Ben Turner
• Age: 31
• Current Value: 120k
• Nationality: English
• Current Club: Notts County
Turner started his career at Coventry city and even went on to play for Cardiff but his career never really took off. He even has 1 cap for the England u17 team but has dropped out of favour ever since. In the game he has a current ability of 95 and a potential ability of 129 making him one of the best defenders in the Vanarama National. He has very decent stats for a player playing for such a low tiered club. His best abilities are his jumping reach, strength and heading making him quite the nuisance from set pieces. He also has decent marking and tackling.
Danny Rowe
• Age: 30
• Current Value: £215k
• Nationality: English
• Current Club: Flyde
The Flyde striker who started his youth career at Manchester United never lived up to his potential. He, however, is a club star at Flyde having made the switch from Lincoln City. He is valued at a respectable £215k (for this level) and has very good attributes for a striker. His best attribute is his finishing (17) making him very accurate in front of goal and will take his chances if presented with. He certainly seems very good for this level.
Enzio Boldewijn
• Age: 26
• Current Value: £225k
• Nationality: Dutch
• Current Club: Notts County
Boldewijn started his career at Utrecht in the Eredivisie. Things did not go as planned for the winger who started plying his trade at the lower tiers of English football. He recently made the switch from Crawley Town to Notts County and is a star signing for the Notts. He has well rounded overall stats with special emphasis on his physicals which are definitely too good for this level. He is still 26 and can become slightly better than what he already is. His current ability in game is 98 and his potential ability is 115.
Gael Bigirimana
• Age: 25
• Current Value: £83k
• Nationality: Burundian
• Current Club: Solihull Moors
Bigirimana’s career started brightly when he was signed by Newcastle from his initial club Coventry. He then went on to join Rangers in the Scottish Premier League for £2m and has played for majority of his career in the Scottish League. After a recent failed season with Hibernian, Bigirimana joined Solihull Moors as a free transfer. He is a regular for the Burundian national side and has even captained the side on a few occasions. He helped Burundi qualify for the 2019 African Cup of Nations, a first for the country. As far as his in game attributes go, he is a box to box midfielder with well rounded attributes. He is especially strong in his technical ability and is clearly one of the best players in the Vanarama National.
Billy Bingham
• Age: 28
• Current Value: £230k
• Nationality: English
• Current Club: Bromley
A part of the Crystal Palace youth setup, Bingham is another player from this list whose career never really took off. He has played for an assortment of lower tier sides in the English divisions. He recently signed for Bromley from 3rd tier side Gillingham and definitely has very good quality for this league. His current ability in the game is 96 and his potential ability is 106 and is one of the best central midfielders in the National. He is also versatile and can play in defensive midfielder if needed. Bingham is a good playmaker whose ability is underlined by his high passing and vision.
Conclusion
That concludes the list of 5 best Non-League footballers in the game. A common theme to all these players is that their careers never really took off despite having a lot of promise and have landed themselves at lower tiered clubs. The however, do definitely have the quality to play 1 or 2 tiers above their current clubs and could be crucial to their clubs ambitions of achieving promotion.