EAFC 26 Best Players: Full Rating Tiers#
Last updated: August 5, 2026
Version Basics#
EA SPORTS FC 26 launched globally on September 26, 2025, with Ultimate Edition players getting seven days of early access from September 19, 2025. Platforms: PS5 / PS4 / Xbox Series / Xbox One / Switch / Switch 2 / PC. All ratings in this article refer to the launch-day Ultimate Team (UT) player pool.
Men’s Rating Tiers at a Glance#
| Tier | Player | Club | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 91 (joint highest) | Salah | Liverpool | RW |
| 91 (joint highest) | Mbappé | Real Madrid | ST |
| 90 | Dembélé | Paris Saint-Germain | ST |
| 90 | Rodri | Manchester City | CM |
| 90 | Van Dijk | Liverpool | CB |
| 90 | Bellingham | Real Madrid | CM |
| 90 | Haaland | Manchester City | ST |
| 89 | Raphinha | Barcelona | Winger |
| 89 | Yamal | Barcelona | RW |
| 89 | Hakimi | Paris Saint-Germain | RB |
| 89 | Vitinha | Paris Saint-Germain | CM |
| 89 | Donnarumma | Manchester City | GK |
| 89 | Pedri | Barcelona | CM |
| 89 | Kimmich | Bayern Munich | CM |
| 89 | Vinícius | Real Madrid | LW |
Note on scope: Haaland’s UT player-pool rating is 90; the Career Mode rating is 91. The two modes draw on different data pools — always state which one you are quoting.
Top-Rated Women’s Players#
The women’s game shares the same rating system, and at launch two women’s players sit at the game’s highest rating:
| Player | Club | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Bonmatí | FC Barcelona Femení | 91 |
| Putellas | FC Barcelona Femení | 91 |
| Graham Hansen | FC Barcelona Femení | 90 |
Barcelona’s trio swept the women’s top three, consistent with their dominance in European women’s football — Bonmatí and Putellas at 91 stand level with Salah and Mbappé at the very top of the game.
Attribute Kings#
| Attribute | Player | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Pace | Mbappé | 97 |
| Shooting | Kane | 92 |
| Passing | De Bruyne | 92 |
The three attribute leaders span three clubs: Mbappé’s 97 pace is the game’s only tier of explosiveness; Kane’s 92 shooting makes him the byword for finishing (his overall sits below 90, yet his shooting is the best in the game); De Bruyne’s 92 passing remains top-tier insurance for orchestrating attacks.
Goalkeeper Tiers#
The three best keepers at launch are tied at 89:
| Player | Club | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Donnarumma | Manchester City | 89 |
| Alisson | Liverpool | 89 |
| Courtois | Real Madrid | 89 |
In EA’s official keeper ordering, Donnarumma (Manchester City) ranks first — after his move from Paris Saint-Germain, his 89 overall makes him the UT pool’s No. 1 keeper choice.
Club Affiliations After the 2025 Summer Window#
EA FC 26’s player pool is built on rosters as of the end of the 2025 summer window; the following transfers are reflected in the game’s data:
| Player | From | To | Transfer Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wirtz | Bayer Leverkusen | Liverpool | Summer 2025, approx. €125–150 million |
| Modrić | Real Madrid | AC Milan | Announced July 14, 2025; 1+1-year contract |
| Theo Hernández | AC Milan | Al Hilal | July 10, 2025; €25 million, ~3-year deal |
| Félix | Chelsea | Al Nassr | July 29, 2025; £26.2 million |
| Xavi Simons | RB Leipzig | Tottenham Hotspur | August 2025, €65 million |
| Donnarumma | Paris Saint-Germain | Manchester City | Free transfer; keeper for Manchester City in EA FC 26 |
Modrić’s AC Milan contract runs one year plus a one-year option; Theo Hernández signed for three years with Al Hilal. Félix won the 2025–26 Saudi league title with Al Nassr and was named the league’s player of the season. Placing the veteran stars — everyone except Vinícius — into their new clubs is step one of squad building in this title.
Quick Reference by Position#
| Position | First Choice | Rating | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| ST | Mbappé | 91 | 97 pace, best in the game |
| ST (backup) | Haaland | 90 | UT pool rating; 91 in Career |
| RW | Salah | 91 | Joint highest rating |
| LW | Vinícius | 89 | Level with Yamal in the 89 tier |
| RW (backup) | Yamal | 89 | Barcelona |
| CB | Van Dijk | 90 | The only 90-rated center back |
| GK | Donnarumma | 89 | First in EA’s official keeper ordering |
| CM | Rodri | 90 | Manchester City |
| CM (backup) | Bellingham | 90 | Real Madrid |
| RB | Hakimi | 89 | Paris Saint-Germain |
| ST (finisher) | Kane | Below 90 | 92 shooting, best in the game |
| Playmaker | De Bruyne | — | 92 passing, best in the game |
A Note on PlayStyles#
Rather than risk mislabeling, this page does not annotate individual players with specific PlayStyle+ skills — refer to the in-game displays for exact skill names.
Version Update Notes#
| Item | Notes |
|---|---|
| Data baseline | Launch-day (September 2025) UT player pool |
| In-season updates | EA updates players with special cards based on real-world performances during the season; base-card ratings follow the tiers in this article |
| UT market prices | Not listed here — market prices fluctuate in real time with supply and demand, and any fixed snapshot goes stale quickly; check the in-game transfer market for live prices |
Editor’s Summary#
Compared with the previous installment, EA FC 26’s top tier shows a “dual-kings + dual-tiers” structure: Salah and Mbappé lead the men’s game at 91, while Bonmatí and Putellas also hit 91 in the women’s game — four players sharing the game’s highest rating. The 90 tier is six players deep (Dembélé, Rodri, Van Dijk, Bellingham, Haaland, Graham Hansen), with FC Barcelona Femení holding one of those spots.
From a squad-building perspective, this year’s value curve has two key points. First, while Real Madrid boast two 90+ players in Mbappé and Bellingham, the claim that “Real Madrid own the top ten” doesn’t hold — they take just two of the 90+ spots, while Manchester City (Rodri, Haaland, Donnarumma) and Barcelona (Raphinha, Yamal, Pedri) are equally stacked. Second, pace remains the hard currency of UT: Mbappé’s 97 pace and the 89-rated Vinícius and Yamal remain the optimal solution for wing-attack playstyles.
Written by the NTGame editorial team