The Football Manager franchise is one of the most acclaimed in the gaming world. After all, it’s a super realistic soccer simulator. You can manage a multitude of aspects of the club, from tactics to finances.
Have you started a save and want to find out who the best players in Football Manager 2024 are? Then you’ve come to the right place!
In the list below, we’ve put together the 50 players with the highest CA (Current Ability). This is an index from 0-200 that rates players’ ability. The information is hidden, but we can access it via an editor.
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Best players in Football Manager 2024
- Mohamed Salah (CA 180)
- Ederson (CA 181)
- Vinícius Júnior (CA 181)
- Thibaut Courtois (CA 181)
- Robert Lewandowski (CA 182)
- Harry Kane (CA 183)
- Lionel Messi (CA 185)
- Kylian Mbappé (CA 188)
- Erling Haaland (CA 188)
- Kevin De Bruyne (CA 190)
10) Mohamed Salah
- CA | 180
- Club | Liverpool
- Position | Winger
- Age | 31 years
- Value | 113 milion
We open our list of the best players in Football Manager 2024 with Mohamed Salah. The Liverpool star is a fast, technical, explosive winger with an excellent reading of the game. With him in the team, you’ll have very high averages of both goals and assists per season.
9) Ederson
- CA | 181
- Club | Manchester City
- Position | Goalkeeper
- Age | 29 years
- Value | 238 milion
Ederson is a great goalkeeper who knows how to defend with his hands and play with his feet. If you’re a coach who likes to build plays from the back, Manchester City’s Brazilian is a great addition to your squad.Trust me, the man is very good!
8) Vinícius Júnior
- CA | 181
- Club | Real Madrid
- Position | Winger
- Age | 22 years
- Value | 113 milion
Vinícius Júnior is at the peak of his career and is therefore ranked eighth among the best players in Football Manager 2024. The Real Madrid winger’s trademark is his dribbling and speed, not to mention his unpredictability – capable of opening up defenses and breaking down defensive lines.
7) Thibaut Courtois
- CA | 181
- Club | Real Madrid
- Position | Goalkeeper
- Age | 31 years
- Value | 300 milion
Continuing in Madrid, we have Thibaut Courtois. The Belgian goalkeeper is a true giant under the posts, with plenty of height and wingspan to close down the goal, make difficult saves and keep out danger. He is also equally lethal in one-on-one duels with attackers.
6) Robert Lewandowski
- CA | 182
- Club | Barcelona
- Position | Striker
- Age | 34 years
- Value | 300 milion
Robert Lewandowski is now 34 years old, but he’s still relentless in the penalty area. The Pole has 20 points for determination and 19 for finishing, in other words, he’s a goal-scoring machine. Definitely one of the best players in Football Manager 2024.
5) Harry Kane
- CA | 183
- Club | Bayern Munich
- Position | Striker
- Age | 29 years
- Value | 236 milion
Still on the subject of center-forwards, Harry Kane is another one to watch out for. As well as scoring a lot of goals, he’s also an excellent playmaker, coming out of his area to pull the ball back and serve his teammates. The Englishman from Bayern Munich is the kind of player who fits into any tactic.
4) Lionel Messi
- CA | 185
- Club | Inter Miami
- Position | Midfielder
- Age | 36 years
- Value | 300 milion
What can we say about Lionel Messi? The Argentine is a monster. He’s deservedly one of the best players in Football Manager 2024. Playing through the middle, he specializes in opening up defenses and finishing. His main attributes are dribbling (20) and vision (20).
3) Kylian Mbappé
- CA | 188
- Club | Paris Saint-Germain
- Position | Striker
- Age | 24 years
- Value | 145 milion
Kylian Mbappé has everything a striker needs: physical strength, speed, a nose for goal and positioning. In the Frenchman’s case, we also have dribbling and explosion. He really is a complete athlete, with 20 points for both pace and acceleration.
2) Erling Haaland
- CA | 188
- Club | Manchester City
- Position | Striker
- Age | 22 years
- Value | 300 milion
Erling Haaland is another star to make the list of Football Manager 2024’s best players this season. After all, the Norwegian is on a roll! In the game, you can expect goals in all sorts of ways: with a header, left-footed, right-footed, from outside the box, in the penalty area and so on. Killer!
1) Kevin De Bruyne
- CA | 190
- Club | Manchester City
- Position | Midfielder
- Age | 32 years
- Value | 300 milion
Kevin De Bruyne is the best player in Football Manager 2024. He has 190 Current Ability (CA) and costs a cool 300 million. If you can afford him, your team will be well stocked with assists. The Belgian midfielder is cerebral and has a very high soccer IQ.
More – Best players in FM 24
- 11) Bernardo Silva (Man. City) – CA 178
- 12) Rodri (Man. City) – CA 177
- 13) Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) – CA 177
- 14) Alisson (Liverpool) – CA 176
- 15) Joshua Kimmich (B. Munich) – CA 176
- 16) Neymar (Al-Hilal) – CA 175
- 17) Ter Stegen (Barcelona) – CA 175
- 18) Rúben Dias (Man. City) – CA 174
- 19) Luka Modric (Real Madrid) – CA 174
- 20) Martin Odegaard (Arsenal) – CA 173
- 21) Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) – CA 173
- 22) Bruno Fernandes (Man. United) – CA 172
- 23) Lautaro Martínez (Inter) – CA 172
- 24) Jan Oblak (A. Madrid) – CA 171
- 25) Declan Rice (Arsenal) – CA 171
- 26) Ronald Araújo (Barcelona) – CA 170
- 27) Karim Benzema (Al-Ittihad) – CA 170
- 28) Victor Osimhen (Napoli) – CA 170
- 29) Heung-min Son (Tottenham) – CA 169
- 30) Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) – CA 168
- 31) Antoine Griezmann (A. Madrid) – CA 168
- 32) Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) – CA 168
- 33) Ilkay Gundogan (Barcelona) – CA 167
- 34) Rafael Leão (Milan) – CA 167
- 35) Leroy Sané (B. Munich) – CA 167
- 36) Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) – CA 166
- 37) Éder Militão (Real Madrid) – CA 166
- 38) John Stones (Man. City) – CA 166
- 39) Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle) – CA 165
- 40) Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) – CA 165
- 41) Phil Foden (Man. City) – CA 165
- 42) Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) – CA 165
- 43) David Alaba (Real Madrid) – CA 164
- 44) Ousmane Dembélé (PSG) – CA 164
- 45) Luis Díaz (Liverpool) – CA 164
- 46) Jack Grealish (Man. City) – CA 164
- 47) Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) – CA 164
- 48) Marquinhos (PSG) – CA 164
- 49) Rodrygo (Real Madrid) – CA 164
- 50) William Saliba (Arsenal) – CA 164
Do you now know the best players in Football Manager 2024? Do you intend to sign any of the stars on this list? Let us know in the comments!
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