FIFA 21 best young midfielders: The top 50 MIDs on career mode

The midfield battle is where many football matches are won and lost. Good attacking midfielders are capable of unlocking opponents, while defensive midfielders can stop attacks before they even begin.

FIFA 21’s new dribbling mechanics mean that the midfield battle is even more important in the game this season, and the values of high-calibre midfielders reflect that in Career Mode.

The best midfield talent will be expensive, as seen by Chelsea spending £70 million ($91m) on Kai Havertz in real life, making him the most expensive signing of summer 2020.

Jadon Sancho remains the best young midfielder in the game, capable of playing on either flank as well as through the middle. He will cost at least £62m, meaning many teams will not be able to afford or attract him.

Players like Sancho’s team-mate Jude Bellingham or Bayer Leverkusen‘s Florian Wirtz are cheaper wonderkid options, but will need plenty of minutes and the right kind of training to reach their potential.

Here are all the best young midfielders in FIFA 21 Career Mode, ordered by their potential rating in the game.

PO. = Position(s)

CR = Current Rating

PR = Potential Rating

VA. = Value

*Clubs listed are the clubs the players are assigned to in FIFA 21 Career Mode, while ages shown are the age at the start of Career Mode

FIFA 21: Best young midfielders

#	Name	Age	Club	PO.	CR	PR	VA.
1	J Sancho	20	Borussia Dortmund	RM, LM, CAM	87	93	£62.6m
2	S Tonali	20	AC Milan	CDM, CM	77	91	£16.7m
3	Ferran Torres	20	Man City	RM, LM, CF	81	89	£23.9m
4	M Greenwood	18	Man Utd	RM, ST	77	89	£13.1m
5	T Kubo	19	Real Madrid	RM, CM, CAM	75	89	£13.1m
6	T Almada	19	Velez Sarsfield	CAM, CM, LW	73	89	£7.7m
7	M Diaby	20	Bayer Leverkusen	LM	81	88	£22.5m
8	P Foden	20	Man City	CAM, CM	79	88	£17.6
9	M Ihattaren	18	PSV	CAM, RM, CM	77	88	£12.6m
10	E Camavinga	17	Rennes	CM	76	88	£10.8m
11	Riqui Puig	20	Barcelona	CM, CAM	75	88	£11.3m
12	B Saka	18	Arsenal	LM, LWB, RW	75	88	£10.8m
13	A Urzi	20	Atletico Banfield	LM, CM, RM	73	88	£8.1m
14	Pedri	17	Barcelona	LM, CAM	72	88	£5.4m
15	J Bellingham	17	Borussia Dortmund	CM, LM, RM	69	88	£1.9m
16	F Wirtz	17	Bayer Leverkusen	CAM, RM	68	88	£1.6m
17	R Cherki	16	Lyon	CAM, RM, LM	67	88	£1.5m
18	B Kamara	20	Marseille	CDM, CB	79	87	£15.3m
19	D Szoboszlai	19	Red Bull Salzburg	CAM, LM	75	87	£10.4m
20	M Caqueret	20	Lyon	CM, CDM	75	87	£10.8m
21	A Hlozek	17	Sparta Praha	RM, ST, LM	74	87	£8.6m
22	F Pellestri	18	Penarol	RM, RW	71	87	£4.4m
23	R Gravenbach	18	Ajax	CM, CDM	71	87	£4.3m
24	G Reyna	17	Borussia Dortmund	LM, CAM	68	87	£1.7m
25	D McNeil	20	Burnley	LM	78	86	£14m
26	N Zaniolo	20	Roma	CAM, RM	76	86	£11.3m
27	Florentino	20	Benfica	CDM, CM	76	86	£10.4m
28	R Sessegnon	20	Spurs	LM, LW, LB	75	86	£10.4m
29	Tete	20	Shakhtar Donetsk	RM, CAM	75	86	£10.4m
30	Gustavo Assuncao	20	Familiaco	CDM	74	86	£8.6m
31	M Solomon	20	Shakhtar Donetsk	RM, LM, CAM	73	86	£6.8m
32	G Tsitaishvili	19	Dynamo Kyiv	RM, LM	72	86	£5.9m
33	B Gilmour	19	Chelsea	CM, CAM	71	86	£4.5m
34	N Madueke	18	PSV	RM, ST	70	86	£3.3m
35	D Caciedo	20	Deportivo Cali	RM	68	86	£1.8m
36	A Vranckx	17	Mechelen	CM, CDM	66	86	£1.2m
37	O Kokcu	19	Feyenoord	CAM, CM	75	85	£9.5m
38	M Kudus	19	Ajax	CAM, CM	75	85	£9.5m
39	Paulinho	19	Bayer Leverkusen	CAM, RM	74	85	£8.6m
40	Romario Baro	20	Porto	RM, CAM	73	85	£6.3m
41	Marcos Antonio	20	Shakhtar Donetsk	CM	72	85	£5.4m
42	Y Verscharen	18	Anderlecht	CAM, RW, LW	72	85	£5m
43	M Longstaff	20	Newcastle	CM, CDM	72	85	£5.4m
44	J Willock	20	Arsenal	CAM, CM	71	85	£4.5m
45	H Traore	20	Sassuolo	CAM, CM	71	85	£4.5m
46	R Matondo	19	Schalke	LM, ST, RM	70	85	£3.4m
47	E Smith Rowe	19	Arsenal	CAM, RM, RW	69	85	£2.1m
48	M Daramy	18	Kobenhavn	RM, ST, LM	67	85	£1.4m
49	X Simons	17	PSG	CM	65	85	£990k
50	Y Demir	17	Rapid Wien	CAM, RW	64	85	£880k