Football Manager 2023: Best Midfielders

Now that Football Manager 2023 (FM23) is out in Early Access we can finally sink our teeth into who are the best players in the game. The key to having a good midfield is making sure it is balanced. This is whether you’re using a three in midfield or a two. So we’re going to break down who the best midfielders are in FM23. 

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Some of the players on this list are more defensively minded then others, whilst others are a bit better going forward. The key to building your midfield is making sure you equip roles to the players that complement the weaknesses of the other players in the midfield.

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Who are the best midfielders in FM23?

Kevin De Bruyne	30	Manchester City	Belgium
Luka Modric	36	Real Madrid	Croatia
Joshua Kimmich	27	Bayern Munich	Germany
Bernardo Silva	27	Manchester City	Portugal
Rodri	26	Manchester City	Spain
Ilkay Gundogan	31	Manchester City	Germany
Sergej Milinkovic-Savic	27	Lazio	Serbia
N’Golo Kante	31	Chelsea	France
Paul Pogba	29	Juventus	France
Leon Goretzka	27	Bayern Munich	Germany
Thiago	31	Liverpool	Spain
Phil Foden	22	Manchester City	England
Sandro Tonali	22	MIlan	Italy
Federico Valverde	24	Real Madrid	Uruguay
Marco Verrati	29	PSG	Italy
Declan Rice	23	West Ham	England
Pedri	19	Barcelona	Spain
Frenkie De Jong	25	Barcelona	Holland
Mason Mount	23	Chelsea	England
Nicolo Barella	25	Inter Milan	Italy

There are plenty of midfielders in FM23 that are worth signings and a few of them are genuinely achievable if you’re managing some of the bigger sides. For example you could sign Rice and Milinkovic-Savic, which set up your midfield for years and their clubs would sell.

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Who is the best midfielder in FM23?

There is only one answer here: Kevin De Bruyne. The Manchester City star is comfortably the best player you can get in the middle of the park in FM23.

He is a 5 star man, with plenty of stats above 15. Obviously, there are better players to play in DM, Joshua Kimmich for example, but for an all round man De Bruyne is your guy.