FIFA 18 has hundreds of players from around the world, from different nationalities and teams- and while the big names are the ones that everyone will flock to, there is something to be said for trying out the lesser known but equally effective ones, too.
But how do you know which players to go for? Well, the good thing is the game itself tells you- there are player ratings that tell you just how effective that player is. In this guide, we highlight the top rated players across the various categories in the game.
Dribblers:
- Lionel Messi
- Neymar
- Eden Hazard
- Paulo Dybala
- Cristiano Ronaldo
- Thiago
- Iniesta
- Arjen Robben
- Franck Ribéry
- Bernardo Silva
Fastest Players:
- Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
- Jonathan Biabiany
- Héctor Bellerín
- Mathis Bolly
- Ernest Asante
- Jürgen Damm
- Gareth Bale
- Leroy Sané
- David Accam
- Kekuta Manneh
Shooting and Shots:
- Cristiano Ronaldo
- Lukas Podolski
- Naldo
- Zlatan Ibrahimović
- Gareth Bale
- Aleksandar Kolarov
- Paul Pogba
- Bradley Johnson
- Johannes Geis
- Nauzet Alemán
Goalkeepers:
- Manuel Neuer
- David De Gea
- Gianluigi Buffon
- Thibaut Courtois
- Hugo Lloris
- Jan Oblak
- Samir Handanovič
- Petr Čech
- Stéphane Ruffier
- Marc-André ter Stegen
Defenders:
- Giorgio Chiellini
- Mats Hummels
- Andrea Barzagli
- Sergio Ramos
- Thiago Emiliano da Silva
- João Miranda de Souza Filho
- Jérôme Boateng
- Sokratis Papastathopoulos
- Toby Alderweireld
Free Kick Takers:
- Andrea Pirlo
- Hakan Çalhanoğlu
- Miralem Pjanic
- Dimitri Payet
- Daniel Parejo
- Lionel Messi
- Marvin Plattenhardt
- Gylfi Sigurðsson
- Shunsuke Nakamurai
- Memphis Depay
Passers:
- Andrea Pirlo
- Christian Eriksen
- Toni Kroos
- Kevin De Bruyne
- Cesc Fàbregas
- Daniel Parejo
- Mesut Özil
- David Silva
- Andrés Iniesta
- Miralem Pjanić