Recommended Players in FIFA 12
[edit] Goalkeepers:
Name: J.Smith
Overall: 77
Position: GK
Age: 27
Team: Free Agents
Cost: Free
Description: The arena GK, great for lower lague sides.
Name: Marc-Andrè ter Stegen
Overall: 75
Position: GK
Age: 19
Team: Borussia M’gladbach
Cost: £11m
Description: One of those players who seem to play above his stats, even though those stats are ver good, sometimes excedes his potenital overall
"'Name:"' Nicola Leali
"'Overall:"'67
"'Position:"'GK
"'Age:"'18
"'Team:"'Brescia
"'Cost:"'8m
"'Description:"' Good goalie with the potential to reach 88. Highly recommended.
[edit] Right Backs:
Name: Gregory Van der Wiel
Overall: 78
Position: RB
Age: 23
Team: Ajax
Cost: £11m
Description: Gets very fast after a few seasons, can play anywhere down the right hand side.
Name: Kyle Walker
Overall: 76
Position: RB
Age: 21
Team: Tottnham
Cost: £16m
Description: Is quite expensive compared to other RBs in the game but his stats are exceptional and only get batter, very fast and strong with good stamina
[edit] Left Backs:
Name: Domineco Criscito
Overall: 81
Position: LB
Age: 24
Team: Zenit
Cost: £22m
Description: Can only buy in season two but is very fast and has great crossing stats, can play anywhere down the left.
[edit] Centre Backs:
Name: Angelo Ogbonna
Overall: 75
Position: CB
Age: 23
Team: Torino
Cost: £15m
Description: Improves to 87 overall with 97 stength, absolute tank
Name: Thiago Silva
Overall: 85
Position: CB
Age: 25
Team: Milan
Cost: £20m+
Description: Best CB in the game, has very good defensive stats but his sprint speed puts him another league from others
[edit] Right Midfield:
Name: David Beckham
Overall: 78
Position: CM/RM
Age: 36
Team: LA Galaxy
Cost: £2 million
Description: Epic player
Name: Nathan Redmond
Overall: 64
Position: RM
Age: 17
Team: Birmingham
Cost: £2m
Description: Quick little guy, develops 5* skill moves but is great value
Name:Alex Oxlaide-Chamberlain
Overall: 74 (after Winter update)
Position: RM/CAM
Age: 19
Team: Arsenal
Cost: Around £10M
Description: Tricky young winger with bags of potential.
[edit] Left Midfield:
Name: Zoran Tosic
Overall: 77
Position: LW
Age: 24
Team: CSKA Moscow
Cost: £8 million+
Description: Speedy and tricky winger who will cause defence problems
Name: Royston Drenthe
Overall: 73
Position: LM
Age: 24
Team: Real Madrid
Cost: £11 million
Description: Amazing stats like speed, agility, balance, acceleration, etc, but has poor stamina
Name: Vladmir Bystrov
Overall: 79
Position: LW
Age: 27
Team: Zenit
Cost: £12m
Description: Really fast good shots and generally a great player!
Name: Myles Weston
Overall: 61
Position: LW
Age: 23
Team: Brentford
Cost: £230g
Description: Grows to 65 and already starts off as a speedster great left foot scored and assisted alot for my huddersfield team
Name: Matty Etherington
Overall: 80
Position: LM
Age: 29
Team: Stoke City
Cost: £10 million
Description: Speedy and tricky winger with great dribbling as well as crossing
[edit] Central Midfield:
Name: Ravel Morrison
Overall: 57
Position: CAM
Age: 18
Team: Manchester United
Cost: £1 million (approx.)
Description: Has the potential to become a star player in career mode. Ravel is a excellent choice for a lower league team
Name: Thiago
Overall: 79
Position: CAM
Age: 20
Team: Barcelona
Cost: £19 million
Description: Great little player, scores lots of goals and he look to have loads of potential as well
Name: Rafael van der Vaart
Overall: 87
Position: CAM
Age: 28
Team: Tottenham
Cost: £20 million+
Description: Has been such a revelation in my tottenham team, he is just the perfect player to use
Name: Lucas
Overall: 82
Position: CAM
Age: 18
Team: Sao Paolo
Cost: £40m
Description: Improves to 88/89 overall with 99 speed and 5* skill moves
Name: Moussa Sissoko
Overall: 77
Position: CM
Age: 21
Team: Tolouse
Cost: £12m ish
Description: Has potential of about 83 but has incredible stats by season 4 and 5, definately a star player for most PL teams
Name: Sven Bender
Overall: 79
Position: CDM
Age: 21
Team: Dortmund
Cost: £13m
Description: Potential not sky high but develops 99 slide and stand tackle so can play at CB as well
Name: Stephan El-Shaawary
Overall: 73
Position: CAM
Age: 18
Team: Milan
Cost: £12m
Description: Absolute bargain, 5* skill moves and develops 5* weak foot, high potential as well
Name: Josh McEarchran
Overall: 71
Position: CM
Age: 18
Team: Chelsea
Cost: £5.5m
Description: Has a high potential of 85 and is available for loan in the forst season and is pretty easy to buy as Chelsea never play him.
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Name: Neymar
Overall: 83
Position: CF
Age: 18
Team: Santos
Cost: £40.5m
Description: Improves to be one of the best forwards in the game although he lacks in stamina, he produces more goals later in the game with his speed. But be ware he is not the cheapest.
Name: Gabby Agbonlahor
Overall: 75
Position: ST
Age: 24
Team: Aston Villa
Cost: £5.5m
Description: Improves to 81 but has 99 stength, 94 shot power and 87 sprint speed, excellent for a back up striker for big teams and starting striker for smaller teams
Name: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Overall: 81
Position: ST
Age: 22
Team: St. Etienne
Cost: £10 million+
Description: 99 Speed, Great finisher, 24 goals in 28 games for Arsenal
Name: Luuk de Jong
Overall: 76
Position: ST
Age: 20
Team: FC Twente
Cost: £4-5 million.
Description: A tall, target-man like striker capable of scoring anywhere around the box. Develops into the mid 80's, and can easily reach 85 and surpass it if given regular games.
Name: Tarik Elyounoussi
Overall: 74
Position: ST/LW/RW
Age: 23
Team: Fredrikstad FK
Cost: $6-7 million US
Description: Smart striker with amazing physical stats, with a sprint speed of 90 and stamina of 88, plus great ball control (77) and a potential of 77. He is versatile and a great choice as a backup or 3rd forward for second-tier EPL teams like Everton, Aston Villa, or Newcastle, or great as a starter for 3.5 star teams like West Ham United.
Name: Ross Mccormack
Overall: 70
Position: ST
Age: 26 I think
Team: Leeds
Cost: 2-3m
Description: Class player for mid-table to lower league top division sides
Name: Emmanuel Emineke
Overall: 75
Position: ST
Age: 24
Team: Spartak
Cost: £7m
Description: Improves to 81 but has 99 stength, 94 shot power and 87 sprint speed, excellent for a back up striker for big teams and starting striker for smaller teams
Name: Daniel Larsson
Overall: 66
Position: ST
Age: 24
Team: Malmo FF
Cost: <£1m
Description: Pacey as hell, good enough for any Championship team and a decent Premier League team.
Name: Seydou Doumbia
Overall: 82
Position: ST
Age: 23
Team: CSKA
Cost: £20m+
Description: Has some superb physical stats like Sprint Speed and can finish well. Has a potential of 86
Name: Steve Kabba
Overall: 62
Position: ST
Age: 30
Team: Barnet
Cost: 200-400k
Description: Superb for any team outside the Premier League in England
Name: Rickie Lambert
Overall: 72
Position: ST
Age: 29
Team: Southampton
Cost: 3m
Description: He can't be bad if he is firing goals in for my Liverpool side surely, superb finishing and has lots of good traits for a football league player
Name: Johnny Russell
Overall:70
Position: ST
Age: 21
Team: Dundee United
Cost: ~3m
Description: Fastest Striker ive seen, good positioning + shooting
Name: Diego Forlan
Overall: 84
Position: ST
Age: Low 30's.
Team: Inter Milan
Cost: 8-15m
Description: *One of the best strikers on the game to use, he has an amazing shot on him
Name: Bernie Ibini-Isei
Overall: 64
Position: ST
Age: 20ish.
Team: Central Coast (Australia)
Cost: 1.8m
Description: *Absolute rapid, plays well above stats
Name: Welliton
Overall: 83
Position: ST
Age: 27.
Team: Spartak Moscow
Cost: 23m
Description: *Fast, agile and strong, develops even more to reach 98 on speed and acceleration