FIFA 23 fastest players: Strikers, wingers, midfielders & defenders

The fastest players in FIFA 23 will, like many entries before it, dominate the pitch by pace. Having the quickest players in the game is essential for FUT Champions and Division Rivals. Our guide will show you the fastest strikers, wingers, midfielders, and defenders in FIFA 23 Ultimate Team.

Having the fastest players in FIFA 23 won’t guarantee you anything as you can have a 70-pace striker that can bury shots straight into the top corner for fun. Whereas a defender who’s not the fastest makes up for their speed with presence, physicality, and unbelievable intelligence and awareness on the pitch.

Pace was overhauled in FIFA 23, thanks to the incorporation of Lengthy, Controlled, and Explosive acceleration types. In addition to these new traits, a player’s base speed stats are still a great indicator of how speedy they are.

Without further ado, here is our complete guide to the fastest players in FIFA 23 Ultimate Team, as well as their acceleration type.

Contents

• Fastest players in FIFA 23
• Fastest attackers in FIFA 23
• Fastest midfielders in FIFA 23
• Fastest defenders in FIFA 23

Top 15 fastest players in FIFA 23

EA likes to change things up from game to game based on real-life performances, and there has definitely been then odd pace change shock here and there in FIFA 23.

So here are the top 15 fastest players in FIFA 23 across all positions.

Player	Pace	Club	Acceleration Type
Kylian Mbappe	97	PSG	Controlled
Adama Traore	96	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Controlled
Vinicius Jr	95	Real Madrid	Explosive
Daniel James	95	Leeds United	Explosive
Sheraldo Becker	95	Union Berlin	Controlled
Gerrit Holtmann	94	VfL Bochum	Controlled
Inaki Williams	94	Atletico Bilbao	Controlled
Sebastian Villa	94	Boca Juniors	Explosive
Ismaila Sarr	94	Watford	Controlled
Kevin Schade	94	SC Freiburg	Controlled
Alphonso Davies	94	Bayern Munich	Controlled
Jeremie Frimpong	94	Bayer Leverkusen	Explosive
Jeremiah St. Juste	93	Sporting CP	Controlled
Theo Hernandez	93	AC Milan	Controlled

Fastest attackers in FIFA 23

Scoring goals is the key to winning football matches and to do this successfully in FIFA 23, chances are that you’re going to need some speedy wingers, and quick and direct strikers.

Pacey attackers are crucial as they terrorize defenses and create more chances during the course of a match, so let’s go through the players we think will be at the top of this chart.

Player	Pace	Club	Acceleration Type
Kylian Mbappe	97	PSG	Controlled
Adama Traore	96	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Controlled
Vinicius Jr	95	Real Madrid	Explosive
Inaki Williams	94	Atletico Bilbao	Controlled
Sebastian Villa	94	Boca Juniors	Explosive
Antony	93	Manchester United	Explosive
Hirving Lozano	93	Napoli	Explosive
Ousmane Dembele	93	Barcelona	Explosive
Federico Chiesa	91	Juventus	Explosive
Luis Diaz	91	Liverpool	Explosive
Rafael Leao	91	AC Milan	Controlled
Rafa	91	Benfica	Explosive
Raphinha	91	Barcelona	Explosive
Wilfried Zaha	91	Crystal Palace	Controlled
Bruma	90	Fenerbache	Explosive
Deulofeu	90	Udinese	Explosive
Mohamed Salah	90	Liverpool	Explosive
Noni Madueke	90	PSV Eindhoven	Controlled
Patson Daka	90	Leicester City	Controlled
Raheem Sterling	90	Chelsea	Explosive
Timo Werner	90	RB Leipzig	Explosive
Victor Osimhen	90	Napoli	Controlled

Fastest midfielders in FIFA 23

Whether you need an Attacking Midfielder that can penetrate through the final third of the pitch to get a shot away or pick a pass, or a Defensive Midfielder who can spring around the middle of the park at speed — pace is still key.

These are the midfielders that you will find to be the fastest in FIFA 23.

Player	Pace	Club	Acceleration Type
Daniel James	95	Leeds United	Explosive
Ismaila Sarr	94	Watford	Controlled
Moussa Diaby	93	Bayer Leverkusen	Explosive
Kingsley Coman	92	Bayern Munich	Explosive
Leon Bailey	92	Aston Villa	Explosive
Allan Saint-Maximin	90	Newcastle United	Explosive
Gelson Martins	90	AS Monaco	Explosive
Moses Simon	90	FC Nantes	Explosive
Sadio Mane	90	Liverpool	Explosive
Galeno	90	FC Porto	Explosive
Samuel Chukwueze	89	Villareal	Explosive
Yannick Carrasco	89	Atletico Madrid	Controlled
Arnaut Danjuma	88	Villareal	Controlled
Franco Cervi	88	Celta Vigo	Explosive
Gonzalo Plata	88	Real Valladolid	Explosive
Leroy Sane	88	Bayern Munich	Controlled
Luiz Araujo	88	Atlanta United	Explosive
Marcus Llorente	88	Atletico Madrid	Controlled
Nicolas Pepe	88	Nice	Explosive
Stephy Mavididi	88	Montpellier	Controlled

Fastest defenders in FIFA 23

Even the best FIFA 23 players will get a bit tetchy when they see a 90+ pace winger with unreal agility and ball control running at breakneck speed toward their backline.

Center-backs and full-backs with pace are crucial to withstanding the onslaught of pace abusers, so with that in mind, here are some rapid defenders to consider.

Player	Pace	Club	Acceleration Type
Alphonso Davies	94	Bayern Munich	Controlled
Jeremiah St. Juste	93	Sporting CP	Controlled
Jeremie Frimpong	93	Bayer Leverkusen	Explosive
Theo Hernandez	93	AC Milan	Controlled
Achraf Hakimi	92	PSG	Controlled
Alexander Bah	92	Benfica	Controlled
Ferland Mendy	92	Real Madrid	Controlled
Manuel Lazzari	92	Lazio	Explosive
Kyle Walker	91	Manchester City	Lengthy
Leonardo Spinazzola	91	AS Roma	Controlled
Juan Cuadrado	90	Juventus	Explosive
Nuno Mendes	89	PSG	Controlled
Alex Moreno	88	Real Betis	Explosive
Johan Mojica	88	Villareal	Controlled
Alex Grimaldo	87	Benfica	Explosive
Alfonso Espino	87	Cadiz	Controlled
David Raum	87	RB Leipzig	Controlled
Maxence Lacroix	87	VfL Wolfsburg	Lengthy

This should give you a good idea of what players to look forward to in FIFA 23 Ultimate Team in terms of pace and how you can shape your team around them.

There’s plenty more FIFA 23 content here at Dexerto for you to check out too:

FIFA 23 crossplay explained | Best FIFA 23 custom tactics, meta formations & player instructions | FIFA 23 TOTW squads: Team of the Week explained | How to do the best FIFA 23 celebrations | Best FIFA 23 camera settings for Ultimate Team