FIFA 22 Career Mode players whose real-life contracts expire in 2022, sorted by position, including goalkeepers Hugo Lloris and Samir Handanovic and free-transfer defender Thiago Silva.
- FIFA 22 Career Mode players start hunting for free agents as soon as January hits, ahead of real-life contracts expiring in 2022.
- Top goalkeepers with contracts expiring for 2022 include Hugo Lloris and Samir Handanovic.
- In defense, Thiago Silva and Niklas Sule are among the best players available on a free transfer for 2022.
If you're playing FIFA 22 Career Mode, January means the search begins. Which players have expiring contracts? Which goalkeepers' contracts are ending? Who are the best free strikers available? Who can I sign for free in midfield? The answer depends on which positions you need. So in today's article, we've put together the best players whose contracts — both in the game and in real life — expire next year (2022).
NOTE: Teams you don't manage in career mode may automatically extend these players' contracts during the season.
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Best Free-Agent Goalkeepers 2022
Here are the best goalkeepers you can sign on a free transfer to protect your goal from 2022 onward!
| Player | Age | OVR | POT | Team | Value | Wage | Level/Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
H. Lloris
|
34 | 87 | 87 |
 Tottenham Hotspur |
€13.5M | €125K | Very High | |
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S. Handanovič
|
36 | 85 | 85 |
 Inter |
€6M | €72K | Very High | |
|
A. Onana
|
25 | 83 | 86 |
 Ajax |
€37M | €19K | Above Average | |
|
Sergio Asenjo
|
32 | 82 | 82 |
 Villarreal CF |
€15M | €34K | Above Average | |
|
Ł. Fabiański
|
36 | 82 | 82 |
 West Ham United |
€3.4M | €43K | Above Average | |
|
David Soria
|
28 | 81 | 82 |
 Getafe CF |
€20.5M | €30K | Above Average | |
|
Adán
|
34 | 81 | 81 |
 Sporting CP |
€4.4M | €14K | Above Average | |
|
S. Sirigu
|
34 | 81 | 81 |
 Genoa |
€4.4M | €19K | Above Average | |
|
J. Pavlenka
|
29 | 80 | 82 |
 SV Werder Bremen |
€17.5M | €14K | Average | |
|
M. Perin
|
28 | 80 | 82 |
 Piemonte Calcio |
€18M | €64K | Average | |
|
A. Consigli
|
34 | 80 | 80 |
 Sassuolo |
€3.6M | €30K | Average | |
|
I. Akinfeev
|
35 | 80 | 80 |
 PFC CSKA Moscow |
€2.3M | €26K | Average | |
|
G. Ochoa
|
35 | 80 | 80 |
 Club América |
€2.3M | €27K | Average | |
|
T. Strakosha
|
26 | 79 | 82 |
 Latium FC |
€17.5M | €46K | Average | |
|
Edgar Badia
|
29 | 79 | 80 |
 Elche CF |
€13.5M | €20K | Average | |
|
N. Guzmán
|
35 | 79 | 79 |
 Tigres U.A.N.L. |
€1.9M | €26K | Average | |
|
D. Ospina
|
32 | 79 | 79 |
 Napoli |
€8.5M | €48K | Average | |
|
S. Romero
|
34 | 79 | 79 |
 Venezia FC |
€3M | €20K | Average | |
|
B. Costil
|
33 | 79 | 79 |
 Bordeaux |
€5.5M | €24K | Average | |
|
Z. Steffen
|
26 | 78 | 83 |
 Manchester City |
€16M | €78K | Average | |
|
S. Sosa
|
34 | 78 | 78 |
 Independiente |
€2.4M | €12K | Average | |
|
S. Ortega
|
28 | 78 | 80 |
 Arminia Bielefeld |
€12M | €22K | Average | |
|
C. Bravo
|
38 | 78 | 78 |
 Real Betis |
€1.6M | €13K | Retiring | |
|
B. Foster
|
38 | 78 | 78 |
 Watford |
€1.6M | €27K | Retiring | |
|
A. Talavera
|
38 | 78 | 78 |
 UNAM |
€1.6M | €8K | Retiring | |
|
Diego López
|
39 | 78 | 78 |
 Espanyol |
€1.6M | €10K | Retiring | |
|
Pepe Reina
|
38 | 78 | 78 |
Latium FC (Lazio) |
€1.6M | €27K | Retiring | |
|
S. Johnstone
|
28 | 77 | 80 |
 West Bromwich Albion |
€9.5M | €35K | Average | |
|
Guilherme
|
35 | 77 | 77 |
 Lokomotiv |
€1.2M | €22K | Retired | |
|
G. Mamardashvili
|
20 | 76 | 84 |
 Valencia CF |
€14M | €15K | Wonderkid | |
|
C. Acevedo
|
25 | 76 | 82 |
 Santos Laguna |
€9.5M | €15K | Average | |
|
M. Sportiello
|
29 | 76 | 76 |
 Atalanta |
€5M | €33K | Below Average | |
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M. Flekken
|
28 | 76 | 77 |
 Freiburg |
€6M | €21K | Below Average |
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Best Free-Agent Defenders 2022
The best centre-backs, right-backs and left-backs you can agree terms with in January 2022 and bring to your team for the summer transfer window!
| Name | Age | OVR | POT | Team | Value | Wage | Level | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Thiago Silva
|
36 | 85 | 85 |
 Chelsea |
€9.5M | €105K | Above Average | |
|
Felipe
|
32 | 84 | 84 |
 Atletico Madrid |
€27.5M | €74K | Above Average | |
|
M. Ginter
|
27 | 84 | 85 |
 Mönchengladbach |
€42.5M | €45K | Above Average | |
|
N. Süle
|
25 | 83 | 88 |
 Bayern Munchen |
€48M | €85K | Very High | |
|
A. Rüdiger
|
28 | 83 | 84 |
Chelsea |
€34.5M | €130K | Above Average | |
|
J. Cuadrado
|
33 | 83 | 83 |
Piemonte Calcio |
€19M | €95K | Above Average | |
|
Azpilicueta
|
31 | 83 | 83 |
Chelsea |
€25M | €125K | Above Average | |
|
A. Romagnoli
|
26 | 82 | 82 |
 AC Milan |
€29M | €49K | Above Average | |
|
J. Corona
|
28 | 82 | 82 |
 FC Porto |
€30.5M | €22K | Above Average | |
|
Raúl Albiol
|
35 | 82 | 82 |
Villarreal CF |
€8M | €30K | Retiring | |
|
Fernandinho
|
36 | 82 | 82 |
Manchester City |
€6M | €95K | Retiring | |
|
N. Mazraoui
|
23 | 81 | 86 |
Ajax |
€36.5M | €18K | Above Average | |
|
A. Christensen
|
25 | 81 | 85 |
Chelsea |
€32M | €100K | Above Average | |
|
J. Tarkowski
|
28 | 81 | 82 |
 Burnley |
€24.5M | €46K | Above Average | |
|
Sergi Roberto
|
29 | 81 | 81 |
 FC Barcelona |
€22.5M | €140K | Above Average | |
|
I. Perišić
|
32 | 81 | 81 |
Inter |
€20.5M | €105K | Above Average | |
|
José Fonte
|
37 | 81 | 81 |
 LOSC Lille |
€4.6M | €30K | Retiring | |
|
B. Kamara
|
21 | 80 | 86 |
 Olympique Marseille |
€31M | €30K | Above Average | |
|
D. Zakaria
|
24 | 80 | 86 |
Mönchengladbach |
€30.5M | €28K | Above Average | |
|
J. Denayer
|
26 | 80 | 83 |
 Olympique Lyon |
€24.5M | €64K | Above Average | |
|
Capa
|
29 | 80 | 80 |
 Athletic Bilbao |
€18.5M | €32K | Average | |
|
Z. Feddal
|
31 | 80 | 80 |
Sporting CP |
€14.5M | €17K | Average | |
|
Š. Vrsaljko
|
29 | 80 | 80 |
Atletico Madrid |
€18.5M | €56K | Average | |
|
S. Aurier
|
28 | 80 | 80 |
Villarreal CF |
€19M | €37K | Average | |
|
A. Ogbonna
|
33 | 80 | 80 |
West Ham United |
€10M | €70K | Average | |
|
Marcelo
|
33 | 80 | 80 |
 Real Madrid C.F |
€11M | €135K | Average | |
|
D. Wass
|
32 | 80 | 80 |
Valencia CF |
€16.5M | €42K | Average | |
|
Luiz Felipe
|
24 | 79 | 84 |
Latium FC |
€24M | €48K | Above Average | |
|
E. Bailly
|
27 | 79 | 80 |
 Manchester United |
€17.5M | €100K | Average | |
|
A. Marušić
|
28 | 79 | 79 |
Latium FC |
€16M | €59K | Average | |
|
C. Mbemba
|
26 | 79 | 82 |
FC Porto |
€20.5M | €16K | Average | |
|
Germán
|
34 | 79 | 79 |
 Granada |
€5.5M | €26K | Below Average | |
|
B. Mee
|
31 | 79 | 79 |
Burnley |
€12M | €39K | Average | |
|
Nacho Monreal
|
35 | 79 | 79 |
 Real Sociedad |
€5.5M | €24K | Retiring | |
|
J. Milner
|
35 | 79 | 79 |
 Liverpool |
€7M | €76K | Retiring | |
|
D. Zagadou
|
22 | 78 | 84 |
 Borussia Dortmund |
€20.5M | €42K | Average | |
|
Reinildo
|
27 | 78 | 79 |
LOSC Lille |
€15M | €34K | Average | |
|
R. Le Normand
|
24 | 78 | 83 |
Real Sociedad |
€19M | €26K | Average | |
|
F. Grillitsch
|
25 | 78 | 81 |
 TSG Hoffenheim |
€18.5M | €35K | Average | |
|
M. Friedrich
|
25 | 78 | 80 |
 Union Berlin |
€15.5M | €29K | Average | |
|
S. Gigot
|
27 | 78 | 80 |
 Spartak Moskova |
€15M | €51K | Average | |
|
C. Izquierdoz
|
32 | 78 | 78 |
 Boca Juniors |
€9M | €18K | Below Average | |
|
Emerson
|
26 | 78 | 79 |
Olympique Lyonnais |
€15M | €85K | Below Average | |
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Best Free-Agent Midfielders 2022
The best right midfielders, left midfielders, defensive midfielders, central midfielders and attacking midfielders you can add to your squad for free in FIFA 22 Career Mode!
| Name | Age | OVR | POT | Team | Value | Wage | Level | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
P. Pogba
|
28 | 87 | 87 |
Manchester United |
€79.5M | €220K | Superstar | |
|
L. Modrić
|
35 | 87 | 87 |
Real Madrid CF |
€32M | €190K | Very Good | |
|
David Silva
|
35 | 85 | 85 |
Real Sociedad |
€22M | €44K | Very Good | |
|
F. Kessié
|
24 | 84 | 86 |
AC Milan |
€49.5M | €51K | Very Good | |
|
M. Brozović
|
28 | 84 | 84 |
Inter |
€37M | €130K | Very Good | |
|
Fernando
|
33 | 84 | 84 |
 Sevilla FC |
€21M | €43K | Very Good | |
|
A. Witsel
|
32 | 83 | 83 |
Borussia Dortmund |
€24M | €72K | Good | |
|
Isco
|
29 | 82 | 82 |
Real Madrid CF |
€30M | €175K | Good | |
|
J. Corona
|
28 | 82 | 82 |
FC Porto |
€30.5M | €22K | Good | |
|
G. Bale
|
31 | 82 | 82 |
Real Madrid CF |
€25M | €170K | Good | |
|
Fernandinho
|
36 | 82 | 82 |
Manchester City |
€6M | €95K | Retiring | |
|
D. Machís
|
28 | 81 | 81 |
Granada CF |
€26M | €34K | Good | |
|
A. Vidal
|
34 | 81 | 81 |
Inter |
€12M | €105K | Good | |
|
I. Perišić
|
32 | 81 | 81 |
Inter |
€20.5M | €105K | Good | |
|
H. Herrera
|
31 | 81 | 81 |
Atlético de Madrid |
€21M | €63K | Good | |
|
Joaquín
|
39 | 81 | 81 |
Real Betis |
€8.5M | €23K | Retiring | |
|
B. Kamara
|
21 | 80 | 86 |
Olympique Marseille |
€31M | €30K | Very Good | |
|
D. Zakaria
|
24 | 80 | 86 |
Mönchengladbach |
€30.5M | €28K | Very Good | |
|
C. Tolisso
|
26 | 80 | 80 |
FC Bayern München |
€23M | €78K | Good | |
|
R. Freuler
|
29 | 80 | 80 |
Atalanta |
€20.5M | €58K | Good | |
|
E. Salvio
|
30 | 80 | 80 |
Boca Juniors |
€20.5M | €23K | Good | |
|
Lucas Leiva
|
34 | 80 | 80 |
Latium FC |
€7M | €60K | Average | |
|
D. Wass
|
32 | 80 | 80 |
Valencia CF |
€16.5M | €42K | Average | |
|
João Moutinho
|
34 | 80 | 80 |
 Wolverhampton |
€9.5M | €88K | Average | |
|
N. De la Cruz
|
24 | 79 | 84 |
 River Plate |
€26.5M | €19K | Good | |
|
E. Bardhi
|
25 | 79 | 80 |
 Levante |
€21M | €32K | Good | |
|
F. Bernardeschi
|
27 | 79 | 79 |
Piemonte Calcio |
€18.5M | €77K | Average | |
|
J. Lingard
|
28 | 79 | 79 |
Manchester United |
€17.5M | €115K | Average | |
|
Manu Trigueros
|
29 | 79 | 79 |
Villarreal CF |
€17M | €39K | Average | |
|
T. Stepanenko
|
31 | 79 | 79 |
 Shakhtar Donetsk |
€12.5M | €1K | Average | |
|
Cristian Tello
|
29 | 79 | 79 |
Real Betis |
€17M | €30K | Average | |
|
Montoro
|
33 | 79 | 79 |
Granada CF |
€8.5M | €26K | Below Average | |
|
José Callejón
|
34 | 79 | 79 |
 Fiorentina |
€8M | €58K | Below Average | |
|
G. Sigurðsson
|
31 | 79 | 79 |
 Everton |
€14.5M | €83K | Below Average |
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Best Free-Agent Forwards 2022
The best right wingers, left wingers, second strikers and strikers you can add to your squad without paying a transfer fee in FIFA 22 Career Mode!
| Name | Age | OVR | POT | Team | Value | Wage | Level | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
K. Mbappé
|
22 | 91 | 95 |
 Paris Saint-Germain |
€194M | €230K | Superstar | |
|
L. Suárez
|
34 | 88 | 88 |
Atlético de Madrid |
€44.5M | €135K | Excellent | |
|
P. Dybala
|
27 | 87 | 88 |
Piemonte Calcio |
€93M | €160K | Superstar | |
|
Á. Di María
|
33 | 87 | 87 |
Paris Saint-Germain |
€49.5M | €160K | Excellent | |
|
L. Insigne
|
30 | 86 | 86 |
Napoli |
€65.5M | €125K | Very Good | |
|
E. Cavani
|
34 | 85 | 85 |
Manchester United |
€26M | €190K | Very Good | |
|
F. Chiesa
|
23 | 84 | 90 |
Piemonte Calcio |
€66.5M | €81K | Excellent | |
|
J. Iličić
|
33 | 84 | 84 |
Atalanta |
€27M | €84K | Very Good | |
|
D. Mertens
|
34 | 84 | 84 |
Napoli |
€20.5M | €105K | Very Good | |
|
O. Dembélé
|
24 | 83 | 88 |
FC Barcelona |
€55M | €165K | Very Good | |
|
A. Kramarić
|
30 | 83 | 83 |
TSG Hoffenheim |
€35.5M | €59K | Very Good | |
|
Z. Ibrahimović
|
39 | 83 | 83 |
AC Milan |
€12.5M | €46K | Retiring. | |
|
A. Lacazette
|
30 | 82 | 82 |
 Arsenal |
€30M | €110K | Very Good | |
|
H. Mkhitaryan
|
32 | 82 | 82 |
 Roma |
€24M | €75K | Very Good | |
|
C. Vela
|
32 | 82 | 82 |
 Los Angeles FC |
€24M | €15K | Very Good | |
|
A. Belotti
|
27 | 81 | 82 |
 Torino F.C. |
€30M | €61K | Good | |
|
A. Januzaj
|
26 | 81 | 81 |
Real Sociedad |
€28M | €45K | Good | |
|
A. Milik
|
27 | 81 | 82 |
Marseille |
€30M | €81K | Good | |
|
B. Yılmaz
|
35 | 81 | 81 |
LOSC Lille |
€11M | €39K | Good | |
|
E. Zahavi
|
33 | 80 | 80 |
 PSV |
€13.5M | €26K | Good | |
|
M. Kruse
|
33 | 80 | 80 |
1. FC Union Berlin |
€13.5M | €42K | Good | |
|
Raúl García
|
34 | 80 | 80 |
Athletic Bilbao |
€10.5M | €36K | Average | |
|
G. Higuaín
|
33 | 80 | 80 |
 Inter Miami CF |
€13.5M | €13K | Average | |
|
J. Rodríguez
|
27 | 79 | 79 |
 Cruz Azul |
€19M | €75K | Average | |
|
Lucas Pérez
|
32 | 79 | 79 |
Elche CF |
€14M | €28K | Average | |
|
Y. El Arabi
|
34 | 79 | 79 |
 Olympiacos |
€8.5M | €2K | Average | |
|
L. Rodríguez
|
36 | 79 | 79 |
 Gimnasia La Plata |
€6M | €18K | Retiring | |
|
B. Gomis
|
35 | 79 | 79 |
 Al Hilal |
€7.5M | €38K | Average | |
|
F. Ribéry
|
38 | 79 | 79 |
 US Salernitana |
€6M | €41K | Retiring | |
|
A. Nwakaeme
|
32 | 78 | 78 |
 Trabzonspor |
€11M | €33K | Average | |
|
C. Pavón
|
25 | 78 | 81 |
Boca Juniors |
€18.5M | €20K | Average | |
|
F. Caputo
|
33 | 78 | 78 |
 Sampdoria |
€9M | €38K | Average | |
|
Falcao
|
35 | 78 | 78 |
 Rayo Vallecano |
€6M | €19K | Average | |
|
F. Quagliarella
|
38 | 78 | 78 |
Sampdoria |
€4.8M | €19K | Retiring | |
|
Negredo
|
35 | 78 | 78 |
 Cádiz CF |
€6M | €27K | Retiring | |
|
L. Suárez
|
23 | 77 | 86 |
Granada CF |
€23.5M | €23K | Average | |
|
J. Boga
|
24 | 77 | 83 |
Sassuolo |
€16.5M | €31K | Average | |
|
Dyego Sousa
|
31 | 77 | 77 |
 Almería |
€9M | €14K | Below Average |
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