
List of 100 best players in Football Manager 2018. These are the best players to sign in FM18.
I bring you the list of 100 best players in Football Manager 2018. These are the absolute best players you could sign in the game, given you have big enough transfer kitty.
Football Manager 2019 Best Players
What I mean by the best players in FM 2018 is the following, players with the highest current ability at the start of the game, no matter what the age nor the price of the player is. They can be old, or they can be young, they can be English or Spanish.
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I've ranked them from highest to lowest CA, but again the tables are sortable, just press on the table header. Also, I'm aware some of the players are natural in multiple positions, so I've sorted them in the position they are most natural according to Football Manager 2018.

[GK] | [DC] | [DL] | [DR] | [DM] | [MC] | [MR] | [ML] | [AM] | [ST] |
Best Goalkeepers in Football Manager 2018
R | Name | Position | Club | Age | Value (M) | Nat |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Manuel Neuer | GK | Bayern | 31 | 50 | |
2 | Gianluigi Buffon | GK | Juventus | 39 | 2.6 | |
3 | David De Gea | GK | Man Utd | 26 | 45.5 | |
4 | Hugo Lloris | GK | Tottenham | 30 | 41.5 | |
5 | Petr Cech | GK | Arsenal | 35 | 16.5 | |
6 | Jan Oblak | GK | Atlรฉtico de Madrid | 24 | 37 | |
7 | Thibaut Courtois | GK | Chelsea | 25 | 43 | |
8 | Marc-Andrรฉ ter Stegen | GK | FC Barcelona | 25 | 38 | |
9 | Keylor Navas | GK | Real Madrid | 30 | 38 | |
10 | Samir Handanovic | GK | Internazionale | 32 | 15.25 |
[GK] | [DC] | [DL] | [DR] | [DM] | [MC] | [MR] | [ML] | [AM] | [ST] |
Best Defenders Centre in Football Manager 2018
R | Name | Position | Club | Age | Value (M) | Nat |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jรฉrรดme Boateng | D (C) | Bayern | 28 | 59 | |
2 | Sergio Ramos | D (C) | Real Madrid | 31 | 45.5 | |
3 | Leonardo Bonucci | SW, D (C) | Milan | 30 | 31.5 | |
4 | Mats Hummels | D (C) | Bayern | 28 | 56 | |
5 | Gerard Piquรฉ | D (C) | FC Barcelona | 30 | 48.5 | |
6 | Giorgio Chiellini | D (C) | Juventus | 32 | 10 | |
7 | Diego Godรญn | D (C) | Atlรฉtico de Madrid | 31 | 37.5 | |
8 | Raphaรซl Varane | D (C) | Real Madrid | 24 | 49.5 | |
9 | Toby Alderweireld | D (C) | Tottenham | 28 | 48.5 | |
10 | Thiago Silva | D (C) | Paris Saint-Germain | 32 | 22 |
[GK] | [DC] | [DL] | [DR] | [DM] | [MC] | [MR] | [ML] | [AM] | [ST] |
Best Left Full-Backs in Football Manager 2018
R | Name | Position | Club | Age | Value (M) | Nat |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | David Alaba | D/WB (L) | Bayern | 25 | 62 | |
2 | Alex Sandro | D/WB/M (L) | Juventus | 26 | 32 | |
3 | Marcelo | D/WB (L) | Real Madrid | 29 | 45 | |
4 | Jordi Alba | D/WB/M (L) | FC Barcelona | 28 | 36 | |
5 | Filipe Luรญs | D/WB (L) | Atlรฉtico de Madrid | 31 | 16.25 | |
6 | Raphaรซl Guerreiro | D/WB (L), M (C) | Dortmund | 23 | 29.5 | |
7 | Danny Rose | D/WB (L) | Tottenham | 26 | 20.5 | |
8 | Juan Bernat | D/WB (L) | Bayern | 24 | 20 | |
9 | Sergio Escudero | D/WB (L) | Sevilla | 27 | 9 | |
10 | Jonas Hector | D/WB (L), DM | Kรถln | 27 | 19 |
[GK] | [DC] | [DL] | [DR] | [DM] | [MC] | [MR] | [ML] | [AM] | [ST] |
Best Right Full-Backs in Football Manager 2018
R | Name | Position | Club | Age | Value (M) | Nat |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Daniel Alves | D/WB (R) | Paris Saint-Germain | 34 | 7.75 | |
2 | Dani Carvajal | D/WB (R) | Real Madrid | 25 | 40 | |
3 | Cรฉsar Azpilicueta | D (RLC) | Chelsea | 27 | 39 | |
4 | Hรฉctor Bellerรญn | D/WB (R) | Arsenal | 22 | 22.5 | |
5 | Juanfran | D/WB (R) | Atlรฉtico de Madrid | 32 | 6.25 | |
6 | Joshua Kimmich | D (R), DM, M (C) | Bayern | 22 | 30 | |
7 | Nathaniel Clyne | D/WB (R) | Liverpool | 26 | 19.25 | |
8 | Mariano | D/WB (R) | Galatasaray SK | 31 | 6.25 | |
9 | Kyle Walker | D/WB (R) | Man City | 27 | 22.5 | |
10 | Nรฉlson Semedo | D (R) | FC Barcelona | 23 | 12 |
[GK] | [DC] | [DL] | [DR] | [DM] | [MC] | [MR] | [ML] | [AM] | [ST] |
Best Defensive Midfielders in Football Manager 2018
R | Name | Position | Club | Age | Value (M) | Nat |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sergio Busquets | DM | FC Barcelona | 28 | 56 | |
2 | Claudio Marchisio | DM, M (C) | Juventus | 31 | 21 | |
3 | Ilkay Gรผndogan | DM, M (C) | Man City | 26 | 54 | |
4 | Casemiro | DM, M (C) | Real Madrid | 25 | 49.5 | |
5 | Daniele De Rossi | DM, M (C) | Roma | 33 | 5.25 | |
6 | Lucas Biglia | DM, M (C) | Milan | 31 | 16.75 | |
7 | Fabinho | DM, M (C) | AS Monaco | 23 | 40 | |
8 | Ljubomir Fejsa | DM | SL Benfica | 28 | 20.5 | |
9 | Jordan Henderson | DM, M (C) | Liverpool | 27 | 32.5 | |
10 | Bruno | DM, M (C) | Villarreal | 33 | 10.25 |
[GK] | [DC] | [DL] | [DR] | [DM] | [MC] | [MR] | [ML] | [AM] | [ST] |
Best Central Midfielders in Football Manager 2018
R | Name | Position | Club | Age | Value (M) | Nat |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Luka Modric | M (C) | Real Madrid | 31 | 45 | |
2 | Toni Kroos | M (C) | Real Madrid | 27 | 66 | |
3 | Paul Pogba | M (C) | Man Utd | 24 | 66 | |
4 | Radja Nainggolan | M/AM (C) | Roma | 29 | 27 | |
5 | Miralem Pjanic | M (C) | Juventus | 27 | 32.5 | |
6 | Thiago | M/AM (C) | Bayern | 26 | 59 | |
7 | Arturo Vidal | DM, M (C) | Bayern | 30 | 52 | |
8 | Ivan Rakitic | M/AM (C) | FC Barcelona | 29 | 58 | |
9 | Marek Hamsik | M/AM (C) | Napoli | 29 | 31.5 | |
10 | Andrรฉs Iniesta | M/AM (C) | FC Barcelona | 33 | 19.5 |
[GK] | [DC] | [DL] | [DR] | [DM] | [MC] | [MR] | [ML] | [AM] | [ST] |
Best Left Wingers in Football Manager 2018
R | Name | Position | Club | Age | Value (M) | Nat |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Neymar | M (L), AM (LC), ST (C) | Paris Saint-Germain | 25 | 85 | |
2 | Eden Hazard | AM (LC) | Chelsea | 26 | 70 | |
3 | Antoine Griezmann | AM (LC), ST (C) | Atlรฉtico de Madrid | 26 | 72 | |
4 | Gareth Bale | AM (RLC) | Real Madrid | 27 | 75 | |
5 | Alexis Sรกnchez | AM (L), ST (C) | Arsenal | 28 | 57 | |
6 | Yannick Carrasco | AM (RL) | Atletico de Madrid | 23 | 23 | |
7 | Philippe Coutinho | AM (LC) | Liverpool | 25 | 57 | |
8 | Dries Mertens | AM (L), ST (C) | Napoli | 30 | 28.5 | |
9 | Lorenzo Insigne | AM (L) | Napoli | 26 | 30.5 | |
10 | Franck Ribรฉry | M/AM (L) | Bayern | 34 | 8.75 |
[GK] | [DC] | [DL] | [DR] | [DM] | [MC] | [MR] | [ML] | [AM] | [ST] |
Best Right Wingers in Football Manager 2018
R | Name | Position | Club | Age | Value (M) | Nat |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lionel Messi | AM (RC), ST (C) | FC Barcelona | 30 | 85 | |
2 | Marco Reus | M/AM (RL) | Dortmund | 28 | 65 | |
3 | Arjen Robben | M/AM (R) | Bayern | 33 | 18.25 | |
4 | Ousmane Dembรฉlรฉ | M/AM (RL) | FC Barcelona | 20 | 52 | |
5 | Sadio Manรฉ | AM (RL) | Liverpool | 25 | 55 | |
6 | Mohamed Salah | AM (RL) | Liverpool | 25 | 52 | |
7 | Willian | AM (RC) | Chelsea | 28 | 41 | |
8 | รngel Di Marรญa | M (L), AM (RL) | Paris Saint-Germain | 29 | 29 | |
9 | Josรฉ Callejรณn | AM (R) | Napoli | 30 | 26 | |
10 | Bernardo Silva | AM (RC) | Man City | 22 | 50 |
[GK] | [DC] | [DL] | [DR] | [DM] | [MC] | [MR] | [ML] | [AM] | [ST] |
Best Attacking Midfielders in Football Manager 2018
R | Name | Position | Club | Age | Value (M) | Nat |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Isco | M (RL), AM (C) | Real Madrid | 25 | 70 | |
2 | Kevin De Bruyne | M/AM (RLC) | Man City | 26 | 73 | |
3 | David Silva | M (L), AM (LC) | Man City | 31 | 49 | |
4 | Mesut รzil | AM (C) | Arsenal | 28 | 53 | |
5 | James Rodrรญguez | M (L), AM (LC) | Bayern | 25 | 60 | |
6 | Juan Mata | AM (RC) | Man Utd | 29 | 33 | |
7 | Henrikh Mkhitaryan | AM (RC) | Man Utd | 28 | 47.5 | |
8 | Marco Asensio | M/AM (C) | Real Madrid | 21 | 52 | |
9 | Adam Lallana | AM (RC) | Liverpool | 29 | 50 | |
10 | Christian Eriksen | AM (C) | Tottenham | 25 | 55 |
[GK] | [DC] | [DL] | [DR] | [DM] | [MC] | [MR] | [ML] | [AM] | [ST] |
Best Strikers in Football Manager 2018
R | Name | Position | Club | Age | Value (M) | Nat |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cristiano Ronaldo | AM (L), ST (C) | Real Madrid | 32 | 49 | |
2 | Luis Suรกrez | ST (C) | FC Barcelona | 30 | 73 | |
3 | Robert Lewandowski | ST (C) | Bayern | 28 | 73 | |
4 | Sergio Agรผero | ST (C) | Man City | 29 | 75 | |
5 | Gonzalo Higuaรญn | ST (C) | Juventus | 29 | 51 | |
6 | Paulo Dybala | AM (C), ST (C) | Juventus | 23 | 43 | |
7 | Karim Benzema | ST (C) | Real Madrid | 29 | 65 | |
8 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | ST (C) | Dortmund | 28 | 68 | |
9 | Mauro Icardi | ST (C) | Internazionale | 24 | 31.5 | |
10 | Thomas Mรผller | M (R), AM (RC), ST (C) | Bayern | 27 | 58 |