In this FIFA 16: FUT guide, we take a detailed look at the best players in the game. We sort them by their attributes and leagues and present them in leaderboards.
In FIFA 16, every footballer has individual attributes, which are characteristics that determine their quality on the pitch. With the winter upgrades, which are now complete, some players have been assigned improved values by EA Sports. We now want to take an in-depth look at which players are now the best in the FIFA 16 Ultimate Team mode and how the power dynamics have shifted.
Our approach is to first look at the best players in FUT sorted by their attributes. Next, we zoom into individual leagues and examine their best players. We will take a closer look at the 1. Bundesliga, the Premier League, the BBVA, the Serie A, and the Ligue 1.
In this guide, we will only focus on the standard cards, as TOTY cards, In-Forms, etc., would only distort the picture. The TOTY players would of course dominate all leaderboards. We also do not want to consider the legends – only the standard cards that are available on all platforms.
These are the best players in Ultimate Team mode
The 50 best players by overall strength
1. Lionel Messi – FC Barcelona (94)
2. Cristiano Ronaldo – Real Madrid (93)
3. Neymar – FC Barcelona (90)
4. Luis Suárez – FC Barcelona (90)
5. Arjen Robben – FC Bayern (90)
6. Eden Hazard – Chelsea (89)
7. Zlatan Ibrahimovic – PSG (89)
8. Mesut Özil – Arsenal (88)
9. Robert Lewandowski – FC Bayern (88)
10. Sergio Agüero – Manchester City (88)
11. David Silva – Manchester City (88)
12. Thiago Silva – PSG (88)
13. Iniesta – FC Barcelona (88)
14. James Rodriguez – Real Madrid (87)
15. Jérôme Boateng – FC Bayern (87)
16. Toni Kroos – Real Madrid (87)
17. Luka Modrić – Real Madrid (87)
18. Gareth Bale – Real Madrid (87)
19. Cesc Fàbregas – Chelsea (87)
20. Franck Ribéry – FC Bayern (87)
21. Sergio Ramos – Real Madrid (87)
22. Giorgio Chiellini – Juventus (87)
23. Philipp Lahm – FC Bayern (87)
24. Gonzalo Higuain – Napoli (86)
25. Ángel Di María – PSG (86)
26. Diego Godin – Atlético (86)
27. Paul Pogba – Juventus (86)
28. Kevin De Bruyne – Manchester City (86)
29. Thomas Müller – FC Bayern (86)
30. Sergio Busquets – FC Barcelona (86)
31. Marco Raus – Bor. Dortmund (86)
32. Alexis Sánchez – Arsenal (86)
33. Arturo Vidal – FC Bayern (86)
34. Diego Costa – Chelsea (86)
35. Mats Hummels – Bor. Dortmund (86)
36. Karim Benzema – Real Madrid (86)
37. Carlos Tévez – Boca Juniors (86)
38. Bastian Schweinsteiger – Manchester United (86)
39. Wayne Rooney- Manchester United (86)
40. Miranda – Inter (85)
41. Ivan Rakitić – FC Barcelona (85)
42. David Alaba – FC Bayern (85)
43. Edinson Cavani – PSG (85)
44. Naldo – VFL Wolfsburg (85)
45. Piqué – FC Barcelona (85)
46. Santi Cazorla – Arsenal (85)
47. Vincent Kompany – Manchester City (85)
48. Yaya Touré – Manchester City (85)
49. John Terry – Chelsea (85)
50. Antoine Griezmann – Atlètico Madrid (84)
The 10 best goalkeepers by overall strength
1. Manuel Neuer – FC Bayern (90)
2. Petr Čech – Chelsea (86)
3. De Gea – Manchester United (86)
4. Thibaut Courtois – Chelsea (86)
5. Hugo Lloris – Spurs (85)
6. Joe Hart – Manchester City (84)
7. Bernd Leno – Bayer 04 (84)
8. Iker Casillas – FC Porto (84)
9. Gianluigi Buffon – Juventus (84)
10. Claudio Bravo – FC Barcelona (83)
The 20 fastest players in the game
1. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang – Bor. Dortmund (96)
2. Mathis Bolly – F. Düsseldorf (96)
3. Theo Walcott – Arsenal (96)
4. Héctor Bellerín – Arsenal (95)
5. Ernest Asante – Stabæk Fotball (95)
6. Jürgen Damm – Tigres (95)
7. Dominic Oduro – Montreal Impact (94)
8. Kekuta Manneh – Whitecaps FC (94)
9. Ryo Miyaichi – FC St. Pauli (94)
10. Fahad Al Muwallad – Al-Ittihad (94)
11. Innocent Emeghara – SJ Earthquakes (94)
12. Marco Sau – Cagliari (94)
13. Jonathan Biabiany – Inter (94)
14. Gareth Bale – Real Madrid (94)
15. Leon Bailey – KRC Genk (93)
16. Williams – Athletic Bilbao (76)
17. Marcel Heller – Darmstadt (93)
18. DeAndre Yedlin – Sunderland (93)
19. Alex Kiwomya – Chelsea (93)
20. Miłosz Przybecki – Pogoń Szczecin (93)
How is Pace calculated exactly? Here you can find all the information about the attribute “Pace”.
The TOP 10 of shot power
1. Adil Rami – Sevilla FC (98)
2. Ronny – Hertha BSC (95)
3. Hulk – Zenit (94)
4. Cristiano Ronaldo – Real Madrid (94)
5. Lukas Podolski – Galatasaray SK (93)
6. Zlatan Ibrahimović – PSG (93)
7. Fredy Guarín – Inter (92)
8. Naldo – VfL Wolfsburg (92)
9. Bradley Johnson – Derby County (91)
10. Eddy Bosnar – Central Coast (91)
The TOP 10 by finishing
1. Cristiano Ronaldo – Real Madrid (95)
2. Lionel Messi – FC Barcelona (93)
3. Gonzalo Higuaín – Napoli (91)
4. Sergio Agüero – Manchester City (91)
5. Robert Lewandowski – FC Bayern (90)
6. Diego Costa – Chelsea (90)
7. Zlatan Ibrahimović – PSG (90)
8. Luis Suárez – FC Barcelona (90)
9. Thomas Müller – FC Bayern (89)
10. Mario Gomez – Beşiktaş JK (88)
The TOP 10 of the best passers
1. Andrea Pirlo – NY City FC (93)
2. Cesc Fàbregas – Chelsea (90)
3. Mesut Özil – Arsenal (89)
4. David Silva – Manchester City (89)
5. Xabi Alonso – FC Bayern (88)
6. Toni Kroos – Real Madrid (88)
7. Ivan Rakitić – FC Barcelona (87)
8. Francesco – Totti Roma (87)
9. Antonio Cassano – Sampdoria (87)
10. Parejo – Valencia CF (87)
The Top 10 of the best dribblers
1. Lionel Messi – FC Barcelona (95)
2. Neymar – FC Barcelona (93)
3. Eden Hazard – Chelsea (92)
4. Arjen Robben – FC Bayern (92)
5. Franck Ribéry – FC Bayern (91)
6. Yacine Brahimi – FC Porto (90)
7. Iniesta – FC Barcelona (90)
8. Cristiano Ronaldo – Real Madrid (90)
9. Paulo Dybala – Juventus (89)
10. Sergio Agüero – Manchester City (89)
ALL 5-Star Skillers
1. Cristiano Ronaldo – Real Madrid
2. Neymar – FC Barcelona
3. Franck Ribéry – FC Bayern
4. Douglas Costa – FC Bayern
5. Juan Cuadrado – Juventus
6. Nani – Fenerbahçe SK
7. Hatem Ben Arfa – OGC Nice
8. Quaresma – Beşiktaş JK
9. Andrés D’Alessandro – Internacional
10. André Carrillo – Sporting CP
11. Mbark Boussoufa – Lokomotiv
12. Giuliano – Grêmio
13. Adel Taarabt – SL Benfica
14. Hatem Ben Arfa – OGC Nice
15. Sofiane Boufal – LOSC Lille
16. Yannick Bolasie – Crystal Palace
17. Alexandru Maxim – VfB Stuttgart
18. Matías Fernández – Fiorentina
19. Aiden McGeady – Everton
20. Ricardo Kishna – Lazio
21. Wellington Silva – Bolton
22. Élton – Al-Fateh
23. Kelvin – Palmeiras
24. Salem Al Dossari – Al-Hilal
25. Michael Arroyo – América
26. Mohamed Elyounoussi – Molde FK
27. Fidel Martínez – U.N.A.M.
28. Gary Mackay-Steven – Celtic
29. Nadir Çiftçi – Celtic
30. Hachim Mastour – Málaga CF
31. Jordan Botaka – Leeds United
The TOP 10 of players with the best physicality
1. Cheikh N’Doye – Angers SCO (91)
2. Callum Paterson – Hearts (89)
3. Jelle Van Damme – Standard Liège (89)
4. Victor Wanyama – Southampton (89)
5. Marouane Fellaini – Manchester United (89)
6. Gary Medel – Inter (89)
7. Juraj Kucka – Milan (88)
8. Daniel Amartey – FC København (88)
9. John Obi Mikel – Chelsea (88)
10. Cheick Tioté – Newcastle Utd (88)
The 10 players with the highest strength value
1. Adebayo Akinfenwa – AFC Wimbledon (98)
2. Christopher Samba – Dinamo Moskva (96)
3. Cheikh N’Doye – Angers SCO (95)
4. Abdoul Ba – RC Lens (95)
5. George Elokobi – Colchester (95)
6. Román Torres – Sounders FC (95)
7. Jámison Olave – Real Salt Lake (95)
8. Felipe Baloy – Atlas (95)
9. Kalidou Koulibaly – Napoli (94)
10. Alfred N’Diaye – Real Betis (94)
The 10 defenders with the highest defense value
1. Giorgio Chiellini – Juventus (90)
2. Thiago Silva – PSG (90)
3. Miranda – Inter (88)
4. Diego Godín – Atlético Madrid (88)
5. Per Mertesacker – Arsenal (88)
6. Andrea Barzagli – Juventus (88)
7. Naldo – VfL Wolfsburg (88)
8. Mats Hummels – Bor. Dortmund (88)
9. Branislav Ivanović – Chelsea (87)
10. Ezequiel Garay – Zenit (87)
The 10 best free-kick takers
1. Hakan Çalhanoğlu – Bayer 04 (95)
2. Andrea Pirlo – NY City FC (93)
3. Zlatko Junuzović – Werder Bremen (92)
4. Juan Arango – Tijuana (91)
5. Memphis Depay – Manchester United (90)
6. Lionel Messi – FC Barcelona (90)
7. Mehmet Ekici – Trabzonspor (89)
8. Rasmus Elm – Kalmar FF (89)
9. Alban Meha – Konyaspor (88)
10. Hiroshi Kiyotake – Hannover 96 (87)
The 3 tallest players
1. Fejsal Mulic – 1860 Munich (203cm | 6’7″)
2. Lacina Traoré – AS Monaco (203cm | 6’7″)
3. Adam Bedell – Orlando City (201cm| 6’7″)
The 3 smallest players
1. Abdulaziz Hamsal – Najran (155cm | 5’1″)
2. Joao Plata – Real Salt Lake (157cm | 5’1″)
3. Saleh Dowes – Najran (158cm | 5’2″)
On the next pages, you will find the best players sorted by attributes and leagues:
- Page 2: 1. Bundesliga
- Page 3: Barclays Premier League
- Page 4: Liga BBVA
- Page 5: Lega Serie A
- Page 6: League 1
