Best Football Manager 26 Wonderkids in Every Position

The FM database has long been the go-to source for fans, scouts, and even real-life managers to discover the next generation of wonderkids, and Football Manager 26 is no different. Sports Interactive’s latest title overhauls the game’s visuals while retaining its player database, now refreshed with new players and a fresh batch of exciting young talents. So, if you’re looking to secure your club’s future, here are the best FM26 wonderkids to sign in every position.

FM26: Best Wonderkids in Every Position

Our picks for the best wonderkids in Football Manager 26 take into account the player’s current and potential ratings. Every player on these lists is no more than 21 years old.

Best Young Goalkeepers in FM26

Player Name	Age	Club	Potential Rating
Ferran Quetglas	20	Real Madrid	85
Kerem Matışlı	18	Bursaspor	83
Quenten Attigah	16	AZ Alkmaar	83
Alessandro Nunziante	18	Udinese	83
Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro	21	AZ Alkmaar	82
Tommaso Martinelli	19	Fiorentia	82
Seimen Dennis	19	Stuttgart	82
Julian Eyestone	19	Brentford	82
Mike Penders	19	RC Strasbourg	82
Sherkhan Kalmurza	18	FC Kairat	82
Theodore Pizarro	17	Freiburg	81
Ben Vickery	16	Man City	81
Guillaume Restes	20	Toulouse	81
Lucca Brughmans	17	Genk	81
Diego Kochen	19	Barcelona	81

Best Young Center-Backs in FM26

Player Name	Age	Position	Club	Potential Rating
Willy Kambwala	20	DC	Villareal	88
Pau Cubarsi	18	DC	Real Madrid	87
Lenny Yoro	19	DC	Manchester United	87
Finn Jeltsch	18	DC, DRC	Stuttgart	85
Luka Vuskovic	18	DC	Tottenham	85
Matteo Palma	17	DC, DRC	Udinese	84
Karim Coulibaly	18	DC, DM	Werder Bremen	84
El Chadaille Bitshiabu	20	DLC	Leipzig	84
Axel Tape	17	DC, WBR, DM	Bayer Leverkusen	84
Noahkai Banks	18	DC	FC Augsburg	84
Aaron Anselmino	20	DC	Chelsea	83
Rav van den Berg	20	DC	FC Koln	83
Pietro Comuzzo	20	DC	Fiorentina	83
Antal Yaakobishvili	20	DC	Girona	83
Juma Bah	19	DC	Manchester City	83

Best Young Left-Backs in FM26

Player Name	Age	Position	Club	Potential Rating
Saba Kharebashvili	16	DLC, WBL	Dinamo Tbilisi	88
Myles Lewis-Skelly	18	DL, DM, MC	Arsenal	88
Lewis Hall	20	DL, WBL	Newcastle	86
Jofre Torrents	18	DL, WBL	FC Barcelona	84
Davinchi	17	DL, WBL	Getafe	84
Nico O’Reilly	20	DL, M/AMC	Manchester City	84
Souza	19	DL, WBL	Santos	83
Lucas Jetten	18	DLC, WBL	Ajax	83
Matteo Cocchi	18	DL, WB, ML	Inter	83
Tom Rothe	20	DLC, WBL	Union Berlin	83
El Hadji Malick Diouf	20	DLC, WBL	West Ham	83
Honest Ahanor	17	DLC, WBL, ML	Atalanta	83
Yusi	19	DLC, WBL	Alaves	83
Harry Amass	18	DLC, WBL	Manchester United	83
Dayann Methalie	19	DLC, WBL	Toulouse	83

Best Young Right-Backs in FM26

Player Name	Age	Position	Club	Potential Rating
Jesus Fortea	18	DRC, WBR	Real Madrid	87
Rico Lewis	20	DRC, WBR, DM, MC	Manchester City	84
Daniel Banjaqui	17	DRC, WBR	Benfica	83
Benjamin	17	DRC, WBR	Real Madrid	83
Elias Baum	19	DRC, WBR/WBL	Frankfurt	83
Josh Achempong	19	DRC, WBR	Chelsea	83
Lucas Hogsberg	19	DRC, WBR	RC Strasbourg	83
Hector Fort	18	DRLC, WBR/WBL	Barcelona	82
Ivan Fresneda	20	DRC, WBR	Sporting	82
Martin Fernandes	19	DR, WBR/WBL	Porto	82
Siviwe Nkwali	20	DRC	Stellenbosch	82
Angelo	16	DRC, WBR, M/AMR	Sao Paulo	81
Zachary Athekame	20	DRC, WBR	AC Milan	81
Roi Torres	19	DRC, WBR	Intercity	81
Givairo Read	19	DRL, WBR, MR	Feyenoord	81

Best Young Defensive Midfielders in FM26

Player Name	Age	Position	Club	Potential Rating
Andres Chema	20	DM, MC	Stuttgart	88
Nathan De Cat	16	DM, MC	Anderlecht	87
Marc Bernal	18	DM, MC	Barcelona	85
Kennet Eichhorn	15	DM, MC	Hertha BSC	85
Noah Sadiki	20	DM, MC	Sunderland	84
Milton Delgado	20	DM, MC	Boca Juniors	83
Stefan Bajetic	20	DM, MC	Liverpool	83
Matvey Kislyak	19	DM, MC	CSKA Moscow	83
Dario Essugo	20	DM, MC	Chelsea	83
Arthur Vermeeren	20	DM, MC	RB Leipzig	83
Jack Hinshelwood	20	DRC, WBR, DM, MC	Brighton	83
Jhon Solis	20	DM, MC	Girona	82
Gabriel Moscardo	19	DM, MC	PSG	82
Lorenzo Scipioni	20	DM, MC	Olympiacos	82
Jorthy Mokio	17	DLC, DM, MC	Ajax	82

Best Young Central Midfielders in FM26

Player Name	Age	Position	Club	Potential Rating
Ayyoub Bouaddi	17	DM, MC	Lille OSC	91
Gavi	20	DM, MC, AMC	Barcelona	88
Abdellah Ouazane	16	MC, AMC	Ajax	88
Guille Fernandez	17	MC, AMC	Barcelona	88
Joao Neves	20	DM, MC	PSG	88
Tom Bischof	20	DM, MC, AMC	Bayern Munich	88
Archie Gray	19	DM, DR, MC	Tottehnam Hotspur	88
Sverre Nypan	18	MC, AMC	Manchester City	87
Niccolo Pisilli	20	DM, MC, AMC	AS Roma	87
Assan Ouedraogo	19	MC, AML/AMC	RB Leipizg	87
Valentin Barco	20	DLC, WBL, ML, AML, MC	Strasbourg	86
Tomas Parmo	17	MRL, MRC, AMC	Independiente	86
Warren Zaire-Emery	19	DM, MC	PSG	86
Luka Topalovic	19	MC, AMC	Inter	84
Chris Rigg	18	DM, MC, AMC	Sunderland	84

Best Young Central Attacking Midfielders in FM26

Player Name	Age	Position	Club	Potential Rating
Nico Paz	20	MC, AMR, AMC, ST	Como	93
Arda Guler	20	MC, AMR, AMC	Real Madrid	92
Franco Mastantuono	17	AMR, AMC	Real Madrid	91
Luca Williams-Barnett	16	AMR, AML, AMC, ST	Tottenham Hotspur	91
Rodrigo Mora	18	AML, AMC	FC Porto	90
Can Uzun	19	MC, AML, AMC	Frankfurt	89
Gilberto Mora	16	AML, AMC	Club Tijuana	89
Lucas Bergvall	19	DM, MC, AMC	Totteham Hotspur	89
Facundo Buoananotte	20	MRC, AMR, AML, AMC	Brighton	88
Claudio Echeverri	19	MC, AML, AMC	Manchester City	88
Toni Fernandez	16	M/AMRC, ST	Barcelona	88
Mattia Liberali	18	M/AMRC	Catanzaro	88
Valentin Carboni	20	AMR, AMC, ST	Inter	87
Dro	17	M/AMLC	Barcelona	87
Konstantinos Karetsas	17	AMC	Genk	87

Best Young Left Wingers in FM26

Player Name	Age	Position	Club	Potential Rating
Kenan Yildiz	20	AML, AMR, AMC, ST	Juventus	90
Kerim Alajbegovic	17	ML, AML, AMR, AMC	RB Salzburg	89
Gabriel Mec	17	AML, AMR	Gremio	88
Mikey Moore	17	AML, AMR, AMC, ST	Tottenham Hotspur	88
Jay Robinson	18	AML	Southampton	88
Darwin Guagua	17	AML, AMC	Independiente del Valle	87
Malick Fofana	20	AML, AMR, AMC	Lyon	87
Amara Diouf	17	AML, AMR, AMC	Generation Foot	87
Said El Mala	18	ML, AML, AMR, AMC	FC Koln	86
Assane Diao	19	AML, AMR, ST	Como	86
Pedro	19	AML, AMR, AMC	Zenit	85
Riquelme Fillipi	18	AML, AMR, ST	Palmerias	85
Sergey Pinyaev	20	AML, AMR	Loko Moscow	85
Jeremy Monga	15	ML, AML, AMC	Leicester City	85
Sadriddin Hasanov	17	AML	Bunyodkor	85

Best Young Right Wingers in FM26

Player Name	Age	Position	Club	Potential Rating
Lamine Yamal	18	MR, AMR	Barcelona	95
Estevao	18	AMR, AMC	Chelsea	92
Ethan Nwaneri	18	MC, AMR, AML, AMC	Arsenal	91
Desire Doue	20	AMR, AML, AMC	PSG	89
Roony Bardghji	20	MR, AMR	Barcelona	88
Ben Doak	19	AMR, AML	Bournemouth	88
Ibrahim Mbaye	17	AMR, AML	PSG	87
Tyler Dibling	19	AMR, AMC	Everton	87
Shea Lacey	18	AMR, AMC	Manchester United	87
Gabriel Carvalho	17	AMR, AML, AMC	Al-Qadsiah	86
Ethan Mbappe	18	MR, AMR, AMC	Lille	86
Yankuba Minteh	20	MR, AMR, AML	Brighton	86
Alisson	19	MR, AMR, AML, AMC	Shakhtar	85
Angelo	20	MR, AMR	Al-Nassr	85
Jose Reyes	17	AMR, AML, ST	Real Madrid	85

Best Young Strikers in FM26

Player Name	Age	Position	Club	Potential Rating
Endrick	18	AMR, ST	Real Madrid	96
Eli Junior Kroupi	19	ST	Bournemouth	90
Francesco Pio Esposito	20	ST	Inter	89
Dastan Satpayev	16	AMR, AML, ST	FC Kairat	89
Daulet Orynbasar	16	ST	FC Kairat	89
Sami Bouhoudane	17	ST	PSV	88
Emre Ünüvar	17	ST	Ajax	88
Francesco Camarda	17	ST	AC Milan	88
Harry Gray	16	AMR, AMC, ST	Leeds United	88
Jayden Danns	19	AML, AMC, ST	Liverpool	88
Jaime Barroso	17	ST	Real Madrid	87
Evan Ferguson	20	ST	Brighton	87
Santiago Castro	20	ST	Bologna	87
Pau Cabanes	20	AML, ST	Villareal	86
Alejandro Gomes Rodriguez	17	AML, ST	Lyon	86

And that wraps up our guide on the best wonderkids in Football Manager 26. Which players did you end up signing? Be sure to let us know in the comments.