Earlier this week, Electronic Arts revealed the top 26-rated male and female players for the next installment in its hit football simulator, EA Sports FC 26. Today, they broke down the ratings list even further, detailing the best of the best in the MLS, NWLS, Men’s Bundesliga, and Women’s Bundesliga.
For Major League Soccer, Lionel Messi topped the list with an 86 ovr, with Heung Min Son and Rodrigo De Paul following closely behind him with 85 ovr and 84 ovr, respectively. Interestingly, most of the players on the list are transfers from bigger clubs that are closer to retirement, yet are still retaining their higher rating due to playing overseas in the MLS.
Its US counterpart, the National Women’s Soccer League, is led by Sophia Wilson (88 ovr), Débora C. de Oliveira (88 ovr), Rose Lavelle (87 ovr), and Ann-Katrin Berger (86 ovr). Additional local stars in the United States who made it to the list include Mallory Swanson (86 ovr), Trinity Rodman (85 ovr), and Vanessa DiBernardo (83 ovr).
The Men’s Bundesliga Top 3 is actually all from the same team, Bayern Munich, featuring Joshua Kimmich (89 ovr), Harry Kane (89 ovr), and Jamal Musiala (88). Its female counterpart, Frauen Bundesliga, also revealed three big players, each of whom are Bayern Munich attackers with the same overall rating of 86: Klara Buhl, Lea Schuller, and Pernille Harder, who also topped the leaderboard as the best players in the division.
You can see the full list of top players for each Men’s and Women’s league in EA Sports FC 26 right here by using the filter on the left. The title will be released on September 26, 2025, for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC, Amazon Luna, Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo Switch 2, and will also be available worldwide to play on with early access through the Ultimate Edition beginning September 19, 2025.
If you’re still looking for more information on the game up to its release, we’ve got plenty of info on both its single-player and multiplayer. This year boasts plenty of new features for both, including new Player Roles, Career Mode changes, Ultimate Team Icons, Zlatan FC, and so much more.
