Fifa 17 : Nigeria International Striker Peter Utaka Is The Best Player In Japan

Published: September 18, 2016

EA Sports have announced that Nigeria international striker Peter Utaka is the best player in Japan after publishing the Fifa 17 ratings of the top 20 players in the J-League.

The Sanfrecce Hiroshima ace got an overall score of 76 to clock in at the number one position, ahead of Avraam Papadopoulos (Jubilo Iwata), Toshihiro Aoyama (Sanfrecce Hiroshima), Ademilson (Gamba Osaka) and Tomoaki Makino (Urawa Red Diamonds ).

Utaka has a physical attribute of 79 and was also rated high in his pace, 84, while he scored 74 in shooting and dribbling.

On the flip side, the former OB Odense and Royal Antwerp attacker was awarded 34 defending and 62 passing.

Now 32, the UNTH product has had spells with Maasmechelen, Dalian Aerbin, Shanghai Shenxin and Shimizu S-Pulse apart from the aforementioned clubs.

Top 20 Players J-League

1)Peter Utaka - 76
2 Avraam Papadopoulos - 75
Toshihiro Aoyama - 75
4)Ademilson - 74
Tomoaki Makino - 74
Muriqui - 74
Junya Tanaka - 74
Kengo Nakamura - 74
9)Tsukasa Shiotani - 73
Patric - 73
Shinzo Koroki - 73
Masato Morishige - 73
Yoshito Okubo - 73
Takeshi Aoki - 73
Moestafa El Kabir - 73
Kim Seung Gyu - 73
Masaaki Higashiguchi - 73
Yasuhito Endo - 73
Shunsuke Nakamura - 73
20) Marquinhos Paraná - 72

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