FIFA 21: 10 Players Who Will Be Horribly Underrated

4. Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa)

Anwar El Ghazi emerged from a batch of promising Ajax academy products that almost completely flopped outside of the Netherlands.

Viktor Fischer, Riechedly Bazoer, Davy Klaassen and Jairo Riedewald all shot to prosperity at the same time as the Dutch winger. They all achieved big moves but all struggled at a higher level.

Anwar El Ghazi, too, struggled in his shortlived time at Lille, and was quickly loaned out to Championship side Aston Villa.

El Ghazi was instrumental in Aston Villa's promotion, scoring 1 goal and forcing the 2nd in the play-off final to seal promotion back to the Premier League. As a result, the Birmingham side made the loan permanent.

Although he has looked shaky at the dizzying heights of the EPL, he has stumped up good returning figures.

In 1,685 minutes - or 18.7 matches - El Ghazi has achieved 4 goals and 4 assists in the league, as well as assisting Villa's only goal in the EFL Cup Final loss to Manchester City.

Despite his Championship heroics he stayed as a 74 in the jump from FIFA 19 to FIFA 20. Now, despite his positive form for a struggling side, he is set to only move up to a 75.

Come on, EA, you can do better than that, give him the 78 he deserves.

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