FIFA 17 Career Mode: 11 Great Players From Average Teams You Must Sign

2. ST - Fedor Smolov (FC Krasnodar)

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While Russian players don't usually make a big splash when leaving their homeland - Andrey Arshavin is a proud exception to the rule - this is FIFA and the transition should not cause any problems for the international. Smolov is one of the best strikers in Sogaz Russian Football Championship and is rightfully rated at 80.

He's 26, which makes him a succeed-now type of player, and there's no reason to expect him to do otherwise. With 85 Pace and 82 Finishing he is a threat on both: counter- and positional-attack.

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