Best midfielders to buy in FIFA 22 Ultimate Team

❘ Updated: 2022-08-05T07:00:00

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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.

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.

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.

Best meta midfielders to buy

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

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.

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.