EA FC 26 Wonderkids: 100 Best Young Players in Career Mode

Bradley Barcola in FC 26
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EA FC 26 brings with it another iteration of the beloved Career Mode, packed with outstanding young talents who can be developed into world beaters. There’s no feeling more satisfying than discovering a wonderkid in Manager Career and charting their path to becoming a club legend. It also helps if the starlets you’re focusing on have a high potential rating. Recruiting such players is far from easy, as there’s a ton of scouting involved, but we’ve got you covered on that front. Here are the 100 best wonderkids and young players in EA FC 26 Career Mode.

50 Best EA FC 26 Young Players

The list below features the 50 best young players in EA FC 26 Career Mode, who are aged 23 or younger. There are no ratings restrictions here, so you’ll see many household names who are already among the best players in the world.

Player NameAgePositionClubFC 26 RatingFC 26 Career Mode Potential Rating
Jude Bellingham22CMReal Madrid9094
Lamine Yamal18RMBarcelona8995
Florian Wirtz22CAMLiverpool8993
Pedri22CMBarcelona8993
Jamal Musiala22CAMBayern Munich8892
Cole Palmer23CAMChelsea8790
Moises Caicedo23CDMChelsea8789
Nico Williams23LMAthletic Club8689
Willian Pacho23CBPSG8689
Nuno Mendes23LBPSG8689
Michael Olise23RMBayern Munich8688
Joao Neves20CMPSG8590
Desire Doue20RWPSG8591
Ryan Gravenberch23CDMLiverpool8588
Bradley Barcola23LWPSG8488
Josko Gvardiol23LBManchester City8487
Xavi Simons22CAMTottenham Hotspur8487
Murillo23CBNottingham Forest8387
Gavi21CMBarcelona8389
Alejandro Balde21LBBarcelona8387
Hugo Ekitike23STLiverpool8388
Piero Hincapie23CBArsenal8389
Lucas Chevalier23GKPSG8388
Eduardo Camavinga22CMReal Madrid8390
Dean Hujsen20CBReal Madrid8289
Pablo Barrios22CMAthletico Madrid8287
Savinho21RWManchester City8287
Milos Kerkez21LBLiverpool8286
Morgan Rogers23CAMAston Villa8286
Malik Tillman23CAMBayer Leverkusen 8287
Carlos Baleba21CDMBrighton8187
Arda Guler20RMReal Madrid8089
Johnny Cardoso23CDMAthletico Madrid8187
Karim Adeyemi23RMBorussia Dortmund8186
Rayan Cherki22RWManchester City8188
Fermin Lopez20CAMBarcelona8087
Andrey Santos20CMChelsea8087
Warren Zaire-Emery19CMPSG8087
Ousmane Diomande21CBSporting8087
Alvaro Carreras22LBReal Madrid8088
Lewis Hall21LBNewcastle United8086
Maghnes Akliouche23RMMonaco8086
Levi Colwill22CBChelsea8084
Castello Lukeba22CBRB Leipzig8088
Tino Livramento22RBNewcastle United8086
Benjamin Sesko22STManchester City8088
Christos Tzolis23LMClub Brugge8087
Elliot Anderson22CDMNottingham Forest8085
Jeremy Doku23LWManchester City8085
Heorhiy Sudakov23CAMBenfica (On Loan)8087

50 Best EA FC 26 Wonderkids

Below, we’ve listed the best wonderkids in EA FC 26 along with their current and potential ratings. We’ve narrowed down our focus to lesser-known players with high potential, all of whom are presently rated below 80.

Player NameAgePositionClubFC 26 RatingFC 26 Career Mode Potential Rating
Marc Casado22CDMBarcelona7986
Samu21STPorto7986
Nico Paz21CAMComo7984
Arnau Martinez22RBGirona7984
Kenan Yildiz20CAMJuventus7989
Arthur Vermeeren20CMMarseille (On Loan)7787
Malick Fofana20LMLyon7886
Yankubah Minteh21RMBrighton7785
Antonio Nusa20LMRB Leipzig7688
Ethan Nwaneri18RMArsenal7687
Assane Diao20LMComo7687
Rodrigo Mora18CAMPorta7689
Geovany Quenda18RMSporting7688
Martim Fernandes19RBPorto7585
Archie Gray19CDMTottenham Hotspur7586
Arne Engels22CMCeltic7584
Wilfried Gnonto21RMLeeds United7483
Jonas Urbig21GKBayern Munich7484
Arsen Zakharyan22RMReal Sociedad7483
Conrad Harder20STRB Leipzig7485
Karim Konate21STRB Salzburg7285
Mike Penders19GKStrasbourg7384
Julien Duranville19RMBorussia Dortmund7287
Charalampos  Kostoulas18STBrighton7287
Luka Vuskovic18CBHamburg SV (On Loan)7287
Luis Guilherme18RMWest Ham 7184
Chris Rigg18CAMSunderland7084
Josh Achempong19RBChelsea7085
Bazoumana Toure19LMHoffenheim7085
Jeronimo Domina19STUnion de Sante Fe7084
Vitor Reis19CBGirona7084
Alex Toth19CDMFerencvárosi 7084
Konstantinos Karetsas17CAMGenk7086
Assan Ouédraogo19CAMRB Leipzig6987
Sverre Halseth Nypan 18CMMiddlesbrough (On Loan)6986
Jorthy Mokio17CDMAjax6989
Rio Ngumoha17LMLiverpool6888
Tygo Land19CMFC Groningen6886
Tidiam Gomis19LMRB Leipzig6885
Jon Martin19CBReal Sociedad6884
Said El Mala19LMFC Koln6884
Dennis Seimen19GK SC Paderborn 076684
Pablo Garcia19RMReal Betis6687
Joane Gadou18CBRB Salzburg6685
Francesco Camarda17STLecce6587
Chido Obi17STManchester United6584
David Odogu19CBWolfsburg6583
Diego Leon18LBManchester United6485
Lennart Karl17CAMBayern Munich6386
Semm Renders17RBAntwerp6284

We’ve got players from all around Europe on this list, all of whom have promising futures. Most young players on this list can be acquired at bargain rates on the transfer market, although you’ll likely face competition from other clubs.

And that wraps up our guide on the best wonderkids and young players in FC 26. Do you know of any players that belong on this list? Be sure to let us know in the comments.

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