While it’s immensely satisfying to land the £150 million acquisition of a game-breaking wonderkid, it can be just as joyous to recruit a hardened free agent in EA FC’s Career mode.
For those with no funds at the start of their career journey, there is a handy selection of players in the database who currently don’t have a club who can be signed for absolutely nothing at the start of your save .
Some are well-known household names reaching the latter stages of their careers, but there is also a wealth of young talent available for managers.
Here are the best free agents you need to get started EA FC 25 – and act quickly before your rivals catch them.
There are a handful of high-profile names on the free agent list in EA FC 25, but their mammoth salaries can prove prohibitive for managers. One of these is Adrien Rabiotwho spent the entire summer looking for a new club before settling for a move to Marseille in mid-September.
A little further on, there is Real Madrid’s 2023/24 Champions League hero of the semi-final Joselu and former striker of Barcelona and Lyon Memphis Depay. Both now have new clubs in the real world, but will still be available as free agents in Career mode.
There’s a distinct Mexican theme to the top-rated free agents in EA FC 25. In fact, 13 of the top 20 come from Mexico, with EA no longer has the license for Liga MX but still has international players in the database.
As a result, there is a wealth of excellent Mexican talent in play, being the pick of the bunch Eric Sanchez. The 24-year-old defensive midfielder plays for Club America in his homeland and is rated 78 with a potential of 83.
In the same way, Jesus Orozco Kid, Carlos Horta, Marcelo Flores i Israel Reyes All are Mexican free agents who have 80+ potential ratings in EA FC 25 as free agents.
|
player |
position |
age |
Current rating |
potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Adrien Rabiot |
CM |
29 |
83 |
83 |
|
Eric Sanchez |
CM |
24 |
78 |
83 |
|
Memphis Depay |
St |
30 |
82 |
82 |
|
Joselu |
St |
34 |
82 |
82 |
|
Jesus Orozco Kid |
CB |
22 |
72 |
82 |
|
Cessar Horta |
LW |
23 |
75 |
81 |
|
Marcelo Flores |
LW |
20 |
71 |
81 |
|
Israel Reyes |
CB |
24 |
74 |
80 |
|
Luis Chavez |
CM |
28 |
79 |
79 |
|
Alexis Vega |
LW |
26 |
77 |
78 |
|
Akram Afif |
LM |
27 |
78 |
78 |
|
Romain Saiss |
CB |
34 |
78 |
78 |
|
Christopher Horvath |
CAM |
22 |
68 |
78 |
|
Carlos Acevedo |
GK |
28 |
77 |
78 |
|
Robert Alvarado |
MR |
25 |
77 |
78 |
|
Cessar Montes |
CB |
27 |
74 |
77 |
|
Carlos Rodriguez |
CAM |
27 |
76 |
77 |
|
Bryan Gonzalez |
LM |
21 |
69 |
77 |
|
Gerardo Arteaga |
LB |
25 |
74 |
77 |
|
Jakub Markovic |
GK |
22 |
68 |
76 |
