The top 25 footballers in the Cymru Premier according to Football Manager 2021

Football Manager 2021 is vastly popular amongst the footballing community, especially during times of isolation and a lack of competitive football.

It is mainly used as a way to escape from reality as gamers enter the virtual world and try to carve their success stories.

Many have come in Wales, including in previous additions, non Welsh domestic football fans becoming converted, including some Italians who now support Bala Town.

To make such a game work however, there are specific scouting teams which work tirelessly to make a true representation of the real life world.

In Wales, we have Matthew Burgess to thank for their efforts for this years game, alongside a dedicated team of assistant researchers.

Using the FM 21 database, we’ve put together a list of the top 25 players in the Cymru Premier. How it will work is those that has the highest Current Ability rating, in which we’ve ranked them in order.

The top 50 players in the Cymru Premier ranked by FM21

Danny Redmond – 94/200
Priestley Farquharson – 88/200
Jamie Insall – 84/200
Ryan Harrington – 81/200
Keston Davies – 81/200
Ryan Brobbel – 79/200
Jon Routledge – 79/200
Anthony Kay – 78/200
Oliver Shannon – 77/200
Luke Cummings – 76/200
Ryan Astles – 76/200
Kayne McLaggon -75/200
Craig Curran – 75/200
Robbie Patten – 75/200
Steven Hewitt – 75/200
Lassana Mendes – 74/200
Chris Hugh – 74/200
David Cotterill – 73/200
Blaine Hudson – 72/200
Tom Holland – 72/200
Brayden Shaw – 69/00
Chris Venables – 69/200
Leo Smith – 68/200
Paul Harrison – 68/200
Nathan Craig – 68/200

Out of the 25, ten of the players are from the current league leaders The New Saints with Danny Redmond at the top of the pile.

Surprisingly the current top scorer of the league, Chris Venables is low down in 22nd, despite his obvious ability in the league.

There is also no place in the top 25 for Greg Draper, who has more than 150 goals for The New Saints.

Is there anyone else you think is missing from this list? Are some underrated? We’ll be releasing the next 25 if you demand it as we delve more into the virtual world of football management.

(Featured Image: Lewis Mitchell)