FIFA 15 Ratings: 10 Criminally Underrated Superstars
3. Neymar (86)
EA completely overlooked Neymar a year ago but the Barcelona superstar does at least break into the top 50 this year, albeit with a somewhat paltry score. Rated as only the 30th best player in the game, the forward has seen his overall rating increase by a point from 12 months ago to 86. And surely he deserves a bigger boost than that. Neymar has just enjoyed an impressive debut season with Barca, scoring 15 goals in all competitions, while the Brazilian carried a nation's expectations on his shoulders as his country hosted the World Cup. With Brazil demanding their golden boy step up to the plate, he did just that and finished as the third-highest goalscorer at the finals. Still only 22, Neymar is already one of the best footballers on the planet, and while fans will be glad to see him at long-last crack the game's top 50 following his snub a year ago, many expected to see him a little closer to teammate Lionel Messi in the rankings, with a score nearer the 90-point barrier. His recent performances certainly suggest he'd be worthy of such an increase, while he's already made a reputation for himself as one of the world's most prolific goalscorers having netted 136 times during his playing days at Santos, with all the early signs suggesting he's about to smash all kinds of scoring records over the next few years.
Joseph is an accredited football journalist and has interviewed nearly all of the current 20 Barclay's Premier League managers. He is also a correspondent for Bleacher Report and has written for Caught Offside and Give Me Football.