Football Manager 2016 Best Free Agents

Welcome to the preliminary list of Football Manager 2016 best free agents by FMSCOUT.com.

Football Manager 2016 good players without contract

This list includes some of the best FM 2016 players available on free transfers.

Top 400+ FM16 free agents included.

Released: Oct 4, 2015
Updated: Oct 22, 2015

This is the successor of my ultimate list of best Football Manager 2015 free agents.

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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.

What does the rating (R) mean?

It's a personal recommendation system for your convenience. I'm using a 1-100 scale based on English divisions.
81+ all-time elite player
78-80 great player for premiership
75-77 solid backup for premiership
72-74 top player for championship
69-71 top player for league one
66-68 top player for league two

FM 2016 Best Free Players by position

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Goalkeepers (32)

R	Name	Nation	Age	EU
73	Disljenkovic, Vladimir		34
71	Frison, Alberto		27
68	Cros, Pierrick		24
73	Pletikosa, Stipe		36
73	Blazevic, Goran		29
69	Bajkovic, Boban		30
70	Hildebrand, Timo		36
68	Medran, Ezequiel		34
70	Robinson, Paul		35
67	Coe, Nathan		31
68	Bozovic, Mladen		30
70	Jacobo		32
72	Saranov, Bojan		28
68	Rodriguez, Carlos		32
67	Berezovsky, Igor		25
67	Zubikarai, Enaut		31
66	Kawashima, Eiji		32
67	Landazuri, Hector		31
66	Tzorvas, Alexandros		32
66	Ejide, Austin		31
66	Luis Guilherme		23
68	Kirovski, Aleksandar		24
66	Nieves, Darwin		25
66	Atrous, Samuel		25
66	Janjusevic, Ivan		28
67	Jovanic, Milan		29
66	Bonnefoi, Landry		31
66	Prieto, Francisco		32
66	Pelizzoli, Ivan		34
66	Bozovic, Darko		36
67	Laquait, Bertrand		38
70	Muller, Heinz		37

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Central Defenders (47)

R	Name	Nation	Age	EU
75	Vlaar, Ron		30
76	Mazuch, Ondrej		26
70	Nuno Andre Coelho		29
67	Perea, Luis		36
70	Canuto, Ignacio		29
72	Bottinelli, Jonathan		31
69	Pryima, Vasyl		24
72	Navratil, Jakub		31
79	Madlung, Alexander		33
76	Bikey, Andre		30
71	Martinez, Hans		28
73	Onyewu, Oguchi		33
69	Ferrari, Jonathan		28
72	Friedrich, Manuel		36
76	Noveski, Nikolce		36
77	Dunne, Richard		36
73	Mathijsen, Joris		35
70	Planus, Marc		33
72	Douglas Silva		31
69	Whitbread, Zak		31
73	Gerrard, Anthony		29
73	Buljat, Jurica		29
69	Pantidos, Nikos		24
68	Cadamuro, Liassine		27
68	Mori, Dan		26
71	Ben Mansour, Mohamed		26
66	Joao Meira		28
66	Santacroce, Fabiano		28
69	Mensah, John		32
72	Boulahrouz, Khalid		33
69	Bizera, Joe		35
69	Andre Luis		35
70	Zoro, Marc		31
68	Melo, Pablo		32
66	Kroldrup, Per		35
71	Ajeti, Arlind		21
66	Edson		27
68	Anderson Luis		28
66	Esnal, Cristian		28
68	Alex Silva		30
67	Zbrun, Martin		30
66	Jarosik, Jiri		37
67	Samuel		27
66	Papazacharias, Grigoris		30
66	Gabriel		32
67	Drouin, Stephen		31
68	Ndreka, Henri		32
66	Marquez, Alvaro		24
66	Neill, Lucas		37

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Left Backs (27)

R	Name	Nation	Age	EU
72	Dabo, Mouhamadou		28
70	Razo, Oscar		31
69	Mulemo, Landry		29
67	Mijailovic, Nikola		33
73	Cale, Hrvoje		30
67	Tiene, Siaka		33
69	Ocampo, Juan Antonio		26
70	Dudgeon, Joe		24
70	Diaz, Juan Manuel		27
71	Mane		33
70	Neplyakh, Evgen		23
68	Rippert, Guillaume		30
74	Crainey, Stephen		34
73	Bonnart, Laurent		35
69	Cappi, Mariano		23
67	Agostini, Alessandro		35
70	Esqueda, Luis Ricardo		34
70	Lopez Mondragon, Manuel		32
67	Barros, Juan		26
71	McCartney, George		34
67	Parraga, Ruben		30
70	Junior Cesar		33
71	Pander, Christian		31
67	Romanchuk, Olexandr		30
67	Cech, Marek		32
68	Marchelli, Bruno		23
66	Pipinis, Christos		30

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Right Backs (29)

R	Name	Nation	Age	EU
70	Galitsios, Giorgos		29
69	Eboue, Emmanuel		32
71	Valera, Juan		30
71	Arroyo, Alvaro		27
71	Ochs, Patrick		31
70	Wilkshire, Luke		33
72	Lell, Christian		31
72	Kelly, Stephen		32
70	Tiendalli, Dwight		29
70	Motta, Marco		29
67	Foley, Kevin		30
70	Grana, Hernan		30
75	Reveillere, Anthony		35
69	Mesto, Ginadomenico		33
72	Bocaly, Garry		27
69	Mattioni, Felipe		26
69	Fernandez, Aitor		29
67	Chicherin, Nikita		24
69	Lolo, Igor		33
67	Pintos, Pablo		28
67	de la Cruz, Marvin		30
67	Garcia, Luis Francisco		28
71	Dimayuga, Efrain		26
69	Angbwa, Benoit		33
73	Zabavnik, Radoslav		34
66	Faubert, Julien		31
69	Diogo, Carlos		32
66	Ferronetti, Damiano		30
66	Sukurov, Mahir		32

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Defensive Midfielders (46)

R	Name	Nation	Age	EU
78	Torres, Juan Manuel		30
68	Olimpio, Leonel		33
71	Roberto Sousa		30
71	Boateng, Derek		32
73	Pliatsikas, Vasilis		27
71	Lopy, Joseph		23
71	Razzotti, Franco		30
70	Camara, Pape Abdou		24
79	Poulsen, Christian		35
69	Kargbo, Ibrahim		33
69	Sokolowski, Tomasz		30
68	Guerriero, Ludovic		30
74	Mariga, McDonald		28
69	Okonkwo, Onyekachi		33
69	Kaita, Sani		29
69	Kamara, John		27
69	Osbourne, Isaac		29
75	Mudingayi, Gaby		34
76	Gucer, Hurriyet		33
80	Nengomasha, Tinashe		33
68	Coulibaly, Kafoumba		29
69	Oliveira, Stanislas		27
73	da Silva, Marco		23
67	Hsissane, Abdelmalik		24
72	Eustace, John		35
68	Rouamba, Florent		28
71	Francois, Julien		35
68	Bah, Mamadou		27
68	Val		32
76	Conti, Daniele		36
74	Bustos, Maximiliano		33
70	Ngobeni, Clifford		28
75	Neto Coruja		28
72	Boccara, Ilan		22
69	Sporkslede, Fabian		22
69	Fernando		34
68	Zito		30
69	Osiako, Patrick		28
67	Galo, Diego		21
66	Rochemback, Fabio		33
70	Quansah, Kwame		32
72	Tiago Dutra		24
69	Monsalvo, Pablo		32
67	Colace, Hugo		31
75	Diarra, Mahamadou		34
69	Bedoya, Gerardo		39

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Central Midfielders (35)

R	Name	Nation	Age	EU
70	Lanig, Martin		31
69	Schiavon, Eros		32
72	Mahlangu, May		26
70	Tiago Gomes		30
70	Yebda, Hassan		31
72	Ekeng, Patrick		25
74	Bailey, Nicky		31
69	Cvijanovic, Goran		28
71	de Zeeuw, Demy		32
71	Lazic, Djordje		32
68	Henkens, Robin		27
71	Saez, Jose		33
67	Fotakis, Giorgos		33
68	Yankov, Chavdar		31
74	Fabio Simplicio		36
69	Razak, Abdul		22
67	Obodo, Christian		31
67	Pluim, Wiljan		26
67	Tonge, Michael		32
72	Guarente, Tiberio		29
67	Zapata, Martin		35
71	Hervas, Javi		26
68	Ekpo, Emmanuel		27
76	Acevedo, Walter		29
76	Nolan, Kevin		33
71	Sapara, Marek		33
71	Volesak, Ladislav		31
67	Roger		29
67	Ayrton		21
69	Brattan, Luke		25
66	Milovanovic, Dejan		31
66	Micevski, Darko		23
72	Sno, Evander		28
66	Panagiotou, Aimilios		22
66	Katidis, Giorgos		22

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Left Wingers (47)

R	Name	Nation	Age	EU
70	de los Santos, Mathias		24
74	Emanuelson, Urby		29
71	Nivaldo		26
68	Shturko, Yuri		30
67	Lobato, Cristian		26
69	Hunt, Stephen		34
67	Gamarra, Marcelo		26
67	Boral, Ugur		33
67	Cerny, Jaroslav		36
67	Zeneyedpour, Milad		29
69	Sandro		29
74	Samaras, Giorgos		30
70	Platini		29
69	Thomas, Jerome		32
68	Quincy		29
74	Djuric, Dusan		31
67	Ephraim, Hogan		27
74	Balashov, Vitaliy		24
67	Milosavljev, Vladan		28
73	Sassi, Mossaab		25
66	Wilk, Jakub		30
76	Ait Fana, Karim		26
67	Bourgeois, Maxime		24
69	Moral, Toni		34
69	Chenene, Bennett		31
67	Badoyan, Zaven		25
66	Chirico, Cosimo		23
68	Centurion, Emanuel		32
72	Assulin, Gai		24
66	Domoraud, Wilfried		27
67	Ben Othman, Mohamed Slim		25
67	Lesoimier, Benoit		32
66	Kefkir, Oguzhan		24
72	Djabou, Abdelmoumene		28
68	Taylor, Paul		27
69	Bidaoui, Soufiane		25
71	Utaka, John		33
72	Palladino, Raffaele		31
67	Schalk, Alex		23
67	Alvarez, Arturo		30
67	Diogo Rosado		25
69	Castillo, Nery		31
70	Suzen, Gokhan		27
69	Sculli, Giuseppe		34
68	Renouard, Sebastien		30
69	Ernesto		30

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Right Wingers (41)

R	Name	Nation	Age	EU
74	Goreux, Reginal		27
70	Albin, Emiliano		26
72	Pintos, Federico		22
69	Avdic, Marcel		24
69	Cristian		32
67	de Ridder, Daniel		31
71	Hiago		24
77	Ilsinho		29
70	Schelotto, Ezequiel		26
71	Concas, Fabio		28
70	Oriol, Edu		28
70	Hammill, Adam		27
69	Donnet, Matias		35
67	Tejada, Manuel		25
66	Arruda, Mathias		22
70	Guerrero, Gino		22
68	Vaz Te, Ricardo		29
70	Pennant, Jermaine		32
74	Obasi, Chinedu		29
74	Nelson, Gregory		27
77	Boudjemaa, Damien		30
67	Tembo, Fwayo		26
68	Pino, Juan Pablo		28
71	Vlachodimos, Panagiotis		23
67	Shalaj, Gezim		24
71	Taylor-Fletcher, Gary		34
68	Nishi, Norihiro		35
67	Cassio		25
71	Chihi, Adil		27
73	Santana, Mario		33
67	Khiter, Seid		30
68	Psaume, Benjamin		30
69	Grandin, Elliot		27
70	Shamsin, Feiz		23
76	Izmailov, Marat		33
68	Rodriguez, Mario		33
68	Milicevic, Ivan		27
79	Amalfitano, Morgan		30
66	Okoro, Stanley		22
71	Arizmendi, Javier		31

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Central Attacking Midfielders (31)

R	Name	Nation	Age	EU
73	Ndi, Daniel		20
72	de Souza, Diego		31
70	Leo Lisboa		21
66	Dernis, Geoffrey		34
68	Velasco, Gabriel		29
82	Ronaldinho Gaucho		35
74	Martens, Maarten		31
72	Ziani, Karim		33
69	Overtoom, Willie		29
69	Danilo		30
71	Marcinho		31
69	Lizarazo, Carlos		24
73	Marcio Richardes		33
70	Juan Carlos		24
77	Marinelli, Carlos		33
67	Branquinho		32
74	Yelen, Zafer		29
74	Lincoln		36
72	Cossu, Andrea		35
69	Vukic, Zvonimir		36
68	Morais		31
68	Toski, Faton		28
70	Cangele, Franco		31
69	Yaisien, Abdallah		20
71	McFadden, James		32
67	Tiago Terroso		27
66	Ruben Ribeiro		28
79	Alvarez, Ricky		27
72	Ozturk, Sezer		29
67	Angeli, Arnor		24
66	Paonessa, Gabriele		28

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Strikers (67)

R	Name	Nation	Age	EU
69	Alferez, Hebert		27
67	Jabbari, Wajdi		24
68	Szabo, Lukas		22
72	Salpingidis, Dimitris		34
69	Martinez, Brayan		25
69	Griffiths, Joel		35
67	Chabangu, Lerato		30
76	Adebayor, Emmanuel		31
70	Cole, Carlton		31
71	Montano, Victor		31
66	Best, Leon		28
70	Cosme, Wilberto		31
73	Ameobi, Shola		33
71	Cisse, Djibril		34
70	Sinama-Pongolle, Florent		30
71	Tchite, Mohammed		31
67	N'For, Ernest		29
70	Martinuccio, Alejandro		27
72	Lekic, Dejan		30
67	Gandin, Dario		31
71	Ze Carlos Junior		30
68	Wagner Querino		28
66	Landin, Luis Angel		30
71	Kaludjerovic, Andrija		28
66	Costly, Carlo		31
73	Cano, German		27
71	Schlaudraff, Jan		32
81	Del Piero, Alessandro		40
74	Tsvetkov, Ivan		36
73	El Hamdaoui, Munir		31
68	Cacho, Juan Carlos		33
76	Maierhofer, Stefan		32
68	Dady		34
66	Avdic, Denni		26
70	Coulibaly, Adamo		34
68	Cerda, Emmanuel		28
67	Aygunes, Sahin		24
75	Lassad		29
68	Michel		29
68	Mengolo, Junior		22
67	Ebinho		27
69	Varney, Luke		32
74	Zigic, Nikola		34
69	Leonardo		32
69	Asildarov, Shamil		32
72	Pedro Oldoni		29
66	Ghezzal, Abdelkader		30
69	Jones Carioca		26
66	Jovancic, Vladimir		28
69	Kofarmata, Bello		27
68	Imamverdiyev, Cavid		27
66	Kanda, Deo		26
71	Mudrinski, Ognjen		23
69	Karl Max		28
73	Forssell, Mikael		34
71	Niculae, Marius		34
73	Hubnik, Michal		32
67	Jelic, Petar		28
75	Colunga, Adrian		30
71	Aganzo, David		34
69	Linz, Roland		33
66	Hoxha, Fabio		22
70	Yakovenko, Yuri		21
71	Edu		28
69	Fuller, Ricardo		35
73	Niang, Mamadou		35
74	Adriano		33

FAQ

How did you create this list without having access to FM16?

I used information on the internet to determine which active football players are still without contract. Then I checked their attributes on Football Manager 2015 in order to assess the players based on their best role(s) and to decide if they're good enough to make my list. And for those who made it, I assigned them my personal recommendation ratings for your convenience.

I think you missed some players!

I'm counting on your feedback to update this list, so I encourage you to post your suggestions in the comments section below. Thanks!