FIFA 23 free agents are a must in Career Mode. Sure, you're going to want to spend big on marquee buys – but it's vital that you make cut costs elsewhere.
Every manager loves bargains but these players are even better. Completely unattached at the start of Career Mode, you can bring these players in for absolutely nothing – and though some of the stars on this list are elder statesmen who haven't been offered contract extensions at their previous clubs, there are a few players that we've found who can significantly improve alongside the wonderkids you have in your squad.
FIFA 23 free agents to look out for: October 2022 update
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| Player | Position | Rating | Potential | + | Age | Value | Wage | Skill moves | Weak foot | Workrate (att/def) | Footed | In-game stats | Height |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexis Vega | LW, ST, LM | 77 | 83 | 6 | 24 | £14,190,000 | £15,480 | 4 | 3 | M / L | R | 1,985 | 173cm/5'8" |
| Cesar Montes | CB | 77 | 82 | 5 | 25 | £12,040,000 | £13,760 | 2 | 3 | M / H | R | 1,854 | 191cm/6'3" |
| Carlos Rodriguez | CAM, CM | 76 | 81 | 5 | 25 | £9,460,000 | £14,190 | 3 | 3 | H / H | R | 2,015 | 171cm/5'7" |
| Guillermo Ochoa | GK | 80 | 80 | 0 | 36 | £473,000 | £9,460 | 1 | 3 | M / M | R | 935 | 185cm/6'0" |
| Tomas Vaclik | GK | 80 | 80 | 0 | 33 | £6,020,000 | £14,620 | 1 | 3 | M / M | R | 980 | 188cm/6'2" |
| Kevin Alvarez | RB | 73 | 80 | 7 | 23 | £5,160,000 | £9,460 | 2 | 3 | H / M | R | 1,857 | 176cm/5'9" |
| Alfredo Talavera | GK | 79 | 79 | 0 | 39 | £1,634,000 | £8,170 | 1 | 4 | M / M | R | 1,017 | 186cm/6'1" |
| Jason Denayer | CB | 77 | 79 | 2 | 27 | £9,460,000 | £14,620 | 2 | 3 | M / M | R | 1,849 | 184cm/6'0" |
| Milad Juric | CB | 70 | 79 | 9 | 17 | £2,666,000 | £430 | 2 | 4 | M / H | L | 1,597 | 188cm/6'2" |
| Ibrahim Danlad | GK | 68 | 79 | 11 | 19 | £1,892,000 | £1,806 | 1 | 2 | M / M | R | 727 | 179cm/5'10" |
| Henry Martin | ST | 78 | 78 | 0 | 29 | £12,040,000 | £19,350 | 3 | 3 | H / L | R | 1,954 | 177cm/5'9" |
| Akram Afif | LW, CF, CAM | 76 | 78 | 2 | 25 | £8,170,000 | £15,480 | 4 | 4 | H / M | R | 1,871 | 177cm/5'9" |
| Luis Chavez | CM, CDM | 75 | 78 | 3 | 26 | £6,450,000 | £14,190 | 3 | 3 | H / H | L | 1,993 | 178cm/5'10" |
| Milan Borjan | GK | 77 | 77 | 0 | 34 | £1,548,000 | £12,040 | 1 | 2 | M / M | R | 1,041 | 196cm/6'5" |
| Uriel Antuna | RM, LM, RW | 75 | 77 | 2 | 24 | £6,450,000 | £12,470 | 3 | 3 | M / M | R | 1,797 | 174cm/5'8" |
| Roberto Alvarado | RW, LW, CM | 74 | 77 | 3 | 23 | £5,160,000 | £12,470 | 4 | 4 | M / L | L | 1,987 | 176cm/5'9" |
| Ignacio Lopez | CB | 71 | 77 | 6 | 20 | £2,236,000 | £6,192 | 2 | 4 | M / H | L | 1,619 | 177cm/5'9" |
| Florin Nita | GK | 76 | 76 | 0 | 35 | #VALUE! | £7,138 | 1 | 2 | M / M | R | 767 | 184cm/6'0" |
| Ivica Ivusic | GK | 72 | 76 | 4 | 27 | £2,150,000 | £7,912 | 1 | 2 | M / M | R | 811 | 195cm/6'4" |
| Lansare Hogan | ST, RW | 65 | 76 | 11 | 16 | £1,290,000 | £817 | 2 | 3 | M / L | L | 1,618 | 180cm/5'10" |
| Nestor Araujo | CB | 75 | 75 | 0 | 30 | £3,956,000 | £12,900 | 2 | 3 | L / M | R | 1,708 | 188cm/6'2" |
| Jesus Gallardo | LB, LM, LW | 75 | 75 | 0 | 27 | £4,730,000 | £12,900 | 3 | 3 | H / L | L | 2,033 | 176cm/5'9" |
| Alexandru Cicaldau | CM, CAM | 72 | 75 | 3 | 24 | £2,752,000 | £9,460 | 3 | 4 | H / H | R | 2,022 | 178cm/5'10" |
| Almoez Ali | ST | 72 | 75 | 3 | 25 | £2,666,000 | £11,180 | 2 | 4 | M / M | R | 1,684 | 184cm/6'0" |
| Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti | GK | 71 | 75 | 4 | 26 | £1,720,000 | £6,966 | 1 | 2 | M / M | R | 838 | 192cm/6'3" |
| Artem Dovbyk | ST | 70 | 75 | 5 | 25 | £2,064,000 | £8,514 | 3 | 4 | H / M | L | 1,680 | 185cm/6'0" |
| Homam Ahmed | LWB | 68 | 75 | 7 | 22 | £1,978,000 | £4,558 | 2 | 4 | M / M | L | 1,699 | 192cm/6'3" |
| Bassam Al Rawi | CB | 68 | 75 | 7 | 24 | £1,892,000 | £4,558 | 2 | 3 | M / M | R | 1,837 | 176cm/5'9" |
| Jakub Brabec | CB | 74 | 74 | 0 | 29 | £3,010,000 | £12,470 | 2 | 3 | M / H | R | 1,845 | 186cm/6'1" |
| Joakim Nilsson | CB | 74 | 74 | 0 | 28 | £3,096,000 | £12,470 | 2 | 2 | M / M | L | 1,620 | 185cm/6'0" |
| Joel Fameyeh | ST | 69 | 74 | 5 | 25 | £1,806,000 | £7,224 | 3 | 3 | H / L | R | 1,642 | 180cm/5'10" |
| Tarek Salman | CB, LWB | 66 | 74 | 8 | 24 | £1,548,000 | £3,354 | 2 | 4 | M / M | R | 1,689 | 179cm/5'10" |
| Mohammed Waad | CDM, CB, LWB | 65 | 74 | 9 | 22 | £1,290,000 | £2,924 | 2 | 3 | H / M | L | 1,770 | 183cm/6'0" |
| Stavros Gavriel | LW, RW | 61 | 74 | 13 | 20 | £688,000 | £2,064 | 2 | 3 | M / M | R | 1,459 | 178cm/5'10" |
| Ryan Thomas | CM, CAM, CDM | 73 | 73 | 0 | 27 | £2,752,000 | £12,040 | 3 | 4 | H / H | R | 1,966 | 174cm/5'8" |
| Dmytro Riznyk | GK | 68 | 73 | 5 | 23 | £1,290,000 | £3,612 | 1 | 3 | M / M | R | 838 | 186cm/6'1" |
| Michael Woud | GK | 64 | 73 | 9 | 23 | £946,000 | £2,064 | 1 | 2 | M / M | L | 720 | 196cm/6'5" |
| Attila Mocsi | CB | 62 | 73 | 11 | 22 | £709,500 | £2,064 | 2 | 2 | M / M | R | 1,318 | 188cm/6'2" |
| Hassan Al Haydos | RW, CAM, LW | 72 | 72 | 0 | 31 | £1,634,000 | £11,610 | 3 | 3 | M / H | R | 1,766 | 170cm/5'6" |
| Loic Nego | RM, RB, CM | 72 | 72 | 0 | 31 | £1,634,000 | £10,750 | 3 | 3 | H / H | R | 1,940 | 181cm/5'11" |
| Filip Helander | CB | 72 | 72 | 0 | 29 | £1,720,000 | £10,320 | 2 | 1 | L / H | L | 1,517 | 192cm/6'3" |
| Florin Tanase | CF, ST, CM | 72 | 72 | 0 | 27 | £2,150,000 | £11,610 | 3 | 3 | M / L | R | 1,884 | 185cm/6'0" |
| Karim Boudiaf | CM, CDM | 72 | 72 | 0 | 31 | £1,634,000 | £10,750 | 3 | 3 | M / M | R | 1,890 | 190cm/6'2" |
| Paris Polykarpou | CDM, CB | 60 | 72 | 12 | 21 | £494,500 | £1,548 | 2 | 3 | L / M | R | 1,477 | 182cm/5'11" |
| Mitchell Langerak | GK | 71 | 71 | 0 | 33 | £516,000 | £6,966 | 1 | 3 | M / M | R | 784 | 193cm/6'3" |
| Marco Rojas | LM, RM | 71 | 71 | 0 | 30 | £1,548,000 | £9,460 | 4 | 4 | H / M | R | 1,846 | 168cm/5'6" |
| Trent Sainsbury | CB | 71 | 71 | 0 | 30 | £1,290,000 | £8,600 | 2 | 3 | M / M | R | 1,812 | 183cm/6'0" |
| Abdulaziz Hatem | CM, CDM | 71 | 71 | 0 | 31 | £1,290,000 | £9,460 | 3 | 5 | H / M | L | 1,908 | 183cm/6'0" |
| Laszló Kleinheisler | CAM, CM | 71 | 71 | 0 | 28 | £1,634,000 | £9,890 | 3 | 4 | H / H | R | 2,005 | 173cm/5'8" |
| Daniel Sundgren | RWB, CB | 71 | 71 | 0 | 31 | £1,204,000 | £8,600 | 2 | 3 | M / M | R | 1,808 | 179cm/5'10" |
| Boualem Khoukhi | CB, CDM | 71 | 71 | 0 | 31 | £1,118,000 | £8,600 | 2 | 3 | H / M | R | 1,836 | 183cm/6'0" |
| Yahya Attiat-Allah | LB | 70 | 71 | 1 | 27 | £1,462,000 | £7,482 | 3 | 3 | H / M | L | 1,861 | 176cm/5'9" |
| Meshaal Barsham | GK | 65 | 71 | 6 | 24 | £795,500 | £2,236 | 1 | 3 | M / M | R | 761 | 178cm/5'10" |
| Adam Lang | CB | 70 | 70 | 0 | 29 | £1,118,000 | £7,826 | 2 | 3 | M / M | R | 1,631 | 188cm/6'2" |
| Abdelkarim Hassan | LWB, CB | 70 | 70 | 0 | 28 | £1,204,000 | £7,826 | 2 | 3 | H / H | L | 1,938 | 186cm/6'1" |
| Assim Madibo | CDM, CM | 66 | 70 | 4 | 25 | £946,000 | £3,698 | 2 | 2 | M / H | R | 1,690 | 168cm/5'6" |
| Mikael Soisalo | RM, LM | 64 | 70 | 6 | 24 | £795,500 | £2,924 | 3 | 3 | M / M | R | 1,562 | 181cm/5'11" |
| Stavros Georgiou | ST, CF | 55 | 70 | 15 | 17 | £258,000 | £473 | 3 | 3 | M / L | R | 1,450 | 183cm/6'0" |
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