This FM26 Best Players by Position guide for the winter update will list the highest rated players in each position. Commonly known as the winter update, this adds January transfers to the game and changes the ratings and potential of many players.Football Manager 2026 has been the most controversial entry to the series in some time with Steam having it on mostly negative reviews, with newer reviews staying mixed.
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*Note: The content in this article is accurate as of the time of writing and does not account for any future updates to the game*
FM26 Best Players by Position in Update 26.2
Goalkeeper
- Thibaut Courtois
- Alisson
- Gianluigi Donnarumma
- Jan Oblak
- Mike Maignan
- Gregor Kobel
- Unai Simon
- Diogo Costa
- David Raya
- Joan Garcia/Ederson
Left Back
- Nuno Mendes
- Alejandro Grimaldo
- Federico Dimarco
- Josko Gvardiol
- Alphonso Davies
- Jurrien Timber
- Riccardo Calafiori
- Lucas Hernandez
- Luke Shaw
- Piero Hincapie
Centre Back
- Virgil van Dijk
- William Saliba
- Gabriel
- Ruben Dias
- Marquinhos
- Marc Guehi
- Dayot Upamecano
- Alessandro Bastoni
- Willian Pacho
- John Stones
- Bremer
- Wesley Fofana
- Nico Schlotterbeck
- Josko Gvardiol
- Eder Militao
Right Back
- Joshua Kimmich
- Achraf Hakimi
- Reece James
- Jules Kounde
- Trent Alexander-Arnold
- Denzel Dumfries
- Jurrien Timber
- Matheus Nunes
- Marcos Llorente
- Ben White/Eric Garcia/Jeremie Frimpong
Defensive Midfield
- Declan Rice
- Rodri
- Vitinha
- Bruno Fernandes
- Bruno Guimaraes
- Enzo Fernandez
- Moises Caicedo
- Sandro Tonali
- Aurelien Tchouameni
- Luka Modric
Central Midfielder
- Declan Rice
- Joshua Kimmich
- Vitinha
- Pedri
- Martin Odegaard
- Jude Bellingham
- Bruno Fernandes
- Kevin de Bruyne
- Phil Foden
- Enzo Fernandez/Moises Caicedo/Sandro Tonali
Left Winger
- Kylian Mbappe
- Bukayo Saka
- Raphinha
- Vini Jr.
- Alexander Isak
- Luis Diaz
- Jeremy Doku
- Kvicha Kvaratskhelia
- Rodrygo
- Jamal Musiala
CAM
- Martin Odegaard
- Michael Olise
- Bruno Fernandes
- Cole Palmer
- Lionel Messi
- Kevin de Bruyne
- Florian Wirtz
- Phil Foden
- Scott McTominay
- Jamal Musiala/Bernardo Silva
Right Winger
- Ousmane Dembele
- Mo Salah
- Bukayo Saka
- Raphinha
- Michael Olise
- Lamine Yamal
- Cole Palmer
- Lionel Messi
- Rodrygo
- Dejan Kulusevski/Bernardo Silva/Nico Williams
Striker
- Kylian Mbappe
- Harry Kane
- Ousmane Dembele
- Erling Haaland
- Lionel Messi
- Julian Alvarez
- Lautaro Martinez
- Marcus Thuram
- Jeremy Doku
- Omar Marmoush
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