Best Wonderkids in Football Manager 26

With the release of Football Manager 26, the yearly hunt for the best wonderkids has begun. Young players who can be bought fairly cheaply before developing into superstars are capable of turning any team into future contenders, or they could be sold for immense profit, as teams such as Brighton demonstrate year after year.

The following are some of the best wonderkids in FM 26, who have the potential to develop into elite players. However, potential is dynamic, so depending on their determination, playing opportunities, and plenty of other factors, including luck, they will reach varying ratings on different saves.

The focus is also on lesser-known wonderkids who have yet to blossom. Don’t expect to see too many Lamine Yamals.

Name	Position	Age	Nationality	Club	Min. Price	Current Ovr.	Potential
Ayyoub Bouaddi	DM, M (C)	17	France	Lille	£103M	2.5	4.5
Lennon Miller	DM, M/AM (C)	18	Scotland	Udinese	£30M	2.5	4
Kennet Eichhorn	DM, M (C)	16	Germany	Hertha BSC	£5M	1.5	4.5
Matyev Kislyak	DM, M (C)	20	Russia	CSKA Moscow	£9.2M	2.5	4.5
Sami Bouhoudane	ST (C)	17	Netherlands	PSV	£10M	1.5	5
Justin Lerma	M/AM (C)	17	Ecuador	Independiente	£750K	1.5	4
Ilias Akhomach	M (R), AM (RC)	21	Morocco	Villarreal	£78M	2.5	4.5
Guillaume Restes	GK	20	France	Toulouse	£21M	2.5	4
Christos Mouzakitis	DM, M (C)	17	Greece	Olympiacos	£19.5M	2	3.5
Massimo Pessina	GK	16	Italy	Bologna	£45K	1	3
Matias Fernandez-Pardo	AM (RL), ST (C)	20	Belgium	Lille	£17M	2.5	4
Saba Kharebashvili	D (LC), WB (L)	16	Georgia	Dinamo Tbilisi	£500K	2	3.5
Matteo Palma	D (RC)	17	Germany	Udinese	£45M	2	5
Johan Manzambi	DM, M/AM (C)	19	Switzerland	Freiburg	£38M	2.5	3.5
Gilberto Mora	AM (RLC) Show More	16	Mexico	Tijuana	£4.7M	2	5
Tylel Tati	D (C)	17	France	Nantes	£7.8M	2	4
Davinchi	D/WB (L)	17	Spain	Getafe	£17M	2	4.5
Rodrigo Mora	AM (LC)	18	Portugal	Porto	£60M	2.5	5
Konstaninos Koulierakis	D (C)	21	Greece	VfL Wolfsburg	£53M	2.5	4
Kees Smit	DM, M/AM (C)	19	Netherlands	AZ Alkmaar	£33M	2.5	4.5
Lucca Brughmans	GK	17	Belgium	KRC Genk	£19M	1.5	5
Diego Leon	D/WB (L)	18	Paraguay	Man Utd	£6.2M	1.5	3.5
Said El Mala	M (L), AM (RLC)	18	Germany	1. FC Koln	£18.5M	2	4.5
Pau Cubarsi	D (C)	18	Spain	Barcelona	£87M	3	5
Honest Ahanor	D (LC), WB/M (L)	17	Italy	Atalanta	£11M	2	3
Joane Gadou	D (C)	18	France	RB Salzburg	£11M	2	4.5
Rodrigo Mendoza	M/AM (C)	20	Spain	Elche	£15.5M	2.5	4
Lucas Jetten	D (LC), WB (L)	17	Netherlands	Ajax	£13M	2	5
Tobias Ramirez	D (C)	17	Argentina	Argentionos Jr	£8.4M	1.5	3.5
Santiago Espindola	DM, M (C)	17	Argentina	River Plate	£7.8M	1.5	3.5
Trey Nyoni	DM, M/AM (C)	17	England	Liverpool	£17.5M	2	4
Abdellah Ouazane	M/AM (C)	16	Morocco	Ajax	£29M	1.5	5
Tomas Parmo	M (RLC), AM (C)	17	Argentina	Independiente	£11M	2	4.5
Breno Bidon	DM, M/AM (C)	20	Brazil	Corinthians	£14M	2	3
Chris Rigg	DM, M (C), AM (RC)	18	England	Sunderland	£19M	2	4
Mattia Liberali	M/AM (RC)	18	Italy	Cantanzaro	£750K	2	4
Gabriel Mec	AM (RL)	17	Brazil	Gremio	£5.4M	1.5	5
Cardoso Varela	AM (RL)	17	Portugal	Dinamo Zagreb	£6.4M	1.5	4
Francesco Camarda	ST (C)	17	Italy	Lecce (AC Milan)	£17M	2	4.5
Alejandro Gomes Rodriguez	AM (L), ST (C)	17	England	OL	£7.4M	1.5	4
Mikkel Bro Hansen	ST (C)	16	Denmark	Bodo/Glimt	£1.4M	1.5	4
Igor Tyjon	AM (C), ST (C)	17	England	Blackburn	£950K	1.5	4

The term ‘wonderkid’ is also entirely made up, meaning this list is not exhaustive. There are hundreds of players across all continents with high potential. Managers are therefore encouraged to scout around all leagues to try and find their own wonderkids.

More will also be produced through the academy system, so keep scouting for newly generated players. It’s also key to recruit better scouts as well as staff who develop youth players. With the right setup, more of these players will reach their full potential.