FIFA 21 best strikers - the best ST and CFs in FIFA

Publish date: 2022-02-11

The best FIFA Strikers are all about one thing and one thing only: goals. This year's no different, with FIFA 21's strikers all having the usual deadly combinations of finishing ability, strength, teqchnical quality and of course pace.

Here on this page, we'll be listing FIFA 21's best strikers - which includes the best FIFA ST and the best FIFA CF ranked in order of their overall rating. Note that there are no LFs or RFs in the game this time, with developer EA Sports removing those positions altogether.

Be sure to take also look at the specifics depending on what you want out of them, beyond the obvious points of Finishing and Long Shots, and think about aspects like Ball Control and Short Passing if you prefer to play with two up top, Acceleration and Sprint Speed for getting in behind high defences, or Heading and Strength if you like a big target man who's a threat in the air.

For other stats-based guides, it's worth taking a look at our list of the highest potential FIFA 21 wonderkids, plus we have pages on FIFA 21's best Goalkeepers, FIFA 21's best Defenders, the FIFA 21's best Midfielders and FIFA 21's best Wingers in the game, too.

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FIFA 21 best ST - the best Strikers in FIFA career mode

Let's dive in! This year Messi remains on the right wing, which leaves Cristiano Ronaldo another clear run at top spot, although he's closely followed by Champions League-winning beast Robert Lewandowski and FIFA 21 cover star and all round wonderkid Kylian Mbappe.

We've expanded our list this year, so this time it's a top 20, which you should find even more useful for browsing that Career Mode transfer market.

FIFA 21 best Strikers (ST)

RankPlayerClubRating
1Cristiano RonaldoJuventus92
2Robert LewandowskiBayern Munich91
3Kylian MbappePSG91
4Sergio AgueroMan City89
5Harry KaneTottenham Hotspur88
6Ciro ImmobileLazio87
7Pierre-Emerick AubameyangArsenal87
8Luis SuarezAtletico Madrid87
9Antoine GriezmannBarcelona87
10Jamie VardyLeicester City86
11Romelu LukakuInter85
12Timo WernerChelsea85
13Mauro IcardiPSG85
14Erling HaalandBorussia Dortmund84
15Iago AspasRC Celta84
16Wissam Ben YedderAS Monaco84
17Raul JimenezWolves84
18Anthony MartialManchester United84
19Lautaro MartínezInter84
20Zlatan IbrahimovicAC Milan83

FIFA 21 best CF - the best Centre Forwards in FIFA career mode

With no LFs or RFs at all this year this list looks a bit different, but there's been a general increase in CFs in the game, thanks to tactical shifts towards deeper-lying forwards from influential sides like Liverpool, Barcelona and Real Madrid.

Thanks to that increased pool of quality CFs, here's an expanded list featuring the top 15 in the game.

FIFA 21 best Centre Forwards (CF)

RankPlayerClubRating
1Karim BenzemaReal Madid89
2Paulo DybalaPiemonte Calcio88
3Roberto FirminoLiverpool87
4Memphis DepayLyon85
5Dries MertensNapoli85
6Josip IlicicAtalanta84
7Dusan TadicAjax83
8Franck RiberyBayern Munich81
9Joaquin CorreaLazio81
10Joao FelixAtletico Madrid81
11Ricardo GoulartHebei China Fortune F.C.80
12Joao PedroCagliari79
13Milot RashicaWolfsburg79
14Kevin-Prince BoatengFiorentina78
15Felipe CaicedoLazio78

For more on FIFA 21, so far we have new pages on the FIFA 21 release time and download details for all editions, best FIFA 21 goalkeepers, best FIFA 21 defenders, best FIFA 21 midfielders, best FIFA 21 wingers, best FIFA 21 strikers, a big breakdown of FIFA 21 potential wonderkids and career mode hidden gems and a list of FIFA 21 Career Mode's best players. Plus, we've pages on FUT Chemistry explained and a freshly updated FIFA 21 Chemistry styles list and affected attributes explainer, to get you started with FUT. Expect much more soon!

Other things to know about picking the best FIFA 21 Strikers

As we alluded to above, there are a few additional things to bear in mind when choosing your strikers and forwards in FIFA 21, with slightly different factors becoming more or less important depending on the mode and formation you're playing.

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