FIFA 23 ratings tracker: Complete list of top overall players, fastest, best passers and dribblers

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FIFA 23's release comes with a new set of player ratings, ranking the best dribblers, passers, and the fastest and best overall players.

Fans will be clamoring to get a copy of the newest version of the game, which will feature improved graphics and movements, additional gameplay modes, updated rosters, and added features.

This year's edition of the world's most popular football video game will also be the last in its current iteration, with EA Sports and FIFA set to end their longtime partnership and a new brand to be introduced next time.

For now the Sporting News brings you the complete rundown of all the top players at each key skill set in FIFA 23, including overall rating, pace, passing, and dribbling. Official ratings courtesy of official FIFA 23 website

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FIFA 23 best players, highest ratings

The following players are the top overall rated players in the FIFA 23 game.

While in the past, the standout duo of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi stood above the rest, they are now joined by other superstars this year as Father Time begins to catch up to the two legends.

Joining Messi at the top of the list is Ballon d'Or favorite Karim Benzema, Kevin De Bruyne, Robert Lewandowski, and Messi's PSG teammate Kylian Mbappe. Just one ratings point behind is Ronaldo, joined by Manuel Neuer, Mohamed Salah, Thibaut Courtois, and Virgil van Dijk.

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Overall
Rating
Player Team League Position
91 Karim Benzema Real Madrid La Liga CF
91 Kevin de Bruyne Man City Premier League ACM
91 Kylian Mbappe PSG Ligue 1 ST
91 Lionel Messi PSG Ligue 1 RW
91 Robert Lewandowski Barcelona La Liga ST
90 Cristiano Ronaldo Man United Premier League ST
90 Manuel Neuer Bayern Munich Bundesliga GK
90 Mohamed Salah Liverpool Premier League RW
90 Thibaut Courtois Real Madrid La Liga GK
90 Virgil van Dijk Liverpool Premier League CB
89 Alisson Liverpool Premier League GK
89 Casemiro Man United Premier League CDM
89 Ederson Man City Premier League GK
89 Harry Kane Tottenham Premier League ST
89 Heung-min Son Tottenham Premier League LW
89 Jan Oblak Atletico Madrid La Liga GK
89 Joshua Kimmich Bayern Munich Bundesliga CDM
89 N'Golo Kante Chelsea Premier League CDM
89 Neymar PSG Ligue 1 LW
89 Sadio Mane Bayern Munich Bundesliga LM

FIFA 23 best dribblers

Lionel Messi tops this year's list of the best dribblers in the world as he returns to form with PSG.

Right behind him is PSG teammate Neymar, with Parisians Kylian Mbappe and Marco Verratti also nearby. Man City midfielder Bernardo Silva is sandwiched between, rounding out the top on-ball performers in the world.

Right behind them are a host of top players, including goalkeepers Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Thibaut Courtois, and Yann Sommer.

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Dribbling
Rating
Player Team League Position
94 Lionel Messi PSG Ligue 1 RW
93 Neymar PSG Ligue 1 LW
92 Bernardo Silva Man City Premier League CAM
92 Kylian Mbappe PSG Ligue 1 CF
91 Marco Verratti PSG Ligue 1 CM
90 Marc-Andre ter Stegen Barcelona La Liga GK
90 Mohamed Salah Liverpool Premier League RW
90 Paulo Dybala AS Roma Serie A CF
90 Riyad Mahrez Man City Premier League RW
90 Thiago Liverpool Premier League CM
90 Thibaut Courtois Real Madrid La Liga GK
90 Vinicius Jr Real Madrid La Liga LW
90 Yann Sommer B. Monchengladbach Bundesliga GK

FIFA 23 fastest players

Cover athlete Kylian Mbappe tops the list of places deemed fleetest of foot in the new game, followed closely by Wolves winger Adama Traore, who spent last season on loan at Barcelona.

New Fulham signing Daniel James finds himself third on the list, level with Real Madrid winger Vinicius Jr, with a long list of players behind them including Mexican international Hirving Lozano and Canadian Alphonso Davies.

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Pace
Rating
Player Team League Position
97 Kylian Mbappe PSG Ligue 1 ST
96 Adama Traore Wolves Premier League RW
95 Daniel James Fulham Premier League RM
95 Vinicius Jr Real Madrid La Liga LW
94 Alphonso Davies Bayern Munich Bundesliga LB
94 Ismaila Sarr Watford EFL Championship RM
94 Inaki Williams Athletic Bilbao La Liga ST
94 Jeremie Frimpong Bayer Leverkusen Bundesliga RB
94 Sebastian Villa Boca Juniors Argentine Primera Div. LW
93 Antony Man United Premier League RW
93 Hirving Lozano Napoli Serie A RW
93 Moussa Diaby Bayer Leverkusen Bundesliga RM
93 Ousmane Dembele Barcelona La Liga RW
93 Theo Hernandez AC Milan Serie A LB

FIFA 23 best passers

Man City teammates Kevin De Bruyne and Ederson are atop the list of best passers, shining in Pep Guardiola's pass-centric system.

Another goalkeeper, Bayern's Manuel Neuer, is third on the list, while Lionel Messi achieves a 90 pass rating to equal him with Real Madrid's Toni Kroos and Villarreal midfielder Dani Parejo.

Some Liverpool fans may be surprised not to see Thiago in the standings, as he earned an 87 passing rating.

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Pass
Rating
Player Team League Position
93 Kevin De Bruyne Man City Premier League CM
93 Ederson Man City Premier League GK
91 Manuel Neuer Bayern Munich Bundesliga GK
90 Lionel Messi PSG Ligue 1 RW
90 Dani Parejo Villarreal La Liga CM
90 Toni Kroos Real Madrid La Liga CM
89 Luka Modric Real Madrid La Liga CM
89 Trent Alexander-Arnold Liverpool Premier League RB
88 Bruno Fernandes Man United Premier League CAM
88 Christian Eriksen Man United Premier League CM

FIFA 23 5-star skill players list

Players who have been anointed as 5-Star skillers in FIFA 23 can do the most complex in-game moves, tricks and flicks.

FIFA 23 skill moves come in tiers, ranked from one star to five stars. Only five-star skill players can execute the most difficult maneuvers in the game.

Stunningly, this year, there is one glaring absence from the list of 48 players who are 5-star: Lionel Messi, who misses out again on this list after also being excluded in FIFA 22.

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Player Team League Position Overall rating
Kylian Mbappe PSG Ligue 1 ST 91
Cristiano Ronaldo Man United Premier League ST 90
Neymar PSG Ligue 1 LW 89
Vinicius Jr Real Madrid La Liga LW 86
Christopher Nkunku RB Leipzig Bundesliga CF 86
Kingsley Coman Bayern Munich Bundesliga LM 86
Thiago Liverpool Premier League CM 86
Riyad Mahrez Man City Premier League RW 86
Memphis Depay Barcelona La Liga CF 85
Paul Pogba Juventus Serie A CM 85
Jadon Sancho Man United Premier League LW 84
Joao Felix Atletico Madrid La Liga CF 84
Martin Odegaard Arsenal Premier League CAM 84
Angel Di Maria Juventus Serie A RW 84
Ousmane Dembele Barcelona La Liga RW 83
Hakim Ziyech Chelsea Premier League RW 83
Roberto Firmino Liverpool Premier League CF 83
Juan Cuadrado Juventus Serie A RB 83
Antony Man United Premier League RW 82
Lucas Paqueta West Ham Premier League CAM 82
Wilfried Zaha Crystal Palace Premier League LW 82
Philippe Coutinho Aston Villa Premier League CAM 82
Zlatan Ibrahimovic AC Milan Serie A ST 82
Marcus Rashford Man United Premier League LW 81
Allain Saint-Maximin Newcastle Premier League LM 81
Jesus Tecatito Corona Sevilla La Liga RW 81
David Neres Benfica Primeira Liga RW 79
Jesper Karlsson AZ Alkmaar Eredivisie LW 78
Igor Coronado Al Ittihad Saudi Prof. Lg. CAM 77
Franck Ribery Salernitana Serie A CF 77
Jota Celtic Scottish PL LW 76
Matheus Pereira Al Hilal Saudi Prof. Lg. CAM 76
Marcelino Moreno Atlanta United MLS CAM 76
Luciano Acosta FC Cincinnati MLS CAM 76
Xherdan Shaqiri Chicago Fire MLS CAM 76
Silas Stuttgart Bundesliga RM 76
Amine Harit Marseille Ligue 1 LM 75
Daniel-Kofi Kyereh Freiburg Bundesliga CAM 75
Alexandru Maxim Gaziantep Super Lig CAM 75
Cesinha Daegu FC K League 1 LW 75
Rayan Cherki Lyon Ligue 1 LW 73
Talles Magno NYCFC MLS LM 71
Hernani Rio Ave Primeira Liga RM 71
Modou Barrow Jeonbuk Hyundai K League 1 LM 70
Juan Diego Rojas Delfin SC LigaPro Serie A RM 68
Osame Sahraoui Valerenga Eliteserien LW 67
Aiden McGeady Hibernian Scottish PL LW 67
Dylan Bahamboula Livingston Scottish PL RW 63
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Kyle Bonn is a soccer content producer for The Sporting News.
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