Our FIFA 21 player guide is designed to do one thing and one thing only: to keep you well-informed! The awesome new FIFA game release is just around the corner, and if the whole COVID business threw you out of the football loop for a quick bit, you might have no context on the fresh FIFA 21 player stats whatsoever.

Hopefully, this article will alleviate that! Over the next few days, we aim to release new best player lists in so many niches and categories your head might spin. We're talking total stats, offensive capabilities, best young players, and so on. Lots of materials to go through, and we'll be doing it over the course of several days. You're going to want to tune in every once in awhile, then!

If you'd like to learn more about FIFA 21 in general, we've got a handy infodump at the ready. From its release date all the way to system requirements, all the interesting stuff is there, so give it a whirl. Perhaps you'd like to see how FIFA 21 compares to other football games coming out this year, instead? We've got stuff on that, too. All our bases are covered, as you can see.

We won't bore you for long, though. Have at it!

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FIFA 21: 21 Best-Rated Players

Might as well start with a heft, right? This list is our most general one, featuring all the best-rated FIFA 21 players, as per the official statistics sourced from EA. You can access these ratings at your own behest, of course, but we'd be lying if we said they weren't kinda overwhelming.

Below, we've got 21 of the top-rated players available in FIFA 21 for various team acquisitions. If you intend on shooting towards the top of the ratings, or just want to have a few legends available for casual play, this is the list to check out! We've also provided some general stats for each player so that you get a bit of context for what makes them as good as they are.

The list itself won't surprise those who've been keeping track of things. It will, however, serve as an extremely handy reference, on the off chance that you actually do need one.

FIFA 21 All 5-Star Skill Players

5-star skill players in FIFA 21 are some of the most skillful footballers you could face in the field. It goes without saying that this also makes them insanely desirable no matter what club you might be focusing on. These guys can pull off some crazy moves and look good while doing them, and though they'll cost you a pretty penny, they will all but ensure glory and victory in the long run.

In this section, we've assembled the full list of FIFA 21 5-star skill players for your reading pleasure. Scroll on ahead, mark the names you're most interested in, and plan your attack for the game's release on October 9th! Note that we've included a different set of information for these players. In the following table, you'll find their names, their overall player score, and the club they play for by default. We felt this might be the most useful slice of info we could share, so we hope you, too, find it handy.

We know, we know: that's a big honkin' list to go through! What can we do though? There's a lot of 5-star players in FIFA 21! Hopefully, you'll find this list handy if you ever attempt to get them all under one club umbrella. Some of the additions might surprise you, we think.

10 Best FIFA 21 Players under 21

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We're all about 21s here in this FIFA 21 player guide, as you can see. Since the absolute pinnacle of football will be well-known to anyone who's even remotely interested in the sport, this is where we start getting into the nitty-gritty. Young players are rising stars, but they're also often relegated to niche positions and not necessarily in the actual limelight. At least, not as much as the veterans get to be.

This list of 10 young players will give you some insight into which names you should be jotting down even though they might not ring a bell right away.

According to official stats sourced from FIFA 21, getting any of these 10 young footballers will greatly enhance your career team. Don't skimp out if you come across some of these names!

10 Best FIFA 21 Goalkeepers

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No matter how good your custom FIFA 21 team is, you can't risk leaving your goal unattended whatsoever. This is why we believe you're definitely going to be interested in our list of 10 best FIFA 21 goalkeepers that are going to be available this October. Seriously though. You need a great goalkeeper if you want to stand a chance! Here are the players you want to have at any cost:

Now that we think of it, how viable would a football team of only goalkeepers be? There's a strange career idea, we suppose...

FIFA 21 Player Guide: Best Wingers

Football wingers are essentially offensive players who focus on wide attacks and have phenomenal pacing. If it's a good offense that you want to field, then you're going to have to invest in getting solid wingers. That's exactly where this shortlist of 10 best FIFA 21 wingers comes in.

Coincidentally, this list will also give you a pretty good idea of who the best FIFA 21 dribblers are, since there's a fair bit of overlap between the two player niches. In most cases, good wingers will also be phenomenal dribblers, and vice-versa. Something to keep in mind while you'll be building your own custom team!

10 Best FIFA 21 Free-Kickers

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When push comes to shove, and you get stuck in a free-kicking position, you're going to want one of these guys at your side. When it comes to pulling off incredible scores and hitting the goal where you thought it would've been impossible, any of the 10 best FIFA 21 free-kickers will do what needs to be done.

For this list, we're including the specific 'Shooting' stat and the clubs which these footballers are available from. This should ensure that you know precisely which teams to target for acquisitions in FIFA 21.

Getting these players on board with your team will practically ensure that your free-kicks are of unparalleled precision. The human factor, however, does still apply. After all, it's not like Messi's free-kick will have an aimbot. Should it, though?

FIFA 21 Player Guide: Best Women Footballers

FIFA 21 is no slouch when it comes to women's football, either. Especially for those who might be looking for something new and slightly different to play through, female leagues do offer a change of pace. Since they're not quite as well-known as the historically-established male leagues, many fans just won't have the meta-knowledge to build truly top-tier teams from the get-go. This shortlist of best women footballers in FIFA 21 might help!

As you can see, the United States has a disproportionately large selection of top-tier women footballers. If you're aiming for an easy baseline and an edge over your competition in the female leagues, chances are that you're going to want to play with the US when all is said and done.

10 Fastest FIFA 21 Footballers

It goes without saying that speed is of the absolute essence in FIFA 21. Your defense will eventually break down unless you can mount a proper counter-attack, and this isn't possible without lightning-fast footballers. If you're chasing after one such player, you're definitely going to want to grab one of the following. Hell, grab more, if you can!

A fair selection of speed-devils, right there. Whether you're lucky enough to grab one of them, though, is another can of worms altogether.

Wrap-up of our growing FIFA 21 Player Guide!

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These are the three major player lists we've got to offer for today! However, tomorrow we intend to update this article with top-10 lists of women footballers, and a bunch of league-specific hidden gems. We'll have you perfectly prepared for FIFA 21 over the next few days. All you need to do is to check back in with our FIFA 21 player guide when you have the chance to do so. We'll have loads of new content ready on a daily basis, and we think you'll be very interested in just about all of it.

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Our FIFA 21 player guide is designed to do one thing and one thing only: to keep you well-informed! The awesome new FIFA game release is just around the corner, and if the whole COVID business threw you out of the football loop for a quick bit, you might have no context on the fresh FIFA 21 […]