Top 40 to 31 of the highest player ratings in FUT 19
- Rank 40: Lorenzo Insigne (88)
- Rank 39: Samir Handanovic (88)
- Rank 38: Gonzalo Higuain (88)
- Rank 37: Casemiro (88)
- Rank 36: James Rodriguez (88)
- Rank 35: Gianluigi Buffon (88)
- Rank 34: Christian Eriksen (88)
- Rank 33: Paul Pogba (88)
- Rank 32: Sergio Busquets (88)
- Rank 31: Gareth Bale (88)
From a Bundesliga perspective, Rodriguez is the highlight of these 10 players: The Bayern player rises by 2 points in the overall rating to 88 in FIFA 19 compared to FIFA 18. His pace has been significantly reduced from 76 to 72, but his shooting, passing, dribbling, and defending have all increased significantly. His physicality has decreased by one point.
Top 30 to 21 of the highest player ratings in FUT 19
- Rank 30: Coutinho (88)
- Rank 29: Hugo Lloris (88)
- Rank 28: Marcelo (88)
- Rank 27: Mohamed Salah (88)
- Rank 26: Isco (89)
- Rank 25: Marc-André ter Stegen (89)
- Rank 24: David Silva (89)
- Rank 23: Mats Hummels (89)
- Rank 22: Edinson Cavani (89)
- Rank 21: Paulo Dybala (89)
Highlights from a German perspective:
- ter Stegen makes a big leap forward. In FUT 18 he started with an overall rating of 85 and received a winter upgrade to 87. In FUT 19 he starts directly with 89.
- Mats Hummels started in FUT 18 with 88 and improved to 89. In FUT 19, it starts directly with 89. His stats are almost identical to his winter upgrade card in FUT 18, only his physicality has dropped by one point.
