FIFA Career Mode provides an excellent managerial opportunity where you can raise your team from a struggling position to glory. As you may already know, building your ultimate fantasy team in FIFA’s Career Mode is mostly about young stars that will light up your team in a few years.
Since FIFA’s sweet spot is scoring goals, you want to ascertain that your team is set for the offense. You also want your strikers young, affordable, and packed with potential.
This article lists some of the top strikers in career mode, followed by a few more that are more affordable but just as promising. We will only be listing players that are not older than 25 years old and that have a POT of at least 84.
Best Strikers by POT
FIFA’s Career Mode offers such a wide variety of talent that even narrowing down the list of potential purchases might often seem like a rigorous task. And while it’s important to have young future stars whose full potential you can utilize in the following years, your team needs stars here and now. To narrow down the options for you, we’re bringing our top picks to the table.
1. Kylian Mbappé
Player Summary
- Club: Paris Saint-Germain
- Age: 22
- Current Overall: 91
- Potential Overall: 95
- Value: £174.5m
If you are looking for a young player who will instantly change your goal-scoring fortunes, then Kylian Mbappé is your golden goose. The PSG point-man will cost in upwards of £170m. However, he is worth every pound, and at just 22 years of age, he is sure to give you value for money for many years to come.
Kylian Mbappé tops the charts among the top-rated strikers in FIFA 22 due to his exemplary 5-star skills. He is also exceptional with both feet — his 4-star weak foot complements his lethal right foot — giving you an 88-rated shooting. This speed star has a dribbling of 92, which he effortlessly exhibits even at his crazy 97-rated pace.
If you have the money, you wouldn’t want Mbappé to miss out on your FIFA 22 squad considering his current OVR of 91 and a POT of 95.
2. Erling Haaland
Player Summary
- Club: Borussia Dortmund
- Age: 21
- Current Overall: 88
- Potential Overall: 93
- Value: £128m
If you’re in the market for a striker, not many names will interest you more than that of Erling Haaland, the Borussia Dortmund wonder kid. Haaland is a beast in front of the goal, and that scoring prowess doesn’t come cheaply. To price the striker away from Dortmund, you’ll have to cough up £128m.
The FIFA Career Mode allows you to build up your players, and with the likes of Haaland in your ranks, you’ll need little effort to get him from his current OVR of 88 to a POT of 93. Even with his OVR of 88, the powerful young striker will deliver with his electric pace of 89, shooting of 92 and finishing of 94. Besides, his tall and strong legs make him excellent at long-range shots, rated at 87.
3. João Félix
Player Summary
- Club: Atlético de Madrid
- Age: 21
- Current Overall: 88
- Potential Overall: 91
- Value: £74m
With the FIFA 2022 transfer market pricing 90+ rated players quite expensively, you’ll find Joao Felix a gift based on his current stats and high potential. Currently Atletico’s most prized asset, getting him into your squad will ‘only’ cost you around £74m. With that fee, you’ll get a young versatile striker with an OVR of 83 who can play both as a ST and a CF.
At only 21 years of age, Joao Felix is said to be the next golden boy at his current club and will surely command some respect on the world stage once he gets to his POT of 91. You’ll definitely want him before then.
Affordable Strikers with High POT
FIFA’s Ultimate Team mode can eventually get monotonous, and the high cost of the best players in career mode may be a turn-off for some. As a result, most sports fanatics looking for strategic games often opt for FIFA alternatives, such as the popular Football Manager, or they transfer their focus into other niches, which allow them to improve their strategic thinking through various tactics like card counting.
That said, you can always navigate the transfer market beginning with the following promising players, which are well worth the money. Currently rising stars, these players have the potential to reach a very high rating in the future.
1. Youssoufa Moukoko
If you can’t price away Erling Haaland from Borussia Dortmund due to his hefty price tag, Youssoufa Moukoko might be worth a try. This young star is already rated 69 despite being only 17 years old. The 69 rating is primarily due to his 84-rated pace and a rating of 74 for finishing.
With an overall skill rating of 4 stars, which also goes for his weak foot, Youssoufa is a sure raw talent. Adding him to your squad for only £3.45m will be a good investment as he approaches his POT of 89!
2. Dane Scarlett
Raiding the English side Tottenham Hotspur of its promising Dane Scarlet would be considered a worthy investment. At only 17, Scarlett is already popping up on many scouts’ reports, which means he has all the qualities of a good striker.
Although not an outright first choice with his current OVR of 64, you’ll need to give him regular playing time if he is to rise to his POT of 86. Some of the strong attributes you can expect him to be exceptional at include shooting, dribbling, and jumping, currently rated at 63, 62 and 76, respectively. Tottenham are willing to let Dane go for as little as £1.55m.
3. Adam Hlozek
FIFA 22 Career Mode is the best place to test your managerial skills. And what better way to do that than by picking promising youngsters and nurturing their predatory skills in front of the goal?
If you’re on a budget and still want players you can slot into your first team lineup, then Sparta Praha’s Adam Hlozek is a necessary sign-up. Currently rated 77, Hlozek can still deliver goals, with his shooting of 73 being above average. Because of his height, this guy will create problems for most defenses.
With a POT of 87, Hlozek is valued at £19m, but you may have to cough up more as Slavia Praha will need some convincing to release him.
Conclusion
They say good defenses win you titles, but if you’re playing the FIFA series, you’ll realize that a good defense counts for nothing if you don’t have a forward line capable of converting chances. If you’re managing one of those big-money clubs, getting top talents such as Haaland, Mbappé or Felix will not be a problem. However, if you manage a midtable side, Dane Scarlett, Adam Hlozek and Yousouffa Moukoko should help bolster your squad without breaking the bank.
Grab any of these young talents and watch your FIFA 22 team excel.