FIFA 23 player ratings: Top 30 forwards on the game

Updated: 23 May 2023 08:46 CDT
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Kylian Mbappe, PSG, 2022/23 — © ProShots

Karim Benzema, Robert Lewandowski, Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi are tied for the title of the highest rated forward in FIFA 23, with all four players rated 91 in EA Sports’ Ultimate Team game mode.

The quartet are joined by Manchester City midfielder Kevin de Bruyne for the accolade of the highest rated player in FIFA 23.

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FIFA 23 was released on 30 September on what is one of the biggest days of the year for gamers. It is the last time that EA Sports will release a FIFA title, having lost the licencing agreement from 2023 going ahead. The game will be known as EA Sports FC from next year going forward.

Players can be rated up to 99, with forwards receiving an overall rating as well as ratings in categories such as pace and shooting.

While Benzema, Lewandowski, Mbappe and Messi are tied for top spot of forwards in FIFA 23, Mohamed Salah and Cristiano Ronaldo are both just one rating lower in fifth and sixth place in the standings respectively.

Ronaldo has been one of the highest-rated players in the game for years but drops out of the top five overall for FIFA 23. Nevertheless, the Portuguese superstar - who was released by Man Utd in November 2022 - remains one of the strongest forwards in the game, despite seeing his rating drop from 91 to 90.

Conversely, Salah has seen his rating climb by one place to further establish the Liverpool attacker in the elite group of forwards.

The Egypt international has overtaken PSG superstar Neymar, who has paid the price for a disappointing season by dropping from 91 to 89. Having been rated as the fifth-strongest player in the game last season, he is now only 11th best.

© ProShots - Neymar is 89 rated in FIFA 23

Tottenham duo Heung-Min Son and Harry Kane are also 89 rated, with South Korean international Son staying the same rating as his FIFA 22 card, while Kane has dropped by one rating.

Manchester City superstar Erling Haaland is 88 rated, and Vinicius Junior has been given a plus-six rating boost after his immense 2021/22 season. The Brazilian winger is 86 rated in FIFA 23.

Christopher Nkunku has also been handed a major rating increase, jumping from an 81-rated card in FIFA 22 to an 86-rated card in FIFA 23. He has also been re-positioned from a central attacking midfielder to a centre forward. Lautaro Martinez, Paulo Dybala, Raheem Sterling, Riyad Mahrez and Ciro Immobile are also rated 86.

Like Nkunku, Patrik Schick has also been rewarded for his impressive goal-scoring campaign in 2021-22 for Bayer Leverkusen by moving from a 79 rated striker in FIFA 22 to an 85 rated striker in FIFA 23.

Dusan Vlahovic, Wissam Ben Yedder and Jack Grealish complete the top 30 rated forwards in FIFA 23.

The 30 highest rated forwards in FIFA 23

Player	Team	FIFA 23 Rating
Karim Benzema	Real Madrid	91
Robert Lewandowski	Barcelona	91
Kylian Mbappe	Paris Saint-Germain	91
Lionel Messi	Paris Saint-Germain	91
Mohamed Salah	Liverpool	90
Cristiano Ronaldo	Manchester United	90
Neymar	Paris Saint-Germain	89
Heung-Min Son	Tottenham	89
Harry Kane	Tottenham	89
Erling Haaland	Manchester City	88
Vinicius Junior	Real Madrid	86
Christopher Nkunku	RB Leipzig	86
Lautaro Martinez	Inter Milan	86
Paulo Dybala	Roma	86
Raheem Sterling	Chelsea	86
Riyad Mahrez	Manchester City	86
Ciro Immobile	Lazio	86
Romelu Lukaku	Inter Milan	86
Phil Foden	Manchester City	85
Diogo Jota	Liverpool	85
Patrik Schick	Bayer Leverkusen	85
Gerard Moreno	Villarreal	85
Iago Aspas	Celta Vigo	85
Jamie Vardy	Leicester	85
Memphis Depay	Barcelona	85
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang	Chelsea	85
Joao Felix	Atletico Madrid	84
Dusan Vlahovic	Juventus	84
Wissam Ben Yedder	Monaco	84
Jack Grealish	Manchester City	84