Just like real-life football, any excellent squad in EA Sports FC 27 will start at the back with a great goalkeeper (or a 'GK', if you can't abide full words).

After all, it's all well and good scoring goals at the other end, but they won't get you many points if you're leaking just as many at your own end.

So, if you need to sort out the space between the sticks in EA Sports FC 27, whether you're building a squad of women or women (or both), keep on reading and we'll run through your best options for keepers.

Best goalkeepers in FC 27 - Men

The best goalkeepers in FC 27, in the men's game, are as follows:

• | 90 OVR | Real Madrid, Belgium
• | 89 OVR | Manchester City, Italy
• | 88 OVR | Arsenal, Spain
• | 88 OVR | Atlético Madrid, Slovenia
• | 87 OVR | AC Milan, France
• | 87 OVR | Liverpool, Brazil
• | 87 OVR | Borussia Dortmund, Switzerland
• | 86 OVR | Barcelona, Spain
• | 86 OVR | Porto, Portugal
• | 86 OVR | Atalanta, Italy

Note: If you're looking for young players or cheap players, we've got different guides about those! The top players in any positions will not come cheap, but there are more affordable alternatives.

Best goalkeepers in FC 27 - Women

The best goalkeepers in FC 27, in the women's game, are as follows:

• | 87 OVR | NJ/NY Gotham FC, Germany
• | 87 OVR | Chelsea, England
• | 85 OVR | Brighton & Hove Albion, Nigeria
• | 85 OVR | Barcelona, Spain
• | 85 OVR | Lyon, Chile
• | 85 OVR | Kansas City Current, Brazil
• | 84 OVR | Manchester City, Japan
• Daphne van Domselaar | 83 OVR | Arsenal, Netherlands
• | 83 OVR | West Ham United, France
• | 83 OVR | Manchester United, United States

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