One member of the Chelsea squad has been included in EA Sports' list of the 23 highest-rated players in FIFA 23.
Chelsea claimed a top-four spot and reached two cup finals in the 2021/22 season, with the Blues unlucky to have not won any silverware. The summer transfer window saw Chelsea spend over £250million on new players including Raheem Sterling and Kalidou Koulibaly, but neither of them are included in the FIFA 23 top 23 players.
Along with the one Chelsea player, another 10 Premier League stars are included in the top 23 list. Players from Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool and Spurs are included, whilst Paris Saint-Germain feature the most.
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The top 23 ratings reveal also confirms that FIFA 23 will be the first FIFA title since FIFA 10 that doesn't have Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo solely occupying the top spot. In FIFA 23, five players share the highest-rated position, whilst Chelsea's N'Golo Kante is included in the top 23, despite receiving a downgrade to his rating from FIFA 22.
After jumping from 88 to 90 overall in FIFA 22, Kante has decreased to 89 rated after one of his least impressive seasons at Chelsea to date. The 31-year-old struggled with injuries and was limited to just 21 starts in the Premier League, possibly a major factor in his downgrade for FIFA 23.
The biggest downgrade to Kante's stats has been his pace, dropping from 78 to 72. The Frenchman has also seen his passing drop from 75 to 74, his physicality from 83 to 82 and his dribbling from 82 to 81.
His shooting and defending have both remained the same though, and Kante has remained as a central defensive midfielder in FIFA 23, despite playing more of a box-to-box role over the last season. Here's the entire list of the 23 highest-rated players in FIFA 23.
Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) - 91 rated
Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) - 91 rated
Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain) - 91 rated
Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain) - 91 rated
Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) - 91 rated
Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) - 90 rated
Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) - 90 rated
Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) - 90 rated
Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich) - 90 rated
Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid) - 90 rated
N'Golo Kante (Chelsea) - 89 rated
Alisson (Liverpool) - 89 rated
Ederson (Manchester City) - 89 rated
Heung-Min Son (Tottenham Hotspur) - 89 rated
Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) - 89 rated
Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid) - 89 rated
Sadio Mane (Bayern Munich) - 89 rated
Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich) - 89 rated
Neymar Jr (Paris Saint-Germain) - 89 rated
Casemiro (Manchester United) - 89 rated
Marquinhos (Paris-Saint Germain) - 88 rated
Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) - 88 rated
Erling Haaland (Manchester City) - 88 rated
Kante is one of 10 players in FIFA 23 rated 89 overall, the third highest rating in the game. More Chelsea players are set to have their ratings revealed in the build-up to FIFA 23's release.
FIFA 23 will be released worldwide on Friday, September 30, 2022. FIFA 23 is the final instalment in EA Sports' FIFA franchise, with the 30-year partnership between EA and FIFA coming to an end earlier this year.
FIFA 23 is developed by EA Vancouver and EA Romania and will be available worldwide on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC, Stadia, PS4, and Xbox One on September 30. Early access for FIFA 23 Ultimate Edition begins on September 27, 2022.
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