Best Free Midfielders for FIFA 16 Career Mode

 

Are you building a low-budget squad but you are not sure about which midfielders you should buy? Take our suggestions of the best free midfielders for FIFA 16 Career Mode.

 
 

Best Free Midfielders for FIFA 17 Career Mode can be found here
 
 
 

How to choose Best Free Midfielders for FIFA 16 Career Mode

 

In this article, we will suggest the best free midfielders for FIFA 16 Career Mode that you should be able to use in your club. Keep in mind that the best players for us may not be for you. It depends of your club, your 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.

 

In our website we suggest midfielders of three categories:

Best of the Best
Ideal for unlimited wallets or for who wants the best.

Best Deals
Decent midfielders that you can find at good prices or ending their contracts.

Best Young
Young midfielders with great growth. Potential future top players.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Best Free Defensive Midfielders for FIFA 16 Career Mode

 

Our Choice: RASMUS ELM

Nationality: Sweden
Club (first season): Kalmar FF
Rating: 79
Potential (1): 82
Age: 27

Elm is amazing with the ball in his feet. It is not usual to find a CDM with such great passing. He defends well and he is also the one that starts the attack.

 
 
 

Best Alternative: XABI ALONSO

Nationality: Spain
Club (first season): FC Bayern
Rating: 84
Potential (1): 84
Age: 33

Xabi Alonso doesn’t jump or run any more. However, he is still a decent defender and he has one of the best passing stats.

 
 
 

Second Best Alternative: THIAGO MOTTA

Nationality: Italy
Club (first season): Paris Saint Germain
Rating: 81
Potential (1): 81
Age: 33

Just like Alonso, Thiago Motta is ending his career. They are not the same players they were in the past, but there is lack of quality defensive midfielders in the last year of contract.

 
 
 

#4: BAKARY SARÉ

Nationality: Ivory Coast
Club (first season): Vit. Guimarães
Rating: 76
Potential (1): 81
Age: 25

He may be a good choice for middle table teams or clubs from lower leagues. If it is your case, make him an offer.

 
 
 

#5: RÔMULO

Nationality: Brazil
Club (first season): Spartak Moskva
Rating: 76
Potential (1): 80
Age: 25

We know he isn’t a super player, but you are reading the free midfielders guide, right?

 
 
 
 

BEST FREE CENTRE DEFENSIVE MIDFIELDERS

1. Rasmus Elm
2. Xabi Alonso
3. Thiago Motta
4. Bakary Saré
5. Rômulo
6. Havard Nordtveit
7. Mehmet Topal
8. Maurício
9. Jan Kirchhoff
10. Delvin N’Dinga

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

Best Free Centre Midfielders for FIFA 16 Career Mode

 

Our Choice: WESLEY SNEIJDER

Nationality: Netherlands
Club (first season): Galatasaray SK
Rating: 84
Potential (1): 84
Age: 31

Sneijder is a player with good stats for FIFA 16: decent pace, great passing, dribbling and long shots. He can play at this level for more three seasons. It looks like you have something to do, right?/p>
 
 
 

Best Alternative: ÉVER BANEGA

Nationality: Argentina
Club (first season): Sevilla FC
Rating: 80
Potential (1): 83
Age: 27

It’s not easy to find players of this age and quality in the end of their contacts. Banega is a skiller midfielder who may be a good addition to your team.

 
 
 

Second Best Alternative: SANTIAGO MONTOYA

Nationality: Colombia
Club (first season): Vit. Guimarães
Rating: 75
Potential (1): 83
Age: 24

Montoya is not ready yet to play in a top club. However, in two seasons he will be much better than he is now. He is free in January. We thought you would want to know…

 
 
 

#4: GASTÓN RAMIREZ

Nationality: Uruguay
Club (first season): Southampton
Rating: 78
Potential (1): 82
Age: 24

This is another very interesting player, especially for mid-table clubs. And don’t forget he still has much room to improvements.

 
 
 

#5: RICARDO MONTOLIVO

Nationality: Italy
Club (first season): Milan
Rating: 80
Potential (1): 80
Age: 30

You know Montolivo. He’s a great passing player and we almost bet that is what you are looking for, correct? He is not young, but just like Mikel Arteta, he can be a key player in your squad for at least two seasons.

 
 
 
 

BEST FREE CENTRE MIDFIELDERS

1. Wesley Sneijder
2. Éver Banega
3. Santiago Montoya
4. Gastón Ramirez
5. Ricardo Montolivo
6. Mikel Arteta
7. André Martins
8. Federico Mancuello
9. Marco Höger
10. Emre Çolak

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

Best Free Right Midfielders / Wingers for FIFA 16 Career Mode

 

Our Choice: ANDRÉ CARRILLO

Nationality: Peru
Club (first season): Sporting CP
Rating: 80
Potential (1): 85
Age: 24

Well, this is a free player you can’t miss: young, great potential, very fast and good dribbling. Oh, almost forgot three other words: five star skiller.

 
 
 

Best Alternative: SOFIANE FEGHOULI

Nationality: Algeria
Club (first season): Valencia CF
Rating: 81
Potential (1): 85
Age: 25

Your wishing list has room for one more player? Then, you need to add this one. Fast and with good dribbling, Feghouli is the best alternative to Carrillo.

 
 
 

Second Best Alternative: LASSANE BANGOURA

Nationality: Guinea
Club (first season): Rayo Vallecano
Rating: 78
Potential (1): 81
Age: 23

Pace, dribbling and nice potential. When you have the chance to get all this for free, you should not waste it. In the worst of the scenarios you will sell him for much more than you paid for him.

 
 
 

#4: SALEM AL DOSSARI

Nationality: Saudi Arabia
Club (first season): Al-Hilal
Rating: 73
Potential (1): 80
Age: 24

Another fast player who will grow up a lot. If you love 5 star skillers or if you have a medium quality team, you should make him an offer.

 
 
 

#5: AARON LENNON

Nationality: England
Club (first season): Everton
Rating: 77
Potential (1): 77
Age: 28

He is not as young as the other four wingers of this top 5 but he still may be useful for your club if you need a quality player to play now.

 
 
 
 

BEST FREE RIGHT MIDFIELDERS / WINGERS

1. André Carrillo
2. Sofiane Feghouli
3. Lassane Bangoura
4. Salem Al Dossari
5. Aaron Lennon
6. Adam Johnson
7. Capa
8. Renato Steffen
9. Gergő Lovrencsics
10. Alexandr Samedov

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

Best Free Left Midfielders / Wingers for FIFA 16 Career Mode

 

Our Choice: EZEQUIEL LAVEZZI

Nationality: Argentina
Club (first season): Paris Saint Germain
Rating: 80
Potential (1): 80
Age: 30

30 years old is not so bad. He will be playing at high level for three or four seasons. It should be time enough to your new wonderkid grow up and take a place in your starting eleven.

 
 
 

Best Alternative: PAUL-JOSÉ MPOKU

Nationality: DR Congo
Club (first season): Chievo Verona
Rating: 76
Potential (1): 82
Age: 23

He has great stats for his age and his contract is expiring. Good addition for (almost) any club.

 
 
 

Second Best Alternative: JONY

Nationality: Spain
Club (first season): Sporting Gijón
Rating: 77
Potential (1): 81
Age: 24

Jony is another young player with good stats and nice potential. And the best of all: he is free in January!

 
 
 

#4: ANTHONY MOUNIER

Nationality: France
Club (first season): Montpellier HSC
Rating: 78
Potential (1): 80
Age: 27

He is fast, has good crossing and stamina. Looks great for a winger, especially because he still hasn’t reached his maximum potential.

 
 
 

#5: VICTOR MOSES

Nationality: Nigeria
Club (first season): Chelsea
Rating: 76
Potential (1): 80
Age: 24

You need to be fast to have the chance of signing him for free. There are many other clubs interested in this nice left midfielder.

 
 
 
 

BEST FREE LEFT MIDFIELDERS / WINGERS

1. Ezequiel Lavezzi
2. Paul-José Mpoku
3. Jony
4. Anthony Mounier
5. Victor Moses
6. Emrah Bassan
7. Sabin Merino
8. Maciej Rybus
9. Moussa Sow
10. Alexander Kačaniklić

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

If you want to check the best free players for other positions, just click over it:

Goalkeeper
Defenders
Midfielders
Attackers

 
 

If you want to check the best midfielders of previous years, just click over it:

FIFA 15
FIFA 14

 
 
 
 
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.