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Best Premier League players in FIFA 23

The top strikers, defenders, midfielders, wingers and goalkeepers of the Premier League.

We know ahead of its launch who the best Premier League players are in FIFA 23, as ratings are slowly being rolled out in batches of 23.

All player ratings for FIFA 23 aren't known just yet, but thanks to one of these reveals, we were able to detail who the best Premier League players are in FIFA 23 below, ranked by Overall - letting you see who the best strikers, defenders, midfielders, wingers and goalkeepers are in the top flight of English football.

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Need helping picking players? Check out our pages on best players overall, fastest players, wonderkids, best strikers, best wingers, best midfielders and best defenders. Don’t forget - Chemistry has been reworked for FIFA 23.

Best Premier League players in FIFA 23

The best way to use this guide, if you have something specific in mind, would be to Ctrl+F to find players of a certain position, rating, club or name.

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We also have individual pages for the best wingers, midfielders, wonderkids, and fastest players.

Ranked by Overall, here's the best Premier League players in FIFA 23:

Rank Player Club Position Rating
1 Kevin De Bruyne Manchester City CM 91
2 Mohamed Salah Liverpool RW 90
3 Virgil van Dijk Liverpool CB 90
4 Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester United ST 90
5 Heung-Min Son Tottenham Hotspur LW 89
6 Casemiro Manchester United CDM 89
7 Alisson Becker Liverpool GK 89
8 Harry Kane Tottenham Hotspur ST 89
9 Ederson Manchester City GK 89
10 N'Golo Kante Chelsea CDM 89
11 Erling Haaland Manchester City ST 88
12 Joao Cancelo Manchester City LB 88
13 Ruben Dias Manchester City CB 88
14 Bernardo Silva Manchester City CAM 88
15 Fabinho Liverpool CDM 87
16 Rodri Manchester City CDM 87
17 Andrew Robertson Liverpool LB 87
18 Kalidou Koulibaly Chelsea CB 87
19 Alexander-Arnold Liverpool RB 87
20 Hugo Lloris Tottenham Hotspur GK 87
21 David de Gea Manchester United GK 87
22 Edouard Mendy Chelsea GK 86
23 Aymeric Laporte Manchester City CB 86

If you’re just getting started in FIFA 23, check out our Ultimate Team best starter teams page. You can improve your team by trading and spending FUT Coins - some of which can be earned by completing Milestone Objectives. It’s also a good idea to learn how Squad Battles and Champions work in FIFA 23. We also have an OTW tracker and RTTK tracker. Chemistry has been completely changed in FIFA 23 too and don’t forget about the wide variety of Skill Moves, and make sure to claim your Ted Lasso and AFC Richmond rewards in FUT while you can! Finally, if you need help building the perfect team, we have pages on the best players overall, best Premier League players and fastest players. Along with FIFA 23’s best lengthy players, wonderkids, best strikers, best wingers, best midfielders and best defenders.


If you're looking for a list of who the best players are in the entire game, regardless of what league they play in, then be sure to check out our player ratings page.

It's also worth keeping in mind that Overall player ratings are generally most important for Career Mode in FIFA, as it's FUT Chemistry and Chemistry Styles that decide how well your Ultimate Team performs.

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