He has been named UEFA Player of the Season, finished top scorer in both La Liga and the Champions League on his way to winning both trophies, is the undisputed favorite for the Ballon d'Or, and is now the most extraordinary in the virtual world.
Karim Benzema was rated the best player in the game by EA Sports, with an overall score of 92 for his base card in FIFA Ultimate Team.
The Real Madrid striker's pace increased from 76 to 80, his shooting from 86 to 88, and his drop from 81 to 83.
With an overall rating of 91, Messi remains in the top five in FIFA 23. However, he appears to be a long way from his peak of 94. (seen on FIFA 12, 13, 14, 16, 19 and 20). He was the best player in the game last season.
Despite starting the season on fire, Messi's form has deteriorated significantly since moving from Barcelona to PSG. As a result, five of his six Ultimate Team base stats have decreased since FIFA 22, with only his defense (34) remaining constant.
His pace dropped from four to 81 and his shot from three to 89, which will be of particular interest to FUT managers.
Ronaldo, like Messi, had a maximum of 94 base cards on Ultimate Team (seen on FIFA 17, 18 and 19). With an overall score of 90, he has risen from third place in FIFA 22 to eighth place in the standings.
On FIFA 22, it's a one-point drop for the striker, who is now in the unusual position of warming the bench at Old Trafford.
The Portuguese's pace dropped from six to 81, and his assists dropped from four to 78.
1. Karim Benzema
91 overall score (+2 on FIFA 22)
Real Madrid and France ST
2. Roberto Lewandowski
91 (-1)
Barcelona and Poland ST
3. Kylian Mbappe
91 (-)
PSG and France ST
4.Kevin De Bruyne
91 (-)
Man City and Belgium WC
5. Lionel Messi
91 (-2)
PSG and Argentina AD
6. Mohamed Salah
90 (+ 1)
Liverpool and Egypt RW
7. Virgil van Dijk
90 (+ 1)
Liverpool and Holland CB
8. Cristiano Ronaldo
90 (-1)
Manchester United and Portugal ST
9. Thibaut Courtois
90 (+ 1)
Real Madrid and Belgium GK
10. Manuel Neuer
90 (-)
Bayern Munich and Germany GK
11. Neymar
89 (-2)
PSG and Brazil LW
12. Son of Heung-min
89 (-)
Spurs and South Korea LW
13. Sadio Manè
89 (-)
Bayern Munich and Senegal LM
14. Joshua Kimmich
89 (-)
Bayern Munich and Germany CDM
15. Casemirò
89 (-)
Man United and Brazil CDM
16. Alisson
89 (-)
Liverpool and Brazil GK
17. Harry Kane
89 (-1)
Spurs and England ST
18. Ederson
89 (-)
Man City and Brazil GK
19. N'Golo Kanté
89 (-1)
Chelsea and France CDM
20. Jan Oblaki
89 (-2)
Atletico Madrid and Slovenia GK
21. Erling Haland
88 (-)
Man City and Norway ST
22. Tony Kroos
88 (-)
Real Madrid and Germany CM
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