Football Manager 2017 Best Free Agents

This is my guide to finding and assessing the best Football Manager 2017 free agents. It applies to top leagues by default, which means that the players you see below will likely have no interest in joining a lower league side. I will work on another list for lower leagues when time allows, so keep checking the site for that in the coming weeks.

Football Manager 2017 quality players without contract

This list includes some of the most notable free agents in Football Manager 2017 who would be willing to join a team from the top divisions; mainly top flight sides or second division ones in certain nations, such as English Championship. So essentially these are the best FM 2017 players available on a free transfer at the beginning of the first season (July 1st, 2016).

Top 400 FM17 free agents are included.

Date of first publication: Oct 24, 2016

This is the successor of my ultimate list of Football Manager 2016 best free agents. I will be revising this list often as I gather more data from my test saves and of course based on your feedback in the comments down below.

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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+ world-class player
78-80 great player for Premier League
75-77 solid backup for Premier League
72-74 top player for Championship
69-71 top player for League One

R	Name	Age	Nat	Position
70	Degrá, Matias	33		GK
71	Renan	25		GK
71	Alessandro	28		GK
70	Omar Santos	27		GK
71	Guido	22		GK
72	Park Chung-Hyo	26		GK
74	Bastien, Sacha	22		GK
71	Kamagaté, Ibrahima	20		GK
71	Victor Brasil	23		GK
71	Axel	24		GK
70	Renan	23		GK
71	McLoughlin, Ian	24		GK
75	Mexès, Philippe	34		SW, D C
71	Jarosik, Jiri	38		SW, D C
70	Angbwa, Benoît	34		D R
71	Taylor, Ryan	31		D RL, M R
79	O'Brien, Joey	30		D RL
80	Cáceres, Martín	29		D RC
76	Dallku, Armend	33		D RC
72	Osorio, Ricardo	36		D RC
71	Marzorati, Lino	29		D RC
70	Spence, Jordan	26		D RC
71	Bocaly, Garry	28		D RC
70	Marcone	28		D RC, DM
72	Lucas	19		D RC
72	Chávez, Darvin	26		D L
73	Constant, Kévin	29		D L, DM, M LC
73	Borja Gómez	28		D LC
72	Wijnaldum, Giliano	23		D LC
70	Marchese, Giovanni	31		D LC
72	Diego Sacoman	29		D LC
72	Ábrego, Joshua	29		D LC
71	Teixeira, Dionatan	23		D LC, DM
70	Renato Santos	29		D LC
78	Alex	34		D C
77	Carvalho, Ricardo	38		D C
76	Andreasen, Leon	33		D C, DM
75	Cana, Lorik	32		D C, DM
75	Eleílson	31		D C
73	Distin, Sylvain	38		D C
72	Noveski, Nikolce	37		D C
75	Felipe Santana	30		D C
72	Çetin, Servet	35		D C
72	Palacios, Marco Antonio	35		D C
71	Manfredini, Thomas	36		D C
71	Roco, Sebastián	33		D C
71	Bodurov, Nikolay	30		D C
72	Landa, Lucas	30		D C
73	Rogulj, Kaja	30		D C
73	Diakité, Modibo	29		D C
70	Ebrahimi, Morteza	34		D C
70	Pellegrino, Maximiliano	36		D C
72	Vorsah, Isaac	28		D C, DM
72	Tavares, Yohan	28		D C
73	Diomandé, Hamed	28		D C
70	Ilie	25		D C, DM
71	Alemão	29		D C
70	Avlonitis, Tasos	26		D C
71	Bruno Soares	27		D C
70	Milanovic, Milan	25		D C
73	Gerrard, Anthony	30		D C
73	Éder	21		D C, DM
71	Mendomo, Alexis	29		D C, DM
71	Édson Silva	30		D C
70	Ferreira, Flávio	24		D C, DM
71	Gabriel	27		D C
71	López, Adrián	29		D C
70	Kure, Anders	30		D C
71	Luís Gustavo	26		D C
71	Wellington	27		D C
72	Régis	26		D C, DM
71	Edson	28		D C
74	Puerto, Israel	23		D C
71	Canavesio, Robertino	23		D C
71	Boldenkov, Valeriy	21		D C
73	Roni	24		D C
71	Koch, Morten	24		D C
71	Mancilla, Omar	21		D C
71	Jagodinskis, Vitalijs	24		D C
76	Maicon	34		D/WB R
74	Leandro Salino	31		D/WB R
72	Garics, György	32		D/WB R
71	Eboué, Emmanuel	33		D/WB/M R
74	Motta, Marco	30		D/WB/M R
73	Cicinho	29		D/WB R
73	Felipe Mattioni	27		D/WB/M R
72	Steinhöfer, Markus	30		D/WB/AM R
73	Cissako, Yarouba	21		D/WB R
71	Pineda, Onay	27		D/WB R
71	Jackson	26		D/WB R
74	Calvarese, Eugenio	24		D/WB R
71	João Felipe	24		D/WB R
74	Chica, Javi	31		D/WB RL
71	Ángel	35		D/WB RL
73	Seoane, Diego	28		D/WB RL
71	Gunino, Adrián	27		D/WB RL
71	Danelón, Alexis	30		D/WB RL
71	Tiendalli, Dwight	30		D/WB RL
73	Vargas, Juan Manuel	32		D/WB/AM L
74	Danilo Soares	24		D/WB/AM L
72	Pasquale, Giovanni	34		D/WB/M L
73	Buysse, Bart	29		D/WB/M L
71	Menéndez, Álex	24		D/WB/AM L
73	Casado, José Manuel	29		D/WB L
72	Volkov, Vladimir	30		D/WB/AM L
70	Kevin	26		D/WB L
71	Anderson Santana	30		D/WB L
71	Leo Veloso	29		D/WB/M L
71	Schmidtgal, Heinrich	30		D/WB/AM L
71	Caballero, Martín	25		D/WB/M L
70	Solís, Édgar	29		D/WB L
71	Heracles	23		D/WB L
71	Guilherme	24		D/WB L
70	Calle, Javier	25		D/M L
70	Dianda, Salif	28		WB/M RL
72	Kerkar, Salim	28		WB/AM L
77	Pizarro, David	36		DM
76	Simão	27		DM
76	Muntari, Sulley	31		DM
74	Rodrigo Taddei	36		DM
74	Kirch, Oliver	33		DM
74	Edmar	36		DM, AM C
73	Nekounam, Javad	35		DM
73	Essien, Michael	33		DM
76	Nílton	29		DM
71	Tissone, Fernando	29		DM
71	Battión, Roberto	34		DM
74	Weis, Tobias	30		DM
71	Kharja, Houssine	33		DM
72	Meireles, Raúl	33		DM
73	Makiadi, Cédric	32		DM, AM C
71	Djokovic, Damjan	26		DM
72	Nengomasha, Tinashe	33		DM
71	N'Goyi, Granddi	28		DM
71	Hélder	32		DM, M LC
70	Antar, Roda	35		DM
72	Torres, Juan Manuel	31		DM
70	Basualdo, Germán	32		DM
71	Ricardo Conceição	31		DM
78	Poyet, Diego	21		DM
72	Koné, Djakaridja	30		DM
71	Paglialunga, Mario	27		DM
70	Wilson Matias	32		DM
75	Tiago Dutra	25		DM
72	Serginho	28		DM
72	Goulon, Hérold	28		DM
75	Diakité, Samba	27		DM
71	Doubaï, Thierry	28		DM
72	Rossi, Fausto	25		DM, AM C
73	Pallardó, Miguel	29		DM
70	Roberto	31		DM
74	Ramirez	28		DM
71	Vrancic, Damir	30		DM, AM C
72	Haruna, Lukman	25		DM, AM C
70	Dikgacoi, Kagisho	31		DM
72	Sno, Evander	29		DM
70	Zé Vítor	24		DM
74	Fané, Lassana	28		DM, M RC
72	Babovic, Stefan	29		DM, AM RC
70	Alvarez, Miguel	31		DM
73	Johnnattan	27		DM
70	Élton	30		DM
70	Keïta, Souleymane	29		DM
72	Edenilson	28		DM, M LC
70	Celestino	29		DM
72	Everton	24		DM
75	Da Silva, Marco	24		DM
71	Bah, Mamadou	28		DM
71	Haghighi, Reza	27		DM
71	Jackson	25		DM
73	Bruno Renan	25		DM
72	Jonatas Paulista	22		DM
70	Gabriel Soares	23		DM
71	Rodrigo Possebon	27		DM
71	Fernando Gomes	22		DM
70	Dogan, Huseyin	22		DM
70	de Wit, Pierre	28		DM, AM C
73	Boughanmi, Oussama	26		DM
71	Patin, Benoît	26		DM
70	Paterno, Nicolás	21		DM, AM C
70	Camara, Alpha	21		DM
73	Cristhian	24		DM
70	Batista	22		DM
73	Barrera, Alejandro	24		DM
71	Mateus Caitano	23		DM
72	Calì, Michele	21		DM
73	Díaz, Néstor	25		DM
71	Cox, Lee	26		DM
71	Quemener, Jérémy	21		DM
75	Diallo, Samba	21		M R
72	Willian Schuster	29		M RC
70	Tabb, Jay	32		M LC
71	Galloppa, Daniele	31		M LC
76	Molina, Manu	24		M C
71	Helmke, Hendrik	28		M C
71	Wesolowski, James	28		M C
70	Orodea, Javier	22		M C, ST
72	Odemwingie, Peter	34		AM RL, ST
76	Augusto Fraga	28		AM R, ST
75	Esqueda, Enrique	28		AM R, ST
71	Danilo	29		AM R, ST
72	Manucharyan, Edgar	29		AM RL, ST
76	Shamsin, Feiz	23		AM RL, ST
73	Emmanuel, Sani	23		AM R, ST
71	Anderson Lessa	26		AM R, ST
71	Pineda, Jean Paul	27		AM RL, ST
73	Diney	25		AM R
73	Leguiza, Eduardo	22		AM RL, ST
72	Lamah, Roland	28		AM RL
73	Diallo, Lamarana	21		AM RL
74	Troyanovskyi, Eugene	23		AM RL
71	Nemtinov, Eugene	20		AM RL
77	Ronaldinho Gaúcho	36		AM RLC
71	Obraniak, Ludovic	31		AM RLC
71	Carlos Alberto	31		AM RLC, F C
73	Labyad, Zakaria	23		AM RLC
71	Dzalamidze, Nika	24		AM RLC
72	Cidinho	23		AM RLC
72	Vico, Fede	21		AM RLC
70	Lyopa, Dmytro	27		AM RLC
72	Zé Eduardo	24		AM RLC
71	el Hasnaoui, Abdel Malek	22		AM RLC
70	Kuzyk, Orest	21		AM RLC
73	Trovento, Emiliano	21		AM RLC
72	Slabbekoorn, Marlon	19		AM RLC
72	Olivares, Brandon	21		AM RLC, F C
72	Pérez, Patricio	31		AM RC
70	Arango, Paulo	31		AM RC, F C
71	Alemán, Nauzet	31		AM RC
74	Traoré, Kalilou	28		AM RC
71	Traoré, Mamadou Baïla	29		AM RC
71	Patrik Silva	25		AM RC, F C
71	Fábio	26		AM RC
71	Júlio César	27		AM RC
70	Renan Donizete	20		AM RC
74	Edu	34		AM L, ST
76	Khalifa, Saber	29		AM L, ST
74	Mier, Matías	25		AM L
71	Ojabu, Omoh	23		AM L, ST
70	Bettiol, Grégory	30		AM L, ST
70	Cuvillier, Alexandre	30		AM L
73	Lepiller, Matthias	28		AM L
71	Congo, Jeferson	27		AM L, ST
70	Gattas, Rodrigo	24		AM L, ST
77	Mauri, Stefano	36		AM LC
77	Pisculichi, Leonardo	32		AM LC
71	Lazzari, Andrea	31		AM LC
71	Yakovenko, Olexandr	29		AM LC
70	Meza, Jesús	30		AM LC
73	Tsonev, Borislav	21		AM LC
71	Scapuzzi, Luca	25		AM LC, F C
70	Antic, Milos	21		AM LC
71	Caicedo, Anderson	23		AM LC, F C
78	Óscar	33		AM C
77	Osman, Leon	35		AM C
76	Martins, Carlos	34		AM C
72	Méndez, Edison	37		AM C
72	Bresciano, Mark	36		AM C
72	Daniel Carvalho	33		AM C
71	Nolan, Kevin	34		AM C
72	Thioune, Makhtar	31		AM C
70	Rueda, José Manuel	28		AM C
73	Zapotoka, Jan	28		AM C
70	Lugo, Édgar Gerardo	31		AM C
70	Ronny	30		AM C
72	Hussain, Etzaz	23		AM C
74	Ben Khalifa, Nassim	24		AM C
71	Öztürk, Sezer	30		AM C
73	Traoré, Mahamane	27		AM C
74	Keskin, Sinan	21		AM C
72	Lanzini, Tomás	25		AM C
72	Jean Deretti	23		AM C
70	Marco Aurélio	28		AM C
73	Ramírez, Dani	24		AM C
70	Zitouni, Nassim	22		AM C
82	Berbatov, Dimitar	35		AM/F C
72	Gargorov, Emil	35		AM/F C
73	Marcinho	31		AM/F C
70	Guðjohnsen, Eiður	37		AM/F C
77	Angulo, José	21		AM/F C
71	Manolov, Miroslav	31		AM/F C
71	Gomenyuk, Volodymyr	30		AM/F C
71	Ostapenko, Sergei	30		AM/F C
73	Baxter, Jose	24		AM/F C
71	Geovane	30		AM/F C
74	Morales, Wilson	23		AM/F C
71	Emilsson, Kristján Gauti	23		AM/F C
71	Jaílton	26		AM/F C
72	Kerlon	28		AM/F C
73	Zezinho	23		AM/F C
70	Kastrati, Kastriot	22		AM/F C
71	Daniel Lemos	26		AM/F C
73	Zé Alberto	21		AM/F C
73	Martínez, Matías	25		AM/F C
71	Ochoa, Pablo	24		AM/F C
71	Mosquera, Iván	20		AM/F C
81	Di Natale, Antonio	38		ST
81	Klose, Miroslav	38		ST
78	Kurányi, Kevin	34		ST
77	Coulibaly, Elimane	36		ST
76	Maierhofer, Stefan	33		ST
75	Ramírez, Rubén	33		ST
76	Cavenaghi, Fernando	32		ST
75	Brandão	36		ST
75	Arthuro	33		ST
74	Ramírez, Luis Alfredo	38		ST
74	Adebayor, Emmanuel	32		ST
73	Carignano, César	33		ST
73	Zamora, Bobby	35		ST
73	Sanogo, Boubacar	33		ST
73	Bonazzoli, Emiliano	37		ST
73	Becchio, Luciano	32		ST
75	Tadeu	30		ST
74	Riascos, Duvier	30		ST
72	Traoré, Dramane	34		ST
74	Parra, Facundo	31		ST
74	Ibargüen, Nelson	31		ST
75	Bolado, Iván	26		ST
72	Comba, Sergio	37		ST
71	Temwanjera, Mike	34		ST
71	Boya, Pierre	32		ST
71	Cuéllar, Miguel Ángel	34		ST
71	Heskey, Emile	38		ST
70	Plasmati, Gianvito	33		ST
70	Biscayzacú, Gustavo	37		ST
70	Lazaga, Marco	33		ST
70	Centurión, Diego	34		ST
71	Camacho, Mario	32		ST
73	Pedro Oldoni	30		ST
71	Brecevic, Ivan	28		ST
74	Danilo Neco	30		ST
71	Fauvergue, Nicolas	31		ST
72	Gil, Wilmar	25		ST
75	Alex	28		ST
73	Biglieri, Santiago	30		ST
71	Oladi, Mehrdad	31		ST
74	Klesnil, Zdenek	29		ST
71	Rentería, Carlos	30		ST
72	Olivera, Pablo	28		ST
72	Budimir, Mario	30		ST
70	Purovic, Milan	31		ST
73	Moore, Luke	30		ST
71	Chikere, Osita	25		ST
73	Macheda, Federico	24		ST
75	Jóbson	28		ST
71	Pouga, Christian	30		ST
70	Núñez, Jeysen	27		ST
72	Miller, Ishmael	29		ST
71	Flávio Caça-Rato	30		ST
72	Fábio Santos	29		ST
71	Toudic, Julien	30		ST
71	Robério	21		ST
71	Betinho	29		ST
70	Fabinho Alves	30		ST
71	Luisinho Paulista	30		ST
70	Schumacher	29		ST
72	Malaquias	29		ST
72	Araújo, Darwin	28		ST
73	Kemajou Dimabi, Junior	20		ST
74	Gil	25		ST
71	Castro, Juan Ignacio	22		ST
71	Marica, Ciprian	30		ST
74	Jara, Matías	28		ST
71	Ruíz, Vihanney	28		ST
71	Antonov, Olexiy	30		ST
77	Allef	20		ST
71	Michel	29		ST
70	Henrique	29		ST
71	Eric	27		ST
73	Alferez, Hebert	28		ST
72	Anjembe, Timothy	28		ST
71	Amanakou, Desmond	29		ST
71	Barisic, Ivan	22		ST
74	Douglas	20		ST
72	Lucas Xavier	21		ST
70	Banda, Khumbulani	25		ST
74	Igor Neves	21		ST
74	Diego Testa	23		ST
70	Salazar, Antonio	27		ST
71	Paulo Henrique	23		ST
70	Netto Imperador	24		ST
73	Carlos Vinícius	21		ST
72	Felipinho	24		ST
70	Rodrigo Dinamite	23		ST
71	Assuério	23		ST
74	Castro	24		ST
72	Everton	22		ST
70	Bangura, Tetteh	26		ST
71	Blejdea, Andrei	20		ST
71	Silva, Flávio	20		ST
70	Ngcepe, Thulani	26		ST
70	Ploj, Alen	20		ST
70	Sanguino, Sérgio	27		ST
72	Canga	23		ST
71	Feliphe	24		ST
74	Yakovenko, Yuriy	22		ST
72	Reyes, Martín Obayram	21		ST
71	Johnathan	24		ST
70	Kolicic, Haris	21		ST
70	Diabate, Souleymane	25		ST

FAQ

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

I loaded all players (320k+) in-game to produce this list of FM17 free players. Your savegame probably has less players loaded.

Where is the downloadable shortlist 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'm planning to release a few shortlists this year with my favorite players. Stay tuned for that!