Marked up to a whopping '75', Vardy can now look forward to being regarded in an entirely different class of player by the game's millions of users worldwide.
With footballers themselves often among the keenest players of the FIFA video game, Vardy's outburst was a wonderfully choreographed subversive gesture in keeping with the atypical approach of his Leicester side, who against all odds still lead the Premier League by five points.
Or maybe he was just really hungry. And the photoshoot was taking too long.
Meanwhile, rumours that opposition fans will now chant "71" at matches in an attempt to goad Vardy into another headbutt, and a subsequent red card, are completely unfounded.
Quite frankly it's a surprise the camera was able to capture any footage of Vardy's moment of exuberance, given that FIFA 16 now rates his 'Pace' at 92.
Some might be surprised at such a high speed rating, but in a league containing the likes of Manchester City's Martin Demichelis and Stoke's Philipp Wollscheid the relative estimates for everyone else's pace are naturally distorted in this way.
- Telegraph