FIFA 21 strongest players revealed: Van Dijk, Pogba, Pique & more

Connor Bennett

FIFA 21 player ratings are starting to be revealed as we draw closer to that October 9 release date. Here, you can find the strongest players in the game. 

With the release of FIFA 21 on the horizon, Ultimate Team fans will be eyeing up some early choices for how they want to construct their team.

The silky skills of Kevin De Bruyne would obviously be ideal and the lightning pace of Christian Pulisic is also a good building block, but there is another key aspect to think about as well – strength and overall physicality.

Of course, being strong is usually more ideal for defenders – you want bruisers like Virgil van Dijk and Kalidou Koulibaly – but it doesn’t hurt to have them spread around your team in other positions.

Virgil Van Dijk going up for a header in FIFA
Van Dijk winning headers will be a regular sight in FIFA 21.

Strongest players in FIFA 21 – ratings

Along with the reveal of the Top 100 ratings, EA revealed the first batch of the strongest players in the game – with some of the names we’ve already mentioned getting key top roles. 

Van Dijk and Koulibaly were a part of the top three, clocking in with 92 and 94 strength respectively, until EA released the strength rankings for Silver and Bronze players. Then, Wanderers striker Adebayo Akinfenwa came along and took the top spot, as many expected him to.

  1. Adebayo Akinfenwa – 97 strength
  2. Daryl Dike – 96 strength
  3. Romelu Lukaku – 95 strength
  4. Alexander Vukotić – 95 strength
  5. Armando Méndez – 95 strength
  6. Obbi Oularé – 94 strength
  7. Tomáš Petrášek – 94 strength
  8. Stefan Maierhofer – 94 strength
  9. Felipe Carvalho – 94 strength
  10. Florian Ballas – 94 strength
  11. Sebastián Coates – 94 Strength
  12. Ariel Nahuelpan – 94 strength
  13. Pape Abou Cissé – 94 strength
  14. Kalidou Koulibaly – 94 strength
  15. Geoffrey Kondogbia – 94 strength
  16. Issa Marega – 93 strength
  17. Niklas Süle – 93 strength
  18. Willy Boly – 93 strength
  19. Abdoulaye Seck – 93 strength
  20. Mateo Pavlović – 93 strength
  21. Virgil van Dijk – 92 strength
  22. Erling Haaland – 91 strength
  23. Casemiro – 91 strength
  24. Paul Pogba – 89 strength
  25. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic – 88 strength
  26. Matthias de Ligt –  88 strength
  27. Giorgio Chiellini –  87 strength
  28. Gerard Pique –  87 strength

Elsewhere, Erling Haaland and Robert Lewandowski are also highlights when it comes to forwards, with 91 and 86 respectively.

Be sure to let us know your thoughts on the current crop of ratings, and who you think will eventually take the top spot, by tweeting us @UltimateTeamUK.

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Based out of Liverpool, Connor is Dexerto's UK News Editor having joined the website in 2018 with a degree in International Journalism. You can find him covering everything from CoD, GTA, FIFA, Apex Legends, and influencer boxing. Need to get in touch? Email Connor at Connor.Bennett@Dexerto.com