In FIFA 21, you want the fastest players. It’s an incredibly realistic football sim, but it still hꦑas the mentality that more goals means more fun. With 45 minute halves crammed into as little as four minutes in FIFA, speed is of the essence, and that means faster players tend to 💙dominate. It doesn’t always work that way; early crosses are effective in the game with tall forwards, and quick passes through gaps can make up for players not being able to burst through defences, but why make things harder for yourself?
In FIFA 21, Pace is determined by two factors; Acceleration and Sprint Speed. Sprint Speed is how fas🌱t you can run at top speed, while Acceleration is how quickly you can reach that top speed. Since players tend to run in short darts, Acceleration is more important, though you need at least a good Sprint Speed to ensure that your top speed can actually be effective. With that in mind, players who have the same pace rating have been ranked here by Acceleration.
20. Rafa - LM, Benfica, 94 Pace, 83 Overall
Rafꦚa is a good place to start this list, not just because he’s ranked at number 20, but because he’s well rounded. His 83 Overall isn’t staggering, but unlike a few here, he’ll fit into most teams well, and has that devastating pace ju♋st up his sleeve.
19. Inaki Williams - ST, Athletic Bilbao, 94 Pace, 81 Overall
Williams is similar to Rafa, although there is a lot of competition for forward positions, and those two points down from Rafa do make a big difference in the lower 80s, where many players find themselves. Still💯, if you want a good forward able to break away from defenders easily, he’s your man.
18. Krepin Diatta - RM, Club Brugge, 94 Pace, 77 Overall
Diatta is where things start to get tricky, and it depends on what you’re using this 🐷guide for. In Ultimate Team, an Overall of 77 means the best teams won’t bother with him, despite the pace. However, if you’re trying to assemble an affordable Career Mode squad with stats in all the righ🌌t places, get Diatta signed up.
17. Chidera Ejuke - LW, CSKA Moscow, 94 Pace, 75 Overall
Hey, you know what we j💞ust said for Diatta? Well, that꧂. But for Ejuke.
16. Sadio Mane - LW, Liverpool, 94 Pace, 90 Overall
Okay, we’re into the big boy✱s now. Mane may only be sixteenth on the list, but thanks to his overall rating and immense dribbling and shooting stats, he’s one of the best here. In Ultimate Team, you’d be lucky to snag him, but in Online or Career Modes, you’re free to unleash him at will.
15 Nikola Mileusnic - LW, Adelaide UTD, 94 Pace, 64 Overall
Pace means a lot in FIFA 21, but it’s not everything. After his pace, Mileunsnic’s next highest major stat is dribbliဣng, which tumbles down to 65; just one above his very low Overall. If you get him early or are building a Career Mode team in the lower leagues on the cheap, go for him. If not, definitely avoid.
14. Tom Barkhuizen - RM, Preston North End, 94 Pace, 72 Overall
Barkuizen is a better bet than Mileusnic, and he’s Silver rather than Bronze, but obviously a top class Ultim🐻ate Team still won’t make space for him. If you’re going for an all Silver all-stars team for some reason, Barkhuizen should be one of the first names in there.
13. Aurelio Buta - RB, Antwerp, 94 Pace, 76 Overall
Typically, we’ve been warning you off players player 80 Overall, with pace not enough to make them worthwhile. With Buta though, it’s a different story. Most players in this list are attackers, and in general attackers get higher FIFA ratings, so a 76 rated defender with 94 Pace is nothing to be sniffed at. There’s better defende🍸rs, sure, but Buta is great at counteracting s🐬peed demons in the opposition.
12. Gelson Martins - RM, AS Monaco, 94 Pace, 80 Overall
Martins is right on the cusp of being valuable. It’s ꦗnot just that his 80 rating is decent without being great, it’s that he marries 94 Pace with 85 Dribbling, meaning he’s incredibly difficult to get the balꩵl off. However, he struggles with an end product, so can be frustrating.
11. Kim In Seong - LM, Ulsan Hyundai, 94 Pace, 71 Overall
You can probably rinse and repeat the advice for all Silver pla👍yers here. He’s not worth it unless you particularly want a Silver tea﷽m, but is worth grabbing in Career Mode depending on what league you’re in.
