List of 100 best players in Football Manager 2018. These are the best players to sign in FM18. English, young players from FM 2018 included.
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 | Atlético de Madrid | 24 | 37 |  |
| 7 | Thibaut Courtois | GK | Chelsea | 25 | 43 |  |
| 8 | Marc-André 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 | Jérôme 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 Piqué | D (C) | FC Barcelona | 30 | 48.5 | |
| 6 | Giorgio Chiellini | D (C) | Juventus | 32 | 10 | |
| 7 | Diego Godín | D (C) | Atlético de Madrid | 31 | 37.5 |  |
| 8 | Raphaël 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 Luís | D/WB (L) | Atlético de Madrid | 31 | 16.25 | |
| 6 | Raphaël 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 | Köln | 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 | César Azpilicueta | D (RLC) | Chelsea | 27 | 39 | |
| 4 | Héctor Bellerín | D/WB (R) | Arsenal | 22 | 22.5 | |
| 5 | Juanfran | D/WB (R) | Atlético 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 | Nélson 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 Gündogan | 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 | Andrés 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) | Atlético de Madrid | 26 | 72 | |
| 4 | Gareth Bale | AM (RLC) | Real Madrid | 27 | 75 |  |
| 5 | Alexis Sánchez | 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 Ribéry | 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 Dembélé | M/AM (RL) | FC Barcelona | 20 | 52 | |
| 5 | Sadio Mané | AM (RL) | Liverpool | 25 | 55 |  |
| 6 | Mohamed Salah | AM (RL) | Liverpool | 25 | 52 |  |
| 7 | Willian | AM (RC) | Chelsea | 28 | 41 | |
| 8 | Ángel Di María | M (L), AM (RL) | Paris Saint-Germain | 29 | 29 | |
| 9 | José Callejón | 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 Özil | AM (C) | Arsenal | 28 | 53 | |
| 5 | James Rodríguez | 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 Suárez | ST (C) | FC Barcelona | 30 | 73 | |
| 3 | Robert Lewandowski | ST (C) | Bayern | 28 | 73 |  |
| 4 | Sergio Agüero | ST (C) | Man City | 29 | 75 | |
| 5 | Gonzalo Higuaín | 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 Müller | M (R), AM (RC), ST (C) | Bayern | 27 | 58 | |
