FIFA 22 ratings: Messi confirmed as best player as PSG star edges Ronaldo to top spot |

The Argentine forward, who moved from Barcelona to Paris in the summer, is the best individual footballer in the latest edition of the video game

Paris Saint-Germain star Lionel Messi has been confirmed as the best player in the upcoming FIFA 22 video game.

Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski is the second-highest rated footballer in the latest edition of the popular franchise, while Messi’s long-term rival, Manchester United man Cristiano Ronaldo, has to make do with being third overall.

PSG have a strong showing in the list of the best players in the game, with Messi’s team-mates Kylian Mbappe and Neymar rated fifth and sixth, behind Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne.

FIFA 22 best players in full

Rank	Player	Position	FIFA 22 rating
1	Lionel Messi	RW	93
2	Robert Lewandowski	ST	92
=3	Cristiano Ronaldo	ST	91
=3	Kevin De Bruyne	CM	91
=3	Kylian Mbappe	ST	91
=3	Neymar	LW	91
=3	Jan Oblak	GK	91
=8	Harry Kane	ST	90
=8	N’Golo Kante	CDM	90
=8	Manuel Neuer	GK	90
=8	Marc-Andre ter Stegen	GK	90
=12	Mohamed Salah	RW	89
=12	Gianluigi Donnarumma	GK	89
=12	Karim Benzema	ST	89
=12	Virgil van Dijk	CB	89
=12	Joshua Kimmich	CDM	89
=12	Heung-min Son	LM	89
=12	Alisson	GK	89
=12	Thibaut Courtois	GK	89
=12	Casemiro	CDM	89
=12	Ederson	GK	89
=12	Sadio Mane	LW	89

The bigger picture

Virtually all of FIFA 22’s top players will be in action later this week when they turn their attention to their respective European campaigns.

Messi, Lewandowski and Ronaldo will headline a week of Champions League action, while Kane will be the highest-ranked player competing in the newly-created Europa Conference League.

All will be hoping to set their respective sides on the path to continental glory, as the game begins a long, winding path to next spring’s showpiece finals.