Football Manager 2023 best players shortlist. From best defenders to best strikers these are the best 300 players you could sign in FM23.
Football Manager 2023 best players shortlist. From the best defenders to the best strikers, these are the finest 300 players you could sign in FM23.
We bring you a shortlist of the top 300 players at the start of Football Manager 2023. The list includes elite and world-class players that you will find very difficult to transfer to your club in FM23, but if the opportunity arises to sign one of these players, you must not miss it.
The best players in Football Manager are often the ones with high overall ratings and the most valuable players in the game. Some of the top players in the game include Lionel Messi, Kevind De Bruyne, Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar Jr., Kylian Mbappé, and Mohamed Salah. These players have impressive abilities and can make a big difference for any team in the game. However, it's important to remember that the best players are not always the most suitable for your team, and you should consider a player's attributes and fit with your tactics when signing them.
Football Manager 2023 Best Players Shortlist
For players to make it on this shortlist, they need to have a fixed Potential Ability of at least 150 out of possible 200 points, no matter their age. Players are ranked by their current potential ability.
How to filter players;
- You can filter players in this shortlist by typing in either their name
- Filter by position. Type in GK for Goalkeepers or any other position
- Filter by nationality. Type in ENG for English players or any other by typing in nations' shortcode
- Filter by the club. Type in the name of the club.
| Name | Position | Nat | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin De Bruyne | MC AMC | BEL | Man City |
| Kylian Mbappe | AML ST | FRA | PSG |
| Robert Lewandowski | ST | POL | FC Barcelona |
| Karim Benzema | ST | FRA | Real Madrid |
| Erling Haaland | ST | NOR | Man City |
| Mohamed Salah | AMR ST | EGY | Liverpool |
| Harry Kane | ST | ENG | Tottenham |
| Thibaut Courtois | GK | BEL | Real Madrid |
| Virgil van Dijk | DC | NED | Liverpool |
| Lionel Messi | AMR AMC ST | ARG | PSG |
| Luka Modric | MC | CRO | Real Madrid |
| Joshua Kimmich | DM MC | GER | Bayern Munchen |
| Neymar | ML AML AMC | BRA | PSG |
| Alisson | GK | BRA | Liverpool |
| Sadio Mane | AMR AML ST | SEN | Bayern Munchen |
| Bernardo Silva | MC AMR AMC | POR | Man City |
| Ederson | GK | BRA | Man City |
| Manuel Neuer | GK | GER | Bayern Munchen |
| Ruben Dias | DC | POR | Man City |
| Rodri | DM | ESP | Man City |
| Marc-Andre ter Stegen | GK | GER | FC Barcelona |
| Vinicius Junior | AML | BRA | Real Madrid |
| Heung-Min Son | AML ST | KOR | Tottenham |
| Jan Oblak | GK | SVN | Atletico Madrid |
| Thomas Muller | AMR AMC | GER | Bayern Munchen |
| Aymeric Laporte | DC | ESP | Man City |
| Thiago | DM MC | ESP | Liverpool |
| Raheem Sterling | AMR AML | ENG | Chelsea |
| Thiago Silva | DC | BRA | Chelsea |
| Joao Cancelo | DR DL WBR | POR | Man City |
| Kai Havertz | AMC ST | GER | Chelsea |
| N'Golo Kante | DM MC | FRA | Chelsea |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | ST | POR | Man Utd |
| Ilkay Gundogan | MC | GER | Man City |
| Sergej Milinkovic-Savic | MC | SRB | Lazio |
| Leroy Sane | AMR AML | GER | Bayern Munchen |
| Edouard Mendy | GK | SEN | Chelsea |
| Leon Goretzka | MC | GER | Bayern Munchen |
| Sergio Ramos | DC | ESP | PSG |
| Raphael Varane | DC | FRA | Man Utd |
| Matthijs de Ligt | DC | NED | Bayern Munchen |
| Paul Pogba | MC | FRA | Juventus |
| Phil Foden | AML AMC | ENG | Man City |
| Romelu Lukaku | ST | BEL | Inter |
| Lautaro Martinez | ST | ARG | Inter |
| Achraf Hakimi | DR WBR | MAR | PSG |
| Gabriel Jesus | ST | BRA | Arsenal |
| Gianluigi Donnarumma | GK | ITA | PSG |
| Nicolo Barella | MC | ITA | Inter |
| Angel Di Maria | MR AMR | ARG | Juventus |
| Riyad Mahrez | MR AMR | ALG | Man City |
| Paulo Dybala | AMC ST | ARG | Roma |
| Bruno Fernandes | AMC | POR | Man Utd |
| Ciro Immobile | ST | ITA | Lazio |
| Milan Skriniar | DC | SVK | Inter |
| Fabinho | DC DM | BRA | Liverpool |
| Martin Odegaard | MC AMC | NOR | Arsenal |
| Toni Kroos | MC | GER | Real Madrid |
| Marquinhos | DC | BRA | PSG |
| Juan Cuadrado | DR WBR MR | COL | Juventus |
| Serge Gnabry | AMR AML ST | GER | Bayern Munchen |
| Casemiro | DM MC | BRA | Man Utd |
| Gerard Pique | DC | ESP | FC Barcelona |
| Ousmane Dembele | AMR AML | FRA | FC Barcelona |
| Zlatan Ibrahimovic | ST | SWE | Milan |
| Eden Hazard | AML AMC | BEL | Real Madrid |
| Roberto Firmino | AMC ST | BRA | Liverpool |
| Alphonso Davies | DL WBL | CAN | Bayern Munchen |
| John Stones | DC | ENG | Man City |
| Jack Grealish | ML AML AMC | ENG | Man City |
| Antoine Griezmann | AMR AML AMC ST | FRA | Atletico Madrid |
| Keylor Navas | GK | CRC | PSG |
| Wojciech Szczesny | GK | POL | Juventus |
| Sergio Busquets | DM MC | ESP | FC Barcelona |
| David Silva | MC AMC | ESP | R. Sociedad |
| Declan Rice | DM MC | ENG | West Ham |
| Kingsley Coman | AMR AML | FRA | Bayern Munchen |
| Federico Valverde | MC | URU | Real Madrid |
| Jamal Musiala | AML AMC | GER | Bayern Munchen |
| Leonardo Bonucci | DC | ITA | Juventus |
| Marco Reus | AML AMC | GER | Borussia Dortmund |
| Alejandro Gomez | AMC | ARG | Sevilla |
| Kyle Walker | DR WBR | ENG | Man City |
| Jordi Alba | DL WBL | ESP | FC Barcelona |
| Frenkie de Jong | DM MC | NED | FC Barcelona |
| David Alaba | DL DC | AUT | Real Madrid |
| Alvaro Morata | ST | ESP | Atletico Madrid |
| Yannick Carrasco | WBL ML AML | BEL | Atletico Madrid |
| Christian Eriksen | DM MC AMC | DEN | Man Utd |
| Koke | DM MC | ESP | Atletico Madrid |
| Memphis Depay | AML AMC ST | NED | FC Barcelona |
| Theo Hernandez | DL WBL | FRA | Milan |
| Marcelo Brozovic | DM MC | CRO | Inter |
| Mateo Kovacic | DM MC | CRO | Chelsea |
| Jules Kounde | DC | FRA | FC Barcelona |
| Luis Alberto | MC AMC | ESP | Lazio |
| Ferland Mendy | DL WBL | FRA | Real Madrid |
| Jordan Henderson | DM MC | ENG | Liverpool |
| Marco Verratti | MC | ITA | PSG |
| Ferran Torres | AMR AML ST | ESP | FC Barcelona |
| Jorginho | DM MC | ITA | Chelsea |
| Mats Hummels | DC | GER | Borussia Dortmund |
| Victor Osimhen | ST | NGA | Napoli |
| Luis Diaz | AML | COL | Liverpool |
| Philippe Coutinho | ML AML AMC | BRA | Aston Villa |
| Danilo | DR | BRA | Juventus |
| Joao Felix | AML AMC ST | POR | Atletico Madrid |
| Lucas Hernandez | DL DC | FRA | Bayern Munchen |
| Jose Gaya | DL WBL ML | ESP | Valencia |
| Jose Gimenez | DC | URU | Atletico Madrid |
| Angel Correa | MR AMR AMC ST | ARG | Atletico Madrid |
| Marcos Llorente | WBR DM MC MR AMC | ESP | Atletico Madrid |
| Alessandro Bastoni | DC | ITA | Inter |
| Dayot Upamecano | DC | FRA | Bayern Munchen |
| Raphinha | MR AMR AML | BRA | FC Barcelona |
| Benjamin Pavard | DR DC | FRA | Bayern Munchen |
| Jude Bellingham | MC | ENG | Borussia Dortmund |
| Stefan Savic | DC | MNE | Atletico Madrid |
| Presnel Kimpembe | DC | FRA | PSG |
| Ronald Araujo | DC | URU | FC Barcelona |
| Nabil Fekir | AMC | FRA | R. Betis |
| Timo Werner | AML ST | GER | RB Leipzig |
| Bukayo Saka | AMR AML | ENG | Arsenal |
| Nicolas Otamendi | DC | ARG | SL Benfica |
| Kalidou Koulibaly | DC | SEN | Chelsea |
| Olivier Giroud | ST | FRA | Milan |
| Ivan Perisic | WBL | CRO | Tottenham |
| Pedro | AMR AML | ESP | Lazio |
| Rodrygo | AMR AML | BRA | Real Madrid |
| Eder Militao | DC | BRA | Real Madrid |
| Marco Asensio | AMR AML AMC | ESP | Real Madrid |
| Pepe | DC | POR | FC Porto |
| Andrew Robertson | DL WBL | SCO | Liverpool |
| Mauro Icardi | ST | ARG | Galatasaray SK |
| Marcus Rashford | AML | ENG | Man Utd |
| Trent Alexander-Arnold | DR WBR | ENG | Liverpool |
| Niklas Sule | DC | GER | Borussia Dortmund |
| Reece James | DR WBR | ENG | Chelsea |
| Dani Carvajal | DR WBR | ESP | Real Madrid |
| Antonio Rudiger | DC | GER | Real Madrid |
| Pedri | MC AMC | ESP | FC Barcelona |
| Unai Simon | GK | ESP | Athletic Club |
| Inaki Williams | AMR AML ST | GHA | Athletic Club |
| Fabian | DM MC | ESP | PSG |
| Mason Mount | AMC | ENG | Chelsea |
| Sandro Tonali | DM MC | ITA | Milan |
| Thomas Partey | DM MC | GHA | Arsenal |
| Ansu Fati | AMR AML ST | ESP | FC Barcelona |
| Henrikh Mkhitaryan | MC AMC | ARM | Inter |
| Edin Dzeko | ST | BIH | Inter |
| Federico Chiesa | MR AMR AML | ITA | Juventus |
| Iker Muniain | AML AMC | ESP | Athletic Club |
| Dejan Kulusevski | MR AMR AMC | SWE | Tottenham |
| Wissam Ben Yedder | ST | FRA | AS Monaco |
| Hakan Calhanoglu | MC | TUR | Inter |
| Arkadiusz Milik | ST | POL | Juventus |
| Idrissa Gueye | DM MC | SEN | Everton |
| Thomas Lemar | WBL ML AML AMC | FRA | Atletico Madrid |
| Dusan Tadic | AMR AML AMC ST | SRB | Ajax |
| Samir Handanovic | GK | SVN | Inter |
| Leandro Paredes | DM MC | ARG | Juventus |
| Naby Keita | DM MC | GUI | Liverpool |
| Neto | GK | BRA | Bournemouth |
| Jadon Sancho | MR AMR AML | ENG | Man Utd |
| Kalvin Phillips | DM | ENG | Man City |
| Lorenzo Pellegrini | MC AMC | ITA | Roma |
| Joel Matip | DC | CMR | Liverpool |
| Stefan de Vrij | DC | NED | Inter |
| Piotr Zielinski | MC AMC | POL | Napoli |
| Diogo Jota | AMR AML ST | POR | Liverpool |
| Nicolo Zaniolo | AMR AMC | ITA | Roma |
| Jesus Corona | AMR AML | MEX | Sevilla |
| Kieran Tierney | DL WBL | SCO | Arsenal |
| Dusan Vlahovic | ST | SRB | Juventus |
| Pablo Sarabia | AMR AMC | ESP | PSG |
| Oleksandr Zinchenko | DL WBL | UKR | Arsenal |
| Christian Pulisic | AML | USA | Chelsea |
| James Rodriguez | AMC | COL | Olympiakos |
| Sebastian Coates | DC | URU | Sporting CP |
| Sergio Canales | MC AMC | ESP | R. Betis |
| Mehdi Taremi | ST | IRN | FC Porto |
| Rodrigo De Paul | MC AMC | ARG | Atletico Madrid |
| Franck Kessie | DM MC | CIV | FC Barcelona |
| Nacho | DC | ESP | Real Madrid |
| Cody Gakpo | AML ST | NED | PSV Eindhoven |
| Christopher Nkunku | AMC | FRA | RB Leipzig |
| Duvan Zapata | ST | COL | Atalanta |
| Dani Olmo | MC AMC | ESP | RB Leipzig |
| Denzel Dumfries | DR WBR MR | NED | Inter |
| Geoffrey Kondogbia | DM MC | CTA | Atletico Madrid |
| Nathan Ake | DC | NED | Man City |
| Matheus Nunes | MC | POR | Wolves |
| Pau Torres | DC | ESP | Villarreal |
| Emiliano Martinez | GK | ARG | Aston Villa |
| David Neres | MR AMR AML | BRA | SL Benfica |
| Youri Tielemans | DM MC | BEL | Leicester |
| Lorenzo Insigne | AML ST | ITA | Toronto FC |
| Rodrigo Bentancur | DM MC | URU | Tottenham |
| William Carvalho | DM MC | POR | R. Betis |
| Tammy Abraham | ST | ENG | Roma |
| Manuel Locatelli | DM MC | ITA | Juventus |
| Enzo Fernandez | DM MC | ARG | SL Benfica |
| Raul Jimenez | ST | MEX | Wolves |
| Wilfried Zaha | AML ST | CIV | Crystal Palace |
| Jamie Vardy | ST | ENG | Leicester |
| Hakim Ziyech | MC AMR AMC | MAR | Chelsea |
| Yann Sommer | GK | SUI | Borussia M. |
| Joao Moutinho | DM MC | POR | Wolves |
| Georginio Wijnaldum | DM MC | NED | Roma |
| Kurt Zouma | DC | FRA | West Ham |
| James Ward-Prowse | DM MC | ENG | Southampton |
| Andre-Franck Zambo Anguissa | DM MC | CMR | Napoli |
| Mikel Oyarzabal | AML | ESP | R. Sociedad |
| Giovanni Di Lorenzo | DR | ITA | Napoli |
| Cristian Romero | DC | ARG | Tottenham |
| Fikayo Tomori | DC | ENG | Milan |
| Ismael Bennacer | DM MC | ALG | Milan |
| Aaron Ramsdale | GK | ENG | Arsenal |
| Rafael Leao | AML | POR | Milan |
| Eric Dier | DC | ENG | Tottenham |
| Pedro Porro | DR WBR | ESP | Sporting CP |
| Marko Arnautovic | ST | AUT | Bologna |
| Chris Smalling | DC | ENG | Roma |
| Dominic Calvert-Lewin | ST | ENG | Everton |
| Manuel Akanji | DC | SUI | Man City |
| Edson Alvarez | DC DM | MEX | Ajax |
| Ruben Neves | DM MC | POR | Wolves |
| Danilo Pereira | DC DM | POR | PSG |
| Joao Mario | MR ML MC AMC | POR | SL Benfica |
| Steven Berghuis | AMR AMC | NED | Ajax |
| Ben Chilwell | DL | ENG | Chelsea |
| Stanislav Lobotka | DM MC | SVK | Napoli |
| Patrik Schick | ST | CZE | Bayer |
| Bruno Guimaraes | DM MC | BRA | Newcastle |
| Carlos Soler | MR AMR AMC | ESP | PSG |
| Leandro Trossard | AML AMC | BEL | Brighton |
| Andreas Christensen | DC | DEN | FC Barcelona |
| Raphael Guerreiro | DL WBL | POR | Borussia Dortmund |
| Yves Bissouma | MC | MLI | Tottenham |
| Amir Rrahmani | DC | KOS | Napoli |
| Otavio | MR MC AMC | POR | FC Porto |
| Rafa | AMR AML AMC | POR | SL Benfica |
| Ibrahima Konate | DC | FRA | Liverpool |
| Konrad Laimer | MC | AUT | RB Leipzig |
| Mike Maignan | GK | FRA | Milan |
| Pedro Goncalves | MC AML AMC | POR | Sporting CP |
| Jurrien Timber | DR DC DM | NED | Ajax |
| Kim Min-Jae | DC | KOR | Napoli |
| Andre Onana | GK | CMR | Inter |
| Guido Rodriguez | DM MC | ARG | R. Betis |
| Yassine Bounou | GK | MAR | Sevilla |
| Joao Palhinha | DM | POR | Fulham |
| Kostas Tsimikas | DL WBL | GRE | Liverpool |
| Joe Gomez | DC | ENG | Liverpool |
| James Maddison | MC AMR AMC | ENG | Leicester |
| Wilfred Ndidi | DM MC | NGA | Leicester |
| Gabriel Paulista | DC | BRA | Valencia |
| Angelino | DL WBL | ESP | Hoffenheim |
| Felipe Anderson | AMR AML | BRA | Lazio |
| Dani Parejo | DM MC | ESP | Villarreal |
| Lucas Ocampos | AMR AML | ARG | Ajax |
| Marcos Acuna | DL WBL ML AML | ARG | Sevilla |
| Mateus Uribe | DM MC | COL | FC Porto |
| Iago Aspas | AMR ST | ESP | Celta Vigo |
| Diego Carlos | DC | BRA | Aston Villa |
| Hector Herrera | MC | MEX | Houston Dynamo |
| Tomas Soucek | MC | CZE | West Ham |
| Allan Saint-Maximin | AMR AML | FRA | Newcastle |
| Borja Iglesias | ST | ESP | R. Betis |
| Ricardo Horta | AMR AML AMC | POR | SC Braga |
| Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain | MC | ENG | Liverpool |
| Moussa Diaby | ML AML | FRA | Bayer |
| Marc Cucurella | DL WBL ML | ESP | Chelsea |
| Diogo Costa | GK | POR | FC Porto |
| Raul Albiol | DC | ESP | Villarreal |
| Davide Calabria | DR WBR | ITA | Milan |
| Wesley Fofana | DC | FRA | Chelsea |
| Robin Le Normand | DC | FRA | R. Sociedad |
| Arnaut Danjuma | AML | NED | Villarreal |
| Steven Bergwijn | AMR AML | NED | Ajax |
| Goncalo Guedes | ML AMR AML AMC ST | POR | Wolves |
| Bremer | DC | BRA | Juventus |
| Khvicha Kvaratskhelia | AML | GEO | Napoli |
| Vitinha | DM MC | POR | PSG |
| Alexander Isak | ST | SWE | Newcastle |
| Nuno Mendes | DL WBL | POR | PSG |
| Teun Koopmeiners | DM MC | NED | Atalanta |
| Alex Remiro | GK | ESP | R. Sociedad |
| Aurelien Tchouameni | MC | FRA | Real Madrid |
| Jarrod Bowen | AMR AML AMC | ENG | West Ham |
| Darwin Nunez | ST | URU | Liverpool |
| Mikel Merino | MC | ESP | R. Sociedad |
| Gerard Moreno | ST | ESP | Villarreal |
| Javi Galan | DL WBL | ESP | Celta Vigo |
