FM24 Best Wonderkids to sign – Top youngsters in Football Manager 2024

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

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.