EA Sports have announced that Nigeria international striker Peter Utaka is the best player in Japan after publishing the Fifa 17 ratings of the top 20 players in the J-League.<br /><br /><span class="st"> The Sanfrecce Hiroshima ace got an overall score of 76 to clock in at the number one position, ahead of Avraam Papadopoulos (Jubilo Iwata), Toshihiro Aoyama (</span><span class="st">Sanfrecce Hiroshima), Ademilson</span><span class="st"> (Gamba Osaka) and Tomoaki Makino (</span><span class="st">Urawa Red Diamonds ).<br /><br />Utaka has a physical attribute of 79 and was also rated high in his pace, 84, while he scored 74 in shooting and dribbling. <br /><br />On the flip side, the former OB Odense and Royal Antwerp attacker was awarded 34 defending and 62 passing. <br /><br />Now 32, the UNTH product has had spells with Maasmechelen, Dalian Aerbin, Shanghai Shenxin and Shimizu S-Pulse apart from the aforementioned clubs. <br /><br /><u><b>Top 20 Players J-League</b></u><br /><br /><b>1)Peter Utaka - 76</b><br />2 Avraam Papadopoulos - 75<br />&nbsp; Toshihiro Aoyama - 75<br />4)Ademilson - 74<br />&nbsp; Tomoaki Makino - 74<br />&nbsp; Muriqui - 74<br />&nbsp; Junya Tanaka - 74<br />&nbsp; Kengo Nakamura - 74<br />9)Tsukasa Shiotani - 73<br />&nbsp; Patric - 73<br />&nbsp; Shinzo Koroki - 73<br />&nbsp; Masato Morishige - 73<br />&nbsp; Yoshito Okubo - 73<br />&nbsp; Takeshi Aoki - 73<br />&nbsp; Moestafa El Kabir - 73<br />&nbsp; Kim Seung Gyu - 73<br />&nbsp; Masaaki Higashiguchi - 73<br />&nbsp; Yasuhito Endo - 73<br />&nbsp; Shunsuke Nakamura - 73<br />20) Marquinhos Paran&aacute; - 72<br /><br />Ifeanyi Emmanuel <br /><br /></span><br />Photo Credit: uefa.com<br />