5 world football superstars and their debut FIFA cards
With every annual release, the FIFA franchise revises player ratings to accurately portray every player’s performances in the bygone season. This accurate summary of a player’s attributes and capabilities combined with an excellent gameplay engine make FIFA the complete football gaming experience.
FIFA rankings are pretty accurate summations of a player’s talent and such ratings can also be used to chart a player’s progress through the years. This list attempts to do the same with some now household names who were only youngsters trying to make their mark in world football some years ago.
Read on to find out some of world football’s top players’ first ever FIFA card ratings compared with their current FIFA 17 cards featuring four Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola recruits.
*FIFA Cards started from the 2010 edition
#5 Dele Alli
The Spurs midfielder was rated at 80 when FIFA 17 was launched but EA soon realised their massive underestimation of his talents. In their annual Winter Ratings Refresh, they corrected their error and gave Alli a rating 84 which was befitting of the man’s performances for club and country.
Alli’s rise to the top of the footballing pyramid has been a relatively recent one. Playing for MK Dons, his breakthrough performance came in MK Dons 4-0 win over Louis van Gaal’s Manchester United in the Carling Cup in the first year of the Dutchman’s reign.
Alli had been instrumental in that win without getting on the scoresheet and has gone from strength to strength since. It is easy to forget that Alli made his first FIFA appearance three years back, rated at only 54 with MK Dons in League Two.