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Corner takers

  • FM21 Update
  • Set-piece specialists
  • Top 50 of 29,622 scored

Delivery from the corner flag: the technique to strike a consistent ball and the vision to pick the run rather than the crowd.

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The criteria

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Scored on corners as the primary attribute, supported by crossing, technique and vision. Every attribute is converted to a percentile of the players who have it recorded in this version, the primary carries 65% of the weighted mean, and the result is then multiplied by a bottleneck factor between 0.55 and 1.00 taken from the weakest supporting attribute, so one glaring weakness cannot be averaged away.

364,867 players have no recorded corners value; at least two thirds of the 4 attributes must be present for a player to be scored at all. The list is capped at 50 and does not paginate.

394944Players in this version
364867No corners value
455Too few supporting
29622Scored
50Listed

Ranking

Players with no recorded corners value are excluded rather than ranked low
Columns

Columns

# Player Nation Age Needs data Club Position Corners Supporting Weakest supporting Recorded Score Value
1James David Rodríguez RubioColombia—Evertonattacking_mid_central17Crossing 17 · Technique 18 · Vision 19Technique 18100%99.9£15,030,000
2Ricardo Andrade Quaresma BernardoPortugal—Vitória Sport Clubeattacking_mid_right18Crossing 20 · Technique 18 · Vision 16Vision 16100%99.8£4,592,000
3João Filipe Iria Santos MoutinhoPortugal—Wolverhampton Wanderersmidfielder_central16Crossing 15 · Technique 17 · Vision 17Crossing 15100%99.6£32,262,000
4Ivan RakiticCroatia—Sevillamidfielder_central18Crossing 15 · Technique 16 · Vision 16Technique 16100%99.6£49,362,000
5Paulo Bruno Exequiel DybalaArgentina—Zebrestriker16Crossing 15 · Technique 19 · Vision 17Crossing 15100%99.6£65,960,001
6Christian Dannemann EriksenDenmark—FC Internazionale Milanoattacking_mid_central16Crossing 15 · Technique 17 · Vision 17Crossing 15100%99.6£15,030,000
7Ángel Fabián Di María HernándezArgentina—Paris Saint-Germainattacking_mid_left16Crossing 17 · Technique 16 · Vision 16Technique 16100%99.5£57,960,000
8Bruno Miguel Borges FernandesPortugal—Manchester Unitedattacking_mid_central16Crossing 16 · Technique 16 · Vision 17Technique 16100%99.5£59,960,001
9Nuno Miguel Gomes dos SantosPortugal—Sporting Clube de Portugal - Futebol, SADattacking_mid_left16Crossing 17 · Technique 16 · Vision 16Technique 16100%99.5£20,970,000
10Lionel Andrés Messi CuccittiniArgentina—Barcelonaattacking_mid_right15Crossing 15 · Technique 20 · Vision 20Crossing 15100%99.2£95,010,000
11Osvaldo Fabián Nicolás GaitánArgentina—Sporting Clube de Bragaattacking_mid_left15Crossing 17 · Technique 18 · Vision 16Vision 16100%99.2£1,008,000
12Iuri José Picanço MedeirosPortugal—1. FC Nürnbergattacking_mid_right16Crossing 16 · Technique 16 · Vision 15Vision 15100%99.2£1,008,000
13Francisco Román Alarcón SuárezSpain—R. Madridattacking_mid_central15Crossing 15 · Technique 19 · Vision 19Crossing 15100%99.2£15,030,000
14Juan Fernando Quintero PaniaguaColombia—Shenzhenattacking_mid_central15Crossing 15 · Technique 18 · Vision 18Crossing 15100%99.2£17,970,000
15Bryan Jafet Ruíz GonzálesCosta Rica—Liga Deportiva Alajuelenseattacking_mid_central15Crossing 16 · Technique 16 · Vision 16Technique 16100%99.1£8,980,000
16Ryan Stewart GauldScotland—Sporting Clube Farenseattacking_mid_central15Crossing 16 · Technique 16 · Vision 16Technique 16100%99.1£9,980,000
17Roberto Torres MoralesSpain—Atlético Pamplonaattacking_mid_central16Crossing 15 · Technique 16 · Vision 15Vision 15100%99.1£9,980,000
18Matías Nicolás Rojas RomeroParaguay—Racing Club de Avellanedamidfielder_central15Crossing 15 · Technique 16 · Vision 17Technique 16100%99.1£3,602,400
19Fernando Vicente Gaibor OrellanaEcuador—Guayaquil City Fútbol Clubmidfielder_central16Crossing 15 · Technique 16 · Vision 15Vision 15100%99.1£2,842,400
20Marco Jhonfai Fabián de la MoraMexico—Fútbol Club Juárezattacking_mid_central15Crossing 15 · Technique 16 · Vision 16Technique 16100%99.0£1,008,000
21Jairo Jair Concha GonzálesPeru—Club Alianza Limamidfielder_central15Crossing 15 · Technique 16 · Vision 16Technique 16100%99.0£427,310
22Jesús Alberto DátoloArgentina—Club Atlético Banfieldmidfielder_central16Crossing 14 · Technique 16 · Vision 16Crossing 14100%98.8£2,842,400
23Damián Rodrigo DíazEcuador—Barcelona Sporting Clubattacking_mid_central16Crossing 14 · Technique 16 · Vision 16Crossing 14100%98.8£2,992,000
24Alexandru Iulian MaximRomania—Gaziantep Futbol Kulübü A.Ş.attacking_mid_central16Crossing 14 · Technique 16 · Vision 16Crossing 14100%98.8£1,792,000
25Marco Asensio WillemsenSpain—R. Madridattacking_mid_left15Crossing 15 · Technique 18 · Vision 15Vision 15100%98.8£39,960,001
26Edwin Andrés Cardona BedoyaColombia—Xoloitzcuintles de Tijuanamidfielder_left16Crossing 14 · Technique 16 · Vision 16Crossing 14100%98.8£10,431,000
27Franco Darío CángeleArgentina——attacking_mid_central15Crossing 15 · Technique 16 · Vision 15Vision 15100%98.7£409,800
28Fidel Chaves de la TorreSpain—Elcheattacking_mid_left15Crossing 15 · Technique 16 · Vision 15Vision 15100%98.7£7,980,000
29Brais Méndez PortelaSpain—Vigoattacking_mid_central15Crossing 15 · Technique 16 · Vision 15Vision 15100%98.7£10,980,000
30Emiliano Buendía StatiArgentina—Norwich Cityattacking_mid_central15Crossing 15 · Technique 16 · Vision 15Vision 15100%98.7£17,970,000
31İrfan Can KahveciTurkey—Fenerbahçe A.Ş.midfielder_central16Crossing 14 · Technique 16 · Vision 15Crossing 14100%98.7£10,431,000
32Raziel Samir Fernando García ParedesPeru—Asociación Deportiva Fútbol Profesional Ciencianomidfielder_left16Crossing 15 · Technique 15 · Vision 15Technique 15100%98.7£759,050
33Raphaël Adelino José GuerreiroPortugal—Borussia Dortmunddefender_left15Crossing 15 · Technique 16 · Vision 15Vision 15100%98.7£14,278,500
34Jürgen Fatmir GjasulaAlbania—1. FC Magdeburgattacking_mid_central16Crossing 14 · Technique 15 · Vision 16Technique 15100%98.6£599,000
35Alejandro Darío GómezArgentina—Sevillaattacking_mid_central14Crossing 16 · Technique 17 · Vision 17Technique 17100%98.5£43,960,000
36Manuel Lanzarote BrunoSpain—Chennaiattacking_mid_right16Crossing 14 · Technique 15 · Vision 15Technique 15100%98.5£400,200
37Bernardo Mota Veiga de Carvalho e SilvaPortugal—Manchester Cityattacking_mid_right14Crossing 16 · Technique 18 · Vision 17Vision 17100%98.5£71,470,000
38Riyad Karim MahrezAlgeria—Manchester Cityattacking_mid_right14Crossing 16 · Technique 17 · Vision 17Technique 17100%98.5£41,960,001
39Andrés Nicolás D'AlessandroArgentina—Club Nacional de Footballattacking_mid_central15Crossing 14 · Technique 17 · Vision 17Crossing 14100%98.4£1,008,000
40Borja Valero IglesiasSpain—ACF Fiorentinamidfielder_central15Crossing 14 · Technique 17 · Vision 16Crossing 14100%98.4£6,631,000
41Magnus Wolff EikremNorway—Molde FKmidfielder_central15Crossing 16 · Technique 15 · Vision 17Technique 15100%98.4£2,992,000
42Sergio Gómez MartínSpain—Borussia Dortmundattacking_mid_left15Crossing 14 · Technique 17 · Vision 16Crossing 14100%98.4£2,192,000
43Víctor Alberto FigueroaArgentina—Sociedad Deportiva Aucasattacking_mid_central15Crossing 14 · Technique 16 · Vision 15Crossing 14100%98.3£1,392,000
44Patricio Daniel ToranzoArgentina—Club Atlético Huracánmidfielder_central15Crossing 14 · Technique 16 · Vision 15Crossing 14100%98.3£806,550
45Ignacio María González GattiUruguay—Montevideo Wanderers Fútbol Clubattacking_mid_central15Crossing 15 · Technique 15 · Vision 15Technique 15100%98.3£501,000
46João Pedro Barradas NovaisPortugal—Sporting Clube de Bragaattacking_mid_central15Crossing 15 · Technique 15 · Vision 15Technique 15100%98.3£4,192,000
47Jonathan Viera RamosSpain—Beijing FCattacking_mid_central14Crossing 16 · Technique 16 · Vision 17Technique 16100%98.3£26,970,001
48Patricio Salvatore Arce CambanaPeru—Club Sporting Cristal S.A.midfielder_central15Crossing 15 · Technique 15 · Vision 15Technique 15100%98.3£759,050
49Leonardo Nicolás PisculichiArgentina—Burgosattacking_mid_central17Crossing 15 · Technique 16 · Vision 14Vision 14100%98.2£379,800
50José Ernesto SosaArgentina—Fenerbahçe A.Ş.midfielder_central15Crossing 14 · Technique 15 · Vision 17Technique 15100%98.2£10,431,000

Data wishlist for this page

6 data pointsWhole site
  • person, player, person_club_contract Nationality, club, position and value columns Now liveRecorded identities and values are displayed for the bounded specialist ranking. A separate club-division column is still pending.
  • person.date_of_birth, export_meta.reference_date Age column No reference dateAge cannot be calculated from the base .dat source without an authoritative reference date.
  • attribute tables and FMDB set-piece scores Supporting attributes, weakest attribute, coverage and score Now liveRaw supporting values are displayed; percentile-based scores are FMDB calculations. Individual supporting percentiles are not displayed per row.
  • indexed ranking predicates Nation, league, position, age and value filters Needs UI workThe ranking endpoint currently applies no such filters. Filtering must happen before the top-50 limit; age also needs a reference date.
  • player, person, attributes and person_club_status Rankings beyond set-piece specialists Needs UI workNew rankings need defined scoring, coverage and bounded indexed queries. Youth lists lack a reference date; free-agent lists must use explicit attachment status.
  • version-scoped ranking results Movement in rankings between versions Needs a bounded queryNo cross-version ranking comparison is implemented. It needs a bounded comparison, identity checks and compatible scoring populations.

Reviewed 30 September 2026 against the current schema and page implementation. “Now live” means implemented where data is recorded; “Exported; UI pending” means the schema has data this page does not yet use. Tables and coverage vary by version. Missing values stay blank.