You can't win a match of football without winning the midfield battle – a line you've probably heard countless iterations of from football fans and pundits alike. Well, they're not wrong and having the best midfielders in FC 25 will drastically improve your team.

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Whether you're looking for a creative midfielder, box-to-box number 8-type, or a defensive midfielder, midfield is a vital portion of the pitch to fill with quality.

It's called the engine room for a reason.

We've done the scouting so you don't have to.

Here is the best FC 25 midfielders, across CDM, CM and CAM – as ranked by overall ratings.

Best CDM in FC 25

Rodri in FC 25 dribbling the ball
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The best CDM in FC 25 is Manchester City's Rodri, who had a stellar campaign last time, winning the league with Manchester City and the Euros with Spain. He is also one of the favourites for the 2024 Ballon d'Or.

  • Rodri (Manchester City/Spain) – 91 OVR
  • Patri Guijarro (Barcelona/Spain) – 88 OVR
  • Declan Rice (Arsenal/England) – 87 OVR
  • Granit Xhaka (Bayer Leverkusen/Switzerland) – 86 OVR
  • Lena Oberdorf (Bayern Munich/Germany) – 86 OVR
  • Hakan Çalhanoğlu (Inter Milan/Turkey) – 86 OVR
  • Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle/Brazil) – 85 OVR
  • N'Golo Kante (Al-Ittihad/France) – 85 OVR
  • Palhinha (Bayern Munich/Portugal) – 85 OVR
  • Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid/France) – 85 OVR

Please note that Inter Milan are known as Lobardia FC in EA FC 25 because of the exclusivity deal between Konami and the Italian football club.

Best CM in FC 25

Bonmati doing a rainbow flick in FC 25
FC 25.

The best central midfielder in EA FC 25 is Aitana Bonmatí of Barcelona. Having been with the Catalonian club since 2016, the Spaniard picked up the Ballon d'Or in 2022/2023, and went even better with a quadruple-winning year in the latest season.

The top players in the central midfielder position can be found below:

  • Aitana Bonmatí (Barcelona/Spain) – 91 OVR
  • Alexia Putellas (Barcelona/Spain) – 90 OVR
  • Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City/Belgium) – 90 OVR
  • Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal/Norway) – 89 OVR
  • Federico Valverde (Real Madrid/Uruguay) – 88 OVR
  • Bernardo Silva (Manchester City/Portugal) – 88 OVR
  • Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona/Netherlands) – 87 OVR
  • İlkay Gündoğan (Manchester City/Germany) – 87 OVR
  • Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan/Italy) – 87 OVR
  • Luka Modrić (Real Madrid/Croatia) – 86 OVR

Best CAM in FC 25

Bellingham dribbling in FC 25
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The central attacking midfielder will be another source of goals, pitching in more offensively than the average midfielder. The best one currently in the game is cover star Jude Bellingham.

  • Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid/England) – 90 OVR
  • Debinha (Kansas City Current/Brazil) – 88 OVR
  • Florian Wirtz (Bayern Leverkusen/Germany) – 88 OVR
  • Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich/Germany) – 87 OVR
  • Paulo Dybala (Roma/Argentina) – 87 OVR
  • Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United/Portugal) – 87 OVR
  • Rose Lavelle (NY Gotham FC/United States) – 87 OVR
  • Jill Roord (Manchester City/Netherlands) – 86 OVR
  • Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund/Germany) – 85 OVR
  • James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur/England) – 85 OVR

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