Are you building a low-budget squad but you are not sure about which strikers and centre forwards you should buy? Take our suggestions of the best free strikers and centre forwards for FIFA 16 Career Mode.
How to choose the Best Free Strikers and Forwards
In this article, we will suggest the best free strikers and forwards for FIFA 16 Career Mode that you should be able to use in your club. Keep in mind that the best players for us may not be for you. It depends of your club, your other players, formation, transfer budget, wages budget, play style, preferences, etc…
To select the best players, we have mainly into consideration their stats, potential and age.
In our website we suggest strikers and forwards of three categories:
- Best of the Best
Ideal for unlimited wallets or for who wants the best.
- Best Deals
Decent strikers and forards that you can find at good prices or ending their contracts.
- Best Young
Young strikers and forwards with great growth. Potential future top players.
Best Deals in FIFA 16 Career Mode
Best Deal: ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC
Nationality: Sweden
Club (first season): Paris Saint Germain
Rating: 89
Potential (1): 89
Age: 33
Now that FIFA 16 is slower, Zlatan is really unstoppable. He will play only more one or two seasons but for free you can’t ask much more.
Best Alternative: FELIPE CAICEDO
Nationality: Ecuador
Club (first season): RCD Espanyol
Rating: 79
Potential (1): 83
Age: 27
Caicedo is a very strong player, useful in teams playing with a single striker. He is the one with biggest growth in this top 10.
Second Best Alternative: JONAS
Nationality: Brazil
Club (first season): SL Benfica
Rating: 82
Potential (1): 82
Age: 31
Benfica signed him for free and now it is your turn. In the meanwhile he reached an average of more than one goal per match.
#4: CLINT DEMPSEY
Nationality: USA
Club (first season): Sounders FC
Rating: 81
Potential (1): 81
Age: 32
This striker is a true legend in United States. Why don’t you invite him to join to your team to show all his skills?
#5: ALEXANDR KOKORIN
Nationality: Russia
Club (first season): Dinamo Moskva
Rating: 78
Potential (1): 82
Age: 24
He is the less popular player of this list but he doesn’t mean that he is not as good as they are. In fact, Kokorin is a great signing. He is fast, young and has a nice potential.
#6: JAVIER HERNÁNDEZ
Nationality: Mexico
Club (first season): Manchester Utd
Rating: 80
Potential (1): 80
Age: 27
Javier Hernández is not a physical player but he is fast and has a good shooting. He is young enough to play more 6 or 7 seasons.
#7: CHARLIE AUSTIN
Nationality: England
Club (first season): QPR
Rating: 77
Potential (1): 81
Age: 26
The most important thing to say about this player is that he is still in development. In one or two seasons he will be a very good striker for mid-table clubs.
#8: FERNANDO TORRES
Nationality: Spain
Club (first season): Atlético de Madrid
Rating: 79
Potential (1): 79
Age: 31
He will not become better than he is now, but his career is not finished yet. Will be you to give him a chance to prove it?
#9: EMMANUEL ADEBAYOR
Nationality: Togo
Club (first season): Tottenham Spurs (Free agent)
Rating: 79
Potential (1): 79
Age: 31
He was released from his contract by mutual agreement. However, in career mode he is in Spurs. For you it doesn’t matter because you can sign him for free.
#10: PABLO DANIEL OSVALDO
Nationality: Italy
Club (first season): FC Porto
Rating: 78
Potential (1): 78
Age: 29
Osvaldo is a very balanced striker. Take a look to how his first season is going and, if you like it, offer him a contract in January.
BEST DEALS
1. Zlatan Ibrahimovic
2. Felipe Caicedo
3. Jonas
4. Clint Dempsey
5. Alexandr Kokorin
6. Javier Hernández
7. Charlie Austin
8. Fernando Torres
9. Emmanuel Adebayor
10. Pablo Daniel Osvaldo
If you want to check the best free players for other positions, just click over it:
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Notes:
(1) Potential is an average of estimated rating a player can reach. It doesn’t mean that you will reach that overall nor that you won’t overcome it.
How are you supposed to get them for free??
They are all in their last year of contract
An off topic question. If you have just started a career mode with Manchester city for example, who have $108 million transfer budget. Will the financial takeover increase it? Also how long does it take for the financial takeover to take effect?
We haven’t tried yet on FIFA 16. Anyone here can help us?
When you use a financial takeover, It’s gonna go to your 1st CM. I don’t know how many days is it gonna take (in FIFA 15, it took me 3 days in game)
In career mode does the young players (below 20 age) height increases and skill moves/weak foot gets upgraded?
Ea doesn’t really care about career mode, but if they did than they could make it into such a good game…. Like upgrading stadium, videos, interviews videos, changing your kit every year etc. If only they cared!
Unfortunately it is not usual. It already happened but it is very rare.
You forgot Pato…
In adebayor you say:For you it doesn’t matter because you can signing him for free.I think you should say sign instead of signing
Can you do the best teams for career mode?
They depend of many factors. You can see the budget list here. We will try to see if there is a way to rating the CM teams.
Fixed. Thank you very much.
Hi i was wondering if you can help me fix my line up
I play the 4-3-3 formation
Gk-De gea and or bravo
Cb- thiago silva and felipe luiz
Rb-dani alves
Lb-marcelo
Cdm-Sergio buskets
Cm-sergi roberto (r) and iniesta(l)
Lw-neymar or ronaldo
Rw-messi or cristian tello
And as St-hernandez and or lewandoski
Sorry i also forgot i play
El sharrawy and william as wingers
Hi.
Assuming that you have a good budget, our suggestion is to buy Varane and James. That’s all what you need.
reagrds
ive started an arsenal career mode and heres my line up:
(4-2-2-2)
GK: CECH
RB: DANILO
CB: KOSCIELNY AND CACERES
LB: ALABA
CDM: POGBA AND MATUIDI
CAM: OZIL AND CARZOLA
ST: ALEXIS AND lacazette
room for improvement??????????
IM Loooking to maybe replace lacazette
i have changed it a bit now instead of carzola i have isco and ignore my comment below i accidently posted twice sorry
It is better now.
Buy a younger keeper and a top CB.
Griezmann can be the best replacement for Lacazette