best midfielders in FIFA 23 for Career mode
In this article, learn about the best MCD, MC, MCO, MD and MI in FIFA 23! If you are looking to strengthen your squad, here you will find dozens of quality midfielders for Career mode. We have divided the players according to the position they play, and ordered from highest to lowest average. We share information about their potential, purchase value, salary, age and the team they belong to.
- The best MCDs
- The best MCs
- The best MCOs
- The best MD and IM
The best MCDs
| Player | Average (Potential) | Value (€) | Salary (€) | Age | Equipment |
| Joshua Kimmich | 89 (90) | 105.5M | 130K | 28 | FC Bayern Munich |
| Casemiro | 89 | 86M | 240K | 30 | Manchester United |
| N’Golo Kanté | 88 | 64M | 210K | 31 | Chelsea |
| Rodri | 87 (89) | 88.5M | 200K | 26 | Manchester City |
| Leon Goretzka | 87 | 84.5M | 115K | 28 | FC Bayern Munich |
| Marcelo Brozović | 86 | 58M | 110K | 30 | Inter |
| Fabinho | 86 | 59.5M | 170K | 29 | Liverpool |
| Sergio Busquets | 85 | 26.5M | 190K | 3. 4 | FC Barcelona |
| Sandro Tonali | 84 (90) | 62.5M | 75K | 22 | AC Milan |
| Declan Rice | 84 (87) | 52M | 83K | 24 | West Ham United |
| Franck Yannick Kessié | 84 (86) | 47.5M | 165K | 25 | FC Barcelona |
| Pierre-Emile Højbjerg | 84 (86) | 47M | 120K | 27 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Thomas Partey | 84 | 36M | 115K | 29 | Arsenal |
| Jorginho | 84 | 40.5M | 120K | 31 | Arsenal |
| Aurélien Tchouaméni | 83 (89) | 53.5M | 145K | 23 | real Madrid FC |
| Bruno Guimaraes | 83 (87) | 52M | 105K | 25 | Newcastle UnitedEdit |
| Ruben Neves | 83 (86) | 43.5M | 95K | 25 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Konrad Laimer | 83 (84) | 38.5M | 64K | 25 | RB Leipzig |
| Fernando | 83 | 12.5M | 39K | 35 | Sevilla FC |
| Ismaël Bennacer | 82 (86) | 40M | 63K | 25 | AC Milan |
| Manuel Locatelli | 82 (86) | 40M | 37K | 25 | US Sassuolo – Loaned to Juventus |
| Palhinha | 82 (84) | 34M | 72K | 27 | Fulham |
| André-Franck Zambo Anguissa | 82 (84) | 34M | 63K | 27 | Napoli FC (Naples) |
| Guido Rodriguez | 82 (83) | 31M | 32K | 27 | Real Betis |
| Wilfred Ndidi | 82 (83) | 32.5M | 89K | 26 | Leicester City |
| Stanislav Lobotka | 82 | 32M | 69K | 28 | Napoli FC (Naples) |
| Geoffrey Kondogbia | 82 | 29.5M | 71K | 30 | Atlético de Madrid |
| Denis Zakaria | 81 (86) | 34.5M | 95K | 26 | Juventus – Loaned to Chelsea |
| Ibrahim Sangare | 81 (86) | 35.5M | 20K | 24 | PSV |
| Xavier Schlager | 81 (84) | 32M | 49K | 25 | RB Leipzig |
The best MCs
| Player | Average (Potential) | Value (€) | Salary (€) | Age | Equipment |
| Kevin De Bruyne | 91 | 107.5M | 350K | 31 | Manchester City |
| Toni Kroos | 88 | 72M | 310K | 33 | real Madrid FC |
| Luka modric | 88 | 29M | 230K | 37 | real Madrid FC |
| Frenkie de Jong | 87 (92) | 116.5M | 230K | 25 | FC Barcelona |
| Leon Goretzka | 87 | 84.5M | 115K | 28 | FC Bayern Munich |
| Marco Verratti | 87 | 77.5M | 155K | 30 | Paris Saint-Germain |
| Nicolò Barella | 86 (89) | 89.5M | 110K | 26 | Inter |
| Sergej Milinković-Savić | 86 (87) | 77.5M | 90K | 27 | Latium (Lazio) |
| Equal | 86 | 42M | 64K | 33 | Villarreal CF |
| Thiago | 86 | 55.5M | 180K | 31 | Liverpool |
| Pedri | 85 (92) | 104.5M | 115K | twenty | FC Barcelona |
| Jude Bellingham | 85 (91) | 81.5M | 44K | 19 | Borussia Dortmund |
| Paul Pogba | 85 | 52.5M | 165K | 29 | Juventus |
| İlkay Gündoğan | 85 | 44M | 185K | 32 | Manchester City |
| Youri Tielemans | 84 (86) | 52.5M | 115K | 25 | Leicester City |
| Pierre-Emile Højbjerg | 84 (86) | 47M | 120K | 27 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Hakan Çalhanoğlu | 84 | 42M | 100K | 29 | Inter |
| Marcos Llorente | 84 | 44.5M | 81K | 28 | Atlético de Madrid |
| Rodrigo Javier DePaul | 84 | 42M | 85K | 28 | Atlético de Madrid |
| Jorginho | 84 | 40.5M | 120K | 31 | Arsenal |
| Bruno Guimaraes | 83 (87) | 52M | 105K | 25 | Newcastle UnitedEdit |
| Merino | 83 (86) | 47M | 49K | 26 | Real society |
| Carlos Soler | 83 (86) | 47.5M | 100K | 26 | Paris Saint-Germain |
| Fabian Ruiz | 83 (85) | 44.5M | 105K | 26 | Paris Saint-Germain |
| Thomas Lemar | 83 (84) | 42.5M | 74K | 27 | Atlético de Madrid |
| Luis Alberto | 83 | 35.5M | 74K | 30 | Latium (Lazio) |
| Mateo Kovacic | 83 | 36.5M | 145K | 28 | Chelsea |
| Piotr Zieliński | 83 | 36.5M | 78K | 28 | Napoli FC (Naples) |
| Christian Eriksen | 83 | 34.5M | 145K | 31 | Manchester United |
The best MCOs
| Player | Average (Potential) | Value (€) | Salary (€) | Age | Equipment |
| Bernard Silva | 88 | 97.5M | 260K | 28 | Manchester City |
| Christopher Nkunku | 86 (89) | 94M | 90K | 25 | RB Leipzig |
| Paulo Dybala | 86 | 69.5M | 130K | 29 | Roma FC (AS Roma) |
| Bruno Fernandes | 86 | 72.5M | 190K | 28 | Manchester United |
| Phil Foden | 85 (92) | 109.5M | 180K | 22 | Manchester City |
| Martin Odegaard | 85 (89) | 77.5M | 115K | 24 | Arsenal |
| Nabil Fekir | 85 | 54.5M | 48K | 29 | Real Betis |
| Thomas muller | 85 | 43M | 100K | 33 | FC Bayern Munich |
| Marco Reus | 85 | 33.5M | 78K | 33 | Borussia Dortmund |
| Lorenzo Pellegrini | 84 (87) | 55M | 95K | 26 | Roma FC (AS Roma) |
| James Maddison | 84 (85) | 50.5M | 115K | 26 | Leicester City |
| Dries Mertens | 84 | 17.5M | 77K | 35 | Galatasaray |
| Channels | 84 | 35M | 42K | 32 | Real Betis |
| Muniain | 84 | 41.5M | 49K | 30 | Athletic Club of Bilbao |
| Alejandro Gomez | 84 | 20M | 47K | 35 | Sevilla FC |
| Jamal Musiala | 83 (92) | 78.5M | 46K | 19 | FC Bayern Munich |
| Kai Havertz | 83 (89) | 57.5M | 120K | 23 | Chelsea |
| Mason Mount | 83 (86) | 49.5M | 120K | 24 | Chelsea |
| Daichi Kamada | 83 (84) | 43.5M | 43K | 26 | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| Thomas Lemar | 83 (84) | 42.5M | 74K | 27 | Atlético de Madrid |
| David Silva | 83 | 12M | 37K | 37 | Real society |
| Piotr Zieliński | 83 | 36.5M | 78K | 28 | Napoli FC (Naples) |
| Florian Wirtz | 82 (91) | 66M | 38K | 19 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen |
| Daniel Olmo | 82 (87) | 46M | 59K | 24 | RB Leipzig |
| Lucas Paquetá | 82 (87) | 46M | 77K | 25 | West Ham United |
| Julian Brandt | 82 (85) | 40M | 60K | 26 | Borussia Dortmund |
| Anderson Talisca | 82 | 31M | 64K | 29 | Al Nassr |
| Mario Gotze | 82 | 29.5M | 41K | 30 | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| Steven Berghuis | 82 | 29.5M | 25K | 31 | Ajax |
The best MD and IM
| Player | Average (Potential) | Value (€) | Salary (€) | Age | Equipment |
| Federico Valverde | 86 (91) | 102M | 210K | 24 | real Madrid FC |
| Kingsley Coman | 85 (86) | 63.5M | 100K | 26 | FC Bayern Munich |
| Bukayo Saka | 84 (90) | 65.5M | 100K | twenty-one | Arsenal |
| Alphonso Davies | 84 (89) | 60.5M | 59K | 22 | FC Bayern Munich |
| Moussa Diaby | 84 (88) | 61.5M | 70K | 23 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen |
| James Maddison | 84 (85) | 50.5M | 115K | 26 | Leicester City |
| Luis Diaz | 84 (85) | 50.5M | 155K | 26 | Liverpool |
| Leroy Sane | 84 | 46M | 90K | 27 | FC Bayern Munich |
| Serge Gnabry | 84 | 46M | 90K | 27 | FC Bayern Munich |
| Yannick Carrasco | 84 | 42.5M | 85K | 29 | Atlético de Madrid |
| Channels | 84 | 35M | 42K | 32 | Real Betis |
| Marcos Llorente | 84 | 44.5M | 81K | 28 | Atlético de Madrid |
| Filip Kostic | 84 | 41.5M | 150K | 30 | Juventus |
| Mason Mount | 83 (86) | 49.5M | 120K | 24 | Chelsea |
| Carlos Soler | 83 (86) | 47.5M | 100K | 26 | Paris Saint-Germain |
| Thomas Lemar | 83 (84) | 42.5M | 74K | 27 | Atlético de Madrid |
| Angel Correa | 83 (84) | 42.5M | 80K | 27 | Atlético de Madrid |
| Hakim Ziyech | 83 | 35.5M | 155K | 29 | Chelsea |
| Lorenzo Insigne | 83 | 30M | 17K | 31 | Toronto F.C. |
| Pedro Porro | 82 (88) | 46M | 16K | 23 | Sporting CP – Loaned to Tottenham Hotspur |
| Julian Brandt | 82 (85) | 40M | 60K | 26 | Borussia Dortmund |
| Denzel Dumfries | 82 (84) | 34.5M | 73K | 26 | Inter |
| Angelino | 82 (84) | 35M | 59K | 26 | RB Leipzig – Loaned to TSG Hoffenheim |
| Vincenzo Grifo | 82 | 30M | 43K | 29 | SC Freiburg |
| Robin Gosens | 82 | 29.5M | 59K | 28 | Bergamo Calcio (Atalanta) – Loaned to Inter |
| Ivan Perisic | 82 | 16M | 100K | 3. 4 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Raphael Guerreiro | 82 | 27.5M | 57K | 29 | Borussia Dortmund |
| Otávio | 82 | 32.5M | 21K | 28 | FC Porto |