CDM stands for Central Defensive Midfielder. This position is part of the Midfield Players but with more defensive tasks. This position is in front of Center Backs (CB) and is behind the Central Midfielder (CM) or Central Attacking Midfielder (CAM).
In a team, CDM positions can be filled by one or two players, depending on the strategy to be implemented.
On EA Sports FC Mobile 25, there are several formations that use CDM, the most popular and most commonly used are the 433 Holding, 41212, and 352 formations.
Important attributes for CDM players are Sprints Speed, Acceleration, Marking, Aggression, Interceptions, Stand Tackle, Sliding Tackle, and Strength. They don’t need good passing or shooting because they rarely show up at VSA chances. On H2H, a good Long Passing stat can be quite helpful, especially for counter-attacks.
Best CDM
Here are the best CDM players in FC Mobile 25.
| Exceptional 👍👍👍👍👍👍 | Outstanding 👍👍👍👍👍 | Amazing 👍👍👍👍 |
| Great 👍👍👍 | Good 👍👍 | Decent 👍 |
| Average 👎 | Bad 👎👎 | Terrible 👎👎👎 |
Rijkaard
OVR: 105
Program: Winter Wonders Icon
Height: 6’2″ (187 cm)
Weight: 85 kg
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| + Exceptional Strength + Amazing Defending + Amazing Stamina + Great Pace + Great Dribbling + Good Passing + Good Heading + Decent Shooting + Outside Foot Shot trait | – ★★★ Skill Moves |
Ramires
OVR: 105
Program: Winter Wonders Hero
Height: 5’10” (179 cm)
Weight: 69 kg
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| + Amazing Pace + Amazing Strength + Very Aggressive + Amazing Stamina + Amazing Defending + Dives Into Tackles trait + Great Dribbling + Good Passing | – Average Shooting – Average Heading – ★★★ Weak Foot |
Rodri
OVR: 105
Program: Ballon d’Or
Height: 6’3″ (191 cm)
Weight: 82 kg
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| + Amazing Passing + Long Passer trait + Play Maker trait + Amazing Defending + Amazing Stamina + Great Crossing + Great Dribbling + Aggressive + Good Pace + Good Shooting + Long Shot Taker trait + Good Heading + Good Strength + High Att/Def Work Rates | – ★★★ Skill Moves |
Petit
OVR: 104
Program: Trophy Titans Icon
Height: 6’1″ (185 cm)
Weight: 79 kg
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| + Amazing Defending + Dives Into Tackles trait + Amazing Strength + Very Aggressive + Amazing Stamina + Great Pace + Good Shooting + Long Shot Taker trait + Good Dribbling + Decent Passing + Decent Heading + High Att/Def Work Rates | – ★★★ Skill Moves – ★★★ Weak Foot |
Casemiro
OVR: 103
Program: Ballon d’Or
Height: 6’1″ (185 cm)
Weight: 84 kg
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| + Amazing Defending + Dives Into Tackles trait + Amazing Strength + Very Aggressive + Good Passing + Long Passer trait + Good Dribbling + Good Heading + Decent Pace + Decent Shooting + Long Shot Taker trait | – ★★ Skill Moves – ★★★ Weak Foot – Average Stamina |
Tonali
OVR: 104
Program: Winter Wonders
Height: 5’11” (181 cm)
Weight: 79 kg
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| + Great Passing + Play Maker trait + Long Passer trait + Great Crossing + Great Dribbling + Great Defending + Dives Into Tackles trait + Very Aggressive + Good Pace + Decent Shooting + Decent Strength + Decent Stamina | – ★★★ Skill Moves – Average Heading |
Rice
OVR: 103
Program: Trick or Treat
Height: 6’1″ (185 cm)
Weight: 80 kg
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| + Amazing Defending + Amazing Strength + Amazing Stamina + Aggressive + Good Pace + Good Passing + Long Passer trait + Good Dribbling + Decent Shooting + Long Shot Taker trait | – Average Heading – ★★★ Skill Moves |
Márquez
OVR: 103
Program: Dia de Muertos Hero
Height: 6’0″ (184 cm)
Weight: 75 kg
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| + Amazing Defending + Amazing Strength + Very Aggressive + Dives Into Tackles trait + Great Heading + Good Pace + Good Passing + Long Passer trait + Good Stamina + Decent Dribbling | – Average Shooting – ★★★ Skill Moves – ★★★ Weak Foot |
Matuidi
OVR: 103
Program: Trophy Titans Hero
Height: 5’11” (180 cm)
Weight: 75 kg
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| + Amazing Defending + Amazing Strength + Very Aggressive + Amazing Stamina + Great Pace + Good Passing + Good Dribbling + High Att/Def Work Rates | – ★★★ Skill Moves – ★★★ Weak Foot – Average Shooting – Average Heading |
Gattuso
OVR: 103
Program: Ballon d’Or Icon
Height: 5’10” (177 cm)
Weight: 77 kg
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| + Amazing Defending + Amazing Strength + Very Aggressive + Amazing Stamina + Decent Pace + Decent Dribbling | – ★★ Skill Moves – ★★★ Weak Foot – Terrible Shooting – Bad Heading – Average Passing |
Cheap Beast CDMs
Are you looking for an affordable central defensive midfielder with good gameplay? Check out the cheap beast CDM recommendations below!
These central defensive midfielders might have lower OVRs, but their gameplay becomes quite impressive when ranked up and trained.
| Name | OVR | Program |
|---|---|---|
| Matthaus | 99 | EURO Icon |
| Rodri | 99 | EURO |
| Petit | 98 | TOTS Icon |
| Ramires | 99 | Hall of Legends Hero |
| Casemiro | 100 | Hall of Legends |
| Vidal | 101 | Conmebol Libertadores |
| Pirlo | 101 | Retro Stars Icon |
| Palhinha | 101 | Anniversary |
Please note that all these CDMs need to be Ranked and trained to display their best gameplay. The higher their Rank and Training Levels, the better their gameplay becomes.
You must also activate their Skills using Skill Points to maximize their stats. Central Defensive Midfielders have six types of skills to choose from: Defending, Passing, Physical, Anchor (Unlocks after Defending reaches Lvl. 3), Playmaker (Unlocks after Passing reaches Lvl. 3), and Box-To-Box (Unlocks after Physical reaches Lvl. 3). Please read the guide on Skills and Skill Points here.
EA can do buffs or nerfs on central defensive midfielders in FC Mobile, and EA also always releases new cards along with new events, so the list above can change at any time. We’ll try to regularly update this list of the best central defensive midfielders in FC Mobile 25.
Also, check out the best players in other positions :
If you have good CDM player recommendations besides the list above, please comment below.
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Vaibhav says
What about Ballon dor players like cdm Gattuso
Joke man says
no, get rodri/palhinha/matthaus
lsk says
which is better 101 ovr zambo anguissa or 98 petit
Joke man says
get rodri
Cy says
I feel that matthaus is more of an attacking cdm if that makes sense,i often find him pushing forward with my attackers and attempting to participate in the attack.If you’re looking for a more defense orientated cdm,trick or treat declan rice is a solid option,i’ve been using him for a while and his defence while only having 1 skill boost and level 10 is phenomenal.I recommend you all to give it a try if i are able to pack him.
Fr says
I packed 102 petit should I use him or stick with Zico whose a cam?
Vkmm_2431 says
I just packed a 97OVR TOTY CDM Matthaüs. But I also have a 98OVR Essien (HOL) and a 99OVR Ramirez (HOL). Whom do I start and whom do I bench?
admin says
Ramirez and Matthaüs.
ely says
what player should i buy or get in order to rank up Matthäus 93 overall?? just tell me what players please
admin says
The duplicate or URP Mascherano. More details here https://www.fifamobileguide.com/rank-up
Scorpion says
What about TOTS Declan Rice?
brock lee says
bruno eoe?
Cyber says
Since there’s no interceptions stat how can I see how good interceptions are In a player?
Blasphemer says
1 very important pllayer not in list :
Retro Stars – Rice 101 OVR with Holding Boost (2nd CDM to have Holding Boost)
A says
Has any one tried PARTEY potm? What do you think in game play H2H
PhantomAaron says
He is a beast in game.
PhantomAaron says
Why icon Gattuso is not the list? He is an ankle breaker CDM. He is very aggressive also. I am 100 percent happy with him. I would recommend him.
Said says
What about the best goalkeepers in the game?
We’re waiting for an update
unknown says
What about UTOTSSF Kimmich (CBM 97)?
Noah says
They did put Kimmich
Jack says
Which of the following totssf is best? De Jong or Busquets?
ToxicChicken says
De Jong for more attacking and passing, Busquets for defending. In my opinion De jong is better.
BagetAgent01 says
de Jong is a good CDM in H2H if you don’t mind his passing skill boost. Busquets is better for VSA as he had destroyer skill boost.
aron says
And kalvin phillips treasure hunt
sandeep_san says
What about Sergio Busquets from community totssf?. He has ovr 100 with incredible stats for nothing??
Sikhar says
Right now Ndidi TOTSSF is the best CDM followed by Busquests and De Jong TOTSSF. They haven’t updated this list yet
joesephi says
de jong is bs his defensive stats arent even better than rice and hes 95 RATED
Rye says
How do I Get Guardiola ?
Uday kumar says
How’s 89 Icons Makélélé and 92 LLR Busquets.
James says
very good
Didi says
Please tell me the best players for 3-5-1-1 formation, all from Bundesliga – ST, CF, LM, RM, CDM, CDM, CM, CB, CB, CB ,GK
Frank says
Makélélé?
CrazyfanCR7 says
Cf 96 reus best
vinhloi says
Gk:Neuer(lunar new year), burki(ucl),…
Cb:sule(carniball), Hummels(toty), akanji(Bundesliga rivals),…
Cdm:witsel(Bundesliga rivals), kimmich(totw), Thiago(totw),…
Cm:Delaney(freeze),…
Lm:sancho(sbc),larsen(freeze),…
Rm:sancho(toty),….
Cf:reus(Bundesliga rivals),….
St:werner, Lewandowski(toty, utoty),…
Those are my opinion
Pawel says
Rm Gnabry potm when Sancho LM)
joesephi says
you must update the new people like from bundesliga and top transfers
Sourabh says
What about World tour raheem sterling & romagnoli?
Akshay Gupta says
Raheem Sterling is a decent RW, a faster one is always better imo.
Romagnoli is a very slow CB, there are far better CBs out now.
Fawas says
Why don’t update this;
Please update faster
BagetAgent01 says
Romagnoli is decent and will also have very good chem if you have Donnarumma as your goalkeeper. As for Sterling, he is ok but has a bad weak foot rating and for a 93 rated player, he could have better stats. I would go against Sterling.
Fp says
Torn between gueye and guendozi… has anyone tried both. Currently have gueye and Kimmich for CDM
Vishagar says
rm?
Kingmaker says
What about Star Pass Zakaria?
landvinh says
he is CM
Roy says
Please do an article on the best CAMs in fifa mobile 20 in particular for EPL players I’ll appreciate.
Roy says
I consider LNY Ndidi as the best CDM in EPL better than Kante and Fabinho…he is everywhere on the pitch winning the ball back
Jame says
Please do CAM
S.dutt says
As carniball is here and I plan to get Quadrado and De vrij and I have got a Italy player from masquerade + I can obviously buy the 88 OVR Italy carniball player from market, I can get 4 Serie A players. I also have already 4 Serie A players.
So should I try getting Petit or buy a low OVR player and train up.
I already have 93 Kante
I currently use 433 attack but want to shift to 433 defend as I am a fifa master in H2H and want to play a defensive strategy.
Please answer admin
Jado says
What about Sergio Busquets? I use him, don’t you think he’s pretty good? I use the 92 OVR version.
admin says
He is good, but it’s a bit too slow
Singh says
Please suggest best vsa formation
3at the back/ 4 at the back?
admin says
Defensively, 352 is one of the best
Shubham says
LLR Sergio Busquets, 92
Islam says
You must update your players lists with latest events like carnaball
admin says
We will. It’s just that the Carniball players are still new, not many players use it in the game so we haven’t collected much feedback about their gameplay.
Vishagar says
What about 93 Allan?
landvinh says
what about coquelin LLR 82?
admin says
Number 5 on the list. He is a beast.
landvinh says
can you try to make all position, admin?
admin says
We will
Dumitru Boaghi says
I compared 95 Coquelin vs 95 McKennie. And they are pretty the same. Now i have 95 McKennie.
It’s worth to upgrade Coquelin and replace McKennie, or it’s worthless ?
landvinh says
what about capoue 78 base
admin says
Never try and never heard any reviews/feedbacks about him
landvinh says
he has lots of special traits and have important skill boost too