Ready for some bargain hunting? Well, you don’t even have to hunt because I’ve already got the prey lined up for you in this free players shortlist for Football Manager 2013. I’ve done some scouting using Arsenal’s top scouting team and I have found 206 free players that are worth signing right at the beginning of the game. Please not that I had most of the major European leagues loaded and a large database.
Out of those 206 FM 2013 free players, 33 names stand out. These players could do well in most top-flight clubs in Europe:
| Name | Position | Nat | Age | Height | Weight |
| Nigel Reo-Coker | DM, M (C) | ENG | 28 | 175 cm | 77 kg |
| Kostas Katsouranis | DM, M (C) | GRE | 33 | 183 cm | 83 kg |
| Edouard Cissé | DM | FRA | 34 | 186 cm | 77 kg |
| Jérémy Berthod | D (L) | FRA | 28 | 180 cm | 76 kg |
| Albin Ebondo | D (R) | FRA | 28 | 183 cm | 85 kg |
| Thomas Hitzlsperger | M (C) | GER | 30 | 181 cm | 75 kg |
| Javier Farinós | DM, M (C) | ESP | 34 | 173 cm | 69 kg |
| Somen Tchoyi | AM (C), ST | CMR | 29 | 190 cm | 87 kg |
| Fernando Meira | SW, D (C), DM | POR | 34 | 190 cm | 85 kg |
| Geoffrey Tulasne | AM (L) | FRA | 24 | 175 cm | 69 kg |
| Malaury Martin | M (C) | FRA | 23 | 178 cm | 73 kg |
| Tal Ben-Haim | D (RLC) | ISR | 30 | 181 cm | 74 kg |
| Royston Drenthe | WB/M/AM (L) | NED | 25 | 168 cm | 67 kg |
| Jurica Buljat | D (C) | CRO | 25 | 187 cm | 81 kg |
| Reynald Lemaître | D (L) | FRA | 29 | 175 cm | 68 kg |
| Mikaël Silvestre | D (LC) | FRA | 34 | 183 cm | 84 kg |
| Ioannis Amanatidis | ST | GRE | 30 | 183 cm | 80 kg |
| Malkhaz Asatiani | D (C) | GEO | 30 | 184 cm | 79 kg |
| Omar Kossoko | AM (R) | BEN | 24 | 186 cm | 72 kg |
| James McFadden | M (L), AM (LC), ST | SCO | 29 | 178 cm | 75 kg |
| Craig Gordon | GK | SCO | 29 | 193 cm | 78 kg |
| Gianluca Zambrotta | D/WB (RL) | ITA | 35 | 181 cm | 76 kg |
| Zdenek Grygera | D (RL) | CZE | 32 | 185 cm | 78 kg |
| Ricardo Rocha | D (C) | POR | 33 | 183 cm | 80 kg |
| John Mensah | D (C) | GHA | 29 | 180 cm | 81 kg |
| Iván Hurtado | SW, D (C) | ECU | 37 | 180 cm | 79 kg |
| Miguel | D/WB (R) | POR | 32 | 179 cm | 78 kg |
| Carlos Ruiz | ST | GUA | 32 | 175 cm | 71 kg |
| Fodé Mansaré | AM (L) | GUI | 30 | 175 cm | 71 kg |
| Hernán Crespo | ST | ARG | 37 | 184 cm | 81 kg |
| Rabiu Afolabi | D (C) | NGA | 32 | 183 cm | 77 kg |
| Papa Bouba Diop | DM, M (C) | SEN | 34 | 194 cm | 93 kg |
| Alex | AM (C), ST | BRA | 34 | 176 cm | 77 kg |
To find out all the names in the best FM 2013 free players shortlist, click the download image below:
How to install the shortlist in FM 2013
1. Put the downloaded file in this folder: Documents/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2013/shortlists
2. Start your game and go to shortlists.
3. In the shortlists screen click the «shortlists» menu, just above the players list, on the right side.
4. Select «load shortlist» from the menu and then select the respective file — FMS best free players (Johnny Karp, Jul 2012)
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P.S.: In case you were wondering how I played a full season, the answer is I have played it on the review copy I had (read all about that here). The database hasn’t suffered any changes from that version of the game to the public beta.
Kevin
18 октября, 2012 at 21:15
Where do you find the time?
:)
Great effort and i’m sure this will prove valuable to many readers
Johnny Karp
18 октября, 2012 at 21:21
Don’t ask :) I am pretty much exhausted at the moment, but the weekend is not that far away now.
Nick Sundin
18 октября, 2012 at 21:45
Reo Coker just signed for Ipswich
Johnny Karp
18 октября, 2012 at 21:47
I know, but the game database was locked at the end of the transfer window. So you can get him for free in the game.
saltwater
19 октября, 2012 at 00:11
Royston Drenthe? The wizkid on loan at Everton last season? Surely not?
Johnny Karp
19 октября, 2012 at 07:59
Yep, that’s him. Prepare some fines if you sign him :)
Chai Chien Liang
19 октября, 2012 at 04:09
Katsouranis has also signed for Fulham but I guess the game hasn’t updated that yet, Craig Gordon would be a great keeper for mid-table and lower teams in top leagues though (as long as he doesn’t break his arm that much), Drenthe would be a decent winger as long as you can handle his attitude issues…..
Johnny Karp
19 октября, 2012 at 07:59
Katsouranis is one of the best players in this list in my view.
Joshua J
20 октября, 2012 at 12:06
Are you sure it wasn’t Karagounis who signed for Fulham?
Atromitos
20 октября, 2012 at 14:17
karagkounis singed for fulham.katsouranis was released from panathinaikos one week before the international matches
Johnny Karp
20 октября, 2012 at 14:31
Thanks for the clarification :)
Gaurav Chaddah
19 октября, 2012 at 05:36
Again great work Johnny, should be useful to me later on. Thanks for sharing
Johnny Karp
19 октября, 2012 at 07:58
No problem at all mate, hope it helps.
Niels Theis Bendtsen
19 октября, 2012 at 07:43
I will try your list just to see if any of the players are willing to sign for a Welsh club;)
Johnny Karp
19 октября, 2012 at 07:58
Some might, but probably not too many :)
vaibhavc
20 октября, 2012 at 08:01
Great work Johnny!
Johnny Karp
20 октября, 2012 at 08:42
Thanks mate.
Agustin
23 октября, 2012 at 15:48
Riquelme should be a free player on FM13.
Is he still part of Boca squad?
Johnny Karp
23 октября, 2012 at 16:03
He is still at Boca in the game.
bax
9 декабря, 2012 at 20:28
hg