FIFA 18: 20 Fastest Players

14. Jordi Alba (Barcelona)

Jordi Alba FIFA 18
EA Sports

This is one that had us scratching our heads. It's not so much that Jordi Alba is on this list, but it's the fact he's above quick players like Raheem Sterling and Mohamed Salah on one exclusively looking at pace that had us confused. The Barca man is fast, but he's surely not more so than others.

EA seem to think so, but maybe the developers were looking at his defending and physical stats as more impressive. With 81 for the former and 72 for the latter, Alba is the kind of wing back who can bomb up and down the flank all day long. Admittedly, he can also be used as a utility man should your usual left midfielder get injured.

Alba is another with 93 pace, and he also has 82 for dribbling. He's not especially skilled with his weak foot or when it comes to skill moves however, but that's not really his game. Jordi is the kind of defender Barcelona love; bags of energy, good pace and overlooked 75 passing and 69 shooting skills mean he's valuable.

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