Erling Haaland’s reaction to FIFA 23 rating shows his elite mentality

Erling Haaland is not one of the top 10 highest-rated footballers on FIFA 23.

In fact, the Manchester City striker is not even in the top 20 on the latest version of EA Sports’ hugely-popular video game franchise.

You need to scroll down to 21st place to find Haaland’s name. The 22-year-old forward has an 88 rating on FIFA 23, which puts him alongside the likes of Toni Kroos, Luka Modric and Bernardo Silva.

Real Madrid star Karim Benzema is one of five players with a 91 rating on FIFA 23 – the highest score on this year’s game.

Barcelona’s Robert Lewandowski as well as Paris Saint-Germain duo Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé are also 91 rated, and so is Haaland’s City teammate Kevin De Bruyne.

Man City have posted a video of various players from their men’s and women’s teams discovering their FIFA 23 ratings.

Haaland’s reaction perfectly sums up his elite mentality.

The presenter told Haaland he had an 88 rating, adding: “I’ve used you by the way. You’re sick.”

Haaland replied: “Yeah, I’ve heard some rumours.”

Asked if he was happy with his rating, the Norway international added: “No, I’m not happy, you know that.”

The interviewer then said: “Bro: 31 games, 31 goals you’ve scored for me. It’s not as good as real life…”

Haaland then added: “No, it’s not. But it’s… it’s okay.

“It’s not like real life but…”

Watch the clip here (7.55 on the video):

Based on what we’ve seen at the start of this season, Haaland had every right to have expected a higher rating on FIFA 23.

The former Borussia Dortmund star, who joined City in a deal worth £51 million in the summer, has scored a remarkable 19 goals in his first 12 appearances for his current employers – including three hat-tricks.

Haaland has netted 14 goals in his first eight