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Best EA Sports FC 25 Midfielders to sign in Career Mode

Here are some of the best CAMs, CMs and CDMs to add to your team in EA Sports FC 25!

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Guide by James Billcliffe Guides Editor
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Update: We've added two new suggestions for midfielders to sign in FC 25 - Riqui Puig and Felix Nmecha - as well as updated in-season ratings and potential stats for each player.

With the new features in EA Sports FC 25, the midfield has received a bigger shake-up than anywhere else on the pitch. Now, thanks to the huge amount of new Player Roles that can be performed, there’s more variety and nuance for the best midfielders in EA Sports FC 25 to exploit than ever.

However, in the wider landscape of EA Sports FC, midfielders have been in an interesting position. While defenders and strikers have both seen their speed and strength increase due to the athletic demands of modern football, there don’t seem to be as many physically dominant midfielders as there have been in the past.

Luckily though, through PlayStyles and now Player Roles, technical passers and great ball carriers are much better represented in the meta than in past editions, giving you a degree of tactical flexibility as you progress the ball upfield.

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First, we’ll discuss a few of our picks for the best midfielders to sign in EA Sports FC 25. These are players not just with bags of potential to improve, but also have unique, overpowered or interesting skill sets which make them a valuable member of any team immediately. We’ve selected players with a range of price tags to suit a range of budgets for any Career Mode team you might be using, as well as both offensive and defensive-minded players.

Then we’ll go over the highest rated midfielders in EA Sports FC 25, just to remind you of a few names to look out for if you’re working with one of the biggest budgets in the game, or to give your own team something to aim for.

If you just want to see the best young midfielders for the future, check out our list of the Best EA Sports FC 25 Wonderkids.

Best Midfielders to sign in EA Sports FC 25 Career Mode

  1. Pedro Goncalves - Sporting - 83 OVR/84 POT - CAM/CM - £36.6m
  2. Tijjani Reijnders - Milano FC (AC Milan) - 82 OVR/85 POT - CM/CDM/CAM - £34m
  3. Sancet - Athletic Bilbao - 82 OVR/87 POT - CAM/CM - £39.1m
  4. Riqui Puig - LA Galaxy - 81 OVR/86 POT - CM/CAM - £32.7m
  5. Ederson - Bergamo Calcio (Atalanta) - 80 OVR/85 POT - CM - £26.8m
  6. Felix Nmecha - Dortmund - 80 OVR/85 POT - CDM/CM - £24.7m
  7. Lewis Ferguson - Bologna - 79 OVR/83 POT - CM/CAM - £21.3m
  8. Quinten Timber - Feyenoord - 79 OVR/85 POT - CM/CAM/CDM - £23.4m
  9. Gabri Veiga - Al Ahli - 78 OVR/85 POT - CAM/CM - £24.2m
  10. Alan Varela - Porto - 79 OVR/84 POT - CDM/CM - £22.1m
  11. Heorhii Sudakov - Shakthar - 79 OVR/86 POT - CAM/CM - £30.2m
  12. Fares Chaibi - Frankfurt - 76 OVR/84 POT - CAM/LW/ST - £14.5m
  13. Samuele Ricci - Torino - 77 OVR/85 POT - CDM/CM - £19.1m
  14. Oscar Gloukh - Salzburg - 76 OVR/85 POT - CAM/LW - £14m
  15. Pablo Barrios - Atletico Madrid - 77 OVR/87 POT - CM/CDM - £20m
  16. Nicolo Fagioli - Juventus - 76 OVR/85 POT - CDM/CM - £13.2m
  17. Aleksandar Pavlovic - Bayern - 76 OVR/87 POT - CDM/CM - £13.2m
  18. Martin Baturina - Dinamo Zagreb - 76 OVR/85 POT - CAM/CM - £14.5m
  19. Javi Guerra - Valencia - 75 OVR/86 OVR - CM/CDM - £10.6m
  20. Brajan Gruda - Brighton - 74 OVR/85 POT - CAM - £8.1m
  21. Rayan Cherki - Lyon - 76 OVR/85 POT - CAM - £14m
  22. Yunus Musah - Milano FC (AC Milan) - 75 OVR/83 POT - CM/CDM - £10.6m
  23. Pablo Torre - Barcelona - 74 OVR/86 POT - CAM/CM - £8.9m
  24. Matteo Prati - Cagliari - 73 OVR/84 POT - CDM/CM - £5.5m
  25. Kendry Paez - Independiente del Valle - 74 OVR/87 POT - CAM/CM - £8.1m
  26. Lewis Miley - Newcastle - 72 OVR/86 POT - CM - £4.7m
  27. Matthias Braunoder - Como - 72 OVR/81 OVR - CM/CDM - £4.3m
  28. Franco Mastantuono - River Plate - 73 OVR/88 POT - CAM - £6m
  29. Jobe Bellingham - Sunderland - 71 OVR/85 POT - CM/CAM - £3.7m
  30. Benjamin Cremaschi - Inter Miami - 68 OVR/83 POT - £2.5m
  31. Ethan Nwaneri - Arsenal - 66 OVR/86 POT - CAM - £2m
  32. Rodrigo Mora - Porto - 67 OVR/86 POT - CAM/CM - £2.1m
  33. Chris Rigg - Sunderland - 67 OVR/86 POT - CM/CAM - £2.1m
  34. Lennon Miller - Motherwell - 67 OVR/85 POT - CM/CDM/CAM - £2.1m
  35. Tygo Land - PSV - 64 OVR/86 POT - CM - £1.6m
  36. Ethan Mbappe - Lille - 63 OVR/81 POT - CM/CDM - £1m
  37. Trey Nyoni - Liverpool - 62 OVR/84 POT - CM/CAM - £1m

Now 26 and ready to take the step up to one of Europe’s really elite leagues, Pedro Goncalves now also has the Tiki Taka+ PlayStyle to make him an even more metronomic presence in the middle of the pitch. He’s a lot of fun to use, and similar to Bernardo Silva in many ways.

For a younger, cheaper option with a similar skill set, why not wrestle Gabri Veiga back from the Saudi League? After impressing during his debut La Liga season (Ultimate Team fans will remember his Player of the Month cards), Veiga took the payday, but still has potential to make it in European football.

Some recent, huge upgrades to Riqui Puig's stats and potenial have turned him into one of the most fun pick-ups in the game. With 7 PlayStyles to his name, Puig plays even better than his stats suggest, and that's with 89 short passing to his name. Now one of the best players in MLS, a big move back to Europe doesn't seem off the cards anymore.

If you’re looking for a more physical presence, the renamed AC Milan have a pair of solid midfielders who could be lured away for a price: the American Yunus Musah and Dutch international Tijjani Reijnders. Both have great pace, physicality and the technical ability to perform a variety of midfield roles. Whether you deploy their speed to sweep up at the base of midfield or their dribbling to carry the ball up the pitch quickly, they both also have heaps of stamina to keep things moving all game, week-in-week-out.

A big boost to Felix Nmecha's overall and potential has turned his into a really solid option who's absolutely everywhere on the pitch. He's got great defending and the Block PlayStyle to win the ball back, but also the Technical PlayStyle to carry the ball forward on the counter.

Another ready-made option, also from Serie A, is Ederson, a brilliant box-to-box player with amazing stamina and the anticipate PlayStyle to win the ball back with ease.

For a more offensive angle, both Fares Chaibi and Oscar Gloukh have great mobility and passing PlayStyles, while Career Mode legend Martin Baturina has had some major upgrades which make him play even better than ever.

Cheaper options can be difficult to find in midfield, as lower-rated players often have mediocre stats all in the 60s. However, the Ecuadorian Kendry Paez has brilliant potential, some nice PlayStyles to make an impact, and is ready to make the move over from South America. The 16 year old Franco Mastantuono has just gotten an overall and potential boost which make him a very usable and exciting prospect, but after Sunderland's flying start to the Championship both Jobe Bellingham and Chris Rigg seem like great pick-ups too.

Alternatively, Matthias Braunoder is a great destroyer with a lower rating, who also has the Anticipate and Relentless PlayStyles which make him feel better than his overall would suggest. But if you’re truly working on a shoestring, the irony of bringing in Ethan Mbappe, the younger brother of one of the world’s most expensive players, is too good to pass up.

Highest Rated midfielders in EA Sports FC 25

  1. Rodri - Man City - 91 OVR/91 POT - CDM/CM - £98.2m - Tiki Taka+
  2. Jude Bellingham - Real Madrid - 90 OVR/94 POT - CAM/CM - £148.3m - Relentless+
  3. Kevin De Bruyne - Man City - 90 OVR/90 POT - CM/CAM - £62.5m - Incisive Pass+
  4. Martin Odegaard - Arsenal - 89 OVR/90 POT - CM/CAM - £104.1m - Incisive Pass+
  5. Florian Wirtz - Leverkusen - 88 OVR/92 POT - CAM - £113.5m - Incisive Pass+
  6. Fede Valverde - Real Madrid - 88 OVR/91 POT - CM - £102m - Power Shot+
  7. Phil Foden - Man City - 87 OVR/89 POT - CAM - £88m - Technical Dribbling+
  8. Bernardo Silva - Man City - 87 OVR/87 POT - CM - £65.9m - Technical Dribbling+
  9. Bruno Fernandes - Manchester United - 87 OVR/87 POT - CAM/CM - £66.3m - Long Pass+
  10. Nicolo Barella - Lombardia FC (Inter Milan) - 87 OVR/87 POT - CM/CDM - £71.8m - Relentless+
  11. Jamal Musiala - Bayern - 87 OVR/93 POT - CAM/CM - £108.8m - Technical Dribbling+
  12. Joshua Kimmich - Bayern - 87 OVR/87 POT - CDM/CM - £50.6m - Long Pass+
  13. Paulo Dybala - Roma - 87 OVR/87 POT - CAM - £65.5m - First Touch+
  14. Declan Rice - Arsenal - 87 OVR/88 POT - CDM/CM - £72.3m
  15. Pedri - Barcelona - 86 OVR/90 POT - CM - £83.7m - Incisive Pass+
  16. Frenkie de Jong - Barcelona - 86 OVR/87 POT - CM/CDM - £77.4m - Trivela+
  17. Luka Modric - Real Madrid - 86 OVR/86 POT - CM/CDM/CAM - £18.3m - Trivela+
  18. Alexis Mac Allister - Liverpool - 86 OVR/88 POT - CM/CDM - £71.8m - Pinged Pass+
  19. Granit Xhaka - Leverkusen - 86 OVR/86 POT - CDM/CM - £40.4m - Long Pass+
  20. Hakan Calhanoglu - Lombardia FC (Inter Milan) - 86 OVR/86 POT - CDM/CM - £48.5m - Incisive Pass+
  21. Cole Palmer - Chelsea - 86 OVR/89 POT - CAM - £80.3m
  22. Dani Olmo - Barcelona - 85 OVR/87 POT - CAM/CM - £56.5m
  23. Julian Brandt - Dortmund - 85 OVR/85 POT - CAM/CM - £46.3m - Tiki Taka+
  24. Joao Palhinha - Bayern - 85 OVR/85 OVR - CDM/CM - £40.4m - Bruiser+
  25. Bruno Guimaraes - Newcastle - 85 OVR/86 POT - CDM/CM - £48m - Trivela+
  26. Vitinha - PSG - 85 OVR/89 POT - CM - £65.5m - Tiki Taka+

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