Career Mode Report #1 · 7 November 2026
What 2,700+ FC 26 career mode saves did
Who managers really signed, which clubs they took over, and who the game crowns when it simulates the Champions League. Counted from 2,759 FC 26 saves tracked on careermode.xyz, plus FC 27 where the sample is big enough.
The most-signed players in FC 26
The most-signed player in FC 26 career mode was not a superstar. It was Gilberto Mora, Tijuana’s 17-year-old, signed in 42 saves by 31 different managers: more than twice as many as anyone else. In 40 of those saves he cost nothing.
| # | Player | Saves |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Gilberto MoraMexico · Tijuana · free in 40 | 42 |
| 2 |  Andrey SantosBrazil · Chelsea | 20 |
| 3 |  Marc CucurellaSpain · Chelsea | 20 |
| 4 | Pau CubarsíSpain · Barcelona | 19 |
| 5 |  Ayyoub BouaddiFrance · Lille | 18 |
| 6 |  Youri TielemansBelgium · Aston Villa | 18 |
| 7 |  Hamza AbdelkarimEgypt · free in 14 · not in our FC 26 database, counted by name | 16 |
| 8 | Ibrahima KonatéFrance · Liverpool · free in 5 | 16 |
| 9 | Víctor MuñozSpain · Osasuna | 16 |
| 10 | Carlos EspíSpain · Levante | 15 |
| 11 | Jérémy JacquetFrance · Rennes | 15 |
| 12 | Mike PendersBelgium · Strasbourg | 15 |
| 13 |  Rio NgumohaEngland · Liverpool | 15 |
| 14 | BaldeSpain · Barcelona | 14 |
| 15 | Désiré DouéFrance · Paris Saint-Germain | 14 |
Each country’s most-signed player
Andrey Santos is the most-signed Brazilian (20 saves), well ahead of Endrick (11). Gilberto Mora tops Mexico by a distance (42 to 10), and Julián Alvarez leads Argentina (14).
Brazil| Player | Saves |
|---|---|
| Andrey Santos | 20 |
| Endrick | 11 |
| Savinho | 8 |
| Vini Jr. | 8 |
| Estêvão | 7 |
Mexico| Player | Saves |
|---|---|
| Gilberto Mora | 42 |
| Brian Gutiérrez | 10 |
| Raúl Rangel | 7 |
| Armando González | 5 |
| Israel Reyes | 5 |
Argentina| Player | Saves |
|---|---|
| Julián Alvarez | 14 |
| Valentín Barco | 10 |
| Aarón Anselmino | 9 |
| Nico Paz | 8 |
| Marcos Senesi | 7 |
Spain| Player | Saves |
|---|---|
| Marc Cucurella | 20 |
| Pau Cubarsí | 19 |
| Víctor Muñoz | 16 |
| Carlos Espí | 15 |
| Balde | 14 |
England| Player | Saves |
|---|---|
| Rio Ngumoha | 15 |
| Anthony Gordon | 13 |
| Marcus Rashford | 13 |
| Morgan Rogers | 13 |
| Ayden Heaven | 11 |
France| Player | Saves |
|---|---|
| Ayyoub Bouaddi | 18 |
| Ibrahima Konaté | 16 |
| Jérémy Jacquet | 15 |
| Désiré Doué | 14 |
| Bradley Barcola | 13 |
Portugal| Player | Saves |
|---|---|
| Geovany Quenda | 14 |
| Bernardo Silva | 10 |
| João Cancelo | 10 |
| Mateus Fernandes | 9 |
| Nuno Mendes | 9 |
Top five per nationality, FC 26. A country is shown only if its leader was signed in at least 10 saves.
What managers paid
A paid signing cost €11m at the median, and a save’s record signing €26m. 33% of the signings with a fee logged were free. Of the players bought for a fee in at least 10 saves, Julián Alvarez cost the most: €118m at the median.
- €11mmedian paid signing
- €26mmedian record signing
- 33%of signings were free
| # | Player | Median fee |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Julián AlvarezArgentina · Atlético Madrid · 10 saves | €118m |
| 2 | Bradley BarcolaFrance · Paris Saint-Germain · 11 saves | €80.5m |
| 3 | Anthony GordonEngland · Newcastle United · 11 saves | €60m |
| 4 | Ayyoub BouaddiFrance · Lille · 12 saves | €34.8m |
| 5 | Jérémy JacquetFrance · Rennes · 10 saves | €18.4m |
| 6 | Jorthy MokioBelgium · Ajax · 10 saves | €6.3m |
The clubs people manage
Barcelona and Real Madrid were the most-managed clubs in FC 26 (134 and 126 saves), with Manchester United third. In FC 27 Barcelona still leads (30), Manchester United is second (26) and Leicester City is number 4 (18).
| # | Club | Saves |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 134 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 126 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 89 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 59 |
| 5 | Real Betis | 53 |
| 6 | Valencia | 49 |
| 7 | Chelsea | 48 |
| 8 | Deportivo La Coruña | 44 |
| 9 | Atlético Madrid | 43 |
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 36 |
| 11 | Malaga | 34 |
| 12 | Manchester City | 32 |
| # | Club | Saves |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 30 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 26 |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 21 |
| 4 | Leicester City | 18 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 16 |
| 6 | Chelsea | 13 |
| 7 | Arsenal | 12 |
| 8 | Atlético Madrid | 11 |
| 9 | Valencia | 11 |
| 10 | Manchester City | 10 |
Selling the star in season 1
23% of saves (37 of 163) sold their highest-rated player during the first season. The one sold most often: Mohamed Salah, in 5 of the 9 Liverpool saves counted.
Who wins when the game simulates it
When the game simulates the Champions League, Paris Saint-Germain wins it most: 64 of 350 titles across 191 saves, ahead of Real Madrid (58) and Manchester City (57).
| # | Club | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain58 saves | 64 |
| 2 | Real Madrid53 saves | 58 |
| 3 | Manchester City49 saves | 57 |
| 4 | Barcelona45 saves | 47 |
| 5 | Arsenal25 saves | 27 |
| 6 | Liverpool22 saves | 23 |
| 7 | Bayern Munich13 saves | 14 |
| 8 | Juventus9 saves | 9 |
Paris Saint-Germain won 111 of 134 simulated Ligue 1 titles (83%). LaLiga is a coin toss: Barcelona 75, Real Madrid 74. In England Manchester City won 82 of 201.
Ligue 1134 titles| Club | Titles |
|---|---|
| Paris Saint-Germain | 111 · 83% |
| Monaco | 9 · 7% |
| Marseille | 6 · 4% |
LaLiga180 titles| Club | Titles |
|---|---|
| Barcelona | 75 · 42% |
| Real Madrid | 74 · 41% |
| Atlético Madrid | 18 · 10% |
| Athletic Bilbao | 5 · 3% |
Premier League201 titles| Club | Titles |
|---|---|
| Manchester City | 82 · 41% |
| Arsenal | 50 · 25% |
| Liverpool | 45 · 22% |
| Chelsea | 14 · 7% |
Bundesliga137 titles| Club | Titles |
|---|---|
| Bayern Munich | 76 · 55% |
| Borussia Dortmund | 33 · 24% |
| RB Leipzig | 15 · 11% |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 6 · 4% |
Serie A142 titles| Club | Titles |
|---|---|
| Inter Milan | 54 · 38% |
| Juventus | 33 · 23% |
| AC Milan | 18 · 13% |
| Napoli | 14 · 10% |
Top-flight champions in seasons the save’s own club didn’t win the league, every edition.
The game’s Ballon d’Or goes to Erling Haaland most often (44), then Kylian Mbappé and Lamine Yamal (40 each).
| # | Player | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erling Haaland33 saves | 44 |
| 2 | Kylian Mbappé29 saves | 40 |
| 3 | Lamine Yamal29 saves | 40 |
| 4 | Harry Kane10 saves | 11 |
| 5 | Ousmane Dembélé9 saves | 9 |
| 6 | Vini Jr.8 saves | 9 |
What we left out
Some stories we wanted didn’t have the numbers yet. Here is what we checked and why it isn’t above.
- FC 27’s most-signed player: the leader is in only 6 of the 172 FC 27 saves that logged a signing. We’ll publish it when the sample allows.
- Real Madrid saves selling Vinícius in FC 27: only 6 of the 21 Madrid saves logged any transfer, so “1 sold him” tells us nothing.
- Real Madrid–Barcelona deals: 7 direct transfers in 257 FC 26 saves of either club (2.7 per 100) against 2 in 51 FC 27 saves (3.9 per 100). Too few to tell apart.
- How fast FC 27 saves move: the typical save is still in season 1 however old it is, so there is nothing to chart yet.
How this was counted
- A save is a career tracked on careermode.xyz. A signing is a permanent transfer into the club logged in the save: loans and the squad’s history before the save don’t count. Rankings count distinct saves, so a player signed twice in one save counts once, and each row also shows how many different managers those saves belong to. 2,759 FC 26 saves by 2,248 managers, 878 of them with transfers (14,943 in all); 622 FC 27 saves.
- Players are matched to EA’s FC 26 player database, so “G. Mora”, “Gilberto Mora” and “gilberto mora” are one player; nationality and age must fit. A player we can’t match safely is counted under his typed name and nationality.
- Demo saves and our own test account are left out of everything, and women’s leagues out of the competition counts.
- Saves created and moves logged up to 7 November 2026. FC 26 saves on the site date from July 2026; FC 27 saves from its release in late September.
- A ranking is published only if its leader is in at least 10 saves, and only rows with at least 5 are listed. No figure identifies a person or a save.
- Saves report the champions of competitions their own club didn’t win, so a user’s own titles are never counted as the game’s pick. That slightly undercounts the clubs people manage most, such as Barcelona and Real Madrid.
- Fees are compared only between saves kept in euros, since a save can use pounds or dollars. A fee of 0 is a free transfer.
- These saves come from people who use a tracker, not a random sample of everyone who plays. Most are in Spain’s and England’s leagues, and few in Mexico’s or Brazil’s (6 and 12 FC 26 saves). Most saves are tracked through their first season only: 316 of 2,494 FC 26 manager saves reached season 2, so later seasons weigh less.
Where the saves are
| League country | FC 26 | FC 27 |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 39% (1,063) | 39% (241) |
| England | 35% (966) | 39% (244) |
| Germany | 8% (210) | 5% (32) |
| Italy | 6% (167) | 6% (38) |
| France | 3% (75) | 2% (14) |
| Netherlands | 2% (44) | 1% (8) |
| Portugal | 1% (27) | 1% (8) |
| Mexico | <1% (6) | <1% (3) |
| Brazil | <1% (12) | <1% (3) |
| Other | 7% (189) | 5% (31) |
The data
Every table on this page in one CSV file. Free to quote and chart, with a link to this page.
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