Fastest players in FIFA 22: All positions from striker to centre-back

Always the crowned jewel of any EA Sports FIFA release, Ultimate Team game mode is amongst the most popular game modes in any major sports title. Highly addictive, the mode allows total squad control, from player contracts to team tactics.

The initial weeks of Ultimate Team are always an important time to build out your squad. Prices are subject to change via the marketplace, so there's always a great chance to buy a player for much more or less than their actual price.

To help get you up and running, we've compiled a list of some of the fastest footballers in the game, pace is always crucial -- and meta -- in FIFA titles and so these players are likely going to be much sought after.

Fastest players in FIFA 22

Speed is a luxury to have, all across the football pitch. There are skills and techniques that can be developed through years of training, but pace is something that players either have, or they don't.

Everyone on the pitch, from centre-backs to strikers all benefit massively from having exceptional pace. So here are the fastest players at each position in FIFA 22.

Strikers

1. Kylian Mbappé - PSG - 90 OVR (97 Pace)
2. Iñaki Williams - Athletic Club - 81 OVR (94 Pace)
3. Patson Daka - Leicester City - 77 OVR (93 Pace)
4. Elliott List - Stevenage - 64 OVR (93 Pace)
5. Loïs Openda - Vitesse - 71 OVR (93 Pace)

Wingers

1. Adama Traoré - Wolves - 79 OVR (96 Pace)
2. Vinícius Júnior - Real Madrid - 80 OVR (95 Pace)
3. Frank Acheampong - Shenzhen Kaisa - 77 OVR (94 Pace)
4. Ismaïla Sarr - Watford FC - 78 OVR (94 Pace)
5. Moussa Diaby - Bayer Leverkusen - 81 OVR (94 Pace)

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Attacking midfielders

1. Marcelino Moreno - Atlanta United - 74 OVR (89 Pace)
2. Ion Gheorghe - FC Voluntari - 67 (89 Pace)
3. Marcos Llorente - Atlético Madrid - 86 (88 Pace)
4. Mohammed Kudus - Ajax - 77 (88 Pace)
5. Quincy Promes - Ajax - 82 OVR (89 Pace)

Defensive midfielders

1. Fabrício Santos de Jesus - Çaykur Rizespor - 71 OVR (87 Pace)
2. Frank Onyeka - Brentford - 75 OVR (87 Pace)
3. Obinna Nwobodo - Göztepe - 70 OVR (84 Pace)
4. Denis Zakaria - Borussia Mönchengladbach - 80 OVR (83 Pace)
5. Kunde Malong - Olympiacos CFP - 73 OVR (83 Pace)

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Centre-backs 

1. Jeremiah St. Juste - FSV Mainz 05 - 76 OVR (91 Pace)
2. Jetmir Haliti - AIK - 61 OVR (91 Pace)
3. Tyler Magloire - Blackburn Rovers - 61 OVR (89 Pace)
4. Maxence Lacroix - Wolfsburg - 79 OVR (88 Pace)
5. Takuma Ominami - Kashiwa Reysol - 64 OVR (84 Pace)

Fullbacks

1. Alphonso Davies - Bayern Munich - 82 OVR (96 Pace)
2. Achraf Hakimi - PSG - 85 OVR (95 Pace)
3. Theo Hernández - A.C. Milan - 80 OVR (93 Pace)
4. Luis Advíncul - Boca Juniors - 75 OVR (93 Pace)
5. DeAndre Yedlin - Galatasary - 73 OVR (93 Pace)

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