FIFA 19 Ratings: Super Eagles Midfielder Is Most Physical Player In The World; Akinfenwa Strongest

Published: September 23, 2018

With less than one week left before the official release of the eagerly anticipated FIFA 19, the game creators EA Sports have released the names of the top ten players for strength and physicality.

According to EA Sports, strongest players are rated on their ability to overpower and hold off the opposition, while physicality is a measure of key physical traits such as strength, stamina, and jumping.

There are no prizes for guessing correctly that the still active Wycombe Wanderers frontman Adebayo Akinfenwa, 36, has retained his title of the strongest player in the world, with a rating of 83 for physicality.

Bayo clocks in at number one ahead of Tomáš Chorý (Viktoria Plzeň), Kendall Waston (Vancouver Whitecaps), Romelu Lukaku (Manchester United) and Felipe Carvalho (Vålerenga), while Gent's Anderson Esiti is the sixth ranked player.

With a score of 89, Esiti is the top rated player in physicality ahead of Dennis Hediger, Steven Nzonzi, Garrido, Hulk and Victor Wanyama at number six.

In other stats, Esiti scored 73 for defending, 55 dribbling and passing, but his weakest traits are shooting and pace, with a score of 48 and 45 respectively. He is also the strongest midfielder in the world at the moment.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel