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SKC duo among top-rated MLS players at their position in EA Sports FIFA 21

The new FIFA 21 game is set to be released in early October and the player ratings are being revealed in advance as EA Sports has already published plenty of details online.


The ratings for MLS players were officially unveiled on Wednesday as part of a special livestream on MLS's Twitch and Twitter channels featuring Sporting KC forward Gerso Fernandes, who is the league's fastest player in the popular video game.



Two of Gerso's teammates are also highly-rated in FIFA 21 with Winston Reid's overall rating ranking him second highest among MLS defenders and Tim Melia's overall rating placing him sixth overall among MLS goalkeepers.


Defenders


  1. Yeimar Gomez Andrade (Seattle Sounders FC) – 76
  2. Winston Reid (Sporting Kansas City) – 75
  3. Ike Opara (Minnesota United FC) – 75
  4. Aaron Long (New York Red Bulls) – 75
  5. Ali Adnan (Vancouver Whitecaps) – 75
  6. Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC) – 73
  7. Leandro Gonzalez Pirez (Inter Miami CF) – 73
  8. Romain Metanire (Minnesota United) – 73
  9. Nicolas Figal (Inter Miami CF) – 73
  10. Anton Tinnerholm (NYCFC) – 72


Goalkeepers


  1. Kenneth Vermeer (LAFC) – 76
  2. Bill Hamid (D.C. United) – 75
  3. Eloy Room (Columbus Crew SC) – 75 
  4. Stefan Frei (Seattle Sounders FC) – 75
  5. Andre Blake (Philadelphia Union) – 75
  6. Tim Melia (Sporting Kansas City) – 73
  7. Pedro Gallese (Orlando City) – 73
  8. Luis Robles (Inter Miami CF) – 73
  9. Steve Clark (Portland Timbers) – 73
  10. Brad Guzan (Atlanta United) – 72


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