Zlatan Ibrahimovic the best outfield Premier League player on FIFA 17

By Patrick Surlis

Man Utd striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic is the best outfield Premier League player on FIFA 17 with a rating of 90.

The former Paris Saint-Germain forward is one of three Man Utd players in the top 20, with world-record signing Paul Pogba given a rating of 88 and David de Gea tied with Ibrahimovic on 90.

But there is no player from defending Premier League champions Leicester City in the top 20, which means reigning PFA Players' Player of the Year Riyad Mahrez misses out.

Top 20 Premier League players on FIFA (20-11)

Player Team Rating
20. Philippe Coutinho Liverpool 85
19. Willian Chelsea 85
18. Diego Costa Chelsea 85
17. Laurent Koscielny Arsenal 85
16. Dimitri Payet West Ham 86
15. Vincent Kompany Man City 86
14. Cesc Fabregas Chelsea 86
13. Santi Cazorla Arsenal 86
12. David Silva Man City 87
11. Alexis Sanchez Arsenal 87

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Chelsea, who finished last season in 10th place, are well represented with five players, including Willian, Diego Costa and Eden Hazard, while Arsenal also boast five players, including Alexis Sanchez and Santi Cazorla.

West Ham's best player (Dimitri Payet, 86 overall) is ranked higher than Liverpool's best (Philippe Coutinho, 85 overall).

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Image: David de Gea is the best goalkeeper in the Premier League on FIFA 17

Top 20 Premier League players on FIFA 17 (10-1)

Player Team Rating
10. Hugo Lloris Tottenham 88
9. Paul Pogba Man Utd 88
8. Kevin de Bruyne Man City 88
7. Eden Hazard Chelsea 88
6. Petr Cech Arsenal 88
5. Sergio Aguero Man City 89
4. Thibaut Courtois Chelsea 89
3. Mesut Ozil Arsenal 89
2. David de Gea Man Utd 90
1. Zlatan Ibrahimovic Man Utd 90

Top 10 FIFA 17 players overall

For the first time in seven years, Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi (93) is no longer the best player on the game. Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo (94) has leapfrogged his La Liga rival, with Messi's team-mate Neymar (92) in third place.

Bayern Munich have three players in the top 10 - the game's highest ranked goalkeeper in Manuel Neuer (92) at five, the game's highest ranked defender in Jerome Boateng (90) at eight and Robert Lewandowski (90) at nine.

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De Gea and Ibrahimovic are the only two Premier League players in the top 10 in the world, with Luis Suarez (92) in fourth and Gareth Bale (90) sixth, rounding out the best of the best.

Image: Gareth Bale makes the top 10 best players on FIFA 17

Top 10 best players on FIFA 17

Player Team Rating
10. David de Gea Man Utd 90
9. Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich 90
8. Jerome Boateng Bayern Munich 90
7. Zlatan Ibrahimovic Man Utd 90
6. Gareth Bale Real Madrid 90
5. Manuel Neuer Bayern Munich 92
4. Luis Suarez Barcelona 92
3. Neymar Barcelona 92
2. Lionel Messi Barcelona 93
1. Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid 94

Bundesliga

Neuer, who is one of 14 Bayern Munich stars in the top 20 Bundesliga players, is ranked number one in the German top flight.

There are only two players not from either Bayern or Borussia Dortmund and they are both goalkeepers - Borussia Monchengladbach's Yann Sommer and Bayer Leverkusen's Bernd Leno.

Image: Manuel Neuer is the best goalkeeper in the world on FIFA 17, ahead of David de Gea

Top five Bundesliga players on FIFA 17

Player Team Rating
5. Marco Reus Borussia Dortmund 88
4. Philipp Lahm Bayern Munich 88
3. Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich 90
2. Jerome Boateng Bayern Munich 90
1. Manuel Neuer Bayern Munich 92

Ligue 1

In France, PSG dominate the top 20 rankings with no fewer than 10 players present, including the top three. They are Thiago Silva (89) at number one, followed by Angel Di Maria (87) and Blaise Matuidi (86).

Former Arsenal transfer target Alexandre Lacazette is the only non-PSG player in Ligue 1's top seven.

Image: PSG defender Thiago Silva [left] and team-mate Edinson Cavani [right] are among the best in Ligue 1

Top 5 Ligue 1 players on FIFA 17

Player Team Rating
5. Edinson Cavani PSG 85
4. Alexandre Lacazette Lyon 85
3. Blaise Matuidi PSG 86
2. Angel Di Maria PSG 87
1. Thiago Silva PSG 89

La Liga

In Spain, it's no surprise to see Real Madrid and Barcelona monopolise the top 20. Apart from the players already mentioned, Real's Sergio Ramos (89) drops in at number 6, with his team-mate Luka Modric (also 89) in seventh.

Atletico Madrid duo Diego Godin and Antoine Griezmann (both 88) come next but there are no La Liga players from outside Real, Atletico or Barca in the league's top 20 players.

Image: Cristiano Ronaldo has overtaken Lionel Messi to become the best player on FIFA 17

Top 5 La Liga players on FIFA 17

Player Team Rating
5. Gareth Bale Real Madrid 90
4. Luis Suarez Barcelona 92
3. Neymar Barcelona 92
2. Lionel Messi Barcelona 93
1. Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid 94

Elsewhere 

The first player from Serie A is Juventus' big-money signing Gonzalo Higuain (88), who is in 19th in the overall ranking.

Three of his new team-mates - Gianluigi Buffon (88), Giorgio Chiellini (88) and Leonardo Bonucci (87) - also feature in the top 50 overall ranking, as does Inter Milan goalkeeper Samir Handanovic (87).

For more information on the FIFA 17 ratings and for a full breakdown, please visit EASports.com

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