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The Best CDM in the Game

Last updated May 19, 2025 74 Comments

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.

Francis Coquelin and Thomas Partey, two of the best CDM on FIFA Mobile
image via valenciacf.com

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.

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Player Stats Ranking

Petit

109 OVR Emmanuel Petit

OVR: 109
Program: TOTS Icon
Height: 6’1″ (185 cm)
Weight: 79 kg

ProsCons
+ 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

Ramires

108 OVR Ramires

OVR: 108
Program: TOTS Hero
Height: 5’10” (179 cm)
Weight: 69 kg

ProsCons
+ 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

109 OVR Franz Beckenbauer

OVR: 109
Program: TOTS Icon
Height: 5’11” (181 cm)
Weight: 75 kg

ProsCons
+ Outstanding Defending
+ Outstanding Strength
+ Outstanding Pace
+ Amazing Dribbling
+ Amazing Passing
+ Great Heading
+ Aggressive
+ Good Shooting
+ Good Stamina
– β˜…β˜…β˜… Skill Moves

Rodri

107 OVR Rodri

OVR: 107
Program: UTOTY
Height: 6’3″ (191 cm)
Weight: 82 kg

ProsCons
+ 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

107 OVR MichaΓ«l Essien

OVR: 107
Program: CODE: NEON Icon
Height: 5’10” (177 cm)
Weight: 80 kg

ProsCons
+ 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

Rice

107 OVR Declan Rice

OVR: 107
Program: TOTS
Height: 6’1″ (185 cm)
Weight: 80 kg

ProsCons
+ Outstanding Strength
+ Amazing Defending
+ Aggressive
+ Amazing Shooting
+ Long Shot Taker trait
+ Amazing Dribbling
+ Amazing Stamina
+ Great Pace
+ Great Passing
+ Long Passer trait
+ Good Free Kick

– β˜…β˜…β˜… Skill Moves
– Average Heading

Guendouzi

106 OVR MattΓ©o Guendouzi

OVR: 106
Program: CODE: NEON
Height: 6’1″ (185 cm)
Weight: 68 kg

ProsCons
+ Very Aggressive
+ Outstanding Strength

+ Amazing Dribbling
+ Amazing Defending
+ Great Passing
+ Play Maker trait
+ Great Pace
+ Great Stamina
+ Decent Heading
– β˜…β˜…β˜… Weak Foot
– Average Shooting

Casemiro

106 OVR Casemiro

OVR: 106
Program: Pitch Beats
Height: 6’1″ (185 cm)
Weight: 84 kg

ProsCons
+ Very Aggressive
+ Exceptional Strength
+ Amazing Defending
+ Dives Into Tackles trait
+ Great Shooting
+ Long Shot Taker trait
+ Great Pace
+ Great Dribbling
+ Good Passing
+ Long Passer trait
+ Good Heading
+ Decent Stamina
– β˜…β˜… Skill Moves
– β˜…β˜…β˜… Weak Foot

JoΓ£o Neves

108 OVR JoΓ£o Neves

OVR: 108
Program: TOTS
Height: 5’9″ (174 cm)
Weight: 66 kg

ProsCons
+ Outstanding Strength
+ Amazing Dribbling
+ Amazing Pace
+ Very Aggressive
+ Amazing Stamina
+ Great Defending
+ Great Passing
+ Good Shooting
– Medium Defending Work Rate
– Average Heading

Pirlo

107 OVR Andrea Pirlo

OVR: 107
Program: Pitch Beats Icon
Height: 5’10” (177 cm)
Weight: 67 kg

ProsCons
+ Exceptional Passing
+ Play Maker trait
+ Exceptional Crossing
+ Outstanding Free Kick
+ Amazing Dribbling
+ β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… Skill Moves
+ Great Pace
+ Great Shooting
+ Long Passer trait
+ Long Shot Taker trait
+ Good Defending
+ Good Stamina
– Average Strength
– Average Heading

Rijkaard

105 OVR Frank Rijkaard

OVR: 105
Program: Winter Wonders Icon
Height: 6’2″ (187 cm)
Weight: 85 kg

ProsCons
+ Exceptional Strength
+ Amazing Defending
+ Amazing Stamina
+ Great Pace
+ Great Dribbling
+ Good Passing
+ Good Heading
+ Decent Shooting
+ Outside Foot Shot trait
– β˜…β˜…β˜… Skill Moves

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.

NameOVRProgram
Matthaus99EURO Icon
Rodri99EURO
Petit98TOTS Icon
Ramires99Hall of Legends Hero
Casemiro100Hall of Legends
Vidal101Conmebol Libertadores
Pirlo101Retro Stars Icon
Palhinha101Anniversary

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. We’ll try to regularly update this list of the best central defensive midfielders in FC Mobile 25.

Also, check out the best players in other positions :

GKCBRB
LBCMCAM
RMLMRW
LWCFST

If you have good CDM player recommendations besides the list above, please comment below.

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Comments

  1. Eziostark says

    May 5, 2025 at 6:00 pm

    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?

    Reply
  2. anon says

    March 25, 2025 at 6:06 am

    is Essien neon good?

    Reply
  3. Stimpy says

    March 19, 2025 at 6:38 am

    Neon CDM – Matteo Guendouzi
    Any good?

    Reply
  4. Weemo says

    March 5, 2025 at 3:57 am

    Is the Declan Rice 103 Toty as good as the Trick or Treat Rice

    Reply
    • admin says

      March 7, 2025 at 8:35 am

      His TOTY Version is slightly better.

      Reply
  5. Dark says

    March 1, 2025 at 5:20 pm

    Is marquez 103 better than toty icon roy keane ?

    Reply
    • admin says

      March 2, 2025 at 1:07 am

      They’re on par; there’s no significant advantage between them.

      Reply
  6. Coleman says

    February 8, 2025 at 2:05 am

    Should I use the new toty rodri?

    Reply
    • admin says

      February 8, 2025 at 7:32 am

      Nah, if you want him, wait for his UTOTY version.

      Reply
  7. Vaibhav says

    December 11, 2024 at 5:05 pm

    What about Ballon dor players like cdm Gattuso

    Reply
    • Joke man says

      December 15, 2024 at 5:05 pm

      no, get rodri/palhinha/matthaus

      Reply
  8. lsk says

    November 11, 2024 at 3:52 pm

    which is better 101 ovr zambo anguissa or 98 petit

    Reply
    • Joke man says

      December 15, 2024 at 5:05 pm

      get rodri

      Reply
  9. Cy says

    November 3, 2024 at 6:03 am

    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 you’re looking for a more defense orientated cdm,trick or treat declan rice is a solid option,i’ve 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.

    Reply
  10. Fr says

    October 6, 2024 at 10:13 am

    I packed 102 petit should I use him or stick with Zico whose a cam?

    Reply
  11. Vkmm_2431 says

    September 6, 2024 at 6:58 am

    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?

    Reply
    • admin says

      September 8, 2024 at 9:27 pm

      Ramirez and MatthaΓΌs.

      Reply
  12. ely says

    December 3, 2023 at 9:27 am

    what player should i buy or get in order to rank up MatthΓ€us 93 overall?? just tell me what players please

    Reply
    • admin says

      December 4, 2023 at 9:38 am

      The duplicate or URP Mascherano. More details here https://www.fifamobileguide.com/rank-up

      Reply
  13. Scorpion says

    July 21, 2023 at 1:19 pm

    What about TOTS Declan Rice?

    Reply
  14. brock lee says

    October 3, 2020 at 4:13 pm

    bruno eoe?

    Reply
    • Cyber says

      July 21, 2023 at 11:39 pm

      Since there’s no interceptions stat how can I see how good interceptions are In a player?

      Reply
  15. Blasphemer says

    September 1, 2020 at 6:36 am

    1 very important pllayer not in list :

    Retro Stars – Rice 101 OVR with Holding Boost (2nd CDM to have Holding Boost)

    Reply
  16. A says

    July 7, 2020 at 8:19 pm

    Has any one tried PARTEY potm? What do you think in game play H2H

    Reply
    • PhantomAaron says

      July 8, 2020 at 4:17 pm

      He is a beast in game.

      Reply
  17. PhantomAaron says

    June 29, 2020 at 12:35 am

    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.

    Reply
  18. Said says

    June 24, 2020 at 2:20 pm

    What about the best goalkeepers in the game?
    We’re waiting for an update

    Reply
  19. unknown says

    June 16, 2020 at 8:10 pm

    What about UTOTSSF Kimmich (CBM 97)?

    Reply
    • Noah says

      July 6, 2020 at 9:33 am

      They did put Kimmich

      Reply
  20. Jack says

    June 8, 2020 at 2:08 am

    Which of the following totssf is best? De Jong or Busquets?

    Reply
    • ToxicChicken says

      August 17, 2020 at 1:52 pm

      De Jong for more attacking and passing, Busquets for defending. In my opinion De jong is better.

      Reply
    • BagetAgent01 says

      September 9, 2020 at 11:56 pm

      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.

      Reply
      • aron says

        July 10, 2022 at 6:15 am

        And kalvin phillips treasure hunt

  21. sandeep_san says

    May 31, 2020 at 5:23 am

    What about Sergio Busquets from community totssf?. He has ovr 100 with incredible stats for nothing??

    Reply
    • Sikhar says

      June 2, 2020 at 12:43 pm

      Right now Ndidi TOTSSF is the best CDM followed by Busquests and De Jong TOTSSF. They haven’t updated this list yet

      Reply
  22. joesephi says

    April 18, 2020 at 2:13 pm

    de jong is bs his defensive stats arent even better than rice and hes 95 RATED

    Reply
  23. Rye says

    April 17, 2020 at 1:01 pm

    How do I Get Guardiola ?

    Reply
  24. Uday kumar says

    April 14, 2020 at 2:40 pm

    How’s 89 Icons MakΓ©lΓ©lΓ© and 92 LLR Busquets.

    Reply
    • James says

      April 24, 2020 at 10:52 pm

      very good

      Reply
  25. Didi says

    April 7, 2020 at 1:17 pm

    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

    Reply
    • Frank says

      April 15, 2020 at 4:55 pm

      MakΓ©lΓ©lΓ©?

      Reply
    • CrazyfanCR7 says

      April 20, 2020 at 6:46 pm

      Cf 96 reus best

      Reply
      • HoΓ ng DΖ°Ζ‘ng says

        March 12, 2025 at 9:41 am

        cantona

    • vinhloi says

      April 21, 2020 at 2:40 am

      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

      Reply
      • Pawel says

        July 21, 2020 at 8:48 pm

        Rm Gnabry potm when Sancho LM)

  26. joesephi says

    March 29, 2020 at 11:02 pm

    you must update the new people like from bundesliga and top transfers

    Reply
  27. Sourabh says

    March 19, 2020 at 4:43 pm

    What about World tour raheem sterling & romagnoli?

    Reply
    • Akshay Gupta says

      April 9, 2020 at 6:03 pm

      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.

      Reply
      • Fawas says

        June 20, 2020 at 11:30 am

        Why don’t update this;
        Please update faster

    • BagetAgent01 says

      May 29, 2020 at 10:49 am

      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.

      Reply
    • Fp says

      June 30, 2020 at 11:14 pm

      Torn between gueye and guendozi… has anyone tried both. Currently have gueye and Kimmich for CDM

      Reply
  28. Vishagar says

    March 8, 2020 at 4:43 pm

    rm?

    Reply
  29. Kingmaker says

    March 3, 2020 at 5:44 am

    What about Star Pass Zakaria?

    Reply
    • landvinh says

      March 18, 2020 at 3:32 am

      he is CM

      Reply
  30. Roy says

    March 2, 2020 at 6:20 am

    Please do an article on the best CAMs in fifa mobile 20 in particular for EPL players I’ll appreciate.

    Reply
  31. Roy says

    March 2, 2020 at 6:18 am

    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

    Reply
  32. Jame says

    March 1, 2020 at 6:29 pm

    Please do CAM

    Reply
  33. S.dutt says

    March 1, 2020 at 3:31 pm

    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

    Reply
  34. Jado says

    March 1, 2020 at 1:53 pm

    What about Sergio Busquets? I use him, don’t you think he’s pretty good? I use the 92 OVR version.

    Reply
    • admin says

      March 2, 2020 at 1:43 pm

      He is good, but it’s a bit too slow

      Reply
  35. Singh says

    March 1, 2020 at 1:45 pm

    Please suggest best vsa formation
    3at the back/ 4 at the back?

    Reply
    • admin says

      March 2, 2020 at 1:39 pm

      Defensively, 352 is one of the best

      Reply
  36. Shubham says

    March 1, 2020 at 6:43 am

    LLR Sergio Busquets, 92

    Reply
  37. Islam says

    March 1, 2020 at 4:54 am

    You must update your players lists with latest events like carnaball

    Reply
    • admin says

      March 1, 2020 at 12:18 pm

      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.

      Reply
      • Vishagar says

        March 8, 2020 at 4:44 pm

        What about 93 Allan?

  38. landvinh says

    March 1, 2020 at 4:54 am

    what about coquelin LLR 82?

    Reply
    • admin says

      March 1, 2020 at 12:19 pm

      Number 5 on the list. He is a beast.

      Reply
      • landvinh says

        March 2, 2020 at 5:09 am

        can you try to make all position, admin?

      • admin says

        March 2, 2020 at 1:47 pm

        We will

      • Dumitru Boaghi says

        March 9, 2020 at 9:45 pm

        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 ?

    • landvinh says

      March 2, 2020 at 5:08 am

      what about capoue 78 base

      Reply
      • admin says

        March 2, 2020 at 1:49 pm

        Never try and never heard any reviews/feedbacks about him

      • landvinh says

        March 9, 2020 at 2:36 am

        he has lots of special traits and have important skill boost too

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