30 Sep 2026 6 min read Gaming

The best central midfielders to sign in FC 27 Career Mode

From Victor Froholdt to Rudy Matondo, here's a curated list of the best young central midfielders to sign on EA FC 27 Career Mode

SCOUTED is a magazine about youth football. Turns out, all that knowledge is pretty useful for FC 27 Career Mode.

We’ve picked out a few of our favourite young central midfielders that would be suitable signings on your EA FC 27 Career Mode saves. From Rokas Pukstas to Hugo Sochurek, these are some of the best young midfielders in the game.

If you’re looking for older players, we have you sorted too - we've put together a collection of the highest overall central midfielders at the start of your save.

Who are the best Central Midfielders (CMs) in FC 27 Career Mode?

The best central midfielders in FC 27 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):

Pedri - 90 (93)
Vitinha - 90 (92)
João Neves - 88 (92)
Federico Valverde - 87 (89)
Nicolo Barella - 87 (88)
Martin Ødegaard - 86 (89)
Enzo Fernandez - 86 (88)
Bruno Guimarães - 86 (87)
Frenkie de Jong - 86 (87)
Fabián Ruiz - 86 (87)
Scott McTominay - 86 (86)

A solid list. But at SCOUTED, we're interested in the future of football more than we are the present. As such, when recommending Career Mode transfers we like to go with the youngsters - those players you can sign young and cheap and transform into world beaters. Here we go.

The best young Central Midfielders (CMs) to sign and develop in FC 27 Career Mode

For quick reference, here's our full list of the best young central midfielders with including their current rating and potential (in brackets). There should be a player for every Career Mode budget:

Victor Froholdt - 82 (88)
Rudy Matondo - 74 (85)
Rokas Pukstas - 74 (84)
Quim Junyent - 66 (84)
Carlos Macia - 66 (85)
Hugo Sochurek - 63 (83)

We'll go into detail in a moment. But first, we thought we'd give you our lists from the previous two games, alongside updated ratings for FC 27. Even if signing João Neves and Ayyoub Bouaddi would cost you a fortune.

EA FC 25

Warren Zaïre-Emery - 80 (90)
João Neves - 79 (88)
Lucas Bergvall - 68 (87)
Tygo Land - 64 (86)
Lewis Miley - 72 (86)
Pablo Barrios - 76 (86)

EA FC 26

Mikel Jauregizar - 79 (84)
Ayyoub Bouaddi - 80 (88)
Christos Mouzakitis - 73 (85)
Djaoui Cissé - 73 (81)
Lennon Miller - 70 (84)
Kiano Dyer - 62 (81)

Now, let's get stuck into this year's list of the best goalkeepers to sign on EA FC 27 Career Mode.

Victor Froholdt

Position: CM; CDM, CAM
Club: FC Porto
Nation: Denmark
Market Value: £42.5m

After a breakout season for FC Porto, Victor Froholdt is now the must-sign CM wonderkid for anyone with a big budget. He's Overall and Potential has been sky-rocketing ever since the release of FC 26.

On FC 27, there's not much room to grow because he's already very good... at everything. While his 93 Stamina means he's good at lots of things from the first to the last minute. So when he reaches that 88 Potential, he's world-class at everything, everywhere, all the time.

Overall: 82
Potential: 88
Potential Growth: +6

Rudy Matondo

Age: 18
Position: CM; CDM
Club: Paris FC
Nation: France
Market Value: £8m

Rudy Matondo is a hustle and bustle two-way midfielder that drives, links, presses and challenges. His his relentless energy makes him a tenacious and powerful runner on and off the ball. And you could probably coach him to play any position on the pitch.

77 Stamina, 75 Strength and 75 Aggression will see him develop into your chief ball-winner. But he is more than capable with moving the needle himself when he wins it back with 80 Ball Control, 78 Short Pass and 77 Dribbling.

Overall: 74
Potential: 85
Potential Growth: +11

Rokas Pukstas

Age: 22
Position: CM; CDM, CAM
Club: Middlesbrough
Nation: USA
Market Value: £8.5m

Rokas Pukstas pings between the boxes, doing a bit of everything — which isn’t surprising when you consider his father and mother represented Lithuania as a marathon runner and triple jumper respectively.

He's not that quick on FC 27, but those inherited physical gifts are evidenced by 80 Jumping, 83 Stamina and 82 Balance. He's also got the potential to develop into a decent goal threat, with 74 Positioning and 74 Finishing catching the eye.

Overall: 74
Potential: 84
Potential Growth: +10

Quim Junyent

Age: 19
Position: CM; CDM, CAM
Club: UD Almería
Nation: Spain
Market Value: £825k

If you're looking for a small Spanish midfielder, Quim Junyent is the quintessential diminutive playmaker. He's just 1.71m tall and weighs 62kg. But that doesn't tell the full story about Barcelona academy graduate.

Yes, his 80 Agility, 75 Balance and 71 Dribbling help him wriggle away from pressure, but he's also got 81 Aggression. Junyent is a hive of activity when you watch him, able to quicken the tempo at any point - helped by his five-star weak foot - and consistently making an impact in the final third.

Overall: 66
Potential: 84
Potential Growth: +18

Carlos Maciá

Age: 18
Position: CM; CDM
Club: Villarreal CF
Nation: Spain
Market Value:

If you're looking for a tall Spanish midfielder, then Carlos Maciá is the pick.

Standing at 1.9m tall, Maciá is closer to the Rodri build. We've described him as a lighthouse pivot midfielder that connects, progresses and organises from the base. His big body an upright posture power bursts of powerful mobility, although he usually prefers to pass than carry.

Overall: 66
Potential: 85
Potential Growth: +19

Hugo Sochurek

Age: 18
Position: CM; CDM, CAM
Club: Sparta Praha
Nation: Czech Republic
Market Value: £2.5m

In May 2026, Hugo Sochurek became the youngest player in history to debut for the Czech Republic national team. He then made the 2026 FIFA World Cup but did not get a single minute on the pitch. A travesty.

So, you need to sign him in your FC 27 Career Mode to restore balance. Once he starts developing, you should have a midfielder that can win the ball back, powerfully drive and carry it forward, then score the odd goal.