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A medium budget on Sorare gives you something more valuable than one glamorous superstar: flexibility. The smartest long-term strategy is not to blow the budget on a famous attacker and hope for goals. It is to build a durable gallery that can compete across gameweeks, survive injuries and rotation, and steadily generate rewards. Sorare Football uses bi-weekly Game Weeks, with each Game Week typically covering a three- or four-day fixture window, so long-term success depends on having enough usable players to handle the calendar rather than simply owning a few impressive cards.
The first priority should be regular starters. A player who reliably plays 80 to 90 minutes is the backbone of any Sorare gallery. Before buying, check recent lineups, injury history, contract situation, transfer rumors, club depth, and whether the player is trusted by the manager. Young prospects are exciting, but a medium-budget manager cannot afford too many cards that might become useful “one day.” Build around players who help now, then add upside where the price makes sense.
The second priority is scoring profile. Sorare card scores combine the player’s match score with applicable bonuses, while player scoring itself rewards both decisive actions and all-around contribution. That means you should not judge players only by goals and assists. Midfielders who pass heavily, defenders who win duels and make interceptions, and goalkeepers who collect saves can provide a steadier floor. High-upside attackers still matter, but they should not be the entire strategy.
For a medium budget, depth beats decoration. Aim for a core of dependable players across multiple positions, leagues, and fixture calendars. Avoid owning five players from the same club unless you are deliberately stacking a team with excellent fixtures. Team stacks can win big when a club keeps a clean sheet or scores freely, but they can also sink an entire gameweek when the matchup turns ugly.
Scarcity choice matters too. Sorare cards exist across scarcity levels, and scarcity affects which competitions you can enter. Medium-budget managers often get better long-term value by becoming strong in one scarcity or competition path before spreading thinly across too many divisions. A focused gallery creates cleaner lineup decisions and makes it easier to understand where your edge actually is.
The marketplace is where patience pays. Do not buy immediately after a player scores twice, earns a call-up, or trends on social media. That is usually when the price is hottest. Better opportunities often appear when a good player is injured short-term, suspended, out of form, or stuck in a temporary rotation pattern. Long-term managers buy usefulness before the crowd notices it.
Finally, track your own results. Note which players score well even without decisive actions, which ones are too volatile, and which leagues fit your schedule and budget. Sorare rewards research more than impulse. A medium budget is enough to build a serious gallery, but only if you treat every purchase like part of a portfolio. Buy minutes, buy repeatable scoring, protect your downside, and let patience do the work.
Sorare can look simple at first: collect player cards, enter lineups, and hope your footballers perform well. But the managers who last are usually the ones who treat Sorare less like a pack-opening game and more like a scouting, squad-building, and risk-management exercise. In Sorare Football, your lineup score comes from five card scores, and each card score is built from the player’s on-pitch performance plus any eligible bonuses, such as captain, current-season, XP, or collection bonuses.
The first beginner mistake is chasing famous names without checking minutes. A superstar who starts once every three matches is less useful than a reliable fullback, midfielder, or goalkeeper who plays 90 minutes every week. Before buying or selecting a card, check whether the player is a regular starter, whether his club has upcoming fixtures, and whether he is likely to survive rotation. In Sorare, no minutes means no score, and no score usually means no chance.
The second principle is to understand scoring profiles. Sorare rewards decisive actions like goals, assists, clean sheets, and penalty saves, but it also values all-around contribution. That means a defensive midfielder who passes constantly, wins duels, and makes interceptions can be more dependable than a winger who needs a goal to rescue his score. Beginners should look for players with a stable floor first, then add upside later.
Budget discipline matters. Do not spend your entire budget on one exciting attacker and then fill the rest of the lineup with weak cards. A balanced gallery gives you more playable combinations and protects you from injuries, suspensions, and fixture gaps. Sorare cards also exist across scarcity levels, with Limited, Rare, Super Rare, and Unique cards unlocking different competition and reward tiers. Beginners are usually better off learning at the lower scarcity levels before moving into more expensive divisions.
Fixtures are another edge. A good Sorare manager looks ahead, not just at the next gameweek. Clubs with crowded schedules, European commitments, cup matches, or international breaks can create opportunities and traps. A backup goalkeeper may suddenly matter. A nailed-on defender may be rested. A player transferring to an uncovered league can lose usefulness. Planning several weeks ahead helps you avoid buying cards right before their value or utility drops.
Captains should be chosen for both reliability and upside. The captain bonus can make a strong score even stronger, so avoid using it casually on a volatile player unless the matchup justifies the gamble. In most beginner lineups, the best captain is often the safest high-ceiling starter rather than the biggest name.
Finally, think like a portfolio manager. Track your players, learn why they score well or poorly, and avoid emotional buying after one great match. Sorare rewards patience, research, and repeatable process. You will not predict every goal or clean sheet, but you can consistently give yourself better chances by targeting starters, understanding the scoring matrix, respecting fixtures, and building a squad deep enough to survive the chaos of real football.
Prices on Sorare went up since my last article so I decided to see how much would it cost now to build a team that can beat the thresholds often enough.
The aim is to build up a team and focus on the All Star Division 4 tournament as for now it is the only one that rewards users for hitting the point thresholds:
Over 205 points = 0.01 Ethereum
Over 250 points = 0.02 Ethereum
When selecting these players, I tried to take into account the fact that some leagues only have a few games left while others just started. This is important in order to be able to field teams that can beat the thresholds almost every game week. Another important factor is choosing players that start almost every game and have decent averages, that’s why the best is to have 5-7 outfield rare players plus 1-2 common goalkeepers so you can avoid DNPs. Don’t forget to ALWAYS do your own research, the only purpose of this article is to show an estimate of the cost for a starting team that can beat the thresholds and shouldn’t be considered as advice on who to or not to buy. Also keep in mind that this prices can be negotiated and the total cost of the team could be even lower.
Starting with the goalkeepers, probably the most expensive category on Sorare due to them being even more scarce than the outfield players. One way to be competitive without spending money on a GK is to get lucky with the common cards and especially the GKs (it seems to be working great if you choose 3 clubs with strong GK as your 3 favourite clubs after you register – you have good chances of getting at least 1 good GK). Common (white) cards can be used in Division 4 tournaments, but they will receive a initial penalty of minus 50% of their score, which will decrease when levelling your card. Considering this, a starting GK will score around 40 points (60+ with a cleansheet) and half of that is 20 points which could be essential in hitting the thresholds. This method is quite common and it saves the cost of starting goalkeeper.
Let’s continue with the defenders. As mentioned before, I’m looking for players who start or play almost every game and have good average scores (>40,>45) and I put together a list. I’m sure there are even cheaper options available if you spend time to dig in deeper.
A few decent options from J1 League (Japan).
Yuki Nogami (Sanfreece Hiroshima) – regular starter with good scores
Yasuhiro Hiraoka (Vegalta Sendai) – regular starter with good scores
Ryuta Koike (Yokohama Marinos) – doesn’t start every game but can hit high scores when he does
Theerathon (Yokohama Marinos) – used to be a regular starter, now seems to be a rotation player
Two more defenders from K League 1 (South Korea)
Lee Yong (Jeonbuk) – not always a starter, can hit very good scores when he plays
Lee Chang-Yong (Seongnam) – regular starter who can hit high scores
And three more from MLS (starts on 17th of April)
Auro (Toronto) – started almost every game last season, decent SO5 scores
Marcelo Silva (Salt Lake City) – usually starts if he is fit, good scores
Donald Toia (Salt Lake City) – usually starts with good scores and decent average
Next category are the midfielders, and there a few good options in J1 League at the moment.
Yoshiki Matsushita (Vegalta Sendai) – started every game this season, good scorer
Ryo Takeuchi (Shimizu S-Pulse) – starts every game, good scores
Shoma Doi (Kashima Antlers) – starts almost every game, good scores
Yoshiaki Komai (Consadole Saporro) – regular starter with good average scores
And two more options, one from Japan and the other from MLS
Dax McCarty (Nashville) – was a regular starter last season, good scores
Naoki Yamada (Shonan Belmare) – starter who can hit high SO5 scores
Forwards are a bit more pricey than the rest of the outfield players, but there are always some bargains out there. Below you got 4 options: two players from J1 League, one from K League1 and a youngster from the MLS
Teruhito Nakagawa (Yokohama Marinos) – starter that can hit high scores
Kim In-Sung (Ulsan Hyunday) – involved in all games this season, good scores
Ryogo Yamasaki (Nagoya Campus) – involved in all games this season, good scores
Cristian Casseres (New York) – good prospect, might get more game time this season
In order to be competitive enough and to have a few options every weekend, I’d say 6-7 rare outfield players plus using a common goalkeeper to avoid paying 0.2 ETH or more for a starting rare one, is a very good way to start your journey on Sorare. I’m sure there are plenty of other cheap options and bargains around, that’s why is essential for everyone to do their own research.
Benefit from capital appreciation by buying injured, out of form or players playing in leagues that will start at a later date. Usually players are cheaper in off-season or when they suffer a injury, but sentiment can change quickly and their price could increase substantially when they become relevant again.
Collecting digital Sorare cards could also turn out as a great strategy in the long run considering the increase in popularity of the NFT(non-fungible-token) space on top of Sorare being one of the leading projects in blockchain gaming and huge potential. The biggest sale to date was 150 ETH (£290k) for Cristiano Ronaldo Unique card.
If you are new and want to give it a go, sign-up for a free account and play a few tournaments with the 10 Common cards you select for free in the initial draft. In case you are planning to spend money at some point and want to avoid paying a high cost for a starting goalkeeper, make sure you select at least 2 starting goalkeepers. After the draft, use these common players to register a team in Rookie League and see how the SO5 tournaments work. You can play the Rookie League for 8 game weeks so plenty of time to get a better idea about what Sorare is. Have fun!
“There are many ways to make a profit on Sorare” is what I say to anyone who asks me how to make money on this platform. I’m personally very focused on building and improving my gallery for the future seasons so I’m rarely selling any players. If the offer is right, I might sale cause there are always other players on my shortlists who I’m looking to buy asap so I can field even more competitive teams. Especially with Sorare adding big clubs at a fast pace, there are always players on the market that could improve existing teams.
Check out how I made £3500 profit just from sales since I started end of february 2020.
updated 07/01/21
Joao Felix – him & De Ligt were the rewards for winning U23 Div4 back in April this year. Sold for £444
Sven Botman – won as a Tier 1 U23 reward. Sold for £202
Wesley Fofana – bought for £53, sold for £140 two months later. Profit £87
Alex Grimaldo – bought for £57, sold for £76. Profit £19
Jordan Larsson – first player I ever bought. Profit £13
Moussa Marega – bought for £7.30, sold for £125. Profit £118
Suat Serdar – bought for £13, sold for £32. Profit £19
Nikola Vlasic – bought for £55, sold after 1 month for £170. Profit £115
Yusuf Yazici – bought for £113, sold for £426. Biggest profit £313
Gaetan Coucke – bought for £34, sold for £118. Profit £84
Odysseas Vlachomidos – bought for £50, sold for £203. Profit £153
Jordan Veretout – reward – sold for £85. Profit £85
Edin Dzeko – reward – sold for £67. Profit £67
Bruno Guimares – reward – sold for £56. Profit £56
Theo Bongonda – bought for £82, sold for £178. Profit £96
Weston McKennie – bought for £28, sold for £77. Profit £49
Nadiem Amiri – bought for £20, sold for £99. Profit £79
Florian Wirtz SR – reward – sold for £890. Profit £890
Jeff-Reine Adelaide – bought for £48, sold for £71. Profit £23
Benjamin Andre – reward – sold for £37. Profit £37
Zeki Celik – reward – sold for £38. Profit £38
Rodrigo Bentancur – reward – sold for £110. Profit £110
Stefan Savic – reward – sold for £49. Profit £49
Houssem Aouar – bought for £70 – sold for £194. Profit £124
Jonathan Tah – bought for £40, sold for £106. Profit £66
Pepe Reina – reward – sold for £209. Profit £209
TOTAL: £3545
Over £3500 profit out of this sales, that would be more than 50% of my total deposits since 29.03.2020 when I bought my first card. Pretty amazing considering selling is not my main activity on the platform. I’m sure there are others with some impressive ROIs out there, who are more focused on it, but for me selling is a great way to raise funds for more expensive players as I’m trying to improve my Division 4 and Division 3 teams. One of the many ways you can get profits and build up on Sorare.
Sorare’s GW112 results showed exactly why SO5 can be so unforgiving. Managers who chased star names without checking fixtures, minutes, and form were quickly punished, while sharper lineups built around reliable starters and strong all-around scorers had a much better path up the leaderboard. As usual, decisive actions made the biggest headlines. Goals, assists, clean sheets, and penalty saves were the difference between an ordinary score and a reward-chasing total. But GW112 also underlined the value of players who grind out points without drama. Midfielders who passed heavily, defenders who stacked duels and interceptions, and goalkeepers who stayed busy without collapsing all mattered.
The results were a reminder that Sorare is not just about picking the best footballers. It is about picking the right footballers for the right gameweek. GW112 rewarded preparation, fixture awareness, and managers who understood the scoring matrix instead of simply trusting reputation.
Sorare got my attention from the first time I heard about it, which was beginning of 2020. Being a big football fan and having some knowledge in crypto, one can only dream to stumble across such a platform which basically combines the world of Fantasy Football with the cryptocurrency. The fact that they are backed by gaming giant Ubisoft and supported by a team of world-class investors raised my confidence in this start-up. Later on, this start-up is raising $4M in a seed round during the biggest pandemic crisis of our times.
https://medium.com/sorare/our-next-chapter-sorare-raises-a-4m-seed-round-led-by-e-ventures-b8e615bce191
After several weeks of close monitoring the progression of the platform and the social media activity, I decided it’s time to jump aboard the train and start chucking some money into Sorare. And I wasn’t wrong at all, the potential is huge and it’s already gaining more & more traction and attention from football and crypto fans all over the world. They have a professional team which seems to deliver on almost all occasions, which is always a plus in the eyes of the customer. Of course there will be the occasional bumps on the road as it happens with most of the start-ups, but I always base my decisions looking at the bigger picture. And with Sorare I must say things are looking pretty good short-term and long-term.
Check below the graphs from Soraredata.com to have a better picture of Sorare’s amazing growth during this times of uncertainity
1st picture shows the stats from 06/07/2020 when only 186 users owned more than 1 card and there were only 15 users with 50 cards or more on Sorare.
On 04/11/20, after just 4 months, we can see the exponential growth in the number of users that own cards with 2214 users now owning 1 card or more. The number of people holding 50 cards or more increased 26 times and there are now 390 holders with 50 or more.
These are some amazing figures and by the looks of it, it’s not going to stop any time soon.
With the increase in the number of users and card owners, we also saw a big increase in the number of participants in the weekly tournaments. The best way to get a bigger picture is by checking All Star Division 4 as it was the most popular during these months. The number of entrants is growing constantly as you can see in the graphics below
There is a big difference between the two pictures, in the first one it shows a number of 237 lineups registered for AS Div4 in Game Week 53 which was sometimes in April 2020.
In the second picture we can see the current data from Game Week 113 which is running between 3 – 6 November 2020. 1369 lineups submitted in AS Div4 for this gameweek, that’s more than 5 times the amount of teams since April.
At the same time there was an increase in the number of weekly tournaments available, from 11 to 21 different tournaments across the board in a full gameweek.
These number are incredible and with just over 3000 members we can say Sorare it’s still very early stages. The roadmap for Q4 2020 was released today
https://trello.com/b/Q3spPuDo/sorares-public-product-roadmap-q4-2020
and the Sorare app should be ready next year. Very confident that this platform will get bigger and bigger in the years to come.
Take part in the free giveaway with a chance to win 4 rare players
Ryan Sanusi – MID – last SO5 scores: 78,50,58,65,47
Anderson Niangbo – FWD – last SO5 scores: 25,25,DNP,25,53
Mateus Uribe – MID – last SO5 scores: 34,38,35,86,69
Samy Mmaee – DEF – last SO5 scores: DNP,46,65,43,50
Estimated value = 0.152 ETH (£45)
To be eligible you must:
- Own 5 rare cards or less
- Like & retweet my twitter post
- Tag a football fan friend in the initial post comments
If all of the 3 points above are checked, you are in with a chance to win all four players in the draw. Competition will finish on Tuesday 10th November at midnight.
The winner of all 4 cards will be randomly selected amongst the participants after the deadline passes and will be published on Twitter the next day.
Good luck!!!
This is the first part of the “ask me anything” session with Nicholas, CEO Sorare. A lot of interesting stuff is coming up in the next years regarding this project which is already establishing itself as the leading blockchain fantasy football game.
