CM stands for Central Midfielder. In football, the central midfielder role typically necessitates that the player is active in both facilitating offensive plays and bolstering the defensive line. They are crucial in transitioning the game from defense to attack and vice versa, making them key to maintaining the balance of the team on the field.
A Central Midfielder (CM) has a multifaceted role in the team. They are responsible for facilitating the transition of the ball from defense to offense, controlling the overall flow of the game, and maintaining possession of the ball.
Additionally, they need to adeptly perform through passes, take long shots when the opportunity arises, and perform various other tasks as the situation demands. This makes them a critical component of any well-rounded team.
At EA Sports FC Mobile 25, the most important attributes for CM are good Pace, Shooting, Dribbling, Ball Control, and Passing. Defensive stats like Marking, Interceptions, and Aggression are also important if you want good CM players in both attack and defense. In addition, as much as possible avoid a weak foot rating below 4.
The Best CMs
Here is the list of the best CMs on EAS FC Mobile 25.
Zidane
- ✅ Exceptional Passing
Long Passer Trait
Play Maker Trait- ✅ Exceptional Crossing
- ✅ Exceptional Dribbling
- ✅ Exceptional Shooting
- ✅ ★★★★★ Weak Foot
Finesse Shot Trait
Outside Foot Shot Trait- ✅ Outstanding Pace
- ✅ Outstanding Strength
- ✅ Amazing Finishing
- ✅ Great Free Kick
- ✅ Great Defending
- ✅ Aggressive
- ✅ Great Heading
- ✅ Great Stamina
Flair Trait
- ❌ None
Gullit
- ✅ Exceptional Pace
- ✅ Exceptional Strength
- ✅ Outstanding Shooting
- ✅ ★★★★★ Weak Foot
- ✅ Amazing Passing
- Play Maker Trait
- ✅ Amazing Dribbling
- ✅ Amazing Defending
- ✅ Aggressive
- ✅ Amazing Stamina
- ✅ Great Free Kick
Powerful Driven Free Kick Trait- ✅ Great Heading
Power Header Trait- ✅ Good Finishing
- ✅ Decent Crossing
- ❌ None
De Bruyne
- ✅ Exceptional Passing
- Play Maker Trait
- Long Passer Trait
- ✅ Exceptional Crossing
- ✅ Outstanding Shooting
- ✅ ★★★★★ Weak Foot
Long Shot Taker Trait- Outside Foot Shot Trait
- ✅ Outstanding Strength
- ✅ Outstanding Dribbling
- ✅ Amazing Pace
- ✅ Aggressive
- ✅ Great Finishing
- ✅ Great Stamina
- ✅ Good Free Kick
- ✅ Decent Defending
- ❌ Bad Heading
Bellingham
- ✅ Exceptional Dribbling
- ✅ Exceptional Strength
- ✅ Exceptional Shooting
- ✅ Outstanding Pace
- ✅ Outstanding Finishing
- ✅ Outstanding Passing
- ✅ Very Aggressive
- ✅ Amazing Defending
Dives Into Tackles Trait- ✅ Amazing Stamina
- ✅ Decent Heading
- ✅ Decent Crossing
- Flair Trait
- ✅ High Att/Def Work Rates
- ❌ None
Schweinsteiger
- ✅ Exceptional Passing
- Play Maker Trait
- Long Passer Trait
- ✅ Exceptional Crossing
- ✅ Exceptional Dribbling
- ✅ Outstanding Shooting
- Long Shot Taker Trait
- ✅ Amazing Pace
- ✅ Aggressive
- ✅ Amazing Stamina
- ✅ Great Strength
- ✅ Great Defending
- ✅ Good Finishing
- ✅ Good Free Kick
- ✅ High Att/Def Work Rates
- ❌ Average Heading
Lampard
- ✅ Outstanding Strength
- ✅ Outstanding Shooting
- Long Shot Taker Trait
- Outside Foot Shot Trait
- ✅ Outstanding Pace
- ✅ Outstanding Dribbling
- ✅ Amazing Passing
- ✅ Amazing Finishing
- ✅ Great Defending
- ✅ Great Free Kick
- Powerful Driven Free Kick Trait
- ✅ Decent Crossing
- ✅ Decent Stamina
- ❌ Average Heading
Hamšík
- ✅ Outstanding Shooting
- ✅ ★★★★★ Weak Foot
- Long Shot Taker Trait
- ✅ Amazing Dribbling
- ✅ Amazing Pace
- ✅ Amazing Passing
- Long Passer Trait
- Play Maker Trait
- ✅ Amazing Strength
- ✅ Amazing Stamina
- ✅ Aggressive
- ✅ Great Defending
- ✅ Great Finishing
- ✅ Good Crossing
- ✅ Decent Heading
- ❌ None
Matthäus
- ✅ Outstanding Pace
- ✅ Outstanding Shooting
- Long Shot Taker Trait
- ✅ Outstanding Defending
- ✅ Very Aggressive
- ✅ Amazing Strength
- ✅ Amazing Passing
- ✅ Amazing Dribbling
- ✅ Amazing Stamina
- ✅ Great Free Kick
- Powerful Driven Free Kick Trait
- ✅ Decent Heading
- ✅ Decent Finishing
- ✅ High Att/Def Work Rates
- ❌ Average Crossing
Gerrard
- ✅ Outstanding Passing
- Long Passer Trait
- Play Maker Trait
- ✅ Outstanding Shooting
- Long Shot Taker Trait
- Outside Foot Shot Trait
- ✅ Amazing Dribbling
- ✅ Very Aggressive
- ✅ Amazing Strength
- ✅ Amazing Pace
- ✅ Amazing Crossing
- ✅ Great Defending
- ✅ Great Stamina
- ✅ Good Finishing
- ✅ Good Free Kick
- ✅ High Att/Def Work Rates
- ❌ Average Heading
Carrick
- ✅ Exceptional Passing
- ✅ Outstanding Crossing
- ✅ Outstanding Dribbling
- ✅ Amazing Shooting
- ✅ Amazing Pace
- ✅ Great Stamina
- ✅ Great Defending
- ✅ Decent Strength
- ✅ Decent Finishing
- ✅ High Att/Def Work Rates
- ❌ ★★★ Skill Moves
- ❌ Average Heading
Kroos
- ✅ Exceptional Crossing
- ✅ Exceptional Passing
- Play Maker Trait
- Long Passer Trait
- ✅ Exceptional Dribbling
- ✅ Exceptional Shooting
- ✅ ★★★★★ Weak Foot
- Long Shot Taker Trait
- ✅ Amazing Pace
- ✅ Great Free Kick
- ✅ Decent Finishing
- ✅ Decent Strength
- ✅ Decent Defending
- ✅ Decent Stamina
- ❌ Bad Heading
Pedri
- ✅ Exceptional Dribbling
- ✅ Exceptional Passing
- Long Passer Trait
- ✅ Amazing Pace
- ✅ Amazing Crossing
- ✅ Great Shooting
- ✅ Great Defending
- ✅ Great Stamina
- ✅ Good Finishing
- ✅ Decent Strength
- ❌ Lacks Physical Presence
- ❌ Bad Heading
Barella
- ✅ Exceptional Dribbling
- ✅ Outstanding Passing
- ✅ Very Aggressive
- ✅ Amazing Pace
- ✅ Amazing Shooting
- ✅ Amazing Stamina
- ✅ Great Defending
- Dives Into Tackles Trait
- ✅ Great Strength
- ✅ Good Crossing
- ✅ Decent Finishing
- ✅ High Att/Def Work Rates
- ❌ Lacks Physical Presence
- ❌ ★★★ Skill Moves
- ❌ Bad Heading
Other Positions:
Cheap Beast CMs
Looking for an affordable central midfielder with good gameplay? Check out the cheap beast central midfielder recommendations below.
These central midfielders have lower OVRs, but their gameplay becomes quite impressive when ranked up and trained.
| Name | OVR | Program |
|---|---|---|
| Yaya Toure | 100 | Hall of Legends Icon |
| Milinkovic-savic | 100 | Dynasties |
| Zinedine Zidane | 99 | TOTS Icon |
| Patrick Vieira | 99 | TOTS Icon |
| Michael Ballack | 98 | TOTS Icon |
| Schweinsteiger | 98 | EURO Icon |
| Socrates | 98 | EURO Icon |
Please note that all CMs 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 Midfielders have six types of skills to choose from: Defending, Passing, Physical, Ball-Winning Midfielder (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 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 CMs in FC Mobile 25.
If you have a good CM player recommendation besides the list above, please comment below.
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Is hakan good
Yeah, he’s pretty good. 5* Weak Foot, good passing and dribbling.
Is 109 Bellingham (After Daybreak) good?
I use Barella and Pedri from UTOTS as CMs. Zico from Carnival completes my midfield as a CAM (I use the 4-3-3 offensive formation). Looking at the stats here makes me think that my mid lacks a lot of physical presence. To increase it, would you recommend me to invest in a CDM (like Touré from Ragnarok) to replace Zico (and play in a defensive 4-3-3) or to replace one of the CMs to a more physical one? I like Zico’s attacking style, but I also play with Arsenal in the PL challenge on a 4-3-3 defensive and I like it. Thanks!
Both approaches can work, but I’d personally go with the first option. I also use a 4-3-3 Holding setup with Rijkaard as the CDM, and TOTS De Bruyne and Beckham as my CMs.
Who should I pair my 110 Lampard with? Scholes or Alonso?
I’d go with Alonso. Lampard and Scholes have a similar playstyle, while Alonso is more defensive, better for balance.
What about new Schweinsteiger?
I’ve updated the list.
Guti?
Real good passing
Yeah, Guti has excellent passing and dribbling. But he’s a bit slow, has low physicality, and only a 3★ weak foot, which might hold him back depending on your playstyle.
What about Ragnarok Santi Cazorla(108) ??
He’s technically good. Great passing and control, but his low physicality and poor stamina hold him back.
What about szoboszlai?
He’s good. The only downside is his stamina and his M/M work rates.
League exchange Modric is beast when he is trained up and can even shoot finesse shot with weak foot even though he hat 4* weak foot (of course from long distance)
Inferno Scholes?
I’ve added him.
You should uptade those cheap beast because there are lots of change in price after ovr upgrade
Yeah, I’m planning to update them ASAP. Appreciate the feedback!
Xavi?
He is good technically but lacks physical presence and strength.