Football Manager 2023: The best finishers in FM23

In Football Manager 2023, a good finisher up front is more than just a luxury. Good strikers are a currency in FM and having a reliable striker or two (or three, or four) in your ranks is a surefire way to shoot up the table.

Because as much as your team needs leaders, speedsters or set-piece experts, goals win games. Whether you play with attribute masking or not, we've found every player in the game with a 17/20 or higher in their in-game attributes at the start of the game. Of course, some players improve in time – see our wonderkid list – but this is what you need from the start. 

There are a number of big-name stars among the top finishers of the game, too. It'll come as little surprise to see the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Erling Haaland – who apparently caused bugs on the game before it was even out – but there isn't a player on the game with a 20 score for shooting. 

Of the players on the list, most of the best finishers in FM23 are in their 30s: you could say that this is a trait that comes with age. Of those that we at FFT recommend you sign from this list Pedro Goncalves is a useful Bruno Fernandes-type midfielder, Kelechi Iheanacho still has a lot of developing to do as a forward, while Talisca can be brought in from the Saudi Arabian league as a useful squad player for your squad.

It's worth noting with these stars, too, that a "Not for sale" sign might not mean that a player is unsignable. Some clubs still have a fee that would consider for a player that they have labelled as almost unsellable. 

Looking who else to sign? We've got a full list of the best players in the game for whatever you're looking for.

The best 33 finishers in Football Manager 2023