FIFA 21 Career Mode: Best Talents with High Potential

FIFA 21 career mode is the most popular game mode after Ultimate Team. To have a successful career, managers need to invest in young talents to ensure the future of the club. Since launch in October 2020, the values of the players have changed quite a bit. We take a look at the talents with the highest potential in FIFA 21 career mode.

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FIFA 21 is not up to date anymore. The best Talents in FIFA 22 are already here. But if you're still managing your club in FIFA 21 we got your back and tell you, which talents and wonderkids you should get. Let's start with the best young Players in FIFA 21.

Who Are the Best Players in FIFA 21 Career Mode?

In terms of dry stats, Kylian Mbappe from Paris Saint-Germain has the highest potential rating: 95. The largest OVR increase goes to Tottenham's Dane Scarlett. He may improve by 26 points: from a 62 to an 88. Keep in mind that there is a dynamic potential in FIFA 21. If a player plays consistently well, his potential increases. If you leave a talent on the bench, his potential will decrease accordingly.

There are only players who fulfill the following aspects on our list:

Max. 22 years old
Min. 85 potential
Min. 6 improvement

Who Are the Best Goalkeepers in FIFA 21 Career Mode?

We will start with the goalkeepers. It won't surprise you that Gianluigi Donnarumma tops this list. The Italian is only 21 years old, but he has already played more than 250 games for Milan. However, his market value is €88.5 million, which is why we do not recommend buying him. Maarten Vandevoordt goes through a development of 16 points and costs only €3.1 million. Matvey Safonov is a Russian international, but since his club, FK Krasnodar, is not in FIFA, Safonov is available for free as a Free Player.

Player	Age	Team	OVR	Potential	Position	Price (€/Millions)
G. Donnarumma	21	Milan	86	92	GK	88,5
J. Bijlow	22	Feyenoord	77	85	GK	20,5
I. Meslier	20	Leeds United	75	86	GK	10,5
A. Lunin	21	Real Madrid	75	86	GK	11
L. Morales	20	Lanús	72	85	GK	4,9
M. Vandevoordt	18	Genk	70	86	GK	3,6
M. Safonov	21	Free Agent	72	91	GK	0

Who Are the Best Defenders in FIFA 21 Career Mode?

Matthijs de Ligt will be the best defender a few years into career mode, but he already costs a steep €99 million, which isn't affordable for most managers. The further down you scroll, the cheaper and more promising the players become. The highest growth is by Bright Arrey-Mbi from Bayern München II.

Player	Age	Team	OVR	Potential	Position	Price (€/Millions)
M. de Ligt	20	Juventus	85	92	CB	99
J. Koundé	21	Sevilla	82	88	CB	44,5
N. Mukiele	22	RB Leipzig	81	87	RWB, CB, RM	38,5
A. Davies	19	Bayern München	81	89	LB, LM, RM	53
D. Upamecano	21	RB Leipzig	81	90	CB	54
E. Tapsoba	21	Leverkusen	81	88	CB	48,5
E. Militao	22	Real Madrid	80	87	CB	40
R. James	20	Chelsea	80	86	RB, RWB	30,5
O. Wijndal	20	AZ Alkmaar	79	85	LB	25,5
P. Estupinán	22	Villarreal	79	85	LB, LWB	26,5
Pedro Porro	20	Sporting CP	79	87	RWB, RM	36,5
Gabriel	22	Arsenal	79	85	CB	25,5
A. Bastoni	21	Inter	78	87	CB	29,5
I. Konaté	21	RB Leipzig	78	87	CB	29,5
D. Zagadou	21	Dortmund	78	85	CB	26,5
Emerson	21	Betis	78	85	RB, RM, RWB	27
F. Tomori	22	Milan	77	85	CB	22
M. Olivera	22	Getafe	77	85	LB, LM	22,5
W. Fofana	19	Leicester City	77	86	CB	21
Nuno Mendes	18	Sporting CP	77	87	LWB, LM	21
B. White	22	Brighton	76	87	CB, CM	15,5
B. Godfrey	22	Everton	76	85	CB, LB	15,5
O. Kabak	20	Liverpool	76	85	CB	15,5
M. Demiral	22	Juventus	76	85	CB	15,5
Eric Garcia	19	Manchester City	75	85	CB	11,5
S. Dest	19	Barcelona	75	88	RB, RM	13
T. Tomiyasu	21	Bologna	75	85	CB, RB	12
W. Saliba	19	Nice	74	85	CB	8,5
R. Sessegnon	20	Hoffenheim	74	85	LWB, LM, LB	9
J. Timber	19	Ajax	73	85	CB, RB	7
R. Ait Nouri	19	Wolverhampton	73	85	LWB, LB	7
T. Lamptey	19	Brighton	73	85	RWB, RB	7
J. Gvardiol	18	Dinamo Zagreb	72	87	CB, LB	5
T. Nianzou	18	Bayern München	71	85	CB, CDM	4,1
D. Rensch	17	Ajax	69	85	RB, CB	3,3
A. Bella Kotchap	18	Bochum	68	85	CB	2,9
E. Ampadu	19	Sheffield Utd	68	85	CB, CDM, CM	2,9
L. Stergiou	18	St. Gallen	67	86	CB	2,4
J. Branthwaite	18	Blackburn Rovers	66	84	CB	2
R. Dragusin	18	Juventus	65	85	CB, RB	1,9
B. Arrey-Mbi	17	Bayern München	62	85	CB, LB	1,2

Who Are the Best Midfielders in FIFA 21 Career Mode?

Once again, the top talent costs a fortune. In this case - Jadon Sancho. We're sure Man United hate to see that €105,5 million price tag, but for our intents and purposes, Real Madrid youngster Takuhiro Nakai does the job. The Japanese player will improve from a 62 to an 86.

Player	Age	Team	OVR	Potential	Position	Price (€/Millions)
J. Sancho	20	Dortmund	86	92	RM, CF, LM	105,5
M. Rashford	22	Manchester Utd	85	91	LM, ST, RM	86,5
K. Havertz	21	Chelsea	83	91	CAM, CF, CM	81,5
F. Valverde	21	Real Madrid	83	89	CM	58
P. Foden	20	Manchester City	83	92	CAM, LW, CM	79,5
M. Mount	21	Chelsea	82	88	CAM, CM, RW	49
M. Cucurella	21	Getafe	81	87	LM, LB	41,3
H. Aouar	22	Olympique Lyon	81	87	CM, CAM	41
Dani Olmo	22	RB Leipzig	80	87	CAM, LW	43
M. Locatelli	22	Sassuolo	80	86	CDM, CM	31
V. Tsygankov	22	Dynamo Kyiv	80	86	RM	34
B. Kamara	20	Marseille	80	86	CDM, CM, CB	30
N. Vlasic	22	CSKA Moscow	80	86	CAM	34
F. Chiesa	22	Juventus	79	85	RM, LM	28
B. Guimaraes	22	Lyon	79	85	CDM, CM	26
Renato Sanches	22	Lille	79	85	CM, RM	28
M. Cunha	21	Hertha	79	86	CAM, LM, ST	35,5
B. Saka	18	Arsenal	79	88	RM, LM, LB	37
M. Thuram	22	Mönchengladbach	79	85	LM, ST	28
R. Baku	22	Wolfsburg	78	85	RM, RB, CM	28,5
Y. Herrera	22	Granada	78	85	CM, CDM, CAM	28,5
M. Greenwood	18	Manchester Utd	78	89	RM, ST	29,5
E. Camavinga	17	Rennais	78	89	CM	29
R. Gravenberch	18	Ajax	77	87	CM, CDM	24,5
M. Caqueret	20	Lyon	77	86	CM, CDM	23
W. Galeno	22	Braga	77	85	LM, RW	23,5
K. Diatta	21	Monaco	77	85	RM	23,5
W. McKennie	21	Juventus	77	85	CM, RM, LM	23,5
S. Chukwueze	21	Villarreal	77	85	RM, RW, CF	23,5
M. Kudus	19	Ajax	77	86	CAM, CM	23
S. Tonali	20	Milan	77	87	CAM, CM	22
B. Soumaré	21	Lille	78	85	CDM, CM	22,5
Pedri	17	Barcelona	77	91	CM, LM, CAM	24
M. Guendouzi	21	Hertha	77	86	CDM, CM	22,5
D. Szoboszlai	19	RB Leipzig	77	87	CAM, LM	23
A. Tchouaméni	20	Monaco	77	85	CM, CDM	23
Tete	20	Shakchtar	76	86	RM, RW	16,5
F. Wirtz	17	Leverkusen	76	89	CAM, CM, RW	17
I. Sangaré	22	PSV	76	85	CDM, CM	16
M. Ihattaren	18	PSV	75	85	CAM, RM, CM	16
J. Bellingham	17	Dortmund	76	88	CM, LM	17
Pedrinho	22	Benfica	76	85	RM	17
N. Zaniolo	20	Roma	76	86	CAM, RM	16,5
M. Solomon	20	Shakchtar	75	85	RM, LM, CAM	12,5
G. Reyna	17	Dortmund	76	87	CAM, LM, CF	13
T. Kubo	19	Getafe	75	88	RM, CM, CAM	13,5
Riqui Puig	20	Barcelona	75	87	CM	13,5
E. Smith Rowe	19	Arsenal	75	85	CAM	12
Silas Mvumpa	21	VfB Stuttgart	75	85	RM, LM, ST	12,5
A. Mac Allister	21	Brighton	75	85	CAM, CM	12,5
Oscar	22	Sevilla	75	86	CAM, CM, RM	12,5
Brahim Díaz	22	Milan	76	85	CAM, LM	12,5
J. Musiala	17	Bayern München	74	87	CAM, LM	9,5
N. Madueke	18	PSV	74	87	RM, ST	10
T. Almada	19	Vélez Sarsfield	74	86	CAM, LW, RW	10
O. Skipp	19	Norwich City	74	85	CDM, CM	8,5
G. Assuncao	19	Famalicao	73	85	CDM	7
A. Velasco	17	Independiente	73	86	LM, ST, LW	7
Marcos Antonio	20	Shakchtar	73	85	CM, CDM	7,5
Romário Baró	20	Porto	73	85	RM, CAM	7,5
A. Sima	19	Slavia Prague	73	86	RM, ST	7
C. Jones	19	Liverpool	72	85	CM, CAM	5,5
M. Olise	18	Reading	72	85	CAM, LM, RM	5,5
A. Urzi	20	Banfield	72	85	LM, CM, RM	5,5
Daniel Braganca	21	Sporting CP	72	86	CAM, CM	6
F. Kadioglu	20	Fenerbahçe	71	85	LM, CAM, RW	4,5
B. Gilmour	19	Chelsea	71	86	CM, CDM	4,4
F. Pellistri	18	Deportivo	70	86	RM, LM	4
A. Karabec	16	Sparta Prague	70	83	CAM, CM, LM	4
Fábio Vieira	20	Porto	69	85	CAM, RM	3,7
Ilaix Moriba	17	FC Barcelona	70	85	ZM	3,5
S. Ricci	18	Empoli	67	85	CM, CDM	2,6
Talles Magno	18	New York City	67	85	LM, MS	2,6
A. Vranckx	17	Mechelen	67	85	CM, CDM	2,5
Y. Demir	17	Rapid Vienna	67	88	CAM, RM	3,2
A. Diallo	17	Manchester Utd	66	86	RM	2,3
F. Conceicao	17	Porto	66	86	RM, LM, RW	2,3
H. Mejbri	17	Manchester Utd	62	85	CAM, CM	1,2

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Who Are the Best Attackers in FIFA 21 Career Mode?

Kylian Mbappé doesn't qualify due to his already high starting overall rating, which makes room for Erling Haaland and João Felix to top the list. Needless to say, they are both quite expensive. Dane Scarlett, our 26-point climber, is not, however, so you should try to poach him away from Spurs early on.

Player	Age	Team	OVR	Potential	Position	Price(€/Millions)
Erling Haaland	19	Dortmund	87	93	ST	122,5
Joao Felix	20	Atlético Madrid	83	93	CF, ST	80,5
Ferran Torres	20	Manchester City	81	89	RF, LF, ST	56,5
M. Diaby	20	Leverkusen	81	88	LF, LM	51
C. Pulisic	21	Chelsea	81	87	LF, RF, LM	41,5
A. Isak	20	Real Sociedad	80	86	ST	33
Vinícius Jr.	19	Real Madrid	80	90	LF	45,5
D. Malen	21	PSV	79	86	ST	36
P. Goncalves	22	Sporting CP	79	87	RF, CM	39,5
Rodrygo	19	Real Madrid	79	88	RF	38
V. Osimhen	21	Napoli	79	87	ST	39,5
Antony	20	Ajax	79	88	RF, LF	38,5
Pedro Neto	20	Wolverhampton	78	86	LF, RF	31
M. Kean	20	PSG	78	86	ST, RF	31
I. Sarr	22	Watford	78	86	RF, RM, ST	31,5
D. Kulusevski	20	Juventus	78	88	RF, CF	31
T. Abraham	22	Chelsea	78	85	ST	29
Trincao	20	Barcelona	77	87	RF, RM	23
C. Stengs	21	AZ Alkmaar	77	85	RF, CAM	23,5
C. Hudson-Odoi	19	Chelsea	77	87	RF, LF	23
L. Suárez	22	Granada	77	86	ST, LM	24
J. David	20	Lille	77	86	ST	23,5
Jovane Cabral	22	Sporting CP	77	85	LF, RF	23,5
Ansu Fati	17	Barcelona	76	90	LF, ST, RF	17
M. Boadu	19	AZ Alkmaar	76	86	ST	16,5
P. De la Vega	19	Lanús	74	86	RF, LF, RM	10
A. Hlozek	17	Sparta Prague	74	87	ST, LM, RM	9,5
J. Doku	18	Rennes	74	86	RF, RM	10
G. Martinelli	19	Arsenal	74	87	LF, LM	10
A. Barrenetxea	18	Real Sociedad	73	85	LF, RF, ST	7
C. Tzolis	18	PAOK	73	87	LF, RF, ST	7
Y. Verschaeren	18	Anderlecht	72	85	RF, CAM, CM	5,5
Reinier	18	Dortmund	71	85	CF, CAM	4,4
H. Elliott	17	Blackburn	71	87	RF, CM	4,7
R. Cherki	16	Olympique Lyon	71	88	RF, CAM	4,7
K. Adeyemi	18	RB Salzburg	70	85	ST	3,7
J. Fernandes	17	Sporting CP	69	86	RF, LF	3,5
Fábio Silva	17	Wolverhampton	69	85	ST	3,5
L. Delap	17	Manchester City	64	86	ST	1,8
D. Scarlett	16	Tottenham	62	88	ST	1,6

So here they are, the best talents in FIFA 21. The future of your coaching career lies in these players. As always, remember to guarantee players enough playing time, so they can reach their full potential. We can also recommend the loan system in FIFA 21, which finally works properly. With other clubs, talents can gain the necessary experience before they become regulars with you.