Best players to buy if you don't have a lot of money: EA Sports FC 25

You need to spend your money wisely in EA Sports FC 25 Career Mode to build a successful team. When you start in the lower leagues you don't have any significant financial resources at your disposal, so you have to sign the players you can get on a budget.

First and foremost, these players will have a low overall rating but have great potential. This allows you to develop them into superstars over the years. There are plenty of great young talents you can sign on a budget, including Nestory Irankunda, Julien Duranville and more. Here is a list of ten of those players.

The ratings and potential below are for the EA Sports FC 25 October roster update.

10 Tygo Land

• Overall rating: 64
• Potential: 86

Tygo Land is becoming one of the biggest talents in Dutch football and the young midfielder plays for PSV Eindhoven. He has great skills and is expected to make a breakthrough in regular professional football in the coming years.

The player has been assigned an overall rating of 64 and you can purchase him for an incredibly affordable price in EA Sports FC 25's career mode. His potential allows him to reach the overall score of 86, ultimately making him one of the best midfielders in the game.

9 Sverre Halseth Nypan

• Overall rating: 66
• Potential: 86

If you're looking for a good attacking midfielder on a budget, your best bet is to sign Norwegian prospect Sverre Halseth Nypan. He starts off with good stats, with his pace and dribbling being the biggest highlights. He also has good passing skills that will help create chances for your strikers.

With an overall rating of 66, Sverre Halseth Nypan will be an impressive addition to EA Sports FC 25. The youngster's career mode potential is 86, and it will take him around seven seasons to reach that mark.

8 Ethan Nwaneri

• Overall rating: 66
• Potential: 86

Arsenal's youth academy is known for producing great young talent, with Ethan Nwaneri being one of their brightest recent talents. The English attacking midfielder has extremely versatile statistics and you can optimally use him as a half winger for your team.

Ethan Nwaneri's numbers in EA Sports FC 25's career mode are the same as Sverre Nypan, with an overall rating of 66 and a potential rating of 86. If you can't sign him straight away in the first season, you should give it a try , to borrow him with a purchase option.

7 Chris Rigg

• Overall rating: 66
• Potential: 86

The English football pyramid continues to produce remarkable young talent and Christ Rigg is a wonderful young player who currently plays for Sunderland in the EFL Championship. He has already become a regular player for the club and is an integral part of the team's midfield.

He is assigned the position of central midfielder in the game, but he can also be used as an attacking midfielder or right midfielder. Looking at Chris Rigg's numbers, he has an overall rating of 66, while his potential in EA Sports FC 25's career mode is 86.

6 Rodrigo Mora

• Overall rating: 66
• Potential: 86

Rodrigo Mora is a good candidate for promotion from the Portuguese league and has developed in the academy of popular club Porto. He is now part of the B team and could potentially make the breakthrough. He can be a good source of creativity and you can use him as an attacking midfielder in EA Sports FC 25 career mode.

EA has assigned Rodrigo Mora an overall rating of 66, and you'll need to develop him as the season progresses. He can then reach his potential rating of 86 and become a star in your team's midfield.

5 Paris Brunner

• Overall rating: 65
• Potential: 87

Paris Brunner is considered one of Germany's greatest talents and is currently on loan at Belgian Pro League club Cercle Brugge. Accordingly, you'll have to wait a season to sign him in EA Sports FC 25's career mode.

Signing a young striker on a budget would be an absolute necessity and moving on with Paris Brunner would be the right decision. He starts the first season with an overall rating of 65, with his potential allowing him to reach the incredible mark of 87.

4 Julien Duranville

• Overall rating: 66
• Potential: 87

Julien Duranville was a dream addition for many players in EA Sports FC 24, and nothing has changed in EA Sports FC 25. The Belgian young player is part of the Borussia Dortmund team, which is known for developing young talents. He can add much-needed pace to your team's attack and is the perfect choice for the winger position.

Speaking of Julien Duranville's numbers, he has an overall rating of 66 while his potential in the game is 87. In addition to the winger role, he can also be used in the attacking midfielder position.

3 Assan Ouedraogo

• Overall rating: 69
• Potential: 87

Another attacking midfielder on this list is Assan Ouédraogo, the talented German footballer who plays for RB Leipzig. He was essentially signed from Schalke's academy and has loads of potential. You could use him as a spearhead in your team's midfield and he will be very useful in creating scoring chances.

In EA Sports FC 25's career mode, the player has an overall rating of 69 and you can purchase him for a reasonable price in the first few seasons. As for his potential rating, he could end up with an overall rating of 87.

2 Lucas Bergvall

• Overall rating: 69
• Potential: 87

Lucas Bergvall was one of the best young players to ever emerge from the Swedish league and in July 2024 he officially joined Tottenham Hotspur. It is widely believed that the young midfielder will become an exceptional player in the coming years and he simply needs adequate playing time.

Given his talent, EA gave Lucas Bergvall an overall rating of 69 in EA Sports FC 25's career mode. On the other hand, the player's potential is 87 and he will become an important part of your team's midfield.

1 Geovany Quenda

• Overall rating: 70
• Potential: 88

Geovany Quenda is undoubtedly the best addition you can make to EA Sports FC 25's career mode on a budget. The Portuguese prodigy is remarkable and will significantly add to your team's attack as his pace allows you to strengthen the opponent's defense.

It starts with an overall rating of 70 and is available at a reasonable price for the first few seasons. However, his value will skyrocket as he approaches his final potential rating of 88. Therefore, you must try to involve him in the renovation early on.