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Best midfielders to buy in FIFA 22 Ultimate Team

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The best in FIFA midfielders have the ability to dictate the pace of a game and consistently create chances for your goalscorers, so it’s key to be aware of which players are worth picking up. Here are the best midfielders to buy in FIFA 22. 

FIFA 22’s Ultimate Team gives players a chance to customize and create the squad of their dreams with the opportunity to choose between the best footballers from across the globe.

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While passing, defending, attacking and overall tactics are all key skills within the mode, the players in your squad will always be one of the biggest factors when it comes to winning games. Since we’ve already covered center-backs, wing-backs, wingers, and strikers, now it’s time to take a look at which midfielders are the best options to go with.

Here are the best midfielders to buy in FIFA 22.

Best meta midfielders in FIFA 22

The job of a midfielder differs massively depending on their role within the team and whether they’re responsible for attacking or defensive play. Finding the best midfielders for your FIFA 22 squad will come down to formation and identifying what your team is missing.

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To help you locate the perfect set of midfield players, we’ve put together two lists for FIFA 22. One will run down the best meta midfielders and the other will highlight the fastest players in the position.

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Best meta midfielders to buy

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We’ve made sure to list both defensive and attacking midfield options.

A set of top-tier midfielders are not cheap in FIFA 22, but they’re definitely a worthy investment if you want to compete with the best.

Player Name OVR Rating Position Club Price
Kevin De Bruyne 91 CM Manchester City 49,000 – 52,000
N’Golo Kante 90 CDM Chelsea 41,000 – 43,000
Joshua Kimmich 89 CDM Bayern Munich 30,000 – 33,000
Casemiro 89 CDM Real Madrid 30,000 – 34,000
Bruno Fernandes 88 CAM Manchester United 23,000 – 25,000
Toni Kroos 88 CM Real Madrid 21,000 – 23,000
Luka Modric  87  CM Real Madrid 17,000 – 20,000
Paul Pogba  87  CM Manchester United 20,000 – 22,000
Marco Varratti 87 CM PSG 17,000 – 20,000
Frankie De Jong 87 CM Barcelona 18,000 – 20,000
Leon Goretzka 87 CM Bayern Munich 20,000 – 22,000
Thomas Muller  87  CAM Bayern Munich 17,000 – 18,000
Marcos Llorente 86 CM Atletico de Madrid 17,000 – 19,000
Bernardo Silva 86 CAM Manchester City 13,000 – 15,000
Sergio Busquets 86 CDM Barcelona 13,000 – 15,000
Daniel Parejo Muñoz 86 CM Villarreal CF 13,000 – 15,000
Fabinho 86 CDM Liverpool 14,000 – 16,000
Thiago 86 CM Liverpool 14,000 – 15,000
Luiz Frello Filho Jorge 85 CM Chelsea 8,000 – 9,000
Marco Reus 85 CAM Borussia Dortmund 8,000 – 9,000
Ilkay Gündogan 85 CM Manchester City 8,400 – 9,400
Jorge Resurrección 85 CM Atletico de Madrid 10,000 – 12,000
David Silva 85 CAM Real Sociedad 9,000 – 10,500
Alejandro Gómez 85 CAM Sevilla FC 8,000 – 9,000
Wilfred Ndidi 85 CDM Leciester City 8,000 – 9,000
Sergej Milinkovic-Savic 85 CM SS L azio 9,500 – 10,500
Nicolò Barella 84 CM Inter Milan 6,000 – 7,000
Kai Havertz 84 CAM Chelsea 5,500 – 6,500
Phil Foden 84 CAM Manchester City 5,700 – 6,700
Marcelo Brozovic 84 CDM Inter Milan 4,000 – 5,000
Franck Yannick Kessié 84 CDM Milan 5,000 – 6,000
Georginio Wijnaldum 84 CM PSG 5,000 – 6,000
Marcel Sabitzer 84 CM Bayern Munich 4,700 – 5,100
Luis Alberto 84 CAM SS Lazio 4,500 – 5,000
Jordan Henderson 84 CDM Liverpool 4,700 – 5,000
Fernando Reges 84 CDM Sevilla FC 4,000 – 5,000
Youri Tielemans 84 CM Leicester City 4,000 – 5,000
Nabil Fekir 84 CAM Real Betis 5,500 – 6,500
Mateo Kovacic 83 CM Chelsea 2,000 – 3,000
Mason Mount 83 CAM Chelsea 2,000 – 2,500
Axel Witsel 83 CDM Borussia Dortmund 2,000 – 2,500
Federico Valverde 83 CM Real Madrid 7,000 – 8,500
Fernandinho 83 CDM Manchester City 2,900 – 3,400
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg 83 CDM Tottenham Hotspur 1,300 – 2,300
Iker Muniain Goñi 83 CAM Athletic Club 2,200 – 3,000
Sergio Canales Madrazo 83 CM Real Betis 2,700 – 3,000
Allan Marques Loureiro 83 CDM Everton 2,500 – 3,500
Thomas Partey 83 CM Arsenal 2,300 – 3,200
Mikel Merino Zazón 83 CM Real Sociedad 3,000 – 4,000

Fastest midfielders to buy

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While pace isn’t always needed in midfield, it can be a great attribute to help create chances for your strikers.

While pace is usually a stat that players look for in their strikers and wingers, it can also be incredibly useful in the midfield. This is especially true when it comes to attacking midfielders that want to go forward and create chances for the team.

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Player Name Position Pace Club Price
Marcos Llorente CM 88 Atletico Madrid 17,000 – 19,000
Mohammed Kudus CAM 88 Ajax 700 – 1,000
Quincy Promes CAM  88  Spartak Moscow 1,000 – 1,500
Alejandro Gómez CAM 87 Sevilla 8,000 – 9,000
Gonzalo Martinez CAM 87 Al Nassr 700 – 900
Alexis Claude-Maurice CAM 87 Nice 700 – 1,000
Frank Onyeka CDM 87 Brentford 750 – 1,000
Federico Valverde CM  86  Real Madrid 7,000 – 8,400
Roderigo CAM 86 Leeds United 700 – 1,000
Romarinho CAM 86 Al-Ittihad Club 700 – 800
Miguel Almiron CAM 86 Newcastle United 700 – 800
Matheus Cunha CAM 85 Atletico Mardid 700 – 800
Dani Rodriguez CAM 85 RCD Mallorca 700 – 800
Rasmus Falk CM 85 FC Kobenhavn 700 – 800
Lucas Robertone CAM 85 UD Almeria 700 – 800
Phil Foden CAM 84 Manchester City 5,800 – 6,300
Renato Sanches CM 84 LOSC 1,200 – 1,400
Sergio Canales Madrazo CM 83 Real Betis 2,700 – 3,000
Nabil Fekir CAM 83 Real Betis 5,700 – 6,000
Denis Zakaria CDM 83 M’gladbach 2,000 – 3,000
Nicolò Zaniolo CAM 83 Roma FC 850 – 900
Nikola Vlašić CAM 83 West Ham 850 – 900
Kai Havertz CAM 82 Chelsea FC 5,000 – 6,000
Jonathan Viera Ramos CAM 82 UD Las Palmas 700 – 850
Gregoire Defrel CAM 82 Sassuolo 700 – 850
Alejandro Romero Gamarra CAM 82 Al Taawoun 500 – 650
Enock Mwepu CM 82 Brighton 500 – 650
Frenkie de Jong CM 81 Barcelona 18,000 – 20,000
Leon Goretzka CM 81 Bayern Munich 20,000 – 22,000
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain CM 81 Liverpool 900 – 1,400
Konrad Laimer CDM 81 RB Leipzig 700 – 800
Iker Muniain Goñi CAM 81 Athletic Club 2,300 – 3,000
Piotr Zieliński CM 81 Napoli 800 – 900
Alexandr Golovin CM 81 AS Monaco 1,200 – 1,400
Ainsley Maitland-Niles CDM 81 Arsenal 2,500 – 2,800
Tyler Adams CDM 81 RB Leipzig 700 – 900
Weston McKennie CM 81 Juventus 700 – 900
Bernardo Silva CAM 80 Manchester City 13,000 – 15,000
Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro CM 80 SS Lazio 700 – 800
Callum McGregor CM 80 Celtic 700 – 800
Riccardo Orsolini CAM 80 Bologna 700 – 800
Christoph Baumgartner CAM 80 TSG Hoffenheim 700 – 800
Petr Ševčík CM 80 Slavia Praha 800 – 900
Daniel Santos Bragança CM 80 Sporting CP 450 – 550
Coronado CAM 80 Al Ittihad 900 – 1,000
Ryan Gauld CAM 80 Whitecaps FC 700 – 800
Gedson Fernandes CM 79 SL Benfica 4,000 – 5,000
Marlos Romero Bonfim CAM 79 Shakhtar Donetsk 2,800 – 3,000

So, there you have it, those are our lists of the best and fastest midfielders to pick up in FIFA 22’s Ultimate Team.

For more tips and tricks, take a look at our FIFA 22 guides below, and be sure to check out our FIFA 23 hub while you’re here.

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