Mbappé and Haaland. Two players, one shared crown. EA Sports FC 27 has handed both strikers an Overall Rating of 91, making them joint-best players on the planet when the game launches on September 25, 2025 — with Early Access kicking off a week earlier on September 18.
Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappé edges the top spot by FIFA's ordering, with Erling Haaland second. After that, things get interesting: third place goes to an outgoing City teammate identified as Rhodri, with Ousmane Dembélé of Paris Saint-Germain slotting in fourth. Make of that what you will.
England's men do respectably — Kane leads the pack
Harry Kane is the highest-rated Three Lion in sixth place globally. That's a defensible ranking for a striker who's been banging them in for Bayern with the kind of regularity that makes you forget how long England have wasted him in a struggling Tottenham side. Sixth in the world is accurate, maybe even a touch conservative.
Jude Bellingham lands 11th, just behind Barcelona's teenage sensation Lamine Yamal at 10th. For a 21-year-old who had a difficult second season at Real Madrid by his own absurd standards, 11th is the kind of rating that still flatters the potential rather than purely reflecting the recent form. Declan Rice sits 21st — fair for a midfielder who's become Arsenal's most important non-attacker over the past two seasons.
Putellas leads the women's game, Russo makes her mark
On the women's side, Alexia Putellas retains her 91-rated crown — she plays for London City Lionesses now, which still sounds strange to type. Arsenal's Alessia Russo comes in at 13th, Manchester City's Lauren Hemp at 24th, and goalkeeper Hannah Hampton at 27th.
The rankings are built from 21,000-plus players across 800-plus clubs, 140 stadiums, and 35-plus leagues, according to EA. Whether they reflect what you've been watching every weekend is, as ever, a matter of furious debate in every dressing room in the country come late September.
One note of caution on the source details: the third-place men's entry — listed as 'Rhodri' — is unclear and may refer to a player whose name was garbled in reporting. Treat that specific detail with some scepticism until EA's full reveal confirms it.
