Haaland, Benzema, Ronaldo – the list of top strikers in FIFA 23 is long. But also an unusual striker is causing excitement: Eldor Shomurodov.
What kind of player is he? Eldor Shomurodov is a striker from Uzbekistan who plays for AS Roma in the Italian Serie A. In FIFA 23 it is “Roma FC”.
Normally, Shomurodov only has a 75-rated gold card with not-so-strong stats. But in TOTW 2 he directly received an 84-rated card – and it is really, really good.
Shomurodov not only has a very strong shot but also decent dribbling and good speed. Particularly strong: with the “Architect” chemistry style, he falls into the “Lengthy” category at three chemistry points – meaning he is really fast.
Especially, Shomurodov scores points with a very low price. The TOTW card is currently around 13,000 coins and can sometimes be bought even cheaper. This is likely due to the combination of being a Serie A player and the nationality Uzbekistan – as it makes Shomurodov not so easy to get to full chemistry.
But if you have a few Serie A players in your squad, you should consider signing him. Shomurodov fits perfectly as a strong, cheap striker in teams that shouldn’t cost too many coins.
You can find even more such cards here: 7 strong cards under 20,000 coins that can improve your Ultimate Team.
So far, Shomurodov has not been a widely known name in FIFA. But that seems to be slowly changing.
FIFA 23 players praise Shomurodov – the attacker becomes popular if you have him
This is what players say: On the platform futbin, many players are active to discuss cards, track prices and similar. There, player cards can also be sorted by “popularity.”
If you exclude the icons, only four strikers are ahead of Shomurodov on the popularity scale:
- Arnaut Danjuma, who came into the game via a very good SBC
- Erling Haaland
- Cristiano Ronaldo
- Karim Benzema
In the comments, but also in the FIFA subreddit, players praise the card. Or fear, if they face Shomurodov as an opponent:
- “This bastard just demolishes me every game. I would rather see Ronaldo,” writes user “Im_unlucky” (via reddit).
- “Shomurodov IF is a very good and affordable card” (for its value) (via reddit).
- “Insane player with a Hunter on NextGen. I feel it’s better to boost the pace and shooting than the running style,” writes a user (via reddit).
- “I have him on the bench because he’s a bit too big for me to play with, but he is a great substitute” (via reddit).
Especially on NextGen, where the AcceleRATE factor is crucial with the different running types, it’s worth taking a look at Shomurodov. However, some players also emphasize that they don’t handle him very well – he seems too clunky for them. Besides, he only has 3 stars on his weak foot and skills – so he is not a big dribbler.
But if you set up an offense based on passing and need a decent target striker for finishing, then Shomurodov might just be what you are looking for. The risk is definitely low: even in quick sell, you still get around 10,000 coins for the card if Shomurodov doesn’t work out.
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Currently, FIFA 23 Update 2 has also been released. You can find everything about the new Title Update in FIFA 23 here.
