napoli (88) 
  24. Harry Kane, Tottenham (88) 
  25. Ederson, Manchester City (88) 
  26. Paulo Dybala, Piemonte Calcio (88) 
  27. Joshua Kimmich, Bayern Munich (88) 
  28. N'Golo Kante, Chelsea (88) 

FIFA 21 is available for pre-orders in India and will be available from October 6 for playing.