Football Manager 2021 best players shortlist. From best defenders to best strikers these are the players to sign in FM21.
Football Manager 2021 best players shortlist. From best defenders to best strikers these are the players to sign in FM21.
These are the best players in the latest version of Football Manager, FM21. The shortlist contains a little more than 260 names of the currently best players you can find in the game.
If and in any case you are given a chance to sign any of the players on this list, be sure not to rule out that possibility. While it might cost you quite a bit, the profits from signing some of the best players are huge.
Related: Football Manager 2021 Wonderkids Shortlist
Things like increasing the sale of jerseys, improving the fan support due to bringing the best football players of today, improving the team, adding extra depth to your team ... There are indeed many benefits of signing the best players in Football Manager 2021.
But of course, before you buy any player in the game, your primary task is to do a good scouting job. Send your best scouts to find out as much as possible about the player so that you ultimately get the best deal possible when buying players.
Football Manager 2021 Best Players Shortlist
The players on the list had to satisfy all of the conditions listed below;
- High current ability, at least 150/200
- Good potential ability, 150 and above
- Age of the player
- Strength of the League
- The position of the player
- Role of the Player in the team
- Brand Value of the player
- Agents Involved
Football Manager 2021 Best Player Shortlist - Download
After you've downloaded the shortlist file, move it from your download destination to this location;
Windows OS users:
C:\ Users \ <username> \Documents \Sports Interactive \Football
Manager 2021 \ Shortlists \
Mac OS users:
/ Users / <username> / Documents / Sports Interactive / Football
Manager 2021 / Shortlists /
Please note that if there is no ‘Shortlists’ folder at this destination,
simply right-click in the folder > make new folder > name it
‘Shortlists’ (without the quotations ‘’).
Start Football Manager 2021
- Load your save game and navigate to Scouting > Shortlists
- Now on the right side of the screen click on the icon > select 'Load Shortlist...'
- Now highlight FM2021 Best Players shortlist and click the 'Load' button.
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| Follow the steps from 1 to 5, and your shortlist file will load in the game. Click to enlarge the image. |
If you've done everything correctly from this short tutorial, then all the best players that have been loaded in your save game setup will show on the
shortlist screen.
Football Manager 2021 Best Players Shortlist - Online
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FM21 Best Players - GoalkeepersThese are the best Football Manager 2021 goalkeepers. Remember that goalkeepers generally peak in their thirties. |
| Name | Position | Club | Nat | Age | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alisson | GK | Liverpool |  |
27 | £54M |
| Ederson | GK | Manchester City | |
26 | £50M |
| Thibaut Courtois | GK | Real Madrid |  |
28 | £50M |
| Jan Oblak | GK | Atlรฉtico de Madrid |  |
27 | £50M |
| Marc-Andrรฉ ter Stegen | GK | FC Barcelona |  |
28 | £49.5M |
| Wojciech Szczฤsny | GK | Juventus |  |
30 | £38M |
| Andrรฉ Onana | GK | Ajax |  |
24 | £36.5M |
| David De Gea | GK | Man Utd |  |
29 | £32.5M |
| Manuel Neuer | GK | Bayern Mรผnchen | |
34 | £27M |
| Bernd Leno | GK | Arsenal | |
28 | £27M |
| Rui Patrรญcio | GK | Wolves |  |
32 | £27M |
| Keylor Navas | GK | Paris Saint-Germain |  |
33 | £26.5M |
| Gianluigi Donnarumma | GK | Milan |  |
21 | £21.5M |
| Neto | GK | FC Barcelona | |
31 | £20.5M |
| Alphonse Areola | GK | Fulham |  |
27 | £19.75M |
| Kasper Schmeichel | GK | Leicester |  |
33 | £17.25M |
| Yann Sommer | GK | Borussia Mรถnchengladbach |  |
31 | £15.75M |
| Samir Handanovic | GK | Inter | |
36 | £6.25M |
| Fernando Muslera | GK | Galatasaray SK |  |
34 | £3.8M |
| Gianluigi Buffon | GK | Juventus | |
42 | £1.6M |
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FM21 Best Players - DefendersThese are the best players in Football Manager 2021 in the defender roles. Included are players who are natural in DC, (W)DL, (W)DR positions. |
| Name | Position | Club | Nat | Age | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virgil van Dijk | D (C) | Liverpool |  |
29 | £65M |
| Aymeric Laporte | D (C) | Manchester City | |
26 | £61M |
| David Alaba | D (LC), WB (L) | Bayern Mรผnchen |  |
28 | £55M |
| Trent Alexander-Arnold | D/WB (R) | Liverpool |  |
21 | £54M |
| Raphaรซl Varane | D (C) | Real Madrid | |
27 | £52M |
| Joshua Kimmich | D (R), DM, M (C) | Bayern Mรผnchen | |
25 | £51M |
| Joรฃo Cancelo | D/WB (R) | Manchester City | |
26 | £50M |
| Marquinhos | D (C), DM | Paris Saint-Germain | |
26 | £48.5M |
| Josรฉ Gimรฉnez | D (C) | Atlรฉtico de Madrid | |
25 | £48.5M |
| Andrew Robertson | D/WB (L) | Liverpool |  |
26 | £48M |
| Niklas Sรผle | D (C) | Bayern Mรผnchen | |
24 | £46M |
| Kalidou Koulibaly | D (C) | Napoli |  |
29 | £45.5M |
| Rรบben Dias | D (C) | Manchester City | |
23 | £37.5M |
| Joe Gomez | D (RC) | Liverpool | |
23 | £37.5M |
| Stefan de Vrij | D (C) | Inter | |
28 | £37M |
| Sergi Roberto | D/WB (R), M (C) | FC Barcelona | |
28 | £35.5M |
| Mats Hummels | D (C) | Borussia Dortmund | |
31 | £35.5M |
| Milan Skriniar | D (C) | Inter |  |
25 | £35M |
| Matthijs de Ligt | D (C) | Juventus | |
20 | £35M |
| Kurt Zouma | D (C) | Chelsea | |
25 | £34M |
| Harry Maguire | D (C) | Man Utd | |
27 | £34M |
| Alex Sandro | D/WB (L) | Juventus | |
29 | £34M |
| Jordi Alba | D/WB/M (L) | FC Barcelona | |
31 | £34M |
| Presnel Kimpembe | D (C) | Paris Saint-Germain | |
24 | £32.5M |
| Ricardo Pereira | D/AM (R) | Leicester | |
26 | £32.5M |
| Clรฉment Lenglet | D (C) | FC Barcelona | |
25 | £32M |
| John Stones | D (C) | Manchester City | |
26 | £31M |
| Eric Dier | D (C), DM | Tottenham | |
26 | £31M |
| Joรซl Matip | D (C) | Liverpool | |
28 | £31M |
| Alex Telles | D/WB (L) | Man Utd | |
27 | £31M |
| Sergio Reguilรณn | D (L) | Tottenham | |
23 | £29.5M |
| รlvaro Odriozola | D (R) | Real Madrid | |
24 | £27M |
| Josรฉ Gayร | D (L) | Valencia | |
25 | £27M |
| Dani Carvajal | D/WB (R) | Real Madrid | |
28 | £27M |
| Cรฉsar Azpilicueta | D (RLC) | Chelsea | |
30 | £27M |
| Kyle Walker | D/WB (R) | Manchester City | |
30 | £26.5M |
| Achraf Hakimi | D/WB/M (R) | Inter |  |
21 | £25M |
| Iรฑigo Martรญnez | D (C) | Athletic Club | |
29 | £25M |
| Jesรบs Corona | WB (R), AM (RL) | FC Porto |  |
27 | £25M |
| Theo Hernรกndez | D/WB (L) | Milan | |
22 | £23.5M |
| Lucas Hernรกndez | D (LC) | Bayern Mรผnchen | |
24 | £23.5M |
| Samuel Umtiti | D (C) | FC Barcelona | |
26 | £23M |
| Raphaรซl Guerreiro | D/WB (L) | Borussia Dortmund | |
26 | £23M |
| Kostas Manolas | D (C) | Napoli |  |
29 | £22M |
| Gabriel Paulista | D (C) | Valencia | |
29 | £21.5M |
| Diego Carlos | D (C) | Sevilla | |
27 | £21.5M |
| Stefan Savic | D (C) | Atlรฉtico de Madrid |  |
29 | £21.5M |
| Federico Chiesa | WB (RL), AM (R) | Juventus | |
22 | £21M |
| Ferland Mendy | D/WB (L) | Real Madrid | |
25 | £20M |
| Daley Blind | D (LC), WB (L), DM | Ajax | |
30 | £19.5M |
| Nicolรกs Tagliafico | D/WB (L) | Ajax |  |
27 | £19.5M |
| Felipe | D (C) | Atlรฉtico de Madrid | |
31 | £19.25M |
| Juan Bernat | D/WB (L) | Paris Saint-Germain | |
27 | £18.75M |
| Merih Demiral | D (C) | Juventus |  |
22 | £18.75M |
| Yuri | D/WB (L) | Athletic Club | |
30 | £18.25M |
| Juan Cuadrado | D/WB (R) | Juventus |  |
32 | £17.75M |
| Ivan Perisic | WB/M/AM (L) | Inter |  |
31 | £17.5M |
| Gerard Piquรฉ | D (C) | FC Barcelona | |
33 | £17.5M |
| Jรฉrรดme Boateng | D (C) | Bayern Mรผnchen | |
31 | £17M |
| Leonardo Bonucci | D (C) | Juventus | |
33 | £16.5M |
| Chris Smalling | D (C) | Roma | |
30 | £15M |
| Francesco Acerbi | D (C) | Lazio | |
32 | £13.25M |
| Dejan Lovren | D (C) | Zenit | |
31 | £9.25M |
| Sergio Ramos | D (C) | Real Madrid | |
34 | £9M |
| Thiago Silva | D (C) | Chelsea | |
35 | £4.3M |
| Giorgio Chiellini | D (C) | Juventus | |
35 | £3.2M |
| Medhi Benatia | D (C) | Al-Duhail | |
33 | £2.1M |
| Jesรบs Navas | D/WB/M (R) | Sevilla | |
34 | £2.1M |
| Pepe | D (C) | FC Porto | |
37 | £2M |
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FM21 Wonderkids - MidfieldersThese are the best players in Football Manager 2021 that play in the central midfield positions. Included are players who are natural in DM, MC, AMC positions. |
| Name | Position | Club | Nat | Age | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin De Bruyne | M/AM (C) | Manchester City | |
29 | £86M |
| Bernardo Silva | M (C), AM (RC) | Manchester City | |
25 | £71M |
| Roberto Firmino | AM (C), ST (C) | Liverpool | |
28 | £70M |
| Eden Hazard | AM (LC) | Real Madrid | |
29 | £67M |
| Paul Pogba | M (C) | Man Utd | |
27 | £65M |
| Bruno Fernandes | M/AM (C) | Man Utd | |
25 | £60M |
| N'Golo Kantรฉ | DM, M (C) | Chelsea | |
29 | £60M |
| Paulo Dybala | AM (C), ST (C) | Juventus | |
26 | £60M |
| Mateo Kovacic | DM, M (C) | Chelsea | |
26 | £59M |
| Coutinho | M (L), AM (LC) | FC Barcelona | |
28 | £57M |
| Casemiro | DM, M (C) | Real Madrid | |
28 | £55M |
| Fabinho | DM | Liverpool | |
26 | £55M |
| Thiago | DM, M (C) | Liverpool | |
29 | £55M |
| Toni Kroos | M (C) | Real Madrid | |
30 | £53M |
| Isco | M/AM (C) | Real Madrid | |
28 | £53M |
| Koke | M (LC) | Atlรฉtico de Madrid | |
28 | £52M |
| Joshua Kimmich | D (R), DM, M (C) | Bayern Mรผnchen | |
25 | £51M |
| Frenkie de Jong | DM, M (C) | FC Barcelona | |
23 | £50M |
| Marco Verratti | M (C) | Paris Saint-Germain | |
27 | £49M |
| Lionel Messi | AM (RC), ST (C) | FC Barcelona | |
33 | £48.5M |
| Marquinhos | D (C), DM | Paris Saint-Germain | |
26 | £48.5M |
| Miralem Pjanic | DM, M (C) | FC Barcelona |  |
30 | £48.5M |
| Sergej Milinkovic-Savic | M (C) | Lazio |  |
25 | £47M |
| Jordan Henderson | DM, M (C) | Liverpool | |
30 | £46.5M |
| Marco Reus | M (L), AM (LC) | Borussia Dortmund | |
31 | £46.5M |
| Thomas Mรผller | M (R), AM (RC), ST (C) | Bayern Mรผnchen | |
30 | £44.5M |
| Rodrigo | M/AM (C), ST (C) | Leeds Utd | |
29 | £43M |
| Hakim Ziyech | M (C), AM (RC) | Chelsea | |
27 | £43M |
| Thomas Partey | DM, M (C) | Arsenal |  |
27 | £41M |
| ฤฐlkay Gรผndogan | M (C) | Manchester City | |
29 | £41M |
| Rodri | DM, M (C) | Manchester City | |
24 | £41M |
| Naby Keรฏta | DM, M (C) | Liverpool |  |
25 | £41M |
| Kai Havertz | M/AM (C) | Chelsea | |
21 | £39.5M |
| Mikel Oyarzรกbal | AM (C) | Real Sociedad | |
23 | £39.5M |
| Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain | M (C) | Liverpool | |
26 | £39.5M |
| Georginio Wijnaldum | M/AM (C) | Liverpool | |
29 | £38.5M |
| Luis Alberto | M/AM (C) | Lazio | |
27 | £38M |
| Allan | DM, M (C) | Everton | |
29 | £37.5M |
| Joรฃo Fรฉlix | AM (LC), ST (C) | Atlรฉtico de Madrid | |
20 | £37.5M |
| Leon Goretzka | M (C) | Bayern Mรผnchen | |
25 | £36.5M |
| Jack Grealish | M/AM (LC) | Aston Villa | |
24 | £36M |
| Wilfred Ndidi | DM, M (C) | Leicester |  |
23 | £36M |
| Rรบben Neves | DM, M (C) | Wolves | |
23 | £36M |
| Sergi Roberto | D/WB (R), M (C) | FC Barcelona | |
28 | £35.5M |
| Saรบl | DM, M (RC) | Atlรฉtico de Madrid | |
25 | £35.5M |
| James Rodrรญguez | AM (RC) | Everton | |
29 | £34.5M |
| Phil Foden | AM (C) | Manchester City | |
20 | £34.5M |
| Youri Tielemans | M (C) | Leicester | |
23 | £34.5M |
| Marco Asensio | AM (LC) | Real Madrid | |
24 | £33.5M |
| James Maddison | M (C), AM (LC) | Leicester | |
23 | £33M |
| Martin รdegaard | M/AM (C) | Real Madrid |  |
21 | £32M |
| Federico Valverde | DM, M (C) | Real Madrid | |
22 | £32M |
| รngel Correa | M (R), AM (RC), ST (C) | Atlรฉtico de Madrid | |
25 | £31.5M |
| Iker Muniain | M (C), AM (RLC) | Athletic Club | |
27 | £31.5M |
| Sergio Busquets | DM, M (C) | FC Barcelona | |
32 | £31.5M |
| Julian Brandt | M (L), AM (LC) | Borussia Dortmund | |
24 | £31.5M |
| Eric Dier | D (C), DM | Tottenham | |
26 | £31M |
| Nicolรฒ Barella | M (C) | Inter | |
23 | £30.5M |
| Rodrigo Bentancur | DM, M (C) | Juventus | |
23 | £30.5M |
| Ruben Loftus-Cheek | M/AM (C) | Fulham | |
24 | £30M |
| Nabil Fekir | AM (C) | Real Betis | |
27 | £29.5M |
| Marcelo Brozovic | DM, M (C) | Inter | |
27 | £28.5M |
| Fabiรกn | DM, M (C) | Napoli | |
24 | £28.5M |
| Ivan Rakitic | DM, M (C) | Sevilla | |
32 | £27.5M |
| Arthur | M (C) | Juventus | |
23 | £27M |
| Dani Parejo | DM, M (C) | Villarreal | |
31 | £27M |
| Willian | AM (RC) | Arsenal | |
31 | £26.5M |
| Leandro Paredes | DM, M (C) | Paris Saint-Germain | |
26 | £26.5M |
| Christian Eriksen | M/AM (C) | Inter | |
28 | £26.5M |
| Corentin Tolisso | DM, M (C) | Bayern Mรผnchen | |
25 | £26.5M |
| Marcos Llorente | DM, M (C) | Atlรฉtico de Madrid | |
25 | £26M |
| Adrien Rabiot | DM, M (C) | Juventus | |
25 | £25M |
| Piotr Zieliลski | M (C) | Napoli | |
26 | £25M |
| Dusan Tadic | AM (LC), ST (C) | Ajax | |
31 | £24.5M |
| Josรฉ Campaรฑa | DM, M/AM (C) | Levante | |
27 | £24.5M |
| Memphis Depay | AM (LC), ST (C) | Lyon | |
26 | £23.5M |
| Emre Can | DM, M (C) | Borussia Dortmund | |
26 | £23M |
| Dejan Kulusevski | AM (RC) | Juventus |  |
20 | £22.5M |
| Joaquรญn Correa | AM (LC), ST (C) | Lazio | |
25 | £22.5M |
| William Carvalho | DM | Real Betis | |
28 | £22.5M |
| Thomas Lemar | M (L), AM (LC) | Atlรฉtico de Madrid | |
24 | £21.5M |
| Axel Witsel | DM, M (C) | Borussia Dortmund | |
31 | £21M |
| Ander Herrera | M (C) | Paris Saint-Germain | |
30 | £20.5M |
| Hรฉctor Herrera | M (C) | Atlรฉtico de Madrid | |
30 | £20.5M |
| Asier Illarramendi | DM, M (C) | Real Sociedad | |
30 | £20.5M |
| Jordan Veretout | DM, M (C) | Roma | |
27 | £19.75M |
| Daley Blind | D (LC), WB (L), DM | Ajax | |
30 | £19.5M |
| Paulinho | M (C) | Guangzhou Evergrande | |
32 | £19.25M |
| Mikel Merino | M (C) | Real Sociedad | |
24 | £19M |
| Lorenzo Pellegrini | M/AM (C) | Roma | |
24 | £19M |
| Nicolรฒ Zaniolo | AM (RC) | Roma | |
21 | £19M |
| Stefano Sensi | DM, M (C) | Inter | |
24 | £18M |
| Franck Kessiรฉ | DM, M (C) | Milan |  |
23 | £18M |
| Aaron Ramsey | M/AM (C) | Juventus |  |
29 | £18M |
| Alejandro Gรณmez | AM (LC) | Atalanta | |
32 | £17.75M |
| Charles Arรกnguiz | DM, M (C) | Bayer 04 Leverkusen |  |
31 | £17.25M |
| Josip Ilicic | AM (C), ST (C) | Atalanta | |
32 | £16.5M |
| Henrikh Mkhitaryan | AM (LC) | Roma |  |
31 | £15.25M |
| Marek Hamsik | M/AM (C) | DL Pro | |
33 | £13.5M |
| Arturo Vidal | M (C) | Inter | |
33 | £12M |
| Iago Aspas | AM (RC), ST (C) | Celta Vigo | |
32 | £11.5M |
| Dries Mertens | AM (C), ST (C) | Napoli | |
33 | £10.5M |
| Pedro | AM (RLC) | Roma | |
32 | £10M |
| Joรฃo Moutinho | M (C) | Wolves | |
33 | £8.5M |
| Raรบl Garcรญa | AM (C), ST (C) | Athletic Club | |
34 | £6.75M |
| David Silva | M/AM (C) | Real Sociedad | |
34 | £6.75M |
| Fernandinho | DM, M (C) | Manchester City | |
35 | £5.75M |
| Lucas Leiva | DM | Lazio | |
33 | £5.5M |
| Luka Modric | M (C) | Real Madrid | |
34 | £5.5M |
| Taison | AM (LC) | Shakhtar | |
32 | £5M |
| James Milner | M (C) | Liverpool | |
34 | £3.6M |
| รver Banega | M (C) | Al-Shabab (KSA) | |
32 | £2.8M |
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FM21 Best Players - WingersThese are the best players in Football Manager 2021 in winger positions. Included are players who are natural in ML, MR, AML, AMR positions. |
| Name | Position | Club | Nat | Age | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neymar | M/AM (L) | Paris Saint-Germain | |
28 | £83M |
| Kylian Mbappรฉ | AM (RL), ST (C) | Paris Saint-Germain | |
21 | £83M |
| Mohamed Salah | AM (R), ST (C) | Liverpool |  |
28 | £77M |
| Sadio Manรฉ | AM (RL) | Liverpool | |
28 | £77M |
| Raheem Sterling | AM (RL) | Manchester City | |
25 | £72M |
| Bernardo Silva | M (C), AM (RC) | Manchester City | |
25 | £71M |
| Antoine Griezmann | AM (RL), ST (C) | FC Barcelona | |
29 | £67M |
| Eden Hazard | AM (LC) | Real Madrid | |
29 | £67M |
| Son Heung-Min | AM (L) | Tottenham |  |
28 | £65M |
| Leroy Sanรฉ | AM (L) | Bayern Mรผnchen | |
24 | £59M |
| Coutinho | M (L), AM (LC) | FC Barcelona | |
28 | £57M |
| Marcus Rashford | AM (L) | Man Utd | |
22 | £52M |
| Koke | M (LC) | Atlรฉtico de Madrid | |
28 | £52M |
| Serge Gnabry | M/AM (RL) | Bayern Mรผnchen | |
25 | £51M |
| Gabriel Jesus | AM (L), ST (C) | Manchester City | |
23 | £51M |
| Ousmane Dembรฉlรฉ | AM (RL) | FC Barcelona | |
23 | £50M |
| Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | AM (L), ST (C) | Arsenal |  |
31 | £50M |
| Lionel Messi | AM (RC), ST (C) | FC Barcelona | |
33 | £48.5M |
| Marco Reus | M (L), AM (LC) | Borussia Dortmund | |
31 | £46.5M |
| Thomas Mรผller | M (R), AM (RC), ST (C) | Bayern Mรผnchen | |
30 | £44.5M |
| Riyad Mahrez | M/AM (R) | Manchester City |  |
29 | £43M |
| Hakim Ziyech | M (C), AM (RC) | Chelsea | |
27 | £43M |
| Gareth Bale | AM (RL) | Tottenham | |
31 | £42.5M |
| Christian Pulisic | M/AM (R) | Chelsea |  |
21 | £39.5M |
| Douglas Costa | AM (RL) | Bayern Mรผnchen | |
29 | £38M |
| Joรฃo Fรฉlix | AM (LC), ST (C) | Atlรฉtico de Madrid | |
20 | £37.5M |
| Jack Grealish | M/AM (LC) | Aston Villa | |
24 | £36M |
| Saรบl | DM, M (RC) | Atlรฉtico de Madrid | |
25 | £35.5M |
| Iรฑaki Williams | AM (RL), ST (C) | Athletic Club | |
26 | £35.5M |
| Nicolas Pรฉpรฉ | AM (R) | Arsenal | |
25 | £34.5M |
| James Rodrรญguez | AM (RC) | Everton | |
29 | £34.5M |
| Richarlison | AM (RL), ST (C) | Everton | |
23 | £34.5M |
| Adama Traorรฉ | M/AM (R) | Wolves | |
24 | £34.5M |
| Lorenzo Insigne | AM (L), ST (C) | Napoli | |
29 | £34M |
| Jordi Alba | D/WB/M (L) | FC Barcelona | |
31 | £34M |
| Marco Asensio | AM (LC) | Real Madrid | |
24 | £33.5M |
| Kingsley Coman | M/AM (RL) | Bayern Mรผnchen | |
24 | £33M |
| Jadon Sancho | M/AM (RL) | Borussia Dortmund | |
20 | £33M |
| James Maddison | M (C), AM (LC) | Leicester | |
23 | £33M |
| Ricardo Pereira | D/AM (R) | Leicester | |
26 | £32.5M |
| Iker Muniain | M (C), AM (RLC) | Athletic Club | |
27 | £31.5M |
| รngel Correa | M (R), AM (RC), ST (C) | Atlรฉtico de Madrid | |
25 | £31.5M |
| Julian Brandt | M (L), AM (LC) | Borussia Dortmund | |
24 | £31.5M |
| Thorgan Hazard | M/AM (RL) | Borussia Dortmund | |
27 | £27.5M |
| Yannick Carrasco | M (L), AM (RL) | Atlรฉtico de Madrid | |
26 | £27.5M |
| Lucas Ocampos | AM (RL) | Sevilla | |
26 | £27.5M |
| รngel Di Marรญa | M (L), AM (RL) | Paris Saint-Germain | |
32 | £27.5M |
| Willian | AM (RC) | Arsenal | |
31 | £26.5M |
| Leon Bailey | M/AM (RL) | Bayer 04 Leverkusen |  |
22 | £26M |
| Achraf Hakimi | D/WB/M (R) | Inter | |
21 | £25M |
| Jesรบs Corona | WB (R), AM (RL) | FC Porto | |
27 | £25M |
| Dusan Tadic | AM (LC), ST (C) | Ajax | |
31 | £24.5M |
| Florian Thauvin | AM (R) | Marseille | |
27 | £23.5M |
| Memphis Depay | AM (LC), ST (C) | Lyon | |
26 | £23.5M |
| Joaquรญn Correa | AM (LC), ST (C) | Lazio | |
25 | £22.5M |
| Dejan Kulusevski | AM (RC) | Juventus | |
20 | £22.5M |
| Everton Cebolinha | AM (RL) | SL Benfica | |
24 | £21.5M |
| Thomas Lemar | M (L), AM (LC) | Atlรฉtico de Madrid | |
24 | £21.5M |
| Federico Chiesa | WB (RL), AM (R) | Juventus | |
22 | £21M |
| Nicolรฒ Zaniolo | AM (RC) | Roma | |
21 | £19M |
| Hirving Lozano | AM (RL) | Napoli | |
24 | £19M |
| Alejandro Gรณmez | AM (LC) | Atalanta | |
32 | £17.75M |
| Ivan Perisic | WB/M/AM (L) | Inter | |
31 | £17.5M |
| Alexis Sรกnchez | AM (L), ST (C) | Inter | |
31 | £15.75M |
| Henrikh Mkhitaryan | AM (LC) | Roma | |
31 | £15.25M |
| Iago Aspas | AM (RC), ST (C) | Celta Vigo | |
32 | £11.5M |
| Pedro | AM (RLC) | Roma | |
32 | £10M |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | AM (L), ST (C) | Juventus | |
35 | £9.5M |
| Marlos | AM (R) | Shakhtar |  |
32 | £6.75M |
| Taison | AM (LC) | Shakhtar | |
32 | £5M |
| Jesรบs Navas | D/WB/M (R) | Sevilla | |
34 | £2.1M |
| Mario Mandzukic | AM (L), ST (C) | |
34 | £0 |
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FM21 Best Players - StrikersThese are the best strikers in Football Manager 2021. To be included on the shortlist they need to be natural in the ST position. |
| Name | Position | Club | Nat | Age | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kylian Mbappรฉ | AM (RL), ST (C) | Paris Saint-Germain | |
21 | £83M |
| Harry Kane | ST (C) | Tottenham | |
26 | £80M |
| Mohamed Salah | AM (R), ST (C) | Liverpool | |
28 | £77M |
| Roberto Firmino | AM (C), ST (C) | Liverpool | |
28 | £70M |
| Antoine Griezmann | AM (RL), ST (C) | FC Barcelona | |
29 | £67M |
| Paulo Dybala | AM (C), ST (C) | Juventus | |
26 | £60M |
| Robert Lewandowski | ST (C) | Bayern Mรผnchen | |
31 | £58M |
| Erling Haaland | ST (C) | Borussia Dortmund | |
20 | £57M |
| Sergio Agรผero | ST (C) | Manchester City | |
32 | £56M |
| Romelu Lukaku | ST (C) | Inter | |
27 | £53M |
| Timo Werner | ST (C) | Chelsea | |
24 | £51M |
| Anthony Martial | ST (C) | Man Utd | |
24 | £51M |
| Gabriel Jesus | AM (L), ST (C) | Manchester City | |
23 | £51M |
| Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | AM (L), ST (C) | Arsenal | |
31 | £50M |
| Lionel Messi | AM (RC), ST (C) | FC Barcelona | |
33 | £48.5M |
| Karim Benzema | ST (C) | Real Madrid | |
32 | £46.5M |
| Thomas Mรผller | M (R), AM (RC), ST (C) | Bayern Mรผnchen | |
30 | £44.5M |
| Alexandre Lacazette | ST (C) | Arsenal | |
29 | £43M |
| Rodrigo | M/AM (C), ST (C) | Leeds Utd | |
29 | £43M |
| Mauro Icardi | ST (C) | Paris Saint-Germain | |
27 | £41.5M |
| Ciro Immobile | ST (C) | Lazio | |
30 | £41M |
| Raรบl Jimรฉnez | ST (C) | Wolves | |
29 | £38M |
| Lautaro Martรญnez | ST (C) | Inter | |
22 | £38M |
| Joรฃo Fรฉlix | AM (LC), ST (C) | Atlรฉtico de Madrid | |
20 | £37.5M |
| Danny Ings | ST (C) | Southampton | |
28 | £36M |
| Dominic Calvert-Lewin | ST (C) | Everton | |
23 | £36M |
| Iรฑaki Williams | AM (RL), ST (C) | Athletic Club | |
26 | £35.5M |
| Luka Jovic | ST (C) | Real Madrid | |
22 | £35.5M |
| Tammy Abraham | ST (C) | Chelsea | |
22 | £34.5M |
| Richarlison | AM (RL), ST (C) | Everton | |
23 | £34.5M |
| Lorenzo Insigne | AM (L), ST (C) | Napoli | |
29 | £34M |
| รlvaro Morata | ST (C) | Juventus | |
27 | £33.5M |
| Duvรกn Zapata | ST (C) | Atalanta | |
29 | £32M |
| Luis Suรกrez | ST (C) | Atlรฉtico de Madrid | |
33 | £32M |
| รngel Correa | M (R), AM (RC), ST (C) | Atlรฉtico de Madrid | |
25 | £31.5M |
| Maxi Gรณmez | ST (C) | Valencia | |
23 | £29.5M |
| Victor Osimhen | ST (C) | Napoli | |
21 | £28.5M |
| Wissam Ben Yedder | ST (C) | AS Monaco | |
29 | £26.5M |
| Dusan Tadic | AM (LC), ST (C) | Ajax | |
31 | £24.5M |
| Memphis Depay | AM (LC), ST (C) | Lyon | |
26 | £23.5M |
| Joaquรญn Correa | AM (LC), ST (C) | Lazio | |
25 | £22.5M |
| Luis Muriel | ST (C) | Atalanta | |
29 | £21M |
| Andrea Belotti | ST (C) | Torino | |
26 | £19M |
| Jamie Vardy | ST (C) | Leicester | |
33 | £17.75M |
| Josip Ilicic | AM (C), ST (C) | Atalanta | |
32 | £16.5M |
| Diego Costa | ST (C) | Atlรฉtico de Madrid | |
31 | £15.75M |
| Alexis Sรกnchez | AM (L), ST (C) | Inter | |
31 | £15.75M |
| Arkadiusz Milik | ST (C) | Napoli | |
26 | £14.25M |
| Edinson Cavani | ST (C) | Man Utd | |
33 | £13.25M |
| Iago Aspas | AM (RC), ST (C) | Celta Vigo | |
32 | £11.5M |
| Dries Mertens | AM (C), ST (C) | Napoli | |
33 | £10.5M |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | AM (L), ST (C) | Juventus | |
35 | £9.5M |
| Raรบl Garcรญa | AM (C), ST (C) | Athletic Club | |
34 | £6.75M |
| Edin Dzeko | ST (C) | Roma | |
34 | £4M |
| Gonzalo Higuaรญn | ST (C) | Inter Miami | |
32 | £3M |
| Zlatan Ibrahimovic | ST (C) | Milan | |
38 | £2.9M |
| Mario Mandzukic | AM (L), ST (C) | |
34 | £0 |
