Free Players in FM 2012

I'm starting this list to include the most notable free players when starting on Football Manager 2012 as they are spotted by playing the FM12 Demo. But you can also download the complete shortlist of over 2700 free players.

I've applied some filters on the player search screen to help me pick the best of all players, mainly suited for 2nd division clubs (could be suited for 1st division clubs depending on country).

Released: 9 October

This is a follow up of our popular FM11 free players article.

Let's get to the list, sorted by position and recommendation (meaning that the players at the top of each list are recommended more than the ones at the bottom).

Goalkeepers:

Stephan Loboue (29)
Arni Gautur Arason (36)
Simon Pouplin (26)
Richard Kingson (33)
Yves Ma Kalambay (25)
Maik Taylor (39)
Niki Maenpaa (26)

Defenders Center:

Marco Materazzi (37)
Arne Friedrich (32)
Marvin Andrews (35)
Kevin Sakuda (31)
Wayne Brown (33)
Sol Campbell (36)
Christian Dailly (37)
Marcel Seip (29)
Ray Frankel (28)
Laurent Clerbois (18)

Defenders / Full-Backs Left:

Salaheddine Sbai (25)
Stephen Jordan (29)
Jlloyd Samuel (30)
Anis Ayari (29)
Kelly Youga (25)
Lee Molyneux (22)
Ben Thatcher (35)

Defenders / Full-Backs Right:

Carlos Diogo (27)
Andreas Hinkel (29)
Stuart Parnaby (28)
Yassin Moutaouakil (24)
Alexandre Bryssinck (29) - expired
Abubakari Yakubu (29)
Trent McClenahan (26)
Jason Crowe (32)

Defensive Midfielders:

Mahamadou Diarra (30)
Richard Hughes (32)
Pavel Besta (28)
Tyler Hemming (26)

Attacking Midfielders:

Dalibor Stevanovic (26)
Michael Stewart (30)
Elrio van Heerden (27)
Robert Pires (37)
Alan Quinn (32)
Moustapha Salifou (28)
Souhaieb El Amari (22)
Alassane N'Diaye (21)
Jason Koumas (31)
Darren Carter (27)
Masilo Modubi (26)
Quinton Fortune (34)
Stephen Hughes (28)
Gareth Williams (29)
Josh Wright (21)
Alan Mahon (33)
Gavin Rae (33)
Tom Kilbey (20)

Wingers Left:

James McFadden (28)
David Carney (27)
Boudewijn Zenden (34)
Sebastien Carole (28)
Michael McIndoe (31)
Cedric van der Gun (32)
Kelvin Etuhu (23)
Ismael Fofana (22)

Wingers Right:

El-Hadji Diouf (30)
Ryan France (30)
Souleymane Mamam (26)
Yedi Zahiri (25)
Chris Turner (20)
Mukhtar Mohammed (20)

Strikers:

Pacey
Ioannis Amanatidis (29)
Febian Brandy (22)
Givestin N'Suki (20)
Haruna Babangida (28)
Samuel Yeboah (25)
Danny Webber (29)
Randi Patterson (26)
Hakim Bouchouari (32)
Francis Jeffers (30)
Jamil Adam (20)
Omar Koroma (21)
Martin Reilly (24)
Abe Kumara (17)

Target
Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink (32)
Marcus Bent (33)
James Beattie (33)
Sebastien Dufoor (29) - expired
Armann Smari Bjornsson (30)
Steve Brooker (30)
Thomas Dossevi (32)
Pablo Counago (31)

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Feel free to comment with your findings and I'll make sure to evaluate your suggestions and update this list accordingly.