Football Manager 2023 Best Free Players | FM Scout (2023)

Welcome to the ultimate list of the best free players in Football Manager 2023 by FMScout.com. As always, you can expect this to be the most accurate, comprehensive and informed shortlist of the top free transfers in FM23 around the web.

This is my guide to finding and assessing the top FM2023 free agents who would be willing to join a team from the top three divisions. That means the players you see below will likely have no interest in signing to an amateur club further down in the pyramid.

Date Published: September 19th, 2022
Last Updated: October 22nd, 2022

FM2023 Best free transfers

Essentially, these are the best FM 2023 players available on a free transfer at the beginning of the first season (early pre-season in England; June 27th, 2022).

I've handpicked the top FM23 free agents! Updates will be applied from to time to ensure I'm not missing any players worthy of appearing here.

This is the successor of FM 2022 best free agents.

What are free agents?

They are players without contract available on a free transfer. Free players are ideal to boost your squad when your transfer budget is very limited. They are usually players in the twilight of their career, but there are always cases of younger players who are still free for different reasons.

You can quickly see which players are injury prone; they have a relevant icon next to their names.

What does the rating mean?

It's my personal recommendation system for your convenience. I'm using a 1-100 scale and the ratings are based on English divisions.
80+ key player for 1st division teams
77-79 rotation/backup for 1st division teams
74-76 important player for 2nd division teams
71-73 important player for 3rd division teams

Click on the table headers (name, age, etc) for easy sorting.
You can also sort by multiple columns if you press and hold Shift while clicking the headers.

R	Name	Age	Position	Nat
85	Llorente, Fernando	37	ST
83	Belman, Javier	23	GK
82	Perotti, Diego	33	AM RLC
82	Han Kwang-Song	23	ST
81	Arias, Santiago	30	D/WB R
81	Ghoulam, Faouzi	31	D/WB L
81	Sinclair, Jerome	25	AM RL, ST
81	William	27	D/WB RL
81	Maksimovic, Nikola	30	D C
80	Radoja, Nemanja	29	DM
80	Šimunovic, Jozo	28	D C
80	Majstorovic, Ante	28	D RC, DM
80	Sandoval, Gael	26	AM RL
80	Valdívia	27	AM LC
80	Ezekiel, Imoh	28	ST
80	Pellè, Graziano	36	ST
80	Amon, Jonathan	23	AM RL
79	Musacchio, Mateo	31	D C
79	Feghouli, Sofiane	32	AM RC
79	Elabdellaoui, Omar	30	D/WB/M R
79	Ameobi, Sammy	30	AM RL
79	Kwateng, Enock	25	D/WB R
79	Sánchez, Martín	22	ST
79	Boussoufa, Mbark	37	AM RLC
79	Lino	21	GK
79	Luan	31	AM RC
79	Sané, Salif	31	D C, DM
79	Benítez, Junior	29	AM RC
79	Aboagye, Clifford	27	AM RC
79	Frelih, Žiga	24	GK
79	Espinoza, Tomás	21	AM C
78	Zaza, Simone	31	ST
78	Thomas, Ryan	27	AM C
78	Zivkovic, Marko	23	GK
78	Gnagnon, Joris	25	D C, DM
78	Cahill, Gary	36	D C
78	Ié, Edgar	28	D RC
78	Navarro, Marc	27	D/WB/M R
78	Ibe, Jordon	26	AM RL
78	Dreher, Luke	23	DM
78	Nathan	23	AM L, ST
78	Varela, Fede	26	AM C
78	Mahlambi, Phakamani	24	AM RC
78	Carriço, Daniel	33	D C
78	Tighadouini, Adnane	29	AM RL, ST
78	Otegui, Antonio	24	DM, AM C
78	Martins, Fábio	28	AM RL
78	Castillo, Nicolás	29	ST
78	Vydra, Matej	30	AM LC, F C
78	Mula, Álex	25	AM L
78	Quaresma, Ricardo	38	AM RL
78	Luna, Hernán	22	AM C
78	Soumah, Seydouba	31	AM RLC
78	Cuenca, Isaac	31	AM RLC
78	Kelvin	29	AM RL
78	García, José Alberto	27	ST
78	Taïder, Saphir	30	DM
78	Çinar, Orkan	26	AM R
77	Rivas, Ulises	26	DM
77	El Ahmadi, Karim	37	DM
77	Graiciar, Martin	23	AM R, ST
77	Vilà, Dídac	33	D/WB L
77	Petkovic, Danijel	29	GK
77	De Préville, Nicolas	31	AM RL, ST
77	Willems, Jetro	28	D/WB L
77	Nano Mesa	27	ST
77	Juncà, David	28	D/WB/AM L
77	Jallow, Alieu	22	ST
77	Jojic, Miloš	30	AM RLC
77	Adriano	37	D/WB RL
77	Víctor Álvarez	29	D/WB L
77	Troupée, Giovanni	24	D/WB R
77	Leonardo	35	AM RL
77	Rupp, Lukas	31	DM, AM RC
77	Ljajic, Adem	30	AM LC
77	Aburiziq, Mohammed	23	ST
77	Strebinger, Richard	29	GK
77	Léo Sena	26	AM C
77	Okriashvili, Tornike	30	AM RL
77	Mandrault, Mario	23	AM RLC
77	Jørgensen, Nicolai	31	AM L, ST
77	Vélez, Juan David	23	D/WB R
77	Espinosa, Javi	29	AM C
77	Sau, Marco	34	AM LC, F C
77	Cestic, Sava	21	D C
77	Thiago Neves	37	AM RC
77	Bradaric, Filip	30	DM
77	Daniliuc, Daniel-Edward	22	GK
77	Alberico, Domenico	23	AM RLC
77	Mateus Farias	21	D/WB L
77	Gutiérrez, Kevin	27	D/WB L, M C
77	Marcelo Goiano	34	D/WB R
77	Airton	32	DM
77	Bonsu, Kwame	27	DM
77	Trondsen, Anders	27	D L, M C
77	Diego Tardelli	37	AM RLC, F C
77	Diogo Vítor	25	AM RC
77	Mpoku, Paul-José	30	AM RLC
77	Dembélé, Mousa	34	DM
77	Mitroglou, Kostas	34	ST
76	Sulejmani, Miralem	33	AM RLC
76	Brown, Izzy	25	AM RLC, F C
76	Campabadal, Edu	29	D/WB R
76	Gu Sung-Yun	28	GK
76	Härtel, Sascha	23	D/WB L
76	Bakic, Marko	28	DM, AM C
76	Sassá	28	ST
76	Larrondo, Marcelo	33	ST
76	Reinholds, Reinis	24	GK
76	Rodríguez Gaitán, Fran	27	D/WB R
76	Castro, Carlos	27	ST
76	Charria, Camilo	23	ST
76	Teodorczyk, Lukasz	31	ST
76	Kolodziejczak, Timothée	30	D LC
76	Rose, Danny	32	D/WB/M L
76	Kožulj, Zvonimir	28	AM RC
76	Filipe Augusto	28	DM
76	Digão	34	D C
76	Elmohamady, Ahmed	34	D/WB/M R
76	Hodžic, Armin	27	AM/F C
76	Wakaso	30	DM
76	Filipe	24	GK
76	Mosquera, Yeisson	22	ST
76	Pablo Pérez	28	AM LC, F C
76	Ben Arfa, Hatem	35	AM RC, F C
76	Reid, Winston	34	D C
76	Toño	32	D/WB L
76	Deplagne, Mathieu	30	D/WB R
76	Gnohere, Harlem	34	ST
76	Vucur, Stipe	30	D C
76	Pyagbara, Christian	26	AM R, ST
76	Ahn June-Hyuk	22	AM RL
76	Barragán, Antonio	35	D/WB R
76	Rossi, Giuseppe	35	ST
76	Adrián	34	AM RL, ST
76	Perry, Nebiyou	22	AM RLC
76	Ntshangase, Phumlani	27	M C
76	Silva, Leandro	28	DM, AM C
76	Oikonomou, Marios	29	D C, DM
76	Sigþórsson, Kolbeinn	32	ST
76	Luzardo, Christian	25	AM R
76	Hector, Michael	29	D C, DM
76	Wisdom, Andre	29	D RC
76	Bardsley, Phil	37	D RL
76	Suk Hyun-Jun	31	AM/F C
76	Wellington Nem	30	AM RLC
76	Leitner, Moritz	29	DM, AM C
76	Thiago	26	GK
76	Ariza, Ronaldo	24	AM RL
76	Simpson, Danny	35	D R
76	Vacca, Antonio	32	DM
76	Bony, Wilfried	33	ST
76	Rodrigues, Tiago	30	AM C
76	Jackson	27	ST
76	Jebor, William	30	ST
76	Benatia, Medhi	35	D C
76	Adi, Fanendo	31	ST
76	Baldovino, Andrés	23	AM/F C
76	Morrison, Sean	31	D C
75	Ramírez, Gastón	31	AM RLC, F C
75	Hubník, Roman	38	D C
75	Koval, Maxym	29	GK
75	Ljubic, Marin	24	GK
75	Caio	25	GK
75	Alzugaray, Lisandro	32	AM LC
75	Ward, Grant	27	M RC
75	Saglam, Murat	24	D/M R
75	Mathabela, Bongane	25	D/WB/M R
75	Paulo Vinícius	37	D C
75	Kucheruk, Vladyslav	23	GK
75	Tachi	24	D C
75	Balaban, Furkan	22	D C, DM
75	Willock, Matty	25	DM
75	Pabai, Mark	21	D/WB R
75	Fernández, Mauro	22	GK
75	Néris	30	D C, DM
75	dos Santos, Giovani	33	AM RLC, F C
75	Haymamba, Norbert	23	GK
75	Víctor Sánchez	34	D RC, DM, M RC
75	Fernandinho	36	AM RL
75	Carcela-González, Mehdi	33	AM RLC
75	Mangala, Eliaquim	31	D C
75	Pledl, Thomas	28	AM RLC
75	Labyad, Zakaria	29	AM RLC
75	Serrano, Julien	24	D LC
75	Maknoun, Zakaria	22	AM C
75	Fabbro, Michael	26	AM R, ST
75	Ewerton	33	D C
75	Finnbogason, Kjartan Henry	36	ST
75	Díez, Ale	26	D/WB R
75	Donatti, Alejandro	35	D C
75	Castaignos, Luc	29	ST
75	Labastidas, Jhon	24	AM RL
75	Antei, Luca	30	D RC
75	Montaño, Omar	24	ST
75	Rolando	36	D C
75	N'landu, Darly	21	M C
75	Salazar, Kevin	23	AM L
75	Guzmán, Juan Camilo	24	AM/F C
75	Gonzalez, Jesse	27	GK
75	Jefferson	28	D R, DM
75	Mašek, Dominik	27	AM C
75	Melivilo, Facundo	30	AM L, ST
75	Sanogo, Yaya	29	ST
75	Rantie, Tokelo	31	ST
75	Ngubo, Siyanda	25	AM R, ST
75	Taylor, Neil	33	D/WB L
75	Azeez, Ramon	29	DM, AM C
75	Murillo, Miguel	28	ST
75	Robert	25	AM LC, F C
75	Andrade, Darwin	31	D/WB L
75	Igiebor, Nosa	31	AM C
75	Triboulet, Vinni	23	AM R, ST
75	Gamboa, José Luis	22	AM LC
75	Borja, Jonathan	28	AM LC
75	Seedorf, Quentin	21	D/AM L
75	Struna, Aljaž	31	D RC
75	Fiamozzi, Riccardo	29	D/WB/M R
75	Wagué, Molla	31	D RC
75	Pachonik, Tobias	27	D/WB/M R
75	Spajic, Uroš	29	D C
75	Hnid, Nassim	25	D C
75	Izquierdo, José	30	AM L, ST
75	Godoy, Erik	28	D C
75	Jonathan Silva	24	D/WB L
75	Rubén	38	GK
75	Flum, Johannes	34	DM
75	Ntep, Paul-Georges	29	AM RL
75	Pedro Acorsi	23	DM
75	Vukovic, Jagoš	34	D C
75	Figueiras, Diogo	31	D/WB RL, M R
75	Pied, Jérémy	33	D/WB/M R
75	Sowah Adjei, Emmanuel	24	D/WB R
75	Mkhuma, Promise	22	AM RC, F C
75	Rulo	26	D/WB L
75	Geovani	22	D C
75	Reginaldo	30	D RC
75	Kassi, Luc	27	AM LC
75	Howkins, Kyle	26	D C
75	Leonardo	30	AM RLC, F C
75	Mariani, Davide	31	AM LC
75	Jiménez, Israel	32	D R
75	Sar, Rodrigo	22	D C
75	Dussan, Andrés	21	GK
75	Herrera, Marlon	23	AM L
75	Bech, Uffe	29	AM RL
75	Pelé, Bryan	30	AM RL
75	Radojicic, Stefan	21	D RC
75	Cayarga, Berto	25	AM RLC
75	Soares, Admilson Jorge	21	D C
75	Ravanelli	24	AM C
74	Sanneh, Bubacarr	27	D C
74	Alberto	29	D C, DM
74	Cardona, Mateo	26	AM LC
74	García, Emmanuel	32	D/WB L
74	Pedro, João	29	DM
74	Capellino, Facundo	23	DM
74	Rayos, Rubén	36	AM LC
74	Diakhaby, Adama	26	AM RL, ST
74	Camacho, Washington	36	WB/AM L
74	Goudiaby, Jules	21	D C
74	Imbula, Giannelli	29	DM
74	Rodríguez, Carlos	28	AM RL
74	Andrey	28	GK
74	Darri, Brahim	27	AM RLC
74	Marín, Juan Pablo	21	AM C
74	Mauri, José	26	DM
74	Montero, Maycol	26	AM LC
74	Gómez, Julio	27	AM R
74	Zozulya, Roman	32	ST
74	Renan Ribeiro	32	GK
74	Esqueda, Enrique	34	AM R, ST
74	Guilherme Costa	28	AM RLC
74	Mendoza, Diego	29	ST
74	Mokotjo, Kamohelo	31	DM
74	Maracás	28	D C
74	Stephens, Dale	33	DM
74	Léo Morais	30	D/WB R
74	El Kabir, Othman	31	AM L
74	Franco, Richard	29	M RC
74	Matheus Carvalho	30	AM LC
74	Andrigo	27	AM RC, F C
74	Patrick Vieira	31	D R
74	Castro, Kevin	23	DM
74	Koné, Lamine	33	D C
74	Cortés, Kevin	21	AM C
74	Zhirkov, Yury	38	D/WB/AM L
74	Vergini, Santiago	33	D RC
74	Espósito, Facundo	22	ST
74	Fabricio	34	GK
74	Brisma, Ivy	21	AM R
74	Jean	25	AM RLC
74	Jonathas	33	ST
74	Miron, George	28	D C
74	Edgar Silva	35	AM RL, ST
74	Bennett, Ryan	32	D C
74	Enobakhare, Bright	24	AM RC, F C
74	Raul	21	AM RL, ST
74	Nuñez, Matías	23	D C
74	McLaughlin, Ryan	27	D/WB/AM R
74	Rubio, Nicolás	27	AM C
74	Tanor, Collins	24	DM
74	Malyshev, Maksym	29	DM
74	Mkhwanazi, Buhle	32	D C
74	Chafik, Fouad	35	D/WB/M R
74	Koné, Yaya	23	AM RL, ST
74	Tabanou, Franck	33	D/WB/AM L
74	Elias	37	AM RC
74	Dankler	30	D C
74	Shushko, Pavlo	22	D L
74	Ðeric, Uroš	30	ST
74	Rodríguez, Luis	24	ST
74	Škuletic, Petar	32	ST
74	Frías, Breyder	23	M C
74	Hebert	24	DM
74	Hinestroza, Cristian	22	D/WB R
74	Barazite, Nacer	32	AM LC, F C
74	van Leer, Benjamin	30	GK
74	van Amersfoort, Pelle	26	AM C
74	Erimuya, Saturday	24	D C
74	Careca	26	AM C
74	Paz, Pedro	24	AM L, ST
74	Oyongo, Ambroise	31	D/WB/M L
74	Palacios, Mateo	25	AM C
74	Quiñónez, José	22	AM RL
74	Rinaudo, Fabián	35	DM
74	Ángel, Wilker	29	D C
74	Romero, Hader	22	D/WB R
74	Assis	34	AM/F C
74	Banana, Yaya	30	D C
74	Zeegelaar, Marvin	31	D LC
74	Raffael	37	AM/F C
74	Tormin, Guevin	24	AM RLC
74	Plata, Joao	30	AM RL, ST
74	Hurtado, Johan	24	GK
74	Franco, Maureen	38	ST
74	Planas, Carles	31	D LC
74	Jonas	30	DM
74	Laribi, Karim	31	AM RLC
74	Schmerböck, Marc Andre	28	AM/F C
74	Doumbia, Seydou	34	ST
74	Júnior Ramos	24	DM
74	Arita, Darwin	26	ST
74	Golobart, Román	30	D C
74	Makasi, Moses	26	D L, DM
74	Espericueta, Jonathan	27	DM, AM C
74	Caio Felipe	23	D/WB R
74	Aragón, Orles	25	ST
74	Montero, Andrés	28	AM RL
74	Ibáñez, César	30	D/WB RL
74	Beltrán, Yeiner	22	D/WB L
74	Angulo, Larry	26	DM
74	Ottesen, Oliver	23	GK
74	Fraile, Hugo	35	AM RL
73	Cortés, Javier	32	M RC
73	Rômulo	31	DM
73	Maréga, Issa	24	D C, DM
73	Mena, Dennis	25	D RC
73	Lyden, Jordan	26	DM
73	Ghoochannejhad, Reza	34	AM RL, ST
73	Logashov, Arseny	30	D RC
73	Rescaldani, Ezequiel	30	ST
73	Ruiz, Esteban	24	GK
73	William	30	ST
73	Álex López	25	M C
73	Mansur	29	D/WB L
73	Salinas, Rodrigo	34	D/WB R
73	Silgado, Juan	23	D/WB L
73	Fisker, Frederik	24	D C
73	Kozlov, Alexey	35	D/WB R
73	Stendera, Marc	26	AM C
73	Arenas, Yubeiquer	22	AM RL, ST
73	Danilo	38	D C
73	Ceballos, Diego	23	D/WB/M R
73	Karamoko, Souleymane	29	D/WB RL
73	Luisinho	31	AM RLC, F C
73	Giovagnoli, Lucas	28	AM R, ST
73	Krhin, Rene	32	DM
73	Matheus Neris	23	DM
73	Lautoa, Wesley	34	D C, DM
73	Evora, Elber	22	GK
73	Arboleda, Iván	26	GK
73	Holenda, Jan	36	ST
73	Paulinho	30	D/WB R
73	Boye, John	35	D C
73	Buwalda, Robin	27	D RC
73	Soares, Alex	31	M C
73	Ceppelini, Pablo	30	AM C
73	Mateus Rodrigues	23	D/WB L
73	Vassell, Isaac	28	AM RL, ST
73	Calderón, Néstor	33	AM RLC
73	Vázquez, Jesús	27	M RLC
73	Éderson	33	AM/F C
73	Hernández, Héctor	31	D/WB L
73	Salazar, Sebastián	26	DM
73	Hanson, Jamie	26	DM
73	Dedé	34	D C
73	Bahachille, Abraham	21	D C, DM
73	Buitrago, Julián	29	DM, M RC
73	Gustavo Cascardo	25	D/WB R
73	Issah, Kamal	29	DM
73	Yanga-Mbiwa, Mapou	33	D C
73	Rivière, Emmanuel	32	ST
73	Sturridge, Daniel	32	ST
73	Mörschel, Heinz	24	AM C
73	Orozco, Yéiner	28	DM
73	Westwood, Keiren	37	GK
73	Umar, Basit	22	AM R, ST
73	Sy, Seydou	26	GK
73	Welinton	23	AM R, ST

FAQ

I can't find all players of this list on my savegame. Why?

I loaded all players (458k+) in-game to produce this list of FM23 free agents. Your savegame possibly has fewer players loaded.

Where is the downloadable shortlist file to import in-game?

In recent years I would not share a downloadable shortlist because people would steal them and post on other sites without my consent. However, I will eventually release some shortlists with my favorite picks.

Feedback Welcome

I encourage you to post your suggestions in the comments section below for players I might have missed. Any questions regarding those players feel free to ask.