Are you building your squad but you are not sure about which goalkeepers you should buy? Take our suggestions of the best goalkeepers for FIFA 21 Career Mode.
How to choose the Best Goalkeepers
In this article we suggest the best goalkeepers for FIFA 21 Career Mode. Keep in mind that the best players for us may not be for you. It depends on your club, other players, formation, transfer budget, wages budget, play style, preferences, etc…
To select the best players, we have mainly into consideration their stats, potential and age. That’s why Buffon, for example, is not in this list. Someone who won’t play for more than two seasons in our club is not such a good buy as someone who will play for five or six seasons.
In our website we suggest goalkeepers of two categories:
1 The Best of the Best
Ideal for unlimited wallets or for who wants the best.
2 The Best Young
Under 23 GKs with great growth. Potential future top players.
Best Goalkeepers for FIFA 21 Career Mode
01 JAN OBLAK
Nationality: Slovenia 🇸🇮
Club (first season): Atlético Madrid
Rating: 91
Potential (1): 93
Age: 27
Value: €77.5M
Wage: €125K
He took a few years to reach the top position but now no one will get him out of there. He is the best goalkeeper money can buy on FIFA 21 Career Mode
02 MARC-ANDRE TER STEGEN
Nationality: Germany 🇩🇪
Club (first season): FC Barcelona
Rating: 90
Potential (1): 93
Age: 28
Value: €65M
Wage: €250K
If he plays for FC Barcelona, that’s because he has quality. It won’t be easy to buy him but if you have that luck, your goal will be in good hands. He is, at least, as good as he was last year.
03 ALISSON
Nationality: Brazil 🇧🇷
Club (first season): Liverpool
Rating: 90
Potential (1): 91
Age: 27
Value: €65M
Wage: €160K
In a general way, it’s impossible to not compare Ederson and Alisson. They have many things in common. Both would be good aditions to your club but Alisson is currently slightly better.
04 EDERSON
Nationality: Brazil 🇧🇷
Club (first season): Manchester City
Rating: 88
Potential (1): 91
Age: 26
Value: €54.5M
Wage: €185K
With the ball on his feet, no one is better than him. However, Ederson is also one of the best goalkeepers when playing with his hands.
05 GIANLUIGI DONNARUMMA
Nationality: Italy 🇮🇹
Club (first season): AC Milan
Rating: 85
Potential (1): 92
Age: 21
Value: €41.5
Wage: €34K
Yes, the age is correct. He’s only 21 and is already known as the best goalkeeper of the coming years. If he reached this status in real-life, why he wouldn’t do it in your Career Mode campaign? He is the best young goalkeeper money can buy.
06 THIBAUT COURTOIS
Nationality: Belgium 🇧🇪
Club (first season): Real Madrid
Rating: 89
Potential (1): 90
Age: 28
Value: €48
Wage: €230K
The Madrid’s goalkeeper isn’t one of the fastest but he has another great stats. He almost reached his maximum potential but this doesn’t need to be a bad news because his level is really high.
07 ANDRÉ ONANA
Nationality: Cameroon 🇨🇲
Club (first season): Ajax
Rating: 84
Potential (1): 88
Age: 24
Value: €37M
Wage: €24K
As you probably know, it’s not easy to buy a top-quality goalkeeper like Oblak, Ter Stegen or Alisson. Their are expensive and play by top clubs that don’t want to sell him. You may have better luck with Onana.
08 MANUEL NEUER
Nationality: Germany 🇩🇪
Club (first season): FC Bayern
Rating: 89
Potential (1): 89
Age: 34
Value: €36M
Wage: €160K
Neuer was the best goalkeeper for many years but new players are taking his place. He’s an amazing goalkeeper but he’s already 34. You have a last chance to sign him at the end of the season…for free.
09 DAVID DE GEA
Nationality: Spain 🇪🇸
Club (first season): Manchester United
Rating: 86
Potential (1): 86
Age: 29
Value: €43.5M
Wage: €195K
De Gea dropped eight positions in just two years. However, don’t think that he is not a great goalkeeper because he still is. If you have the chance to sign him, go ahead. It is clear now that he won’t get any better but he already reached a high level.
10 WOJCIECH SZCZĘSNY
Nationality: 🇵🇱 Poland
Club (first season): Juventus
Rating: 87
Potential (1): 87
Age: 30
Value: €41M
Wage: €145K
No, you won’t find Lloris, Handanovic, Navas or Buffon on this list. Who plays Career Mode usually is looking for younger players. That’s not exactly the case of Szczęsny, but at least he may still be almost as good as the other players of this list.
🏆 BEST GOALKEEPERS
TOP 10
01 🇸🇮 Jan Oblak
02 🇩🇪 Marc-André ter Stegen
03 🇧🇷 Alisson Becker
04 🇧🇷 Ederson Moraes
05 🇮🇹 Gianluigi Donnarumma
06 🇧🇪 Thibaut Courtois
07 🇨🇲 André Onana
08 🇩🇪 Manuel Neuer
09 🇪🇸 David De Gea
10 🇵🇱 Wojciech Szczęsny
If you want to check the best goalkeepers of previous years, just click over it:
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Notes:
(1) Potential is an average of estimated rating a player can reach. It doesn’t mean that you will reach that overall nor that you won’t overcome it.