The FC 26 best players list is unaffected by Mo Salah's stand-off with Liverpool – at least where Ultimate Team is concerned. The Egyptian is one of four rare gold cards rated 91 in EA FC 26along Kylian MbappeAlexia Putellasand Aitana Bonmati. It's all change for FIFA legends Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldohowever: as you're about to discoverneither makes the FC 26 best players list.

FC 26 best men players list

Mo Salah and Kylian Mbappe are the top male players this yearjust edging out Rodri and Ousmane Dembele. Three goalkeepers make the top 20while a trio of outstanding strikers all narrowly miss out. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona)Lautaro Martinez (Inter Milan) and Alexander Isak (Liverpool) share colossal OVRs of 88.

• 1 Mohamed Salah (RMLiverpool) - 91
• 2 Kylian Mbappe (STReal Madrid) - 91
• 3 Ousmane Dembele (STParis SG) - 90
• 4 Rodri (CDMManchester City) - 90
• 5 Virgil Van Dijk (CBLiverpool) - 90
• 6 Jude Bellingham (CAMReal Madrid) - 90
• 7 Erling Haaland (STManchester City) - 90
• 8 Raphinha (LMBarcelona) - 89
• 9 Lamine Yamal (RMBarcelona) - 89
• 10 Achraf Hakimi (RBParis SG) - 89
• 11 Vitinha (CMParis SG) - 89
• 12 Gianluigi Donnarumma (GKManchester City) - 89
• 13 Pedri (CMBarcelona) - 89
• 14 Joshua Kimmich (CDMFC Bayern) - 89
• 15 Alisson (GKLiverpool) - 89
• 16 Harry Kane (STFC Bayern) - 89
• 17 Federico Valverde (CMReal Madrid) - 89
• 18 Vini Jr (LWReal Madrid) - 89
• 19 Florian Wirtz (CAMLiverpool) - 89
• 20 Thibaut Courtois (GKReal Madrid) - 89

FC 26 best women players list

Putellas and Bonmati again top the FC 26 best women players listbut Alessio Russo’s monumental rise sees the Arsenal striker cement fourth. IntriguinglyEA is asking fans to feed back on initial ratings via the game’s social channelsso these numbers may change in the coming weeks and months.

• 1 Alexia Putellas (CMBarcelona)  - 91
• 2 Aitana Bonmati (CMBarcelona) - 91
• 3 Caroline Graham Hansen (RWBarcelona) - 90
• 4 Alessia Russo (STArsenal) - 89
• 5 Mariona (CMArsenal) - 89
• 6 Patri Guijarro (CDMBarcelona) - 89
• 7 Khadija Shaw (STManchester City) - 89
• 8 Mapi Leon (CBBarcelona) - 89
• 9 Marie Katoto (STLyon) - 88
• 10 Kadidiatou Diani (RWLyon) - 88
• 11 Sophia Wilson (STPortland Thorns) - 88
• 12 Guro Reiten (LMChelsea) - 88
• 13 Ewa Pajor (STBarcelona) - 88
• 14 Christiane Endler (GKLyon) - 88
• 15 Debinha (CAMKC Current) - 88
• 16 Irene Paredes (CBBarcelona) - 88
• 17 Chloe Kelly (RMArsenal) - 87
• 18 Lindsay Heaps (CMLyon) - 87
• 19 Lucy Bronze (RBChelsea) - 87
• 20 Rose Lavelle (CMGotham FC) - 87

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