THE BEST FIFA 22 LIGUE 1 DEFENSIVE MIDFIELDERS
Many of the FUT formations require some midfielders that have a natural aptitude to defend. Central defensive midfielders distinguish themselves for being especially aimed to help the back line. According to their attributes and their work rates, they can also be useful to start attacks. They occupy a very strategic position in the field.
Top 10
| 1 |    Idrissa Gueye |
| 2 |    Benjamin André |
| 3 |   Boubacar Kamara |
| 4 |   Danilo Pereira |
| 5 |   Leandro Paredes |
| 6 |  Mattéo Guendouzi |
| 7 |   Thiago Mendes |
| 8 |  Bruno Guimarães |
| 9 |   Pablo Rosario |
| 10 |   Jean-Eudes Aholou |
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Key Attributes
You need to look at several attributes when choosing a central defensive midfielder: defending, to be able to support the back line; strength, to win possession more times; heading, to win the ball in aerial moves like goal kicks; pace, to cover as many spaces as possible; stamina, so he can equally participate in offensive and defensive plays (especially useful for players with high/high work rates); passing and possession, so that he can properly start attacks. In our opinion, the two first are the most important ones.
Usually, defensive midfielders are chosen to help the defence. So, it makes sense that they have high defensive stats. The area of the field occupied by CDMs is the one where most ball disputes happen. Strong players will have highest probabilities of winning the ball.
Usually, defensive midfielders are chosen to help the defence. So, it makes sense that they have high defensive stats. The area of the field occupied by CDMs is the one where most ball disputes happen. Strong players will have highest probabilities of winning the ball.
Rating
| Idrissa Gueye | 82 |
| Leandro Paredes | 81 |
| Benjamin André | 81 |
| Danilo Pereira | 81 |
| Boubacar Kamara | 80 |
| Bruno Guimarães | 79 |
| Thiago Mendes | 78 |
 Baptiste Santamaria | 78 |
| Mattéo Guendouzi | 77 |
| Xeka | 77 |
| Pape Gueye | 76 |
 Otávio | 76 |
 Jordan Ferri | 76 |
 Xavier Chavalerin | 76 |
 Mahdi Camara | 75 |
 Yvan Neyou | 75 |
 Habib Maïga | 75 |
| Pablo Rosario | 75 |
  Haris Belkebla | 75 |
| Jean-Eudes Aholou | 75 |
 Laurent Abergel | 75 |
| Morgan Schneiderlin | 75 |
Defending
| 82 Idrissa Gueye | 83 |
| 81 Benjamin André | 80 |
| 81 Danilo Pereira | 80 |
| 80 Boubacar Kamara | 79 |
| 81 Leandro Paredes | 76 |
| 78 Baptiste Santamaria | 76 |
| 76 Otávio | 75 |
| 78 Thiago Mendes | 74 |
| 75 Morgan Schneiderlin | 74 |
| 79 Bruno Guimarães | 73 |
| 75 Mahdi Camara | 73 |
| 75 Yvan Neyou | 73 |
| 75 Jean-Eudes Aholou | 73 |
| 77 Mattéo Guendouzi | 72 |
| 76 Pape Gueye | 72 |
| 75 Pablo Rosario | 72 |
| 77 Xeka | 71 |
| 75 Habib Maïga | 71 |
| 75 Laurent Abergel | 71 |
| 76 Xavier Chavalerin | 70 |
| 75 Haris Belkebla | 70 |
| 76 Jordan Ferri | 69 |
Physical
| 81 Danilo Pereira | 86 |
| 75 Habib Maïga | 86 |
| 81 Benjamin André | 85 |
| 81 Leandro Paredes | 79 |
| 76 Pape Gueye | 79 |
| 80 Boubacar Kamara | 78 |
| 75 Pablo Rosario | 78 |
| 82 Idrissa Gueye | 77 |
| 77 Xeka | 77 |
| 75 Jean-Eudes Aholou | 77 |
| 77 Mattéo Guendouzi | 76 |
| 76 Otávio | 76 |
| 76 Xavier Chavalerin | 76 |
| 79 Bruno Guimarães | 75 |
| 78 Thiago Mendes | 75 |
| 76 Jordan Ferri | 75 |
| 75 Morgan Schneiderlin | 75 |
| 75 Laurent Abergel | 75 |
| 78 Baptiste Santamaria | 74 |
| 75 Haris Belkebla | 73 |
| 75 Mahdi Camara | 72 |
| 75 Yvan Neyou | 67 |
If there are difficult choices to be made, the CDMs from Ligue 1 are definitely one of these cases.
Gueye, André and Danilo Pereira are the right CDMs if you want to keep your back line safe. However, if you need more pace, we strongly suggest to try Kamara.
Gueye, André and Danilo Pereira are the right CDMs if you want to keep your back line safe. However, if you need more pace, we strongly suggest to try Kamara.
THE BEST FIFA 22 LIGUE 1 CENTRE MIDFIELDERS
A lot of games are decided in the midfield and not close to the goals. The players that play in these zones are the ones that should create chances and set the pace of the game.
Top 10
| 1 |   Marco Verratti |
| 2 |  Renato Sanches |
| 3 |  Georginio Wijnaldum |
| 4 |  Houssem Aouar |
| 5 |  Lucas Paquetá |
| 6 |  Rafinha |
| 7 |  Gerson |
| 8 |    Alexandr Golovin |
| 9 |  Seko Fofana |
| 10 | Aurélien Tchouaméni |
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Key Attributes
Centre midfielders are responsible for discovering lines that break the opponent’s defence. Their passing quality has to be really good so they can assist forwards.
Good dribbling skills allows the team to move forward, creating potential problems to the other team.
Good dribbling skills allows the team to move forward, creating potential problems to the other team.
Rating
| Marco Verratti | 87 |
| Georginio Wijnaldum | 84 |
| Houssem Aouar | 81 |
| Lucas Paquetá | 81 |
| Renato Sanches | 80 |
| Gerson | 80 |
| Rafinha | 80 |
| Téji Savanier | 80 |
| Alexandr Golovin | 79 |
| Aurélien Tchouaméni | 79 |
 Ander Herrera | 79 |
| Youssouf Fofana | 78 |
| Seko Fofana | 78 |
| Maxence Caqueret | 78 |
| Benjamin Bourigeaud | 78 |
| Fransérgio | 78 |
| Valentin Rongier | 77 |
| Cesc Fàbregas | 76 |
| Hicham Boudaoui | 75 |
| Yacine Adli | 75 |
 Cheick Doucouré | 75 |
| Jeff Reine-Adélaïde | 75 |
 Mario Lemina | 75 |
Passing
| 87 Marco Verratti | 87 |
| 80 Téji Savanier | 83 |
| 81 Houssem Aouar | 81 |
| 76 Cesc Fàbregas | 81 |
| 84 Georginio Wijnaldum | 80 |
| 80 Rafinha | 80 |
| 81 Lucas Paquetá | 79 |
| 80 Gerson | 79 |
| 79 Alexandr Golovin | 79 |
| 78 Benjamin Bourigeaud | 79 |
| 80 Renato Sanches | 77 |
| 79 Ander Herrera | 77 |
| 77 Valentin Rongier | 76 |
| 79 Aurélien Tchouaméni | 75 |
| 78 Fransérgio | 75 |
| 75 Yacine Adli | 75 |
| 78 Youssouf Fofana | 74 |
| 75 Mario Lemina | 73 |
| 78 Maxence Caqueret | 72 |
| 78 Seko Fofana | 72 |
| 75 Jeff Reine-Adélaïde | 72 |
| 75 Hicham Boudaoui | 71 |
| 75 Cheick Doucouré | 69 |
Dribbling
| 87 Marco Verratti | 91 |
| 84 Georginio Wijnaldum | 86 |
| 81 Houssem Aouar | 85 |
| 80 Rafinha | 84 |
| 80 Renato Sanches | 84 |
| 81 Lucas Paquetá | 83 |
| 79 Alexandr Golovin | 83 |
| 80 Téji Savanier | 82 |
| 78 Maxence Caqueret | 81 |
| 80 Gerson | 80 |
| 75 Jeff Reine-Adélaïde | 80 |
| 79 Ander Herrera | 79 |
| 75 Hicham Boudaoui | 79 |
| 78 Seko Fofana | 78 |
| 79 Aurélien Tchouaméni | 77 |
| 78 Benjamin Bourigeaud | 77 |
| 78 Youssouf Fofana | 77 |
| 77 Valentin Rongier | 77 |
| 75 Mario Lemina | 76 |
| 78 Fransérgio | 75 |
| 76 Cesc Fàbregas | 75 |
| 75 Cheick Doucouré | 75 |
| 75 Yacine Adli | 74 |
His outstanding dribbling and passing skills, makes Verratti one of the most important players of Ligue 1 midfield.
Renato Sanches is also an interesting player, especially if you love pace. Another good options is Wijnaldum, a very balanced midfielder able to defend and attack.
Renato Sanches is also an interesting player, especially if you love pace. Another good options is Wijnaldum, a very balanced midfielder able to defend and attack.
THE BEST FIFA 22 LIGUE 1 ATTACKING MIDFIELDERS
An attacking centre midfielder is responsible for creating chances to score. He should have a good dribbling, a decent passing, a high long shot stat and a great vision stat.
Top 10
| 1 | Alexis Claude-Maurice |
| 2 |   Julian Draxler |
| 3 | Florent Mollet |
| 4 |  Angelo Fulgini |
| 5 |  Lovro Majer |
| 6 |  Gaël Kakuta |
| 7 |  Ludovic Blas |
| 8 | Adrien Thomasson |
| 9 | Farid Boulaya |
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Key Attributes
A central attacking midfielders need to have good passing stats, so he can assist forwards. If he is a good dribbler, he can make all the difference when the team is attacking.
Rating
| Julian Draxler | 80 |
| Florent Mollet | 78 |
| Angelo Fulgini | 78 |
| Gaël Kakuta | 78 |
| Alexis Claude-Maurice | 77 |
| Ludovic Blas | 77 |
| Lovro Majer | 76 |
| Farid Boulaya | 76 |
| Adrien Thomasson | 76 |
Passing
| 80 Julian Draxler | 80 |
| 78 Florent Mollet | 78 |
| 76 Lovro Majer | 78 |
| 78 Gaël Kakuta | 76 |
| 76 Adrien Thomasson | 76 |
| 77 Alexis Claude-Maurice | 75 |
| 77 Ludovic Blas | 75 |
| 76 Farid Boulaya | 75 |
| 78 Angelo Fulgini | 74 |
Dribbling
| 78 Gaël Kakuta | 83 |
| 76 Lovro Majer | 83 |
| 80 Julian Draxler | 82 |
| 78 Angelo Fulgini | 81 |
| 77 Ludovic Blas | 81 |
| 78 Florent Mollet | 80 |
| 77 Alexis Claude-Maurice | 80 |
| 76 Farid Boulaya | 80 |
| 76 Adrien Thomasson | 77 |
We have a tie here. Draxler and Alexis Claude-Maurice are the two best attacking midfielders playing in France. The German player is better when has to decide what to do with the ball, but pace is always very important and Claude-Maurice is much more faster than the PSG midfielder.
Florent Mollet and Fulgini are the best alternatives.
Florent Mollet and Fulgini are the best alternatives.
THE BEST FIFA 22 LIGUE 1 RIGHT MIDFIELDERS
Wingers are usually responsible for giving game width in the attack.
Top 10
| 1 |  Lionel Messi |
| 2 |  Ángel Di María |
| 3 |  Gelson Martins |
| 4 |  Jonathan Ikoné |
| 5 |  Jérémy Doku |
| 6 |   Xherdan Shaqiri |
| 7 | Krépin Diatta |
| 8 |  Cengiz Ünder |
| 9 |  Tino Kadewere |
| 10 | Romain Faivre |
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Key Attributes
Pace is probably the biggest weapon of these players. They use it to escape opponents. However, to be fast isn’t enough to reach the opponent’s box. A good dribbling stat will help you to surpass the opponents’ players that appear on the way. When reaching the opponent’s box, the winger has to decide what to do. Normally, he decides to cross and that’s why it’s so important to have good passing stats.
Rating
| Lionel Messi | 93 |
| Ángel Di María | 87 |
| Jonathan Ikoné | 79 |
| Xherdan Shaqiri | 79 |
| Gelson Martins | 78 |
| Jérémy Doku | 77 |
| Calvin Stengs | 77 |
| Cengiz Ünder | 77 |
| Tino Kadewere | 77 |
| Krépin Diatta | 76 |
| Romain Faivre | 75 |
| Pierrick Capelle | 75 |
Passing
| 93 Lionel Messi | 91 |
| 87 Ángel Di María | 86 |
| 79 Xherdan Shaqiri | 80 |
| 77 Calvin Stengs | 75 |
| 75 Pierrick Capelle | 75 |
| 79 Jonathan Ikoné | 74 |
| 77 Cengiz Ünder | 73 |
| 75 Romain Faivre | 73 |
| 78 Gelson Martins | 70 |
| 77 Tino Kadewere | 69 |
| 77 Jérémy Doku | 67 |
| 76 Krépin Diatta | 66 |
Dribbling
| 93 Lionel Messi | 95 |
| 87 Ángel Di María | 87 |
| 79 Jonathan Ikoné | 83 |
| 78 Gelson Martins | 83 |
| 77 Jérémy Doku | 83 |
| 79 Xherdan Shaqiri | 81 |
| 77 Cengiz Ünder | 81 |
| 77 Calvin Stengs | 80 |
| 77 Tino Kadewere | 78 |
| 76 Krépin Diatta | 78 |
| 75 Romain Faivre | 78 |
| 75 Pierrick Capelle | 74 |
Pace
| 78 Gelson Martins | 93 |
| 76 Krépin Diatta | 93 |
| 77 Jérémy Doku | 92 |
| 79 Jonathan Ikoné | 89 |
| 93 Lionel Messi | 85 |
| 87 Ángel Di María | 83 |
| 77 Tino Kadewere | 83 |
| 77 Cengiz Ünder | 81 |
| 77 Calvin Stengs | 76 |
| 79 Xherdan Shaqiri | 75 |
| 75 Romain Faivre | 74 |
| 75 Pierrick Capelle | 67 |
This is an easy one. Messi is by far the best right midfielder playing in France. He has the best shooting, dribbling and passing stats.
If you cannot afford the most rated player of FUT 22, don’t worry. Di María is also an amazing player and, if you need someone even cheaper, give a try on Gelson Martins.
If you cannot afford the most rated player of FUT 22, don’t worry. Di María is also an amazing player and, if you need someone even cheaper, give a try on Gelson Martins.
THE BEST FIFA 22 LIGUE 1 LEFT MIDFIELDERS
The left wingers have exactly the same role as their team mates from the other side.
Top 10
| 1 |  Neymar Jr |
| 2 |  Jonathan Bamba |
| 3 |  Justin Kluivert |
| 4 |  Moses Simon |
| 5 | Karl Toko Ekambi |
| 6 |  Dimitri Payet |
| 7 |  Stephy Mavididi |
| 8 | Denis Bouanga |
| 9 | Sofiane Diop |
| 10 |   Arbër Zeneli |
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Key Attributes
Pace is probably the biggest weapon of these players. They use it to escape opponents. However, to be fast isn’t enough to reach the opponent’s box. A good dribbling stat will help you to surpass the opponents’ players that appear on the way. When reaching the opponent’s box, the winger has to decide what to do. Normally, he decides to cross and that’s why it’s so important to have good passing stats.
Rating
| Neymar Jr | 91 |
| Jonathan Bamba | 80 |
| Dimitri Payet | 80 |
| Karl Toko Ekambi | 78 |
| Sofiane Diop | 77 |
| Justin Kluivert | 76 |
| Denis Bouanga | 76 |
| Stephy Mavididi | 76 |
| Flavien Tait | 76 |
| Moses Simon | 75 |
 Amine Harit | 75 |
| Arbër Zeneli | 75 |
Passing
| 91 Neymar Jr | 86 |
| 80 Dimitri Payet | 83 |
| 80 Jonathan Bamba | 74 |
| 77 Sofiane Diop | 73 |
| 76 Flavien Tait | 73 |
| 78 Karl Toko Ekambi | 71 |
| 76 Denis Bouanga | 70 |
| 75 Arbër Zeneli | 70 |
| 75 Amine Harit | 69 |
| 76 Justin Kluivert | 67 |
| 76 Stephy Mavididi | 67 |
| 75 Moses Simon | 66 |
Dribbling
| 91 Neymar Jr | 94 |
| 80 Dimitri Payet | 82 |
| 80 Jonathan Bamba | 81 |
| 77 Sofiane Diop | 81 |
| 76 Justin Kluivert | 81 |
| 75 Amine Harit | 81 |
| 75 Arbër Zeneli | 80 |
| 75 Moses Simon | 79 |
| 76 Denis Bouanga | 78 |
| 78 Karl Toko Ekambi | 77 |
| 76 Flavien Tait | 77 |
| 76 Stephy Mavididi | 75 |
Pace
| 75 Moses Simon | 92 |
| 91 Neymar Jr | 91 |
| 80 Jonathan Bamba | 89 |
| 76 Justin Kluivert | 89 |
| 76 Stephy Mavididi | 89 |
| 78 Karl Toko Ekambi | 85 |
| 75 Arbër Zeneli | 81 |
| 76 Denis Bouanga | 80 |
| 75 Amine Harit | 79 |
| 77 Sofiane Diop | 76 |
| 76 Flavien Tait | 73 |
| 80 Dimitri Payet | 69 |
Neymar is obviously the best left winger of this league but you probably won’t have enough coins to buy him. No other LM/LW in this league has better shooting, passing and dribbling stats than him. If this is the case, Bamba and Kluivert are decent replacements.