Center Midfielders are the glue of every football team, whether it be in real life or inEA Sports FC 25. These players are responsible for keeping things ticking by dominating possession, finding passes for their attackers, and challenging for balls in the middle of the field.
This article will go through some of the players with the highest potential in EA Sports FC 25’s career mode. This means that not all of these players will have the highest base stats as you start a career mode season, and you will need to be patient with them and give them enough gametime to prosper into better players.
10Exequiel Palacios
Exequiel Palacios is a perfectly good middle of the range central midfielder who can do a little bit of everything. Although he may not be the quickest player on the list, he makes up for it with his great passing, defending, and physicality stats.
Starting off at a rating of 84, Palacios has the potential to get to 87 in just a couple of seasons, and there is a chance that he can go even higher, although we haven’t seen it yet. He can also do a good job of filling in the CDM role due to his great defensive abilities.
9Alexis Mac Allister
From one Argentinian to another, Alexis Mac Allister was a vital part of the legendary World Cup winning team in 2022, and he has only grown on to be better since then. Withsome of the best dribbling stats, he is the perfect player for playing against the press and getting out of tight spaces.
He also has some amazing traits, such as Pinged Pass+, and Incisive Pass, that help him pull off some incredible passes which you won’t get from many other players. He is also a dead-ball specialist, and his accuracy from freekicks and corners can be a lot of help.
8Vitinha
Another player great at dribbling in the middle of the park is Vitinha. With a low center of gravity and high dribbling stats, he can easily keep possession for his team and keep the play going. Although PSG will put a high price tag on him as he is just 24 years old, you should be able to get him around €60 Million with some good negotiation.
One of the great traits Vitinha comes with includes Tiki Taka+, which lets him pass the ball a lot more accurately. He also possesses the Finesse Shot trait, which makes him a potential threat from outside the box as well.
7João Neves
João Neves is another PSG player, but one that can be bought for even cheaper than Vitinha due to his low base rating. Yet Neves has the potential to grow into an even better player, as he is just 20 years of age at the start of the season.
His high physicality stats, which only get better as the seasons go on, along with the fact that he has the Press Proven and Relentless traits, make it very tough to take the ball from him and help him last the whole game without his stamina depleting too quickly.
6Martin Ødegaard
If you’re looking for acenter midfielder who excels at attacking, then there are no better choices in the game than Martin Ødegaard. What he may be lacking in the defense and pace, he more than makes up for with his dribbling and passing, which are some of the best in the game.
He also has five-star skill moves, which further allow him to drive at opposing defenses and take them on. Some of his traits, such as Incisive Pass+, Trivela, Pinged Pass, and Whipped Pass, also give him a wide variety of options when it comes to finding creative and defense penetrating passes.
5Pedri
Pedri is seen as the present and the future of this Barcelona team, and his stats in EA Sports FC 25 reflect that very clearly. Like you would expect from any Barcelona midfielder, passing is Pedri’s key strength, and he excels at finding thosedefense-breaking long ballsand through balls.
He has the potential of getting past the 90 rating in just a few seasons, and we think there is also a good chance that he can exceed the 91 potential we have listed him as due to how good his stats are at such a young age.
4Eduardo Camavinga
Camavinga is known as the jack-of-all-trades for Real Madrid due to his ability to fill in whatever position they require. From CDM to Leftback, he has played it all, and he can do a pretty good job in all of them. Yet his best role is still at center mid, where he can use his versatility to its full advantage.
With very strong defensive stats and four-star skill moves, Camavinga is definitely a one-of-a-kind player and has the potential to grow very quickly into one of the best midfielders in the game. Just note that he is going to be incredibly tough to purchase, even for the biggest of clubs.
3Warren Zaïre-Emery
Warren Zaïre-Emery is the third PSG player on this list, which should tell you all you need to know about how good their future midfield partnerships are set to be. But yet, there is something special about Zaïre-Emery, who is just 18 years of age and is touted as the future of the French midfield.
This player is amazing at retaining possession due to his high physicality and dribbling stats, and he can be very annoying to deal with opposing midfielders. His acceleration, along with the Quick Step trait, gives him an extra burst of pace, which lets him dominate the midfield.
2Gavi
While Pedri may be the higher rated Barcelona player, Gavi is the one who has the much higher potential, and he can become one of the highest rated players in the game a few seasons into the career mode.
Gavi’s high dribbling and passing stats are what stand out, and he also has the Tiki-Taka trait, as expected from a La Masia graduate, which makes him much more efficient at first-time passes. He also possesses the Rapid trait, which makes him a lot faster while dribbling.
1Federico Valverde
Fede Valverde is not only one of the highest rated midfielders in the game, but he also has the highest potential as well. This player is the definition of a workhorse, and his high work-rate allows him to go up and down the field and pose a threat in attack as well as in defense.
One of the most exciting things about Valverde is the fact that he has the Power Shot+ trait, which lets him fire off power shots from a distance at a lot of speed, which can cause a lot of trouble for goalkeepers. He is also a member of the famous ‘Gullit Gang,’ with 80+ base stats in all categories, making him a very versatile talent.
