Best Deep Lying Playmaker Players in EA FC 26
The top Deep Lying Playmaker CDMs in EA SPORTS FC 26 Ultimate Team, ranked by their FUT.GG rating for the CDM Deep Lying Playmaker role.
The key cog to building up play from the back, this defensively positioned midfielder will often be the catalyst for attacks.
These are the best Deep Lying Playmaker CDMs in EA FC 26 Ultimate Team, ranked by their FUT.GG rating for the CDM Deep Lying Playmaker role. Each card shows its FUT.GG rating, live price, PlayStyles, and key attributes.
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Top 30 Deep Lying Playmaker CDMs by FUT.GG Rating
#1
Sphephelo Sithole
Festival of Football: Path to Glory
CDM–CM–
Def. Awareness93
Strength99
Interceptions95
Standing Tackle95
Short Passing96
Long Passing93
Lengthy188cmAverage Tall
#2
Angelo Stiller
Team of the Season
CDM–CM–
Def. Awareness95
Strength87
Interceptions96
Standing Tackle94
Short Passing96
Long Passing94
Explosive183cmAverage Medium
#3
Edson Álvarez
Festival of Football: Path to Glory
CDM–CM–
Def. Awareness99
Strength94
Interceptions99
Standing Tackle94
Short Passing96
Long Passing94
Lengthy187cmAverage Tall
#4
Jill Scott
Prime Hero
CM–CB–CDM–
Def. Awareness88
Strength99
Interceptions93
Standing Tackle97
Short Passing99
Long Passing95
Lengthy181cmLean Medium
#5
Aleksandar Pavlović
Team of the Season
CDM–CM–
Def. Awareness93
Strength88
Interceptions90
Standing Tackle90
Short Passing98
Long Passing98
Lengthy188cmLean Tall
#6
Ryan Yates
UEL Road to the Final
CDM–CM–
Def. Awareness91
Strength93
Interceptions93
Standing Tackle91
Short Passing95
Long Passing92
Lengthy190cmAverage Tall
#7
Kristijan Jakić
Festival of Football: Path to Glory
CDM–CB–CM–
Def. Awareness99
Strength93
Interceptions91
Standing Tackle94
Short Passing94
Long Passing94
Controlled181cmAverage Medium
#8
Adrien Rabiot
Team of the Season
CM–CDM–CAM–
Def. Awareness84
Strength92
Interceptions88
Standing Tackle90
Short Passing94
Long Passing90
Lengthy191cmLean Tall
#9
Franck Yannick Kessié
Festival of Football: Path to Glory
CDM–CB–CM–
Def. Awareness96
Strength99
Interceptions96
Standing Tackle96
Short Passing97
Long Passing94
Controlled183cmAverage Medium
#10
Blaise Matuidi
Prime Hero
CDM–CM–
Def. Awareness90
Strength90
Interceptions93
Standing Tackle91
Short Passing99
Long Passing99
Controlled180cmUnique
#11
Mahamadou Doumbia
TOTS Breakthrough
CM–CDM–CAM–
Def. Awareness91
Strength84
Interceptions90
Standing Tackle90
Short Passing97
Long Passing91
Controlled186cmLean Tall
#12
Mamadou Sangaré
Team of the Season
CM–CDM–CAM–
Def. Awareness92
Strength88
Interceptions92
Standing Tackle93
Short Passing97
Long Passing96
Explosive178cmLean Medium
#13
Paula Fernández
Team of the Season
CM–CDM–
Def. Awareness91
Strength94
Interceptions91
Standing Tackle91
Short Passing95
Long Passing93
Lengthy167cmStocky Short
#14
Lewis Ferguson
Festival of Football: Path to Glory
CM–CDM–CAM–
Def. Awareness87
Strength88
Interceptions93
Standing Tackle95
Short Passing99
Long Passing92
Explosive181cmAverage Medium
#15
Georgia Stanway
Team of the Season
Def. Awareness96
Strength84
Interceptions90
Standing Tackle97
Short Passing99
Long Passing95
Explosive164cmAverage Short
#16
Máximo Perrone
Team of the Season
CDM–CM–
Def. Awareness90
Strength83
Interceptions90
Standing Tackle88
Short Passing98
Long Passing96
Explosive178cmLean Medium
#17
Rúben Neves
Team of the Season
CDM–CM–
Def. Awareness97
Strength88
Interceptions96
Standing Tackle96
Short Passing96
Long Passing96
Controlled180cmAverage Medium
#18
Ryan Wintle
Team of the Season
CDM–CM–
Def. Awareness92
Strength93
Interceptions91
Standing Tackle91
Short Passing95
Long Passing94
Controlled180cmAverage Medium
#19
Sebastian Berhalter
Team of the Season
CM–CDM–RM–RW–
Def. Awareness91
Strength90
Interceptions85
Standing Tackle95
Short Passing94
Long Passing90
Controlled175cmAverage Medium
#20
Victor Froholdt
Team of the Season
CM–CDM–CAM–
Def. Awareness91
Strength87
Interceptions95
Standing Tackle93
Short Passing96
Long Passing92
Explosive180cmLean Medium
#21
Pablo Fornals
Team of the Season
CM–CDM–RM–
Def. Awareness92
Strength86
Interceptions92
Standing Tackle94
Short Passing92
Long Passing92
Explosive178cmLean Medium
#22
James Garner
TOTS Breakthrough
CDM–CM–
Def. Awareness91
Strength85
Interceptions91
Standing Tackle94
Short Passing94
Long Passing93
Explosive182cmLean Medium
#23
Patrick Berg
Team of the Season
CDM–CM–
Def. Awareness91
Strength95
Interceptions98
Standing Tackle91
Short Passing98
Long Passing95
Controlled177cmAverage Medium
#24
Reece James
Team of the Season
RB–CDM–
Def. Awareness92
Strength90
Interceptions90
Standing Tackle92
Short Passing91
Long Passing90
Controlled180cmStocky Medium
#25
Jerdy Schouten
Team of the Season
CB–CDM–CM–
Def. Awareness96
Strength90
Interceptions98
Standing Tackle94
Short Passing97
Long Passing94
Lengthy185cmLean Tall
#26
Manuela Giugliano
Team of the Season
CM–CDM–CAM–
Def. Awareness91
Strength81
Interceptions93
Standing Tackle91
Short Passing95
Long Passing94
Explosive160cmLean Short
#27
Chibuike Nwaiwu
TOTS Breakthrough
CB–CDM–
Def. Awareness90
Strength98
Interceptions87
Standing Tackle93
Short Passing93
Long Passing90
Lengthy193cmAverage Tall
#28
Hayden Hackney
Team of the Season
CM–CDM–CAM–
Def. Awareness92
Strength95
Interceptions91
Standing Tackle93
Short Passing94
Long Passing94
Controlled178cmLean Medium
#29
Adalberto Carrasquilla
Festival of Football: Path to Glory
CM–CDM–RM–CAM–
Def. Awareness88
Strength84
Interceptions90
Standing Tackle93
Short Passing95
Long Passing93
Explosive170cmStocky Short
#30
Esteban Cambiasso
Prime Hero
CDM–CM–
Def. Awareness90
Strength83
Interceptions94
Standing Tackle92
Short Passing99
Long Passing99
Explosive177cmAverage Medium