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FIFA 18 ratings refresh - Premier League, Calcio A and all FUT winter upgrades listed

All the new upgrades and downgrades from the latest FIFA ratings refresh.

FIFA 18's ratings refresh is now a yearly event, where players' FUT cards are updated with some slightly adjusted overall scores.

Here on this page, we'll be listing all the FUT winter upgrades for the Premier League ratings refresh, the Calcio A ratings refresh, and any others that come up in the following days.

We'll also provide a quick explanation of just what the ratings refresh is and how it works, along with answering a few common questions, just below.

If you're playing the summer update, we also have dedicated overall FIFA 18 World Cup ratings for you to digest.

FIFA 18 ratings refresh explained - what are the FUT winter upgrades?

Winter upgrade season comes around every - you guessed it - winter here in Europe, once the January transfer window's all wrapped up players have settled at their new clubs.

EA Sports takes it as a time to give a few players a bit of a tweak, to more accurately reflect their performance - although there are a few things to bear in mind:

  • If you already own a player's base card, it doesn't get an upgrade - the upgrades only apply to new cards that you get from packs.
  • In-Form versions of the below players will get an upgrade, but only if their new base rating is higher than their original In-Form card's rating.
  • There are no downgrades this year, somewhat surprisingly given the legendarily poor season players like Bakayoko have had so far.

Also, note that only two of the expected five leagues have been updated so far - we can probably expect the German, French and Spanish leagues to get their own set of upgrades in the coming days, and will update this page when they do.

FIFA 18 ratings refresh - Premier League player upgrades

PlayerOld RatingNew Rating
David De Gea9091
Eden Hazard9091
Kevin De Bruyne8991
N'Golo Kante8788
Christian Eriksen8788
Paul Pogba8788
David Silva8788
Harry Kane8688
César Azpilicueta8586
Alvaro Morata8485
Nicolas Otamendi8385
Mohamed Salah8385
Nemanja Matic8384
Kyle Walker8384
Roberto Firmino8384
Ederson8384
Riyad Mahrez8384
Raheem Sterling8284
Leroy Sané8284
Anthony Martial8283
Heung Min Son8283
Gabriel Jesus8183
Marcus Rashford7981
Fernandinho 8285
Wilfried Zaha8182
Marcos Alonso8182
Andreas Christensen8182
Sead Kolašinac8081
John Stones7980
Phil Jones7981
Cenk Tosun7880
Jesse Lingard7880
Ben Davies7880
Aaron Mooy7778
Eric Choupo-Moting7778
Jordan Pickford7779
Jürgen Locadia7677
Arthur Masuaku7576
Andrew Roberton7576
Christian Atsu7576
Nathan Aké7577
Ashley Young7577
Harry Maguire7579
Demarai Gray7475
Laurent Depoitre7475
Alex Iwobi7476
Chris Wood7476
Christopher Schindler7375
Jamaal Lascelles7376
Richarlison7376
Jóhann Gudmundsson7376
James Tarkowski7378
Harry Winks7275
Moritz Bauer7275
Ruben Loftus-Cheek6974
Ahmed Hegazi6875
Nick Pope6875
Dominic Calvert-Lewin6571
Alexander Sørloth6971
Guido Carrillo7475

Looking for more on FIFA 18? We've gathered all our individual guides together in our main FIFA 18 tips and guide hub, and if you're playing the game's campaign-like story mode, we have a full Journey: Hunter Returns walkthrough. There are also lists of FIFA 18 wonderkids and the best young players, FIFA 18 player ratings, the best strikers, best wingers, best midfielders, best defenders and best goalkeepers. Elsewhere, we have details on five star skillers and skill moves listed, how to score free kicks, penalties and set pieces, and the FIFA 18 best players by position. Fan of Ultimate Team? we look at FIFA 18 Chemistry explained, the new January 2018 and original OTW Ones to Watch cards, along with best Chemistry Styles for each position, and finally how to earn FIFA Coins quickly and for free.


FIFA 18 ratings refresh - Calcio A player upgrades

PlayerOld RatingNew Rating
Paulo Dybala8889
Samir Handanovič8788
Dries Mertens8687
Miralem Pjanić8586
Lorenzo Insigne8587
Medhi Benatia8485
Ivan Perišić8486
Mauro Icardi8486
Ciro Immobile8285
Mattia Perin8384
Stefan de Vrij8384
Andrea Consigli8283
Douglas Costa8283
Raúl Albiol8283
Juan Cuadrado8283
Sergej Milinković-Savić8083
Stephan El Shaarawy8081
Allan8081
Aleksandar Kolarov7981
Faouzi Ghoulam7980
Lucas Leiva7980
Luis Alberto7780
Milan Škriniar7480
Salvatore Sirigu7980
Simone Verdi7879
Federico Chiesa7577
Lucas Torreira7577
Rômulo 7476
Mattia Caldara7678
Thomas Strakosha7477
Federico Di Francesco7376
Antonín Barák7275
Nicolò Barella7075
Patrick Cutrone6571
Moise Kean6470
Filippo Romagna6368

That's all for the upgrades so far, but check back soon for the rest of the updates once they hit for the Spanish, French and German leagues, too!

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