THE BEST FIFA 21 BUNDESLIGA DEFENSIVE MIDFIELDERS
Many of the FUT formations require some midfielders that have a natural aptitude to defend. Central defensive midfielders distinguish themselves for being especially aimed to help the back line. According to their attributes and their work rates, they can also be useful to start attacks. They occupy a very strategic position in the field.
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Key Attributes
You need to look at several attributes when choosing a central defensive midfielder: defending, to be able to support the back line; strength, to win possession more times; heading, to win the ball in aerial moves like goal kicks; pace, to cover as many spaces as possible; stamina, so he can equally participate in offensive and defensive plays (especially useful for players with high/high work rates); passing and possession, so that he can properly start attacks. In our opinion, the two first are the most important ones.
Usually, defensive midfielders are chosen to help the defence. So, it makes sense that they have high defensive stats. The area of the field occupied by CDMs is the one where most ball disputes happen. Strong players will have highest probabilities of winning the ball.
Usually, defensive midfielders are chosen to help the defence. So, it makes sense that they have high defensive stats. The area of the field occupied by CDMs is the one where most ball disputes happen. Strong players will have highest probabilities of winning the ball.
Rating
Joshua Kimmich | 88 | ||
Axel Witsel | 84 | ||
Charles Aránguiz | 83 | ||
Denis Zakaria | 83 | ||
Konrad Laimer | 82 | ||
Javi Martínez | 81 | ||
Thomas Delaney | 81 | ||
Baptiste Santamaria | 79 | ||
Maximilian Arnold | 79 | ||
Omar Mascarell | 79 | ||
Christoph Kramer | 78 | ||
Josuha Guilavogui | 78 | ||
Ellyes Skhiri | 77 | ||
Jonas Hector | 77 | ||
Julian Baumgartlinger | 77 | ||
Marc Roca | 77 | ||
Mattéo Guendouzi | 77 | ||
Sebastian Rode | 77 | ||
Diadie Samassékou | 76 | ||
Kunde Malong | 76 | ||
Lucas Tousart | 76 | ||
Santiago Ascacíbar | 76 | ||
Tobias Strobl | 76 | ||
Tyler Adams | 76 | ||
Dominik Kohr | 75 |
Defending
81Javi Martínez | 84 | ||
84Axel Witsel | 82 | ||
81Thomas Delaney | 82 | ||
88Joshua Kimmich | 81 | ||
83Denis Zakaria | 81 | ||
78Josuha Guilavogui | 81 | ||
82Konrad Laimer | 80 | ||
76Lucas Tousart | 79 | ||
83Charles Aránguiz | 78 | ||
77Ellyes Skhiri | 78 | ||
76Tobias Strobl | 78 | ||
78Christoph Kramer | 77 | ||
77Jonas Hector | 77 | ||
77Julian Baumgartlinger | 77 | ||
76Santiago Ascacíbar | 77 | ||
77Sebastian Rode | 76 | ||
75Rani Khedira | 76 | ||
79Baptiste Santamaria | 75 | ||
79Omar Mascarell | 75 | ||
76Diadie Samassékou | 75 | ||
75Dominik Kohr | 75 | ||
75Wataru Endo | 74 | ||
79Maximilian Arnold | 73 | ||
76Tyler Adams | 73 | ||
77Mattéo Guendouzi | 72 |
Physical
83Denis Zakaria | 85 | ||
76Lucas Tousart | 83 | ||
84Axel Witsel | 82 | ||
81Thomas Delaney | 82 | ||
76Kunde Malong | 82 | ||
81Javi Martínez | 80 | ||
77Julian Baumgartlinger | 80 | ||
75Dominik Kohr | 80 | ||
88Joshua Kimmich | 79 | ||
78Josuha Guilavogui | 78 | ||
82Konrad Laimer | 77 | ||
77Sebastian Rode | 77 | ||
76Tobias Strobl | 77 | ||
75Rani Khedira | 77 | ||
78Christoph Kramer | 76 | ||
77Mattéo Guendouzi | 75 | ||
76Santiago Ascacíbar | 75 | ||
76Tyler Adams | 75 | ||
79Baptiste Santamaria | 74 | ||
77Jonas Hector | 74 | ||
76Diadie Samassékou | 74 | ||
83Charles Aránguiz | 73 | ||
79Omar Mascarell | 73 | ||
79Maximilian Arnold | 73 | ||
77Ellyes Skhiri | 73 |
Kimmich is clearly the best player from all CDMs playing in the Bundesliga. However, this doesn’t mean that he is the best defensive midfielder. He is more focused on the attack, as you can see by his high attacking work rate. If you feel that he is not covering the back well enough, we strongly recommend using Zakaria instead. He is fast, strong and has good defensive skills, just like every defensive midfielder is supposed to be.
For lower budgets, we really think Laimer is the best choice. He is the fastest CDM and also one of the best on defending. Delaney and Witsel are other decent alternatives. The first one is much faster, while his teammate is better to start the attack.
Javier Martínez was excluded from our list, despite having the highest defensive stat, because of his pace (37).
For lower budgets, we really think Laimer is the best choice. He is the fastest CDM and also one of the best on defending. Delaney and Witsel are other decent alternatives. The first one is much faster, while his teammate is better to start the attack.
Javier Martínez was excluded from our list, despite having the highest defensive stat, because of his pace (37).
THE BEST FIFA 21 BUNDESLIGA CENTRE MIDFIELDERS
A lot of games are decided in the midfield and not close to the goals. The players that play in these zones are the ones that should create chances and set the pace of the game.
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Key Attributes
Centre midfielders are responsible for discovering lines that break the opponent’s defence. Their passing quality has to be really good so they can assist forwards.
Good dribbling skills allows the team to move forward, creating potential problems to the other team.
Good dribbling skills allows the team to move forward, creating potential problems to the other team.
Rating
Leon Goretzka | 84 | ||
Marcel Sabitzer | 83 | ||
Emre Can | 82 | ||
Kevin Kampl | 81 | ||
Corentin Tolisso | 80 | ||
Kerem Demirbay | 80 | ||
Florian Neuhaus | 79 | ||
Florian Grillitsch | 78 | ||
Suat Serdar | 78 | ||
Davy Klaassen | 77 | ||
Exequiel Palacios | 77 | ||
Sebastian Rudy | 77 | ||
Sebastian Rudy | 77 | ||
Vladimír Darida | 77 | ||
Mahmoud Dahoud | 76 | ||
Maximilian Eggestein | 76 | ||
Xaver Schlager | 76 | ||
Janik Haberer | 75 | ||
Nabil Bentaleb | 75 | ||
Yannick Gerhardt | 75 |
Passing
84Leon Goretzka | 80 | ||
83Marcel Sabitzer | 80 | ||
81Kevin Kampl | 80 | ||
80Kerem Demirbay | 80 | ||
82Emre Can | 79 | ||
80Corentin Tolisso | 78 | ||
78Florian Grillitsch | 78 | ||
77Sebastian Rudy | 78 | ||
77Sebastian Rudy | 78 | ||
79Florian Neuhaus | 76 | ||
75Nabil Bentaleb | 75 | ||
78Suat Serdar | 74 | ||
77Vladimír Darida | 74 | ||
77Exequiel Palacios | 74 | ||
75Yannick Gerhardt | 74 | ||
76Mahmoud Dahoud | 73 | ||
76Maximilian Eggestein | 73 | ||
77Davy Klaassen | 72 | ||
76Xaver Schlager | 71 | ||
75Janik Haberer | 71 |
Dribbling
81Kevin Kampl | 85 | ||
80Kerem Demirbay | 84 | ||
84Leon Goretzka | 82 | ||
79Florian Neuhaus | 81 | ||
76Mahmoud Dahoud | 81 | ||
83Marcel Sabitzer | 80 | ||
82Emre Can | 80 | ||
78Suat Serdar | 79 | ||
77Vladimír Darida | 79 | ||
80Corentin Tolisso | 78 | ||
78Florian Grillitsch | 78 | ||
77Exequiel Palacios | 78 | ||
75Nabil Bentaleb | 78 | ||
77Sebastian Rudy | 77 | ||
77Sebastian Rudy | 77 | ||
76Maximilian Eggestein | 77 | ||
76Xaver Schlager | 76 | ||
77Davy Klaassen | 75 | ||
75Yannick Gerhardt | 75 | ||
75Janik Haberer | 74 |
Thiago was a huge loss for this league. Hopefully, we still have Leon Goretzka, who already was the best centre midfielder in the past year. He is fast, strong, has good work rates and has at least 76 on all face stats.
Can is an interesting alternative, especially if you want someone more focused on the defence but still good on the attack. He can perfectly be used as CDM, making use of his high defensive work rate.
For low-budget squads, we suggest trying Sabitzer and Tolisso.
Can is an interesting alternative, especially if you want someone more focused on the defence but still good on the attack. He can perfectly be used as CDM, making use of his high defensive work rate.
For low-budget squads, we suggest trying Sabitzer and Tolisso.
THE BEST FIFA 21 BUNDESLIGA ATTACKING MIDFIELDERS
An attacking centre midfielder is responsible for creating chances to score. He should have a good dribbling, a decent passing, a high long shot stat and a great vision stat.
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Key Attributes
A central attacking midfielders need to have good passing stats, so he can assist forwards. If he is a good dribbler, he can make all the difference when the team is attacking.
Rating
Thomas Müller | 86 | ||
Marco Reus | 85 | ||
Julian Brandt | 84 | ||
Max Kruse | 81 | ||
Christopher Nkunku | 80 | ||
Lars Stindl | 80 | ||
Dani Olmo | 79 | ||
Emil Forsberg | 79 | ||
Matheus Cunha | 78 | ||
Amine Harit | 77 | ||
Jonas Hofmann | 77 | ||
Nadiem Amiri | 77 | ||
Daichi Kamada | 76 | ||
Jean-Paul Boëtius | 76 | ||
Mark Uth | 76 | ||
Christoph Baumgartner | 75 | ||
Daniel Didavi | 75 | ||
Ondrej Duda | 75 |
Passing
85Marco Reus | 84 | ||
86Thomas Müller | 82 | ||
84Julian Brandt | 82 | ||
81Max Kruse | 81 | ||
79Emil Forsberg | 81 | ||
80Christopher Nkunku | 80 | ||
80Lars Stindl | 78 | ||
77Nadiem Amiri | 78 | ||
79Dani Olmo | 77 | ||
77Jonas Hofmann | 76 | ||
75Daniel Didavi | 74 | ||
76Daichi Kamada | 73 | ||
76Jean-Paul Boëtius | 73 | ||
78Matheus Cunha | 72 | ||
75Ondrej Duda | 72 | ||
77Amine Harit | 71 | ||
76Mark Uth | 71 | ||
75Christoph Baumgartner | 71 |
Dribbling
84Julian Brandt | 86 | ||
85Marco Reus | 85 | ||
80Christopher Nkunku | 84 | ||
78Matheus Cunha | 83 | ||
77Amine Harit | 83 | ||
81Max Kruse | 82 | ||
79Dani Olmo | 82 | ||
77Nadiem Amiri | 82 | ||
76Daichi Kamada | 82 | ||
79Emil Forsberg | 81 | ||
76Jean-Paul Boëtius | 80 | ||
80Lars Stindl | 79 | ||
75Ondrej Duda | 79 | ||
86Thomas Müller | 78 | ||
75Christoph Baumgartner | 78 | ||
77Jonas Hofmann | 77 | ||
75Daniel Didavi | 77 | ||
76Mark Uth | 76 |
Obviously, Reus is our first choice and it is easy to understand why: he is one of the fastest and also has the highest shooting and passing stats. Not everyone will have enough coins to buy him. In those cases, the best thing to do is to use Julian Brandt. The only big difference between these two players is that Brandt shoots considerably worse. Thomas Müller is also a good player but he plays better as CF.
For low budget-squads, we suggest trying Nkunku and Matheus Cunha.
For low budget-squads, we suggest trying Nkunku and Matheus Cunha.
THE BEST FIFA 21 BUNDESLIGA RIGHT MIDFIELDERS
Wingers are usually responsible for giving game width in the attack.
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Key Attributes
Pace is probably the biggest weapon of these players. They use it to escape opponents. However, to be fast isn’t enough to reach the opponent’s box. A good dribbling stat will help you to surpass the opponents’ players that appear on the way. When reaching the opponent’s box, the winger has to decide what to do. Normally, he decides to cross and that’s why it’s so important to have good passing stats.
Rating
Jadon Sancho | 87 | ||
Serge Gnabry | 85 | ||
Karim Bellarabi | 82 | ||
Valentino Lazaro | 79 | ||
Patrick Herrmann | 78 | ||
Renato Steffen | 78 | ||
Daniel Caligiuri | 77 | ||
Dodi Lukébakio | 77 | ||
Leonardo Bittencourt | 77 | ||
Marius Wolf | 76 | ||
Marius Wolf | 76 | ||
Ibrahima Traoré | 75 |
Pace
82Karim Bellarabi | 90 | ||
87Jadon Sancho | 83 | ||
85Serge Gnabry | 82 | ||
79Valentino Lazaro | 82 | ||
77Dodi Lukébakio | 82 | ||
78Renato Steffen | 79 | ||
77Leonardo Bittencourt | 79 | ||
76Marius Wolf | 79 | ||
76Marius Wolf | 79 | ||
78Patrick Herrmann | 73 | ||
75Ibrahima Traoré | 70 | ||
77Daniel Caligiuri | 68 |
Dribbling
87Jadon Sancho | 91 | ||
85Serge Gnabry | 85 | ||
82Karim Bellarabi | 84 | ||
77Leonardo Bittencourt | 83 | ||
75Ibrahima Traoré | 82 | ||
79Valentino Lazaro | 80 | ||
78Renato Steffen | 80 | ||
77Dodi Lukébakio | 79 | ||
78Patrick Herrmann | 78 | ||
77Daniel Caligiuri | 75 | ||
76Marius Wolf | 75 | ||
76Marius Wolf | 75 |
Passing
87Jadon Sancho | 81 | ||
85Serge Gnabry | 78 | ||
79Valentino Lazaro | 76 | ||
77Daniel Caligiuri | 76 | ||
78Patrick Herrmann | 75 | ||
82Karim Bellarabi | 74 | ||
78Renato Steffen | 74 | ||
77Leonardo Bittencourt | 74 | ||
75Ibrahima Traoré | 73 | ||
76Marius Wolf | 72 | ||
76Marius Wolf | 72 | ||
77Dodi Lukébakio | 69 |
Sancho was the player everyone was talking about last Summer. As one of the main FIFA ambassadors, Sancho received a surprising 87 rated item. If you are hyped to use him, you should know that he is not as good as you may think. He’s good enough to be the best right midfielder playing in Germany but you don’t feel that special thing a 87 rated player is supposed to have.
Gnabry is the best alternative to him but there is no reason to cost so many times more than Bellarabi. If you need to save a few coins, you can start by here.
Lazaro and Wolf are decent choices for (really) low-budget teams.
Gnabry is the best alternative to him but there is no reason to cost so many times more than Bellarabi. If you need to save a few coins, you can start by here.
Lazaro and Wolf are decent choices for (really) low-budget teams.
THE BEST FIFA 21 BUNDESLIGA LEFT MIDFIELDERS
The left wingers have exactly the same role as their team mates from the other side.
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Key Attributes
Pace is probably the biggest weapon of these players. They use it to escape opponents. However, to be fast isn’t enough to reach the opponent’s box. A good dribbling stat will help you to surpass the opponents’ players that appear on the way. When reaching the opponent’s box, the winger has to decide what to do. Normally, he decides to cross and that’s why it’s so important to have good passing stats.
Rating
Leroy Sané | 85 | ||
Douglas Costa | 84 | ||
Kingsley Coman | 84 | ||
Raphaël Guerreiro | 84 | ||
Filip Kostić | 83 | ||
Thorgan Hazard | 83 | ||
Moussa Diaby | 81 | ||
Leon Bailey | 80 | ||
Marcus Thuram | 80 | ||
Vincenzo Grifo | 78 | ||
Josip Brekalo | 76 | ||
Amin Younes | 75 | ||
Erik Thommy | 75 | ||
Florian Kainz | 75 | ||
Javairô Dilrosun | 75 | ||
João Victor | 75 | ||
Ryan Sessegnon | 75 |
Pace
80Leon Bailey | 94 | ||
85Leroy Sané | 93 | ||
84Douglas Costa | 93 | ||
84Kingsley Coman | 93 | ||
81Moussa Diaby | 93 | ||
83Filip Kostić | 88 | ||
75Ryan Sessegnon | 86 | ||
83Thorgan Hazard | 84 | ||
80Marcus Thuram | 84 | ||
75Javairô Dilrosun | 84 | ||
75João Victor | 84 | ||
75Erik Thommy | 79 | ||
76Josip Brekalo | 77 | ||
84Raphaël Guerreiro | 74 | ||
75Amin Younes | 74 | ||
75Florian Kainz | 73 | ||
78Vincenzo Grifo | 70 |
Dribbling
84Douglas Costa | 90 | ||
84Kingsley Coman | 87 | ||
84Raphaël Guerreiro | 87 | ||
85Leroy Sané | 85 | ||
83Thorgan Hazard | 85 | ||
75Amin Younes | 85 | ||
81Moussa Diaby | 84 | ||
83Filip Kostić | 83 | ||
80Leon Bailey | 82 | ||
76Josip Brekalo | 82 | ||
80Marcus Thuram | 80 | ||
78Vincenzo Grifo | 80 | ||
75Javairô Dilrosun | 79 | ||
75João Victor | 77 | ||
75Erik Thommy | 77 | ||
75Florian Kainz | 77 | ||
75Ryan Sessegnon | 75 |
Passing
84Raphaël Guerreiro | 84 | ||
83Thorgan Hazard | 81 | ||
85Leroy Sané | 79 | ||
84Douglas Costa | 79 | ||
83Filip Kostić | 79 | ||
84Kingsley Coman | 77 | ||
78Vincenzo Grifo | 77 | ||
81Moussa Diaby | 74 | ||
80Leon Bailey | 73 | ||
75Erik Thommy | 72 | ||
75Florian Kainz | 72 | ||
80Marcus Thuram | 70 | ||
76Josip Brekalo | 70 | ||
75Amin Younes | 69 | ||
75Ryan Sessegnon | 69 | ||
75João Victor | 67 | ||
75Javairô Dilrosun | 65 |
Sané and Douglas Costa were both great additions to this league. They are extremely fast and have good dribbling skills (the Brazilian is a five-star skiller). The first one has also amazing shooting stats for someone who plays in this position. Unfortunately, their stamina and strength are very low.
The best alternative to them is Coman. His work rates are not so great but in everything else, he is just slightly worse. For low-budgets, we recommend Kostic (the stronger one), Guerreiro (if you want someone to help the defence) and Hazard (one of the few with high/high work rates). If all you want is pace, you also have Bailey and Diaby but don’t expect they play the same.
The best alternative to them is Coman. His work rates are not so great but in everything else, he is just slightly worse. For low-budgets, we recommend Kostic (the stronger one), Guerreiro (if you want someone to help the defence) and Hazard (one of the few with high/high work rates). If all you want is pace, you also have Bailey and Diaby but don’t expect they play the same.