Updated: August 27, 2026
Physicality matters wherever matches become a battle for space. A powerful striker can protect the ball under pressure, a combative midfielder can compete through repeated duels, and a dominant centre-back can make life much harder for forwards in both ground and aerial contests.
EA's newly published FC 27 men's Ratings database now gives us the full PHY order. Joelinton and Federico Baschirotto share the highest outfield rating, while elite names such as Erling Haaland sit alongside several lower-OVR physical specialists.
This guide covers the Top 27 strongest men's outfield players in FC 27, eight leaders for every outfield position, three standouts from each of Europe's Big Five leagues, and the cards whose supporting attributes make their physicality most useful.
Note: In this guide, “strongest” refers to the headline PHY rating, not the separate Strength sub-attribute. PHY brings together the physical side of a player's profile, including Jumping, Stamina, Strength, and Aggression.
Top 27 Strongest Players in EA FC 27
Sorting the men's outfield database by PHY puts Joelinton and Federico Baschirotto level at 90, followed by Erling Haaland, Sergej Milinković-Savić, and Caleb Yirenkyi on 89.
The overall list is dominated by centre-backs, central midfielders, defensive midfielders, and strikers. That is a very different positional spread from the pace ranking, where wingers and full-backs naturally take over.
The 27th-place cutoff does not end the tie. Several more men's outfield players share 86 PHY beyond Thomas Isherwood, including Arkadiusz Jędrych, Brian Kaltak, Ercan Kara, Nikola Katić, Klauss, Tim Kleindienst, Scott McTominay, Armando Méndez, Victor Osimhen, and Willian Pacho.
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Who Is the Strongest Men's Player in FC 27?
There is no single men's outfield leader: Joelinton and Federico Baschirotto are tied as the strongest men's players in EA SPORTS FC 27 with 90 PHY.
Joelinton has the more rounded base item. His 90 PHY is built from 90 Jumping, 89 Stamina, 90 Strength, and 91 Aggression, while 82 DEF and 79 DRI give the Newcastle midfielder a useful two-way foundation. He should be much more than a player who simply wins contact.
Baschirotto reaches the same 90 PHY from a very different profile. The Cremonese centre-back has 94 Strength, supported by 87 Stamina and 87 Aggression, but his 75 OVR, 74 DEF, and 64 PAC make him a much more specialised option. He is one of the clearest examples of elite physicality appearing on a modest overall card.
Strongest FC 27 Players by Position: Top 8
The full ranking reveals the broad pattern; separate position lists make it easier to identify a physical option for one specific role.
The tables below use the primary position assigned by EA, rather than alternate positions. Equal PHY ratings are genuine ties; where a Top 8 cutoff falls inside a tie, the order follows EA's current PHY-sorted display.
Strongest Strikers (ST)
Physicality helps strikers hold off centre-backs, protect the ball while support arrives, and remain competitive in aerial or shoulder-to-shoulder situations.
Haaland owns the highest striker PHY and combines it with 91 OVR, 87 PAC, and 92 SHO. Chorý and Piper show the other side of the ranking: both have outstanding physicality relative to their overall ratings, while Gyökeres offers the strongest alternative all-round attacking profile.
Strongest Left Wingers (LW)
LW has a much lower physical ceiling than the central positions. Stronger wide players can still benefit when shielding the ball near the touchline, carrying through contact, or attacking the back post.
Duk leads natural left wingers with 82 PHY, although EA currently lists no club for his item. Kvaratskhelia sits only one point lower and is comfortably the strongest overall card in this group, combining 81 PHY with 89 OVR and 90 DRI.
Strongest Right Wingers (RW)
Physicality can give a right winger more resistance under pressure, but the best options still need pace, dribbling, and end product to turn that strength into attacking value.
Iñaki Williams leads the position with 83 PHY and also carries 92 PAC, giving him the most obvious speed-and-power combination. Doué and Semenyo have slightly lower PHY, but their 86 and 85 OVR cards provide more complete attacking quality.
Strongest Left Midfielders (LM)
LM requires work across a larger stretch of the flank, so Stamina and Aggression can be just as important to the headline PHY number as raw Strength.
Barış Alper Yılmaz stands six points clear of every other natural LM. His 86 PHY is paired with 93 PAC and 92 Stamina, making him one of the most unusual wide profiles in the database even after his PHY drop from FC 26.
Strongest Right Midfielders (RM)
RM is led by two very different players: one lower-rated physical specialist and one established, more rounded Premier League midfielder.
Curda and McGinn share the lead at 84 PHY. Curda offers 82 PAC and 87 Strength from a 72 OVR item, while McGinn's 83 OVR, 81 PAS, 82 DRI, and 78 DEF make him the more complete all-round option.
Strongest Attacking Midfielders (CAM)
High PHY is uncommon at CAM, but it can help a creator receive the ball between the lines, resist pressure, and keep attacks alive in crowded central areas.
Cryzan tops the raw ranking, but Bellingham is the standout card. His 90 OVR item combines 85 PHY with 86 SHO, 83 PAS, 88 DRI, and 79 DEF, giving him far more quality across the full attribute set.
Strongest Central Midfielders (CM)
CM has the deepest elite physicality of any midfield position. These players are built to contest space, cover repeated phases, and contribute on both sides of the ball.
Joelinton leads at 90, while Milinković-Savić and Yirenkyi follow on 89. Nmecha may have the most balanced athletic profile of the group, pairing 88 PHY with 83 PAC, 84 DRI, and 82 DEF at 85 OVR.
Strongest Defensive Midfielders (CDM)
At CDM, physicality supports ball-winning, screening, and the ability to withstand pressure after regaining possession. DEF and mobility still matter when judging the complete card.
Boya leads the position despite a 69 OVR and only 41 PAC. Zakaria ranks lower in raw PHY, but his 81 OVR, 80 PAC, 80 DEF, and 85 PHY give him the strongest complete profile among these eight.
Strongest Left Backs (LB)
Full-backs need enough physical resistance to defend the far post, recover through repeated runs, and compete with bigger wide forwards.
Acuña leads at 85 PHY, but the top of the position is tightly packed. Udol offers the best defending among the 84-PHY group, while Theo Hernández brings the clearest pace-and-power combination with 89 PAC and 83 PHY.
Strongest Right Backs (RB)
The strongest right-backs combine physical resistance with enough speed and defending to survive isolated duels and repeated transitions.
Dumfries leads with 87 PHY and backs it up with 82 PAC and 78 DEF. Méndez is the position's clearest raw-strength specialist at 94 Strength, while Koundé and Llorente offer more complete high-OVR alternatives.
Strongest Centre-Backs (CB)
CB naturally supplies the most names to the overall Top 27. PHY can support contact, aerial challenges, and recovery after a duel, but it works best alongside strong defending and adequate pace.
Baschirotto owns the highest PHY, but Diomande has the best blend of physicality, speed, and defending among the top four with 88 PHY, 80 PAC, and 80 DEF. Seck's 95 Strength is the highest individual Strength rating in this Top 8, showing again why PHY and Strength should not be treated as identical rankings.
Strongest FC 27 Players in Europe's Big Five Leagues
League chemistry creates a different shortlist. The next tables isolate the three highest-PHY men's outfield players in the Premier League, LALIGA EA SPORTS, Bundesliga, Serie A Enilive, and Ligue 1 McDonald's.
Premier League
The Premier League owns the highest outfield PHY ceiling in the Big Five. Its leading trio is concentrated through the centre of the pitch, giving the league a powerful ball-winning midfielder and two imposing striker options. Cédric Kipré also shares Gyökeres' 87 PHY at the cutoff.
LALIGA EA SPORTS
LALIGA's strongest outfield group is entirely defensive. Dumfries adds forward-running power from right-back, while Romero and Boyomo provide the more conventional centre-back presence.
Bundesliga
The Bundesliga spreads its top physicality across midfield, defense, and attack. Nmecha has the highest rating and the most complete all-round profile, while Katić and Kleindienst bring 86 PHY to opposite ends of the pitch. Jonathan Tah also sits on 86 at the cutoff.
Serie A Enilive
Serie A's leading outfield players are again concentrated centrally. McTominay combines 86 PHY with a balanced midfield profile, while Pavlović and Doekhi reinforce the league's physical options at centre-back. Adrien Rabiot and Bremer are among several more players tied with Doekhi on 85.
Ligue 1 McDonald's
Ligue 1 has the most varied top three: Pacho supplies an elite defensive profile, Ajorque brings 94 Strength at striker, and Zaïre-Emery combines 85 PHY with 93 Stamina in midfield. Denis Zakaria is also tied on 85 PHY.
Across the Big Five, the Premier League has the highest individual outfield PHY rating through Joelinton at 90. The Bundesliga follows at 88 through Nmecha, LALIGA peaks at 87, and both Serie A and Ligue 1 top out at 86.
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A leading PHY number alone does not make a card the most useful choice. Its real value depends on whether the player also has enough pace, shooting, dribbling, defending, and overall quality for the role.
PHY vs Overall Rating: Biggest Outliers Among the PHY Leaders
Some of FC 27's most physical players are nowhere near the top of the overall ratings.
EA does not publish a PHY–OVR gap metric. The calculation below simply subtracts OVR from PHY to highlight unusually physical base cards among the leaders on the men's sorted database page.
Piper is the clearest outlier, with 87 PHY attached to only 61 OVR. Grot and Gürleyen also reach an 86 PHY rating despite sitting at 66 OVR, while Dawa's 88 PHY is 19 points above his overall rating. Haaland sits at the opposite end of the spectrum: his elite physicality belongs to one of the highest-rated base items in FC 27.
FC 27 vs FC 26: How Have the Strongest Players Changed?
Several familiar names remain near the top from FC 26, but their physicality ratings have moved in very different directions.
Baschirotto makes the biggest climb in this group, rising four points to join Joelinton at the top of the men's outfield ranking. Diomande also gains two, while Haaland and Milinković-Savić each move up by one.
The largest falls belong to two of FC 26's leaders. Gyökeres drops from 91 to 87 PHY, while Barış Alper Yılmaz falls from 90 to 86. Joelinton remains unchanged at 90 and moves into a share of first place because the previous leader has fallen back.
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Conclusion
FC 27's physicality rankings are led by Joelinton and Federico Baschirotto at 90 PHY, but the wider list covers everything from elite stars such as Haaland to low-OVR specialists such as Corban Piper. Central positions dominate the highest ratings, while natural wingers have much lower physical ceilings.
For squad building, raw PHY is only part of the picture. The best physical players are those who can combine it with enough pace, defending, dribbling, passing, or finishing to perform their actual role.
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