On September 10, EA Sports announced ratings for the top 100 players in FIFA 21. A slew of superstar midfielders made the list, including Manchester City star Kevin de Bruyne and Brazilian sensation Casemiro. But what other midfielders made the top 100, and who are the best in FIFA 21? We have answers to both of those questions, so let’s get into it.

Midfielders in FIFA 21 Top 100

28 midfielders made the FIFA 21 Top 100, with the highest overall going to Manchester City’s Kevin de Bruyne. De Bruyne, who was also the highest-rated midfielder in FIFA 20, received a 91 overall rating from EA. Here’s a look at all of the midfielders that made the top 100, including where they placed on the list:

  • Kevin de Bruyne – #4Casemiro – #17Joshua Kimmich – #19Toni Kroos – #20N’Golo Kante – #26Luka Modric – #29Bruno Fernandes – #32Fabinho – #44Sergio Busquets – #46Thomas Muller – #49Paul Pogba – #51Marco Veratti – #52Alejandro Gomez – #54Jordan Henderson – #55David Silva – #58Thiago – #66Kai Havertz – #67Luis Alberto – #68Hakim Ziyech – #72Marco Reus – #73Sergej Milinkovic-Savic – #75Georginio Wijnaldum – #76Miralem Pjanic – #81Parejo – #84Koke – #86Frenkie de Jong – #91Rodri – #92Christian Eriksen – #99

And here are the best five midfielders at each position, sorted by overall rating:

Center Attacking Midfielder

  • Kevin de Bruyne – 91 OVRBruno Fernandes – 87 OVRThomas Muller – 86 OVRAlejandro Gomez – 86 OVRDavid Silva – 86 OVR

Center Defensive Midfielder

  • Casemiro – 89 OVRJoshua Kimmich – 88 OVRN’Golo Kante – 88 OVRFabinho – 87 OVRSergio Busquets – 87 OVR

Center Midfielder

  • Toni Kroos – 88 OVRLuka Modric – 87 OVRPaul Pogba – 86 OVRMarco Verratti – 86 OVRThiago – 85 OVR

Shooting

Kevin de Bruyne not only received the highest overall rating among midfielders, but the Man City superstar will also start 2020 with one of the best shooting attributes in the game. De Bruyne’s 86 Shooting rating is tied first among midfielders who made the FIFA 21 top 100. Dortmund midfielder Marco Reus also received an 86 Shooting rating.

Here are the best shooting midfielders in FIFA 21:

  • Kevin de Bruyne – 86Marco Reus – 86Bruno Fernandes – 83Parejo – 83Thomas Muller – 83Christian Eriksen – 81Kai Havertz – 81Paul Pogba – 81Toni Kroos – 81Alejandro Gomez – 79

Defense

Central defensive midfielders Casemiro and N’Golo Kante received the highest Defense (86) attributes among midfielders that made the top 100 in FIFA 21. Liverpool midfielder Fabinho rounds out the top three, as he received an 85 Defense rating.

Here are the top ten midfielders in FIFA 21 in terms of defense:

  • Casemiro – 86N’Golo Kante – 86Fabinho – 85Sergio Busquets – 83Rodri – 82Jordan Henderson – 81Joshua Kimmich – 81Marco Verratti – 79Sergej Milinkovic-Savic – 79Georginio Wijnaldum – 78