CDM stands for Central Defensive Midfielder. This position is part of the Midfield Players but with more defensive tasks. This position is in front of Center Backs (CB) and is behind the Central Midfielder (CM) or Central Attacking Midfielder (CAM).
In a team, CDM positions can be filled by one or two players, depending on the strategy to be implemented.
On EA Sports FC Mobile 25, there are several formations that use CDM, the most popular and most commonly used are the 433 Holding, 41212, and 352 formations.
Important attributes for CDM players are Sprints Speed, Acceleration, Marking, Aggression, Interceptions, Stand Tackle, Sliding Tackle, and Strength. They don’t need good passing or shooting because they rarely show up at VSA chances. On H2H, a good Long Passing stat can be quite helpful, especially for counter-attacks.
Best CDM
Here are the best CDM players in FC Mobile 25.
| Exceptional ππππππ | Outstanding πππππ | Amazing ππππ |
| Great πππ | Good ππ | Decent π |
| Average π | Bad ππ | Terrible πππ |
Petit
OVR: 109
Program: TOTS Icon
Height: 6’1″ (185 cm)
Weight: 79 kg
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| + Exceptional Strength + Very Aggressive + Outstanding Defending + Dives Into Tackles trait + Amazing Shooting + Long Shot Taker trait + Amazing Pace + Amazing Dribbling + Amazing Stamina + Great Passing + Decent Heading | – β β β Skill Moves – β β β Weak Foot |
Rijkaard
OVR: 109
Program: TOTS Icon
Height: 6’2″ (187 cm)
Weight: 85 kg
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| + Exceptional Strength + Outstanding Defending + Outstanding Pace + Amazing Dribbling + Amazing Shooting + Outside Foot Shot trait + Aggressive + Great Passing + Great Heading + Great Stamina | – Medium Defending Work Rate – β β β Skill Moves |
Ramires
OVR: 108
Program: TOTS Hero
Height: 5’10” (179 cm)
Weight: 69 kg
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| + Very Aggressive + Exceptional Defending + Dives Into Tackles trait + Outstanding Strength + Amazing Pace + Amazing Dribbling + Amazing Stamina + Great Shooting + Great Passing + Good Heading | – β
β
β
Weak Foot |
Beckenbauer
OVR: 109
Program: TOTS Icon
Height: 5’11” (181 cm)
Weight: 75 kg
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| + Outstanding Defending + Outstanding Strength + Outstanding Pace + Amazing Dribbling + Amazing Passing + Great Heading + Aggressive + Good Shooting + Good Stamina | – β
β
β
Skill Moves |
Rice
OVR: 108
Program: UTOTS
Height: 6’1″ (185 cm)
Weight: 80 kg
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| + Exceptional Strength + Outstanding Defending + Amazing Shooting + Long Shot Taker trait + Very Aggressive + Amazing Dribbling + Amazing Pace + Amazing Stamina + Great Passing + Long Passer trait + Good Free Kick + Decent Heading | – β β β Skill Moves |
JoΓ£o Neves
OVR: 109
Program: UTOTS
Height: 5’9″ (174 cm)
Weight: 66 kg
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| + Outstanding Strength + Outstanding Dribbling + Outstanding Pace + Very Aggressive + Amazing Defending + Amazing Passing + Amazing Stamina + Great Shooting + Decent Heading | – Medium Defending Work Rate – Lacks Physical Presence – Weak in Aerial Duels |
Matuidi
OVR: 108
Program: Aqua vs Inferno Hero
Height: 5’11” (180 cm)
Weight: 75 kg
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| + Very Aggressive + Outstanding Strength + Outstanding Defending + Amazing Dribbling + Amazing Stamina + Great Pace + Good Passing + Good Shooting | – β
β
β
Skill Moves – β β β Weak Foot – Average Heading |
McTominay
OVR: 108
Program: UTOTS
Height: 6’4″ (193 cm)
Weight: 88 kg
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| + Exceptional Strength + Very Aggressive + Outstanding Defending + Outstanding Shooting + Amazing Dribbling + Great Pace + Great Passing + Great Heading + Good Finishing + Decent Stamina | – β
β
β
Skill Moves – β β β Weak Foot |
Guendouzi
OVR: 107
Program: Aqua vs Inferno
Height: 6’1″ (185 cm)
Weight: 68 kg
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| + Very Aggressive + Outstanding Strength + Outstanding Defending + Amazing Dribbling + Great Passing + Play Maker trait + Great Pace + Great Stamina + Decent Heading + Decent Shooting | – β β β Weak Foot |
Rodri
OVR: 107
Program: UTOTY
Height: 6’3″ (191 cm)
Weight: 82 kg
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| + Amazing Passing + Play Maker trait + Long Passer trait + Amazing Dribbling + Amazing Defending + Amazing Stamina + Great Pace + Aggressive + Great Shooting + Long Shot Taker trait + Great Crossing + Good Heading + Good Strength | – β β β Skill Moves |
Essien
OVR: 107
Program: CODE: NEON Icon
Height: 5’10” (177 cm)
Weight: 80 kg
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| + Outstanding Strength + Very Aggressive + Outstanding Defending + Amazing Shooting + Long Shot Taker trait + Great Dribbling + Great Pace + Great Stamina + Good Passing | – β β β Skill Moves – Average Heading |
Other Positions:
Cheap Beast CDMs
Are you looking for an affordable central defensive midfielder with good gameplay? Check out the cheap beast CDM recommendations below!
These central defensive midfielders might have lower OVRs, but their gameplay becomes quite impressive when ranked up and trained.
| Name | OVR | Program |
|---|---|---|
| Matthaus | 99 | EURO Icon |
| Rodri | 99 | EURO |
| Petit | 98 | TOTS Icon |
| Ramires | 99 | Hall of Legends Hero |
| Casemiro | 100 | Hall of Legends |
| Vidal | 101 | Conmebol Libertadores |
| Pirlo | 101 | Retro Stars Icon |
| Palhinha | 101 | Anniversary |
Please note that all these CDMs need to be Ranked and trained to display their best gameplay. The higher their Rank and Training Levels, the better their gameplay becomes.
You must also activate their Skills using Skill Points to maximize their stats. Central Defensive Midfielders have six types of skills to choose from: Defending, Passing, Physical, Anchor (Unlocks after Defending reaches Lvl. 3), Playmaker (Unlocks after Passing reaches Lvl. 3), and Box-To-Box (Unlocks after Physical reaches Lvl. 3). Please read the guide on Skills and Skill Points here.
EA can do buffs or nerfs on central defensive midfielders in FC Mobile, and EA also always releases new cards along with new events, so the list above can change at any time. Weβll try to regularly update this list of the best central defensive midfielders in FC Mobile 25.
If you have good CDM player recommendations besides the list above, please comment below.
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is 108 Matuidi good? , i got him in final reward pack and i dont know if he lasts atleast for next 2 to 3 events
Heβs solid on defense but doesnβt offer much going forward. Whether he fits your team really depends on your playstyle.
Who is better ?
Tots ramires or pitch beats pirlo
It depends on your playstyle, but most people would choose TOTS Ramires. He’s stronger both in attack and defense. Ramires plays more like a box-to-box midfielder, while Pitch Beats Pirlo is more of a deep-lying playmaker.
I packed petit, Rijkaard 109, is he the same rank on your list as 105 version?
Of course he’s better than his 105 version. He’s one of the top 3 CDMs in the game right now.
Thank you mate, I was thinking to exchange him and buy Beckenbauer
i have 106 kimmich is he any good for CDM the stats seems ok but idk about the gameplay, can i use him as CDM in 433 holding?? he that good?
is Essien neon good?
Neon CDM – Matteo Guendouzi
Any good?
Is the Declan Rice 103 Toty as good as the Trick or Treat Rice
His TOTY Version is slightly better.
Is marquez 103 better than toty icon roy keane ?
They’re on par; there’s no significant advantage between them.
Should I use the new toty rodri?
Nah, if you want him, wait for his UTOTY version.
What about Ballon dor players like cdm Gattuso
no, get rodri/palhinha/matthaus
which is better 101 ovr zambo anguissa or 98 petit
get rodri
I feel that matthaus is more of an attacking cdm if that makes sense,i often find him pushing forward with my attackers and attempting to participate in the attack.If youβre looking for a more defense orientated cdm,trick or treat declan rice is a solid option,iβve been using him for a while and his defence while only having 1 skill boost and level 10 is phenomenal.I recommend you all to give it a try if i are able to pack him.
I packed 102 petit should I use him or stick with Zico whose a cam?
I just packed a 97OVR TOTY CDM MatthaΓΌs. But I also have a 98OVR Essien (HOL) and a 99OVR Ramirez (HOL). Whom do I start and whom do I bench?
Ramirez and MatthaΓΌs.
what player should i buy or get in order to rank up MatthΓ€us 93 overall?? just tell me what players please
The duplicate or URP Mascherano. More details here https://www.fifamobileguide.com/rank-up
What about TOTS Declan Rice?
bruno eoe?
Since there’s no interceptions stat how can I see how good interceptions are In a player?
1 very important pllayer not in list :
Retro Stars – Rice 101 OVR with Holding Boost (2nd CDM to have Holding Boost)
Has any one tried PARTEY potm? What do you think in game play H2H
He is a beast in game.
Why icon Gattuso is not the list? He is an ankle breaker CDM. He is very aggressive also. I am 100 percent happy with him. I would recommend him.
What about the best goalkeepers in the game?
We’re waiting for an update
What about UTOTSSF Kimmich (CBM 97)?
They did put Kimmich
Which of the following totssf is best? De Jong or Busquets?
De Jong for more attacking and passing, Busquets for defending. In my opinion De jong is better.
de Jong is a good CDM in H2H if you don’t mind his passing skill boost. Busquets is better for VSA as he had destroyer skill boost.
And kalvin phillips treasure hunt
What about Sergio Busquets from community totssf?. He has ovr 100 with incredible stats for nothing??
Right now Ndidi TOTSSF is the best CDM followed by Busquests and De Jong TOTSSF. They haven’t updated this list yet
de jong is bs his defensive stats arent even better than rice and hes 95 RATED
How do I Get Guardiola ?
How’s 89 Icons MakΓ©lΓ©lΓ© and 92 LLR Busquets.
very good
Please tell me the best players for 3-5-1-1 formation, all from Bundesliga – ST, CF, LM, RM, CDM, CDM, CM, CB, CB, CB ,GK
MakΓ©lΓ©lΓ©?
Cf 96 reus best
cantona
Gk:Neuer(lunar new year), burki(ucl),…
Cb:sule(carniball), Hummels(toty), akanji(Bundesliga rivals),…
Cdm:witsel(Bundesliga rivals), kimmich(totw), Thiago(totw),…
Cm:Delaney(freeze),…
Lm:sancho(sbc),larsen(freeze),…
Rm:sancho(toty),….
Cf:reus(Bundesliga rivals),….
St:werner, Lewandowski(toty, utoty),…
Those are my opinion
Rm Gnabry potm when Sancho LM)
you must update the new people like from bundesliga and top transfers
What about World tour raheem sterling & romagnoli?
Raheem Sterling is a decent RW, a faster one is always better imo.
Romagnoli is a very slow CB, there are far better CBs out now.
Why don’t update this;
Please update faster
Romagnoli is decent and will also have very good chem if you have Donnarumma as your goalkeeper. As for Sterling, he is ok but has a bad weak foot rating and for a 93 rated player, he could have better stats. I would go against Sterling.
Torn between gueye and guendozi… has anyone tried both. Currently have gueye and Kimmich for CDM
rm?
What about Star Pass Zakaria?
he is CM
Please do an article on the best CAMs in fifa mobile 20 in particular for EPL players I’ll appreciate.
I consider LNY Ndidi as the best CDM in EPL better than Kante and Fabinho…he is everywhere on the pitch winning the ball back
Please do CAM
As carniball is here and I plan to get Quadrado and De vrij and I have got a Italy player from masquerade + I can obviously buy the 88 OVR Italy carniball player from market, I can get 4 Serie A players. I also have already 4 Serie A players.
So should I try getting Petit or buy a low OVR player and train up.
I already have 93 Kante
I currently use 433 attack but want to shift to 433 defend as I am a fifa master in H2H and want to play a defensive strategy.
Please answer admin
What about Sergio Busquets? I use him, donβt you think heβs pretty good? I use the 92 OVR version.
He is good, but it’s a bit too slow
Please suggest best vsa formation
3at the back/ 4 at the back?
Defensively, 352 is one of the best
LLR Sergio Busquets, 92
You must update your players lists with latest events like carnaball
We will. It’s just that the Carniball players are still new, not many players use it in the game so we haven’t collected much feedback about their gameplay.
What about 93 Allan?
what about coquelin LLR 82?
Number 5 on the list. He is a beast.
can you try to make all position, admin?
We will
I compared 95 Coquelin vs 95 McKennie. And they are pretty the same. Now i have 95 McKennie.
It’s worth to upgrade Coquelin and replace McKennie, or it’s worthless ?
what about capoue 78 base
Never try and never heard any reviews/feedbacks about him
he has lots of special traits and have important skill boost too