The 26 Highest Rated MLS Players in EA Sports FC 26

Six of the top 26 players signed in the league before or during the 2025 season.

Son Heung-min ranks as the second-highest-rated MLS player after signing with LAFC. / Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images

The star power in MLS continued to rise through the 2025 transfer windows, and EA Sports revealed some of the league’s highest-rated players for the upcoming EA FC 26. 

Even at age 38, Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi continues to lead the league, but is closely followed by marquee summer signings in teammate Rodrigo De Paul, LAFC’s Son Heung-min and Vancouver Whitecaps FC’s Thomas Müller. 

Check out the top 26 EA FC 26 players in MLS below. 

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The 26 Highest Rated MLS Players in EA Sports FC 26

Player	Rating	Club
Lionel Messi	86	Inter Miami
Son Heung-min	85	LAFC
Rodrigo De Paul	84	Inter Miami
Thomas Müller	80	Vancouver Whitecaps
Sergio Busquets	80	Inter Miami
Riqui Puig	80	LA Galaxy
Denis Bouanga	79	LAFC
Hany Mukhtar	79	Nashville SC
Luis Suárez	79	Inter Miami
Marco Reus	79	LA Galaxy
Evander	79	FC Cincinnati
Emil Forsberg	79	New York Red Bulls
Carles Gil	79	New England Revolution
Jordi Alba	78	Inter Miami
Hirving Lozano	78	San Diego FC
Cristian Arango	78	San Jose Earthquakes
Alexey Miranchuk	78	Atlanta United
Ryan Gauld	78	Vancouver Whitecaps
Anders Dreyer	77	San Diego FC
Pep Biel	77	Charlotte FC
Wilfried Zaha	77	Charlotte FC
Hugo Lloris	77	LAFC
Roman Burkï	77	LAFC
Kévin Denkey	77	FC Cincinnati
Hugo Cuypers	77	Chicago Fire
Jonathan Bamba	77	Chicago Fire

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Injection of New Talent

The 2025 MLS season saw San Diego FC introduced as the league’s 30th team, and has also brought a significant lift to the FC ratings and top stars in the American top flight. Six of the top 26 rated players signed in MLS for the first time ahead of or during the 2025 campaign.

Meanwhile, some MLS veterans such as LAFC’s Denis Bouanga and Nashville SC’s Hany Mukhtar remain among the top-rated players in the league.

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More MLS Stadiums Than Ever

Several MLS stadiums have long been in EA FC, including Vancouver’s BC Place and Seattle’s Lumen Field, and 2025 saw the addition of LAFC’s BMO Stadium, LA Galaxy’s Dignity Health Sports Park, Atlanta United’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Portland Timbers’ Providence Park and New New York Bulls’ Sports Illustrated Stadium,

In 2026, however, the game adds Inter Miami’s Chase Stadium—a likely one-year addition, as Miami are set to move from the temporary home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida to Miami Freedom Park in Miami for the 2026 MLS season.

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