FIFA 22 ratings: LAFC's Carlos Vela, Orlando's Nani rated highest MLS players

Dylan Butler

He’s been sidelined for much of the 2021 season due to injury, but that hasn’t stopped Carlos Vela from being the top-rated MLS player in FIFA 22.

The LAFC forward leads the list among MLS players for the second consecutive year with an 83 overall rating – the same number he achieved a year ago when tied with Inter Miami CF midfielder Blaise Matuidi.

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Vela, who has five goals and five assists in 17 appearances this season, is followed by Orlando City SC winger Nani, who has an 81 overall rating. Inter Miami forward Gonzalo Higuain also boasts an 81 overall rating, but he’s third because of other stats such as pace, physicality and dribbling that differentiate players and break up ties.

Check out FIFA 22’s top MLS players below, both overall and sorted by position.

Overall

Overall
Player	Club	Rating
1. Carlos Vela	LAFC	83
2. Nani	Orlando	81
3. Gonzalo Higuain	Miami	81
4. Alejandro Pozuelo	Toronto	80
5. Nicolas Lodeiro	Seattle	80
6. Josef Martinez	Atlanta	80
7. Blaise Matuidi	Miami	79
8. Raul Ruidiaz	Seattle	79
9. Chicharito	LA	78
10. Carles Gil	New England	77

Forwards

Forwards
Player	Club	Rating
1. Carlos Vela	LAFC	83
2. Nani	Orlando	81
3. Gonzalo Higuain	Miami	81
4. Josef Martinez	Atlanta	80
5. Raul Ruidiaz	Seattle	79
6. Chicharito	LA	78
7. Diego Rossi	LAFC	76
8. Gustavo Bou	New England	76
9. Sebastián Driussi	Austin	75
10. Alexandre Pato	Orlando	75

Ratings for all forwards

Midfielders

Midfielders
Player	Club	Rating
1. Alejandro Pozuelo	Toronto	80
2. Nicolas Lodeiro	Seattle	80
3. Blaise Matuidi	Miami	79
4. Carles Gil	New England	77
5. Yeferson Soteldo	Toronto	77
6. Luiz Araújo	Atlanta	77
7. Diego Valeri	Portland	77
8. Jonathan dos Santos	LA	77
9. Sebastián Blanco	Portland	77
10. Lucas Zelarayán	Columbus	76

Ratings for all midfielders

Defenders

Defenders
Player	Team	Rating
1. Yeimar Gómez Andrade	Seattle	76
2. Aaron Long	New York	75
3. Alan Franco	Atlanta	74
4. Walker Zimmerman	Nashville	74
5. Kai Wagner	Philadelphia	73
6. Anton Tinnerholm	New York City	73
7. Claudio Bravo	Portland	73
8. Emmanuel Mas	Orlando	73
9. Jonathan Mensah	Columbus	72
10. Romain Métanire	Minnesota	72

Ratings for all defenders

Goalkeepers

Goalkeepers
Playere	Club	Rating
1. Andre Blake	Philadelphia	76
2. Matt Turner	New England	75
3. Bill Hamid	D.C.	74
4. Stefan Frei	Seattle	74
5. Eloy Room	Columbus	74
6. Pedro Gallese	Orlando	74
7. Sean Johnson	New York City	73
8. Tim Melia	Kansas City	73
9. Steve Clark	Portland	72
10. Maxime Crépeau	Vancouver	72