Football Manager 2020 is out and Sports Interactive has spoiled us with 116 playable leagues. There are over 500,000 players in FM20 when you start a new career. Today we only talk about the best of the best.

We bring you a list of the best 15 players in Football Manager 2020:

15. Robert Lewandowski

• Position Striker
• Age 30
• Current Ability 175

Robert Lewandowski is one of the world’s global superstars. He’s a legendary striker in FM20. He played 407 games for 5 teams in his career. He scored 270 goals in that time and he doesn’t seem to be slowing down. At the age of 30 years, he still has a few seasons to play at the highest level.

• Great finisher
• Athletic player with high stamina
• A very consistent player who doesn’t get injured often

14. Manuel Neuer

• Position Goalkeeper
• Age 33
• Current Ability 176

Dubbed as the world’s best goalkeeper for years, Manuel Neuer is still the number 1 goalkeeper in FC Bayern even at 33 years of age. He is the best goalkeeper in FM20 based on ability. Even though he has only 2 years left on his contract, we don’t see him retiring at the age of 35. He’ll probably sign a contract extension.

• High accuracy of throwing
• Relishes big matches
• A very composed player who is also very consistent

13. Sadio Mané

• Position Attacking Midfielder (Left, Right), Striker
• Age 27
• Current Ability 177

Sadio Mané is a world-class winger. He is one of the reasons the current Champions of Europe are Liverpool. He is widely considered one of the best players in the world in season 2018/2019. That’s the reason he has such a high rating and is one of the best players in Football Manager.

• Explosive player - high pace and acceleration
• Very adaptable player to living in another country
• An ambitious player who loves big matches and is fairly consistent

12. Harry Kane

• Position Striker
• Age 25
• Current Ability 177

Harry Kane is a world-class striker playing for Tottenham and he’s the current England captain. He’s a very determined and ambitious player who can still improve a little bit. Kane is a true professional who handles himself really well on and off the field. His loyalty is also really high as he had the chance to join bigger clubs but he decided to stick with Tottenham.

• Great finishing and composure
• Amazing penalty-taking
• Very consistent player

11. Virgil van Dijk

• Position Central Defender
• Age 27
• Current Ability 178

Virgil van Dijk was one of the three Ballon d'Or finalists. He had the best season of his career in 2018/2019 and no wonder he is one of the best players in Football Manager. He is also the only central defender on this list. Liverpool wouldn’t be the same without him.

• Dominant in the air - Tall, High jumping reach and great heading
• Very consistent player
• Great physical attributes

10. Mohamed Salah

• Position Attacking Midfielder Right, Striker
• Age 27
• Current Ability 178

Mohamed Salah is another Liverpool player who is on the list of the best FM20 players. Alongside van Dijk and Mane, he is the main reason for the success Liverpool had in the last season. In 2018/2019 he played a total of 52 games where he scored 27 times and assisted 13 times. Amazing statistics that were almost as good as those from 2017/2018 landed him a place in the top 15 players of Football Manager 2020.

• Explosive player - high pace and acceleration
• Great dribbling and finishing
• A true professional who is very ambitious and consistent

9. Sergio Agüero

• Position Striker
• Age 31
• Current Ability 178

Sergio Agüero another global football superstar. This is his 9th season in Manchester City where he established himself as one of the best strikers in the world. In a total of 467 games played in his career, this man scored 260 goals. He’s a striker any manager in the world would love to have in his team.

• He’s a real live-wire with the ball at his feet - amazing balance
• Great dribbling and finishing skills
• Very consistent and ambitious players who relishes important matches

8. Antoine Griezmann

• Position Attacking Midfielder (Left, Center), Striker
• Age 28
• Current Ability 179

Antoine Griezmann is a World Cup winner with France who currently plays for Barcelona. He is recognized worldwide and achieved several individual awards like the French Player of the Year, Spanish League Player of the Year, Best Player in Europe Runner Up, World Golden Ball third place on two occasions and many others.

• A very technical player with a great first touch
• Great off the ball and vision skills
• Fairly consistent player

7. Luis Suárez

• Position Striker
• Age 32
• Current Ability 180

Luis Suárez is one of the most famous football players of all time, sometimes for good, sometimes for bad reasons. Although he is known to be a dirty player on the pitch, nobody can deny his goal-scoring talent. Overall in 5 clubs he played a total of 439 games and scored an amazing 301 goal. Only a few players in history have done better.

• Goalscoring machine - great finishing and composure
• Amazing mental attributes
• A very ambitious, consistent and determined player who can be dirty at times

6. Kylian Mbappé

• Position Striker, Attacking Midfielder (Right, Left)
• Age 20
• Current Ability 181

Kylian Mbappé is only 20 years old and he is already on this list. He is by far the youngest player out of all the best Football Manager 2020 players. He is still a wonderkid even though he is an accomplished player already. After some time he becomes the best player in the game.

• Explosive player - maximum possible pace and acceleration
• Great goal-scoring attributes
• A very ambitious player who is also consistent and relishes important matches

5. Eden Hazard

• Position Attacking Midfielder Left
• Age 28
• Current Ability 181

Eden Hazard is a world-class winger who made his name playing for LOSC and Chelsea. He signed for Real Madrid in 2019 for $110M. The whole world knows who Hazard is and is eagerly awaiting to see him come to form in Real Madrid and show everything he is capable of.

• Maximum rating in agility and dribbling
• Great goal scoring and penalty-taking ability
• He’s fairly consistent and enjoys playing big games

4. Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior

• Position Attacking Midfielder Left
• Age 27
• Current Ability 185

Neymar is another world-class winger on this list. He made his name playing for Santos and Barcelona. In 2017 he signed for PSG for a world-record fee of $251M. He won everything that could be won with Barcelona and many individual awards as well. His decision to seek a new challenge in PSG might not be the best, but he still holds the world record transfer fee and might do so for quite some time. In 263 games that he played for 3 clubs, he scored 156 goals.

• Amazing dribbling, agility, pace, and acceleration
• A very adaptable player who can play in any country
• A very determined and ambitious player who is also very consistent

3. Kevin De Bruyne

• Position Midfielder / Attacking Midfielder Centre
• Age 27
• Current Ability 188

Kevin De Bruyne is of the world's top talents since joining Manchester City from German club Wolfsburg. After having some injuries last season, De Bruyne is back to his form and is the leading player with most assists in the English Premier League. His ability to create chances has been transferred over to Football Manager and you can expect great things from this player.

• Extremely intelligent player
• Amazing ability to spot a pass and create chances
• Very ambitious and consistent performer

2. Cristiano Ronaldo Aveiro

• Position Striker, Attacking Midfielder Left
• Age 34
• Current Ability 195

Cristiano Ronaldo Aveiro is a true icon of our generation. Unparalleled determination and ambition of this player made him the global superstar he is today.

In 825 games of his career, he scored a total of 612 goals. Those stats leave us speechless.

Even at the age of 34, he is at the top of the football world and he doesn’t seem to be slowing down. He has a contract until 2022 with Juventus and we don’t see him retiring even at 37 years old. He’ll probably go back to a club in his home country, Portugal.

• A legendary striker who is a goal-scoring machine
• Maximum penalty-taking attribute
• Dominant in the air
• Determination, ambition, professionalism, consistency and important matches are maxed out attributes

1. Lionel Messi

• Position Attacking Midfielder Right
• Age 32
• Current Ability 195

Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has won the Ballon d'Or award for the world's best player for a record sixth time. Having the same current ability as Cristiano Ronaldo, we chose Messi simply because of the Ballon d'Or award. It is a never-ending debate on who is better and it’s a good thing that they were made the same ability in the game.

In 735 games of his career, Messi has scored 628 goals and he has spent his whole career in Barcelona.

• Legendary attacking midfielder
• Equally good in scoring as creating goals
• A very determined, ambitious, and consistent player
• Relishes big matches and even at the age of 32, he is the best player in the world

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