Karim Benzema has had such a successful year that one might mistakenly believe he is a video game character. Before FIFA 23 is released later this month, the Real Madrid and France striker has been given the highest rating.
Benzema is ranked first on 91 in EA Sports' rankings for the top 23 players in this year's version of the well-known football simulation, while Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Harry Kane have dropped down the list.
Top 10 FIFA 23 ratings
1. Karim Benzema - 91
2. Robert Lewandowski - 91
3. Kylian Mbappé - 91
4. Kevin De Bruyne - 91
5. Lionel Messi - 91
6. Mohamed Salah - 90
7. Virgil van Dijk - 90
8. Cristiano Ronaldo - 90
9. Thibaut Courtois - 90
10. Manuel Neuer - 90
| LA LIGA | CHAMPIONS LEAGUE | |||
| POS | TEAM | M | +/- | P |
| 1 | Barcelona | 18 | 30 | 38 |
| 2 | Atletico Madrid | 17 | 20 | 38 |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 17 | 21 | 37 |
| 4 | Athletic Club | 18 | 11 | 33 |
| 5 | Villarreal | 17 | 1 | 27 |
| 6 | Mallorca | 18 | -3 | 27 |
| 7 | Real Sociedad | 17 | 5 | 25 |
| 8 | Osasuna | 17 | -3 | 25 |
| 9 | Real Betis | 17 | -1 | 24 |
| 10 | Girona | 17 | -2 | 22 |
| 11 | Sevilla | 17 | -5 | 22 |
| 12 | Rayo Vallecano | 17 | -1 | 21 |
| 13 | Celta Vigo | 17 | -3 | 21 |
| 14 | Las Palmas | 17 | -5 | 19 |
| 15 | Leganes | 17 | -8 | 18 |
| 16 | Getafe | 17 | -3 | 16 |
| 17 | Alaves | 17 | -9 | 16 |
| 18 | Espanyol | 17 | -13 | 15 |
| 19 | Valladolid | 17 | -22 | 12 |
| 20 | Valencia | 16 | -10 | 11 |
| POS | TEAM | M | +/- | P |
| 1 | Liverpool | 6 | 12 | 18 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 6 | 14 | 15 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 6 | 9 | 13 |
| 4 | Bayer Leverkusen | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 6 | 6 | 13 |
| 6 | Inter | 6 | 6 | 13 |
| 7 | Stade Brestois 29 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
| 8 | Lille | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 9 | Borussia Dortmund | 6 | 9 | 12 |
| 10 | Bayern München | 6 | 9 | 12 |
| 11 | Atletico Madrid | 6 | 4 | 12 |
| 12 | AC Milan | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| 13 | Atalanta | 6 | 9 | 11 |
| 14 | Juventus | 6 | 4 | 11 |
| 15 | Benfica | 6 | 3 | 10 |
| 16 | Monaco | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| 17 | Sporting CP | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| 18 | Feyenoord | 6 | -1 | 10 |
| 19 | Club Brugge KV | 6 | -2 | 10 |
| 20 | Real Madrid | 6 | 1 | 9 |
| 21 | Celtic | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 22 | Manchester City | 6 | 4 | 8 |
| 23 | PSV Eindhoven | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 24 | Dinamo Zagreb | 6 | -5 | 8 |
| 25 | Paris Saint Germain | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| 26 | VfB Stuttgart | 6 | -3 | 7 |
| 27 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 6 | -8 | 4 |
| 28 | Sparta Praha | 6 | -11 | 4 |
| 29 | Sturm Graz | 6 | -5 | 3 |
| 30 | Girona | 6 | -6 | 3 |
| 31 | FK Crvena Zvezda | 6 | -9 | 3 |
| 32 | Red Bull Salzburg | 6 | -15 | 3 |
| 33 | Bologna | 6 | -6 | 2 |
| 34 | RB Leipzig | 6 | -7 | 0 |
| 35 | Slovan Bratislava | 6 | -16 | 0 |
| 36 | BSC Young Boys | 6 | -19 | 0 |
| LA LIGA | CHAMPIONS LEAGUE | |
| R. Lewandowski | 16 Goals | Barcelona |
| Raphinha | 11 Goals | Barcelona |
| A. Budimir | 10 Goals | Osasuna |
| Kylian Mbappé | 9 Goals | Real Madrid |
| Vinícius Júnior | 8 Goals | Real Madrid |
| R. Lewandowski | 7 Goals | Barcelona |
| Raphinha | 6 Goals | Barcelona |
| Juninho | 6 Goals | Qarabag |
| J. David | 6 Goals | Lille |
| S. Guirassy | 6 Goals | Borussia Dortmund |
