FIFA 19 Career Mode ultimate guide: hints and tips from the experts

Sure, Ultimate Team is a fine game mode that's become an absolute beast for EA Sports – but tell us you don't still have a soft spot for FIFA 19's Career Mode.

It's the old-school gamer's mode of choice: take one club through a season against the AI, signing players on the transfer market in the traditional sense. No coins, chemistry or angry 17-year-olds from Chile in your lugholes when you've sombreroed them for the sixth time in a row. 

So behold, our guides for the below – from unmissable bargains to yet more skill moves that can bamboozle your opposition... 

The 11 best FIFA 19 free agents you can’t afford to miss

Nothing. Nada. Zilch. Before you get to their wage demands, that is...

Career Mode potential: the 10 best wonderkids to sign

Get ahead with these stars of the future... before they get too big.

Hidden gems you NEED to sign in Career Mode

Funnily enough, you won't find Lionel Messi in here. 

The 7 best bargain strikers you need to sign

Get goals with these strikers who'll all cost below £20m

The 10 most overpowered players on FIFA 19

Get more for less with these frankly overrated gems of the game

In-game

FIFA 19 Career Mode

The 5 best formations in FIFA 19: our favourite systems explained

A slower style of play means getting your system right is more crucial than ever before. 

The 7 most effective skill moves in FIFA 19

Because there's nothing wrong with a bit of showboating...

EVERY five-star skill player in FIFA 19

Not everybody can sombrero like Neymar, you know. 

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