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Football Manager 2024 season has begun, and that means it’s time to start scouting the FM24 wonderkids. Signing the best talent is not only crucial, but exciting too. This makes it doubly important to know who to splash your cash on.
The full Football Manager 2024 release date has now been and gone. Many players got stuck in via FM24 early access, including us which has helped us create our FM24 review.
For now though, check out the best FM24 Wonderkids below.
FM24 best Wonderkids
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We won’t bombard you with all the information at once! The FM database is extensive to say the least, so we will break it down by position.
These youngsters are exciting in real life, so whether they slot into your team or start in your academy, you need to know who they are.
The potential ability, or PA, on the right side of the tables is a guide of just how good they can be, given the right development.
All wonderkids have a high potential ability, so it is up to you to train the best young players and equip them with the desired attributes in the game.
Wonderkid Goalkeepers
There is really just one name to look out for between the sticks this season. AZ Alkmaar’s Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro is going to be the next big thing.
The Dutch teenager is definitely an early pick as he will rocket in value.
Player | Age | Team | Nation | Potential |
Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro | 19 | AZ Alkmaar | Netherlands | 85 |
Bart Verbruggen | 20 | Brighton | Netherlands | 84 |
Guillaume Restes | 18 | Toulouse | France | 84 |
Dennis Seimen | 17 | VfB Stuttgart | Germany | 83 |
Bartosz Zelazowski | 18 | Nice | Poland | 82 |
For a more complete list and breakdown of the best young goalkeepers, take a look at the best GK to sign in FM24. This should help you choose your next number one!
Wonderkid Right Backs
England’s first appearance in the wonderkids list is Man City’s Rico Lewis. He is our top pick for this season, mainly due to his versatility and technical ability.
Portugal sensation Goncalo Esteves is another to keep a close eye on.
Player | Age | Team | Nation | Potential |
Ivan Fresneda | 18 | Sporting CP | Spain | 89 |
Michael Kayode | 18 | Fiorentina | Italy | 87 |
Rico Lewis | 18 | Man City | England | 87 |
Tino Livramento | 20 | Newcastle | England | 86 |
Malo Gusto | 20 | Chelsea | France | 83 |
For a more complete list and breakdown of the best young right backs, take a look at the best RB to sign in FM24. This will assist you in narrowing down your options!
Wonderkid Centre Backs
Benfica and Ajax are almost synonymous with producing talented footballers. Antonio Silva and Jorrel Hato are in that bracket, and both are set to become brilliant central defenders in FM24.
Pay attention to Italian international Giorgio Scalvini too as he is set to make it to the very top.
Player | Age | Team | Nation | Potential |
Giorgio Scalvini | 19 | Atalanta | Italy | 86 |
Levi Colwill | 20 | Chelsea | England | 85 |
Antonio Silva | 19 | Benfica | Portugal | 85 |
Castello Kukeba | 20 | RB Leipzig | France | 85 |
Jorrel Hato | 17 | Ajax | Netherlands | 84 |
For a more complete list and breakdown of the best young centre backs, take a look at the best CB to sign in FM24. This should whittle down your shortlist to the very best.
Wonderkid Left Backs
Left backs are very ‘in’ these days. Gone are your stay at home full-backs. Now we want athletic and technical players who are more offensively inclined.
Step forward Alejandro Balde. The Spanish superstar is already a brilliant player, so will cost a hefty fee in FM24.
Player | Age | Team | Nation | Potential |
Valentin Barco | 18 | Boca Juniors | Argentina | 87 |
Alejandro Balde | 19 | Barcelona | Spain | 86 |
Amar Dedic | 20 | RB Salzburg | Bosnia | 84 |
Milos Kerkez | 19 | Bournemouth | Hungary | 84 |
Destiny Udogie | 20 | Tottenham | Italy | 82 |
For a more complete list and breakdown of the best young left backs, take a look at the best LB to sign in FM24. Using this guide will guarantee you a top player.
Wonderkid Defensive Midfielders
The Premier League is home to some exciting young defensive midfielders. Chelsea’s Romeo Lavia is closer to the finished product than most, but that just means he will cost more!
Blackburn’s Adam Wharton has shown great promise in his short career so far, so he is worth scouting.
Player | Age | Team | Nation | Potential |
Eduardo Camavinga | 20 | Real Madrid | France | 91 |
Warren Zaire-Emery | 17 | PSG | France | 88 |
Stefan Bajcetic | 18 | Liverpool | Spain | 87 |
Romeo Lavia | 19 | Chelsea | Belgium | 86 |
Adam Wharton | 19 | Blackburn | England | 85 |
For a more complete list and breakdown of the best young defensive midfielders, take a look at the best DM to sign in FM24. Each player in this list is value for money, so get scouting.
Wonderkid Central Midfielders
We can’t put the likes of Barcelona’s Pedri and Gavi and Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham in this section.
They are all well established first team players, and among the best in the world! Instead, English pair Harvey Elliott and Alex Scott will have high ceilings in Football Manager 2024.
Player | Age | Team | Nation | Potential |
Alex Scott | 19 | Bournemouth | England | 88 |
Harvey Elliott | 20 | Liverpool | England | 88 |
Archie Gray | 17 | Leeds | England | 88 |
Assan Ouedraogo | 17 | Schalke | Germany | 88 |
Pape Matar Sarr | 20 | Tottenham | Senegal | 87 |
For a more complete list and breakdown of the best young centre midfielders, take a look at the best CM to sign in FM24. From box to box superstars to midfield maestros, this list has it all.
Wonderkid Attacking Midfielders
Again, Germany internationals Jamal Musiala and Florian Wirtz are already top-class players. You don’t need us to tell you how good they are!
Arguably Xavi Simons falls into that category too, but for those who don’t know him, he is an excellent young AM.
Player | Age | Team | Nation | Potential |
Arda Guler | 18 | Real Madrid | Turkey | 91 |
Junior Kroupi | 17 | Lorient | France | 90 |
Estevao | 16 | Palmeiras | Brazil | 90 |
Noah Darvich | 16 | Barcelona | Germany | 89 |
Xavi Simons | 20 | RB Leipzig | Netherlands | 86 |
For a more complete list and breakdown of the best young attacking midfielders, take a look at the best AM to sign in FM24. The talent in this list is frightening, and you better get your cash out for these guys.
Wonderkid Right Wingers
Lamine Yamal. That is the one name you need when looking for right-wingers. Asdie from him, Brazil is a hot spot for attacking talent and flair.
Both Angelo and Kayky are relatively unproven thus far in their careers, but both will be among the top FM24 wonderkids. This could be the breakthrough season for Amad Diallo too after a promising spell in the Championship.
Player | Age | Team | Nation | Potential |
Lamine Yamal | 16 | Barcelona | Spain | 95 |
Nico Williams | 20 | Athletic Bilbao | Spain | 90 |
Yeremy Pino | 20 | Villareal | Spain | 90 |
Shea Lacey | 16 | Manchester United | England | 90 |
Angelo | 18 | Strasbourg | Brazil | 87 |
Wonderkid Left Wingers
Manchester United’s Alejandro Garnacho is already a budding Premier League superstar. Spurs teenager Mikey Moore is also one to keep an eye on as he has an incredible potential ability in-game.
Borussia Dortmund’s reputation for developing young talent has stretched to English winger Jamie Bynoe-Gittens, and he is certainly one to watch with his dribbling skills.
Player | Age | Team | Nation | Potential |
Mikey Moore | 15 | Tottenham | England | 94 |
Ansu Fati | 20 | Brighton | Spain | 90 |
Andreas Schjelderup | 19 | Nordsjaelland | Norway | 90 |
Joao Rego | 18 | Benfica | Portugal | 89 |
Alejandro Garnacho | 18 | Manchester United | Argentina | 85 |
For a more complete list and breakdown of the best young RW and LW, take a look at the best wingers to sign in FM24. This list covers both left and right wingers, so all bases are covered.
Wonderkid Strikers
Ethan Nwaneri is unlucky to miss our top three, but he will be among the wonderkid strikers this year. Rasmus Hojlund’s promising start to life in Manchester will only grow his reputation too.
Natural goalscorer Endrick will be the key player here though ahead of his proposed move to Real Madrid.
Player | Age | Team | Nation | Potential |
Endrick | 16 | Palmeiras | Brazil | 94 |
Youssoufa Moukoko | 18 | Borussia Dortmund | Germany | 92 |
Evan Ferguson | 18 | Brighton | Ireland | 89 |
Shaqueel van Persie | 16 | Feyenoord | Netherlands | 89 |
Rasmus Hojlund | 20 | Manchester United | Denmark | 88 |
For a more complete list and breakdown of the best young ST, take a look at the best strikers to sign in FM24. This list guarantees goals, but that also means high transfer fees too.
FM24 mobile Wonderkids
If you’re wondering about whether or not these wonderkids apply to FM24 mobile too, then you’re certainly in luck. While the game does play different to the full version, we can confirm that any of these players will be equally promising wonderkids in FM24 mobile, so be sure to pick them up on the go too!
Signing the top players isn’t the be all and end all though. You need to have the right backroom staff around you to succeed. Take a look at the FM24 best scouts and FM24 best assistant managers to make sure you have the best chance of success.
How much does FM24 cost?
Football Manager 2024 will cost £44.99 / $59.99 on PC and console.
Who is the best wonderkid in FM24?
Lamine Yamal has the highest potential in FM24, ahead of Jude Bellingham and Mikey Moore.
Football Manager 2024
- Platform(s): PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series S/X, Xbox Series X
- Genre(s): Management, Soccer, Sports