The best attacking midfielders to sign on FC 25 Career Mode
From Kendry Páez to Brajan Gruda, here's a curated list of some of the best young attacking midfielders to buy on EA FC 25 Career Mode
SCOUTED is a magazine about youth football. Turns out, all that knowledge is pretty useful for FC25 Career Mode, who'da thought?
We’ve picked out a few of our favourite young attacking midfielders that would be suitable signings on your EA FC 25 Career Mode saves. From Arda Güler to Franco Mastuantono, these are some of the best young attacking midfielders in the game.
If you’re looking for older players, we have you sorted too - we've put together a collection of the ten highest overall central midfielders at the start of your save.
Who are the best Attacking Midfielders (AMs) in FC 25 Career Mode?
The best attacking midfielders in FC 25 Career Mode are those with the highest overall rating. Here's a handy list, including their overall at the start of the game, and their highest possible potential rating (in brackets):
- Jude Bellingham - 90 (94)
- Florian Wirtz - 88 (92)
- Jamal Musiala - 87 (93)
- Bruno Fernandes - 87 (87)
- Paulo Dybala - 87 (87)
- James Maddison - 85 (85)
- Julian Brandt - 85 (85)
- Dani Olmo - 84 (86)
- Christopher Nkunku - 84 (85)
- Xavi Simons - 83 (89)
Usually when we write these lists we remark on how old these players are, and how little they have to grow. Obviously with Bellingham, Wirtz, Musiala and Simons on this list, that's not the case here. But those guys are gunna cost you a bomb.
You know you won't? Our curated list of the best young attacking midfielders to sign in your Career Mode save. This is SCOUTED, a magazine about wonderkids, after all.
The six best young Attacking Midfielders (AMs) to sign and develop in FC 25 Career Mode
For easy reference, here's our list. Don't worry - we'll dive into detail momentarily. As before, their rating is included alongside their potential (in brackets).
- Arda Güler - 78 (90)
- Franco Mastantuono - 69 (87)
- Assan Ouédraogo - 69 (87)
- Claudio Echeverri - 71 (87)
- Kendry Páez - 72 (87)
- Brajan Gruda - 74 (87)
That's much better. Let's get into the details, and explain why these are the best attacking midfielders to sign in your Career Mode.
Arda Güler
Position: CAM, RM
Club: Real Madrid (ESP)
Nation: Türkiye
Market Value: €33.5 million
Arda Güler is a name that almost everyone should be familiar with. A bonafide wonderkid at Fenerbahçe, the creative midfielder made a milestone move to Real Madrid last year and has made a decent impact thus far at one of Europe’s super clubs.
His Ea FC 25 profile is very exciting: The Turkish talent is a high-tech creator that has an abundance of skill and agility, all of which combine to make him one fo the better AMs in the game already – and with a potential rating of 90, he could become the best.
- Overall: 78
- Potential: 90
- Potential Growth: +12
Franco Mastantuono
Position: CAM, RM
Club: CA River Plate (ARG)
Nation: Argentina
Market Value: €3.5 milllion
River Plate have churned out some top talent from their academy in recent years: now Franco Mastuantono joins a list that includes Enzo Fernández and Claudio Echeverri.
Mastuantono is a creative talent that operates best behind a striker. He would be an intelligent signing on your Career Mode saves, especially as he’s available at a €7.1 million release clause. You’d be buying a young attacker that has the potential to grow into a top-level starter.
- Overall: 69
- Potential: 87
- Potential Growth: +18
Assan Ouédraogo
Position: CAM, CM
Club: RB Leipzig (GER)
Nation: Germany
Market Value: €3.5 million
Assan Ouédraogo has been a highly-rated talent for some time now. This past summer saw him move to RB Leipzig, which may make signing him difficult to begin with, but he should be on your shortlists anyway.
The teenager is a Pogba-like midfielder that combines smooth athleticism with silky technicals to offer a dynamic midfield presence. He can dribble, carry, pass, shoot, and more. Bide your time and get him down the line.
- Overall: 69
- Potential: 87
- Potential Growth: +18
Claudio Echeverri
Position: CAM
Club: Manchester City (ENG)
Nation: Argentina
Market Value: €4.8 million
Like Mastuantono, Claudio Echeverri is a much-heralded graduate of the prolific River Plater acadmey. And before Mastuantono, he broke into the first team and starred in a testing environment – so much so, Manchester City decided to get in early and secure his services.
Echeverri is another in the typical build of a between-the-lines creator: he’s sharp and agile in his movements, crafty and creative in his actions. He has some ways to go to develop into someone that can impact top-level matches, but the basis is there for a game-changing talent.
- Overall: 71
- Potential: 87
- Potential Growth: +16
Kendry Páez
Position: CAM, RW, CM
Club: Chelsea (ENG)
Nation: Ecuador
Market Value: €9.5million
Another graduate of the exceptional Independiente del Valle academy whos alumnus includes the likes of Moisés Caicedo and Piero Hincapié, Kendry Páez is probably the best of the lot. Like others on this list, he’s already been gobbled up by a European superpower in Chelsea.
Páez is brand-new to the EA FC games and his first iteration doesn’t disapppoint. His dynamic attacking skillset is supplemented by a leggy range of movements, both of which combine to create a player that can operate at the highest levels. Get him if you ever get the chance.
- Overall: 72
- Potential: 87
- Potential Growth: +15
Brajan Gruda
Position: CAM, RW
Club: Brighton & Hove Albion (ENG)
Nation: Germany
Market Value: €10 million
Brighton & Hove Albion invested a huge amount of money in 2024 to level up their squad, and one of their investments was Brajan Gruda. They did so after his breakthrough season at Mainz 05, where he showecsed an exciting ability to dribble and drive at defences.
In FC 25, Gruda is definitely a dribbler and driver. His mix of technical control and athletic burst makes him one of the game’s better ball-carriers. His potential rating of 87 would make him one of the game’s best attackers too, meaning you should try and get him when you get the chance.
- Overall: 74
- Potential: 87
- Potential Growth: +13
There you have it! Those are our best young attacking midfielders to sign for you FC 25 Career Mode save. For more great reading on real-life wonderkids, stick with SCOUTED.
