FIFA 2017 dropped on Tuesday and as always there is major debate and discussion on who is rated too high, who is rated too low, and of course, who got
FIFA 2017 dropped on Tuesday and as always there is major debate and discussion on who is rated too high, who is rated too low, and of course, who got snubbed.
In this year’s edition, there are 13 players with a 75 or higher rating. Tim Howard is the highest rated with an 81 and Michael Bradley is the second highest at 80. After that it’s a logjam of players ranging from 79-75. The 13 players rated higher than 75 is an improvement from last year’s edition which had 10 players above 10. Looking back at the last five years, this is the best in terms of players above 75.
2012 – 9
2013 – 8
2014 – 9
2015 – 7
2016 – 10
However, the majority of these players are the already established veterans like Clint Dempsey, Omar Gonzalez, Geoff Cameron, Alejandro Bedoya. The youngest player above 75 is John Brooks who is 23 years old. After him its Jozy Altidore and Darlington Nagbe at 26 years old.
The next generation of American players like Christian Pulisic, Bobby Wood, and Matt Miazga are all below 75. However, that can change with updates throughout the season. Though, Pulisic is way too low.
81 – Tim Howard
80 – Michael Bradley
79 – John Brooks
79 – Fabian Johnson
79 – Clint Dempsey
77 – Geoff Cameron
75 – Darlington Nagbe
75 – Alejandro Bedoya
75 – Omar Gonzalez
75 – Lee Nguyen
75 – Jozy Altidore
75 – Benny Feilhaber
75 – Brad Guzan
Next generation of USMNT players
74 – Gyasi Zardes
74 – Bobby Wood
73 – Matt Miazga
72 – DeAndre Yedlin
69 – Christian Pulisic
68 – Jordan Morris
68 – Julian Green
65 – Emerson Hyndman
64 – Paul Arriola
For the women, the Americans have six players all ranked higher than 86. Carli Lloyd is the highest rated player in the game with Megan Rapinoe coming in as the second highest rated.
92 – Carli Lloyd
91 – Megan Rapinoe
87 – Becky Sauerbrunn
86 – Alex Morgan
86 – Tobin Heath
86 – Julie Johnston
