With the FIFA 19 Winter Upgrades officially completed, it has given gamers a look at which players improved the most. The upgrades are a way to boost player ratings in the game to reflect their performance this season. Among the players who saw the biggest numbers increases are Jadon Sancho, Krzysztof Piatek, and Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
FIFA 19 Winter Upgrades: Sancho, Piatek, Wan-Bissaka top most improved
According to GamesRadar, three players had six-point improvements for the FIFA 19 ratings refresh. Leading the way is RM Jadon Sancho of Borussia Dortmund. He increased from a 72 to a 78 in the game and saw his FIFA player card change from a silver to gold. The Borussia Dortmund team leads the Bundesliga right now.
Sancho’s October FIFA 19 Player of the Month win gives proof as to part of why they are leading. He was also listed amongst the FIFA Future Stars players not long ago and should only continue to improve as his career continues. It should be interesting to see how he rates in FIFA 20 when it arrives in the fall of 2019.
Krzysztof Piatek and Aaron Wan-Bissaka also received six-point boosts for their overall ratings. However, these two players went from 70 ratings up to a 76 for their player cards. Wan-Bissaka is the only Premier League silver card in the game which changed to a gold. He’s considered amongst the best tacklers in the European game at the moment. The Crystal Palace RB has an 88 Pace and 78 Defending amongst the best skill ratings on his card.
Milan striker Krzysztof Piatek also moved up to a 76 OVR in the game. He’s third on the Series A scoring list and just a goal behind the FIFA cover athlete Cristiano Ronaldo. He’s got plenty of potential to improve even more. It’s believed Piatek could be up to an 80 OVR when the next edition of FIFA hits the market.
FIFA 19 Winter Upgrades: Other improved players
While three players jumped by six points, there were a number of others who improved by four or five points on their OVRs. The list below (via GamesRadar) spotlights the players that saw their OVRs increase by four points or more during the Winter Upgrades.
- Frenkie De Jong (CM, Ajax) – 82 OVR (+5)
- Luka Jovic (ST, Eintracht Frankfurt) – 80 OVR (+5)
- Jonathan Bamba (ST, LOSC Lille) – 76 OVR (+5)
- Youcef Atal (RB, Nice) – 75 OVR (+5)
- Toni Villa (LM, Real Valladolid) – 75 OVR (+5)
- Nikola Vlasic (RM, CSKA Moscow) – 75 OVR (+5)
- Eder Militao (CB, Porto) – 79 OVR (+4)
- Nicolas Pepe (RM, LOSC Lille) – 79 OVR (+4)
- Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK, Benfica) – 78 OVR (+4)
- Lucas Torreira (CAM, Arsenal) – 78 OVR (+4)
- Angelino (LB, PSV Eindhoven) – 77 OVR (+4)
- Hermoso (CB, RCD Espanyol) – 77 OVR (+4)
- Guillermo Maripan (CB, Deportivo Alaves) – 77 OVR (+4)
- Florent Mollet (CAM, Montpellier) – 76 OVR (+4)
- Marcus Thuram (LM, Guingamp) – 75 OVR (+4)
FIFA rolled out ratings upgrades in installments over the past month or so. Every so often, a new group of players was revealed including Premier League ratings upgrades, Serie A, and more. One of the final upgrade groups was the Rest of the World Winter Refresh.
Which of the players do you think deserved more for their ratings upgrades, if any? Check out more of the latest FIFA 19 news here.