A striker’s primary role in a soccer match is to score goals when midfielders create chances. There are many ways a striker can get the ball into the back of the net: by outpacing defenders, dribbling past opponents, winning aerial duels, or blasting impressive shots from several yards away from the goal. Mastering any of these aspects of goal scoring makes a striker elite, and in EA FC 25, there are some elite strikers. 

However, in career mode, where you manage a team and lead them to glory, you must consider other factors. Factors like the striker’s age, longevity, potential, and the team’s financial situation determine what makes a striker worth signing in career mode. Considering those criteria, here are the best strikers to sign in career mode.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

• Team: Al Qadsiah FC
• Market Value: $14M
• Release Clause: $23.9M

Aubameyang may be past his prime in EA FC 25. However, he is still an elite striker with incredible credentials and the ability to deliver top-shelf performances when put in the right system. He has an overall rating of 82. Still, being 35, he has no more room to grow. Typically, signing a player this old with no room to grow would be unwise. 

However, his high rating, impressive finishing, pace, positioning, weak foot, and skill move stats make him a great placeholder striker who can bring you some success while you build your team. Aubameyang would significantly improve teams like Brighton, Fulham, and Atalanta. Some higher-tier teams would also benefit from having a player like him as a backup striker.

Conrad Harder

• Team: Sporting CP
• Market Value: $4.9M
• Release Clause: $12.8M

At 19 years old with a 71 overall rating and a potential rating of 86, Danish youngster Conrad Harder is precisely the kind of striker you build your team around. He’s 6’1 with the “poacher +” trait, making him a viable aerial threat from crosses and set pieces. His market value is $4.9 million, with a release clause of just over $10 million. 

He is also versatile, capable of playing as a winger and an attacking midfielder. With his versatility, high potential, physical attributes, and decent current overall rating, he would significantly improve any lower-league, bottom-table, or mid-table side you sign him to. You could also sign him for the bigger teams, train him, and transfer him for a profit.

Karim Konate

• Team: FC Red Bull Salzburg
• Market Value: $8.1M
• Release Clause: $17.2M

Pace is one of the most important attributes an attacking player can have in EA FC, and Karim Konate’s 86 pace puts him among some of the fastest players in the game. At just 20, Konate still has so much room to grow. He is rated 73 overall, which is impressive for such a young player. He also has a potential rating of 86 overall. 

At just $8.1 million, Konate would be a great addition to any team. Having a pacey, decently rated striker in a Road to Glory playthrough will go a long way, and having one so young means that as the team grows and progresses, so does he.

Enzo Molebe

• Team: Olympique Lyonnais
• Market Value: $1.4M
• Release Clause $4.1M

Enzo Molebe may be low-rated with an overall rating of 63, but his 83 potential, four-star weak foot, and impressively balanced stats make his $1.4 million market value seem like a steal. Suppose you start a career mode, Road to Glory, in English League 2. Molebe would be among the best strikers in the league. With his impressive potential and being just 16 years old, he could quickly grow into one of the best players in the game in a few seasons.

Iago Aspas

• Team: RC Celta
• Market Value: $15.7M
• Release Clause: $32.9M

Iago Aspas is a 36-year-old veteran striker. Despite his age, Aspas’s 84 overall rating puts him in the world-class striker category. He can fulfill several attacking roles, including winger, advanced forward, and false 9. His incredible dribbling, vision, ball control, and passing stats make him a vital component to teams that prefer possession-heavy football. 

Finally, Aspas is sure to score many goals with his 90-rated finishing, which puts him among some of the best goal-scorers in the game. He might not have many years left, but he will improve your team and hold the fort until you find a younger, more permanent goalscorer. 

Mustafa Hekimoğlu

• Team: Beşiktaş JK
• Market Value: $1.4M
• Release Clause: $4.1M

Mustafa is rated 62 with a massive 86 potential rating. His physical attributes are impressive for a 17-year-old striker. He is 6’1 “with impressive jumping and heading stats for his age. Given the right training plan, you could convert this player into an elite target forward, advanced forward, or poacher. 

Cristiano Ronaldo

• Team: Al Nassr
• Market Value: $20M
• Release Clause: $32M

Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the greatest soccer players ever seen. Despite his acumen and achievements, his age and lack of potential have seen his market value plummet to $20 million. Despite his advanced age, Ronaldo is still one of the best players in FC 25, with elite stats and play styles. He would significantly improve any team he joins. It may not be the most realistic signing on a road to glory, but it’s certainly fun and worth it.

Mathys Tel

• Team: Tottenham Hotspur
• Market Value: $24.8M

At just 19, Mathys Tel is one of the most exciting striker prospects in the world. He is rated 77 with an 86 potential rating. With his impressive pace, shooting, and balanced spread of decent to good stats across the board, Tel has much to offer any team. He would make an excellent starting striker for most lower-tier teams and an excellent backup for the bigger teams. Most impressively, at just 19, Tel has so much room to grow and could easily be among the best players in the world five years into your career mode save if you properly manage him.

Eliesse Ben Seghir

• Team: AS Monaco
• Market Value: $17.3M
• Release Clause: $36.3M

Eliesse Ben Seghir is incredibly talented at such a young age. He has impressive stats and an overall rating of 76 and 86 potential. However, what is most remarkable about this player is his versatility. Ben Seghir can play the striker, winger, and central attacking midfield roles competently. This versatility, along with his potential and impressive current skills, makes him an excellent squad player who can fulfill almost any attacking role and fit into any tactical setup. If you’re the kind of manager who likes to run fluid formations that you can shift and adjust as the game progresses, having a player like Eliesse Ben Seghir, who can play many attacking positions, will help you immensely.