Best Central Midfielders

Top-rated central midfielders (CM, RCM, LCM) — FIFA 11

FIFA 12 FIFA 11 FIFA 10

#PlayerOVRGrowth

Xavier Hernández Creus87+3

Francesc Fabregas86+5

Michaël Essien85+4

Xabier Alonso Olano85+2

Bastian Schweinsteiger85+2

Michael Ballack84+2

Andrea Pirlo82+7

Paul Scholes82+6

José Roberto da Silva Junior82+4

Lucho González82+4

Darren Fletcher82+3

Mikel Arteta Amatriain82+2

James Milner81+6

Michael Carrick81+5

Éver Banega81+5

David Pizarro81+3

Riccardo Montolivo80+8

João Filipe Iria Santos Moutinho80+7

Claudio Marchisio80+7

Juan Sebastián Verón80+6

Dejan Stanković80+5

Thiago Motta80+5

Emre Belözoglu80+4

Stiliyan Petrov80+4

Kim Källström80+4

Raúl José Trindade Meireles80+4

Marcos Antonio Senna da Silva80+3

Tom Huddlestone80+2

Anderson Luis De Souza79+11

Ibrahim Afellay79+9

Mathieu Flamini79+7

Abou Diaby79+7

Efraín Juárez79+7

Denilson Pereira Neves79+7

Anderson Hernanes de Carvalho Viana Lima79+7

Nuri Sahin79+6

Rúben Micael Freitas da Ressureição79+6

Ramires Santos do Nascimento79+5

Steven Davis79+2

Alberto Aquilani78+10

Fernando Gago78+9

Yohan Cabaye78+9

Anderson Luis de Abreu Oliveira78+9

Simone Perrotta78+7

Sulley Muntari78+7

Gaetano D'Agostino78+6

Ivan Rakitić78+6

Kevin-Prince Boateng78+6

Lucas Pezzini Leiva78+6

Tiago Cardoso Mendes78+5

#	Player	Position	Nation	Team	OVR	POT	Growth
1	Xavier Hernández Creus	CM	Spain	FC Barcelona	87	90	+3
2	Francesc Fabregas	CM	Spain	Arsenal	86	91	+5
3	Michaël Essien	CM	Ghana	Chelsea	85	89	+4
4	Xabier Alonso Olano	CM	Spain	Real Madrid	85	87	+2
5	Bastian Schweinsteiger	CM	Germany	Bayern München	85	87	+2
6	Michael Ballack	CM	Germany	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	84	86	+2
7	Andrea Pirlo	CM	Italy	Milan	82	89	+7
8	Paul Scholes	CM	England	Manchester United	82	88	+6
9	José Roberto da Silva Junior	CM	Brazil	Hamburger SV	82	86	+4
10	Lucho González	CM	Argentina	Olympique de Marseille	82	86	+4
11	Darren Fletcher	CM	Scotland	Manchester United	82	85	+3
12	Mikel Arteta Amatriain	CM	Spain	Everton	82	84	+2
13	James Milner	CM	England	Manchester City	81	87	+6
14	Michael Carrick	CM	England	Manchester United	81	86	+5
15	Éver Banega	CM	Argentina	Valencia CF	81	86	+5
16	David Pizarro	CM	Chile	Roma	81	84	+3
17	Riccardo Montolivo	CM	Italy	Fiorentina	80	88	+8
18	João Filipe Iria Santos Moutinho	CM	Portugal	FC Porto	80	87	+7
19	Claudio Marchisio	CM	Italy	Juventus	80	87	+7
20	Juan Sebastián Verón	CM	Argentina	Argentina	80	86	+6
21	Dejan Stanković	CM	Serbia	Inter	80	85	+5
22	Thiago Motta	CM	Brazil	Inter	80	85	+5
23	Emre Belözoglu	CM	Türkiye	Fenerbahçe SK	80	84	+4
24	Stiliyan Petrov	CM	Bulgaria	Aston Villa	80	84	+4
25	Kim Källström	CM	Sweden	Olympique Lyonnais	80	84	+4
26	Raúl José Trindade Meireles	CM	Portugal	Liverpool	80	84	+4
27	Marcos Antonio Senna da Silva	CM	Spain	Villarreal CF	80	83	+3
28	Tom Huddlestone	CM	England	Tottenham Hotspur	80	82	+2
29	Anderson Luis De Souza	CM	Portugal	Fluminense	79	90	+11
30	Ibrahim Afellay	CM	Netherlands	PSV	79	88	+9
31	Mathieu Flamini	CM	France	Milan	79	86	+7
32	Abou Diaby	CM	France	Arsenal	79	86	+7
33	Efraín Juárez	CM	Mexico	Celtic	79	86	+7
34	Denilson Pereira Neves	CM	Brazil	Arsenal	79	86	+7
35	Anderson Hernanes de Carvalho Viana Lima	CM	Brazil	Lazio	79	86	+7
36	Nuri Sahin	CM	Türkiye	Borussia Dortmund	79	85	+6
37	Rúben Micael Freitas da Ressureição	CM	Portugal	FC Porto	79	85	+6
38	Ramires Santos do Nascimento	CM	Brazil	Chelsea	79	84	+5
39	Steven Davis	CM	Northern Ireland	Rangers	79	81	+2
40	Alberto Aquilani	CM	Italy	Juventus	78	88	+10
41	Fernando Gago	CM	Argentina	Real Madrid	78	87	+9
42	Yohan Cabaye	CM	France	LOSC Lille Métropole	78	87	+9
43	Anderson Luis de Abreu Oliveira	CM	Brazil	Manchester United	78	87	+9
44	Simone Perrotta	CM	Italy	Roma	78	85	+7
45	Sulley Muntari	CM	Ghana	Inter	78	85	+7
46	Gaetano D'Agostino	CM	Italy	Fiorentina	78	84	+6
47	Ivan Rakitić	CM	Croatia	FC Schalke 04	78	84	+6
48	Kevin-Prince Boateng	CM	Ghana	Milan	78	84	+6
49	Lucas Pezzini Leiva	CM	Brazil	Liverpool	78	84	+6
50	Tiago Cardoso Mendes	CM	Portugal	Atlético de Madrid	78	83	+5