FC 26 Wonderkids: Best young players to sign in Career Mode

Update: We've added 3 new players to our list of the best FC 26 Wonderkinds, including the amazing defender Nobel Mendy, quality CAM Ibrahim Maza and flying winger Jan Virgili.

With the January transfer window closed and real-life squads locked in for the season with no chance for reinforcements, some of the best FC 26 Wonderkids are making a name for themselves either on loan or returning to get more minutes at their home clubs as squads are stretched.

But while real-life transfers can give you some fun ideas for your squad, with greater notoriety comes a bigger price tag, so you'll have to work even harder to sign the top young players for a bargain fee.

This list of the best FC 26 Wonderkids digs beneath the surface to recommend some lesser-known young players alongside established Career mode stars to keep your save interesting while you build a unique squad filled with fresh faces you haven't used 100 times before.

With the season well underway and the fortunes of teams around the world starting to take shape, it's quickly becoming clear who the best young talents in both FC 26 and real life football are.

While the brightest stars at the biggest teams continue to make a name for themselves, with Lamine Yamal quickly becoming the first name on the team sheet for club and country and the likes of Lennart Karl scoring in the Champions League for Bayern, the pathway for breakout Wonderkids to get minutes for dominant sides remains clear.

But it's perhaps even more impressive for players like Josh King at Fulham to stand out as bright sparks in an otherwise struggling outfit.

Therefore, with a renewed emphasis on meaningful stats and exciting new PlayStyles, finding the best Wonderkids in EA Sports FC 26 is more important than ever as you look to take your Career Mode squad to the next level.

However, elite teams around the world are paying more-and-more for potential and talent every year. Just look at Liverpool’s transfer spending this summer, with more than £250,000,000 spent on players under 22. Or Chelsea’s transfer policy, which sees them hoover up young players for 8-figure sums on seemingly everlasting contracts just to recoup the costs on loan fees before selling them again without ever making an appearance for the club.

To get the best young players in world football before the biggest teams can snap them up, you’re going to have to play it smart. But to give you a helping hand, we’ve scoured the FC 26 database to find the best Wonderkids in every position, for a variety of budgets, who can make an impact on your squad straight away as well as in the future.

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Best EA Sports FC 26 Wonderkids

On this page:

• Wonderkid Goalkeepers
• Wonderkid CBs
• Wonderkid LBs and RBs
• Wonderkid CDMs
• Wonderkid CAMs
• Wonderkid Wingers
• Wonderkid Strikers

FC 26 Wonderkid Goalkeepers

Name	Team	Age	Overall	Potential	Key Attributes	Value/Wage
Robin Risser	RC Lens	20	75	83	Tall with good kicking	£9m/£8k
Chris Brady	Chicago Fire	21	69	80	Good reflexes and diving, Footwork PlayStyle	£2.3m/£2k
Konstantinos Tzolakis	Olympiacos	22	79	86	Tall, Footwork and Rush Out PlayStyles	£26.2m/£15k
Guillaume Restes	Toulouse	20	78	86	Footwork PlayStyle, high potential	£22.8m/£8k
James Trafford	Man City	22	76	84	Long Ball Pass PlayStyle + Far Throw, Footwork and Cross Claimer PlayStyles	£12.5m/£35k
Dennis Seimen	Paderborn (Stuttgart)	19	66	84	Tall, Left footed	£1.7m/£3k
Noah Atubolu	Freiburg	23	77	83	Footwork + Far Reach PlayStyles	£11.6m/£12k
Maarten Vandevoordt	RB Leipzig	23	76	86	Tall, Long Ball Pass + Far Throw, Footwork and Cross Claimer PlayStyles	£12.5m/£18k
Antonin Kinsky	Spurs	22	75	81		£6.5m/£30k
Zion Suzuki	Parma	23	74	82	Long Pass PlayStyle + Cross Claimer PlayStyle	£6.9m/£8k
Jonas Urbig	Bayern	22	74	84	Footwork + Cross Claimer PlayStyle	£6.9m/£13k
Tobe Leysen	OH Leuven	23	73	80	Left footed, Long Ball Pass PlayStyle + Footwork and Cross Claimer PlayStyles	£4.3m/£5k
Obed Nkambadio	Paris FC	22	74	82	Good reflexes	£6.9m/£15k
Matthieu Epolo	Standard Liege	20	74	86	Footwork + Far Reach PlayStyles	£7.7m/£4k
Pascal Loretz	FC Luzern	22	72	82	Long Ball Pass PlayStyle + Far Throw, Footwork and Cross Claimer PlayStyles	£4m/£4k
Sebastiano Desplanches	Pescara (Palermo)	22	71	81	Cross Claimer PlayStyle	£3.1m/£2k
Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro	AZ Alkmaar	21	71	84	Cross Claimer + Far Reach PlayStyles	£3.4m/£4k
Andre Gomes	Alverca (Benfica)	20	69	80	Cross Claimer PlayStyle	£2.2m/£3k
Fran Gonzalez	Real Madrid	20	63	80	6ft 6" Tall	£1m/£9k

A few of the best Wonderkid goalkeepers from previous years have either aged out of the bracket, or gone onto bigger and better things to the point where they’re unrealistic signings for even the biggest clubs. Examples of this include Lucas Chevalier, the young French goalkeeper who moved from Lille to snatch the number 1 shirt at PSG away from Donnarumma.

However, that still leaves Toulouse’s Guillaume Restes as probably the first name on top of the targets list for any top club looking for a new keeper to mind the net for the next decade or more. While a great starting overall and stats, plus loads of potential to become the best in the world, he’s an expensive but obvious choice.

Poor James Trafford, his time as Man City’s first-choice keeper didn’t last very long, did it? However, that means he’s back on the accessible loan-to-buy market for a slew of good teams. He’s still got strong potential off the back of literally the best individual performance the Championship has even seen last year and loads of great PlayStyles in Cross Claimer, Footwork, and Long Pass for starting attacks.

For another top keeper who’s found himself stuck behind an established veteran who’s showing no signs of leaving anytime soon, look no further than Maarten Vandevoordt, who’s probably the best young back-up goalkeeper in the world, still in situ behind Peter Gulacsi at Leipzig. He’s also got great PlayStyles, as well as a tall frame for reaching shots.

If you’re working with a smaller budget, there are still loads of exciting Wonderkids you can pick up in goal. Two progress, ball-playing goalkeepers you can acquire with most teams are Tobe Leysen at OH Leuven and Pascal Loretz at FC Luzern. Both players have the Long Ball Pass Playstyle which means they can clear the ball up to a target man with really powerful accuracy, as well as a slew of saving PlayStyles which mean they’re not totally focused on build-up play. The only differences between them are that Leysen is left-footed and 1 rating higher, while Loretz has the Far Throw PlayStyle, so they’re pretty much equal.

Or, for a more standard, shot-stopping approach, Matthieu Epolo is a fantastic shout with both the Footwork and Far Reach PlayStyles to boost his saving capability. These two PlayStyles mean he’ll still feel decent enough even if you drop him into a team with a higher average Overall, where he’ll shoot up in ratings based on the saves he makes.

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FC 26 Wonderkid CBs

Name	Team	Age	Overall	Potential	Key Attributes	Value/Wage
Nobel Mendy	Rayo Vallecano	20	72	84	Amazing strength, jumping and speed, left-footed, but poor stamina	£4.7m/£10k
Renato Veiga	Villarreal	21	77	84	Good all-rounder with good pace, strength, passing and tackling at 6ft 3"	£17.2m/£22k
Jeremy Jacquet	Stade Rennais	19	76	85	Tall and strong with good tackling, low acceleration but good sprint speed	£12.9m/£15k
Zeno Den Bosch	Royal Antwerp	21	75	85	Great strength, tackling and passing, Long Ball Pass PlayStyle	£10.3m/£14k
Wouter Goes	AZ Alkmaar	21	77	85	Strong and aggressive, great tackling, fantastic PlayStyles	£18.9m/£13k
Matte Smets	Genk	21	76	84	Unbelievable passing, great tackling and fantastic PlayStyles	£13.3m/£15k
Tobias Ramirez	Argentinos Juniors	18	69	85	Great sprint speed, good everywhere for overall	£2.8m/£4k
Jon Martin	Real Sociedad	19	73	84	Decent all-rounder	£5.2m/£15k
Joel Ordonez	Club Brugge	21	76	87	Good sprint speed, strength, passing and tackling	£13.3m/£17k
Abubacarr Kinteh	Tromso	18	67	84	Good speed, great strength and jumping	£2.1m/£2k
Ayden Heaven	Manchester United	18	73	85	Solid all-rounder for Overall	£5.6m/£28k
Lautaro Rivero	River Plate	21	75	83	Massive upgrade to speed and strength, good tackling	£10.3m/£11k
Axel Tape-Kobrissa	Leverkusen	17	67	84	Decent sprint speed and good tackling, cheap	£2.1m/£9k
Giorgio Scalvini	Bergamo Calcio (Atalanta)	21	77	86	Great PlayStyles, tall but slow	£18.9m/£34k
Ousmane Diomande	Sporting	21	80	87	Great PlayStyles, tall, exceptional pace and physicals	£34.4m/£15k
Cristhian Mosquera	Arsenal	21	77	85	Great starting stats everywhere	£18.9m/£59k
Jorrel Hato	Chelsea	19	78	88	Exceptional pace, left footed	£24.9m/£56k
Abdukodir Khusanov	Man City	21	77	85	Exceptional pace	£18.9m/£56k
Antonio Silva	Benfica	21	78	86	Exceptional pace, strength and defending stats, great passing stats and Long Ball Pass PlayStyle	£25.4m/£13k
Bright Arrey-Mbi	Braga	22	71	81	Exceptional pace, great physicals, left footed, affordable	£3.4m/£7k
Nnamdi Collins	Frankfurt	21	74	84	Exceptional pace, tall, great jumping, good tackling	£7.7m/£15k
Jakob Scholler	SK Rapid Wein	19	63	80	Amazing pace and strength for Overall, 6ft 3" and good value	£1m/£3k
Soumaila Coulibaly	Strasbourg	21	72	80	6ft 3" with amazing pace, strength and jumping, good stand tackle and passing for Overall	£4.2m/£20k
Maximilian Rosenfelder	Freiburg	22	74	83	89 sprint speed and 87 jumping, good tackling with Anticipate PlayStyle	£7.7m/£17k
Leopold Querfeld	Union Berlin	21	75	85	Tall and strong, but very slow, Long Ball Pass PlayStyle	£10.3m/£18k
Christian Mawissa	Monaco	20	75	84	Good pace, left footed, 5-star weak foot	£9.9m/£16k
Ryan Flamingo	PSV	22	77	83	Brilliant PlayStyles, good strength	£13.3m/£16k
Valentin Gomez	Betis	22	76	84	Left footed, good pace, shorter but has Aerial Fortress PlayStyle	£13.3m/£19k
Jorne Spileers	Club Brugge	20	69	82	Long Ball Pass PlayStyle, good Lengthy pace and strength	£2.8m/£9k
El Chadaille Bitshiabu	RB Leipzig	20	75	87	Very tall, left footed, Pinged Pass PlayStyle, lots of Lengthy pace, very strong	£10.8m/£25k
Mikayil Faye	Cremonese (Stade Rennais)	21	68	82	Left footed, good physicals	£2.3m/£7k
Charlie Hughes	Hull	21	71	80	Long Ball Pass PlayStyle	£3.4m/£14k
Ashley Phillips	Stoke (Spurs)	20	70	81	Tall	£2.8m/£27k
Jorthy Mokio	Ajax	17	70	89	Great stats for age, can play in midfield	£3.3m/£4k
Finn Jeltsch	Stuttgart	19	72	87	Good stats for age, good strength and speed, great tackling	£4.3m/£13k
Luka Vuskovic	Hamburg	18	72	87	Great strength, tall, great headed PlayStyles, great passing stats and Long Ball Pass PlayStyle	£4.3m/£29k

Many of the best Wonderkids CBs made moves over the summer, meaning you will likely have to approach them with a Loan or Loan-to-Buy offer in your first season. However, given their potential growth, it’s still well-worth the fiddling around.

Players in this camp are Career Mode favourite Jorel Hato, who’s listed as a LB but has the height and physicality to play extremely well in his secondary position of CB. He fits the left-sided CBs role perfectly, with enough technical ability - cultivated in the legendary Ajax academy - to build out from the back and progress the ball.

Similarly, two of the best Wonderkids from last year, Christian Mosquera and Abdukodir Khusanov both made moves to the Premier League. This means they now come with an inflated price tag, but both still have brilliant starting stats to match their lofty potential.

However, if you’re after the next big superstar defender in world football, Portugal is the place to shop. Benfica’s Antonio Silva has it all, with pace, strength, defending and even passing stats all around 80 or above. He’s an expensive signing, but one that would suit a whole host of top teams.

But it’s Sporting’s Ousmane Diomande who looks tailor-made for a big move, as his combination of rapid speed, great strength, aerial dominance and solid tackling make him perfect for a super club like Real Madrid and Liverpool who’re looking at rejuvenating an aging back-line.

You don’t have to break the bank for overpowered physical CBs though. Pretty much every single team, whatever their budget, should be looking at taking Nnamdi Collins from Frankfurt. A dominating physical presence with good enough stats to play above his level right from the start of Career Mode, he’s a future star in waiting.

For a left-footed option, Bright Arrey-Mibbi is a similarly quick and powerfully strong defender, but with a bit more work to do on the tackling side of things, which is reflected in his overall and price tag. He’s still perfect for lower league teams and Road to Glory saves.

Finally, for more of a ball-playing CB, check out Jorne Spileers at Club Brugge. At a very accessible overall, he’s got solid stats everywhere, plus the Long Pass PlayStyle for springing attacks.

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FC 26 Wonderkid LBs and RBs

Name	Team	Age	Position	Overall	Potential	Key Attributes	Value
Pubill	Atletico Madrid	22	RB	76	85	Great pace, stamina, strength and Bruiser and Relentless PlayStyles, CB position	£13.3m/£36k
Alexander Freeman	Orlando City	20	RB	67	81	Great speed and strength	£2m/£3k
Kosta Nedeljkovic	RB Leipzig	19	RB	72	83	Great speed, good tackling and stamina	£4.1m/£34k
Diego Leon	Manchester United	18	LB	64	85	Great speed and agility	£1.5m/£9k
Alberto Costa	Porto	21	RB	76	85	Tall, good passing and crossing	£13.8m/£9k
Nico O'Reilly	Man City	20	LB	79	85	6ft 4", good dribbling and passing	£21.9m/£65k
Michael Kayode	Brentford	20	RB	79	84	Good dribbling and tackling	£21.1m/£45k
Lewis Hall	Newcastle	21	LB	81	86	Solid defending, great crossing, top-quality potential	£30.5m/£74k
Arnau Martinez	Girona	22	RB	79	84	Solid defending, big frame, great passer	£21.5m/£26k
Fresneda	Sporting	20	RB/LB	74	82	Good stamina, good stats for Overall	£7.7m/£9k
El Hadji Malick Diouf	West Ham	20	LB	75	82	Tall with very strong physicals, good dribbling	£9m/£32k
Tom Rothe	Union Berlin	20	LB	74	81	Very tall and strong, Dan Burn-style but with exceptionally high crossing	£6.9m/£17k
Juanlu Sanchez	Sevilla	22	RB	75	83	Tall, good passing and dribbling	£10.3m/£16k
Givairo Read	Feyenoord	19	RB	75	88	Fast, great crossing and physicals	£11.2m/£9k
Kassoum Ouattara	Monaco	20	LB	72	80	Quick, good stamina	£4.2m/£13k
Nathaniel Brown	Frankfurt	22	LB	77	85	Great speed and stamina, good tackling with Anticipate PlayStyle	£19.4m/£22k
Wesley	Roma	21	RB	78	85	Exceptional pace, great stamina, dribbling and tackling	£23.2m/£31k
Elias Baum	Frankfurt	19	RB	72	84	Exceptional stamina	£4.7m/£12k
Martim Fernandes	Porto	19	RB	75	85	Fast, good dribbling and stamina	£9.9m/£8k
Joaquin Seys	Club Brugge	20	RB/LB	74	87	Left-footed right back, quick and explosive	£8.2m/£15k
Yaimar Medina	Genk	20	LB	70	84	Extremely fast with Quick Step and Rapid	£3.2m/£9k
Almugera Kabar	Dortmund	19	LB	64	81	Quick and strong for overall	£1.3m/£6k
Josh Acheampong	Chelsea	19	RB	70	85	Quick, very tall and strong for overall	£3.1m/£28k
Semm Renders	Royal Antwerp	17	RB	62	84	Quick and very young but poor stamina	£1m/£2k
Andre Garcia	Reading	17	LB	63	82	Very fast and good dribbling for overall	£1m/£500

There aren’t that many exciting Wonderkid full-backs in FC 26, with Arnau Martinez of Girona and Fresneda of Sporting still seeming like the best options for top level clubs.

However, Givairo Read of Feyernoord has gotten a big upgrade after a great 24/25 season and would now be my pick on the right-hand side thanks to his combination of rapid pace, good crossing and solid strength to deal with more physical attackers.

Speaking of speed, Yaimar Medina looks like a great offensive option down the left, with both the stats and PlayStyles to make the most of his physical attributes. However, he has just made the move from South America to Europe, so you’ll likely be taking him on a loan-to-buy in the first season.

For a more unconventional option, Tom Rothe has gotten another upgrade. At 6ft 4”, but with 84 crossing from the start of Career Mode, he’s got a unique profile but enough potential to turn into an instantly recognisable star in your team.

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FC 26 Wonderkid CDMs

Name	Team	Age	Overall	Potential	Key Attributes	Value
Kodai Sano	NEC Nijmegen	21	75	84	Explosive deep-lying playmaker with great agility, passing and stamina	£10.3m/£7k
Christos Mouzakitis	Olympiacos	18	73	86	Great passing, agility and vision	£6m/£13k
Jauregizar	Athletic Bilbao	21	80	87	Great stamina and passing, Anticipate PlayStyle	£36.6m/£31k
Nathan De Cat	Anderlecht	16	67	86	Good tackling, stamina and passing	£2.1m/£5k
Maximo Perrone	Como	22	74	84	Great passing, dribbling and stamina	£7.7m/£44k
Petar Sucic	Lombardia FC (Inter)	21	74	83	Elite Stamina, Relentless PlayStyle, good dribbling and passing	£12.9m/£18k
Matias Siltanen	Djurgardens	18	67	84	Good stamina and balance, Deep-lying Playmaker	£2.2m/£3k
Victor Froholdt	Porto	19	78	88	6ft 2" with good movement, tackling and passing as well as exceptional stamina	£28.4m/£9k
Arne Engels	Celtic	21	74	83	Great all-rounder with good movement, passing and stamina	£8.2m/£28k
David Watson	Kilmarnock	20	67	84	Good stamina	£2.3m/£3k
Aleksandar Stankovic	Club Brugge	19	68	81	Big man with big shot power, upgraded potential, can play CB
Warren Zaire-Emery	PSG	19	80	87	Great stats everywhere, covers ground with Quick Step PlayStyle	£35.3m/£50k
Kobbie Mainoo	Manchester United	20	77	85	Solid stats, great dribbling and passing	£19.8m/£45k
Carlos Baleba	Brighton	21	81	87	Top quality from the start, rock solid stats everywhere	£32.7m/£60k
Pablo Barrios	Atletico Madrid	22	82	87	Great speed, passing, tackling and stamina	£40m/£59k
Javi Guerra	Valencia	22	77	86	Tall, silky passer	£20.2m/£28k
Hugo Larsson	Frankfurt	21	78	87	Tall, great PlayStyles, solid speed, stamina and dribbling	£27.1m/£22k
Archie Gray	Spurs	19	75	86	Tall, solid physicals, passing and defending	£9.9m/£41k
Aleksandar Pavlovic	Bayern	21	79	87	Top-tier passing, tall but with good dribbling	£31.8m/£37k
Dario Essugo	Chelsea	20	75	83	Great speed, strength and tackling	£9.9m/£50k
Christian Ordonez	Parma	21	72	83	Exceptional speed, stamina and physicals	£4.1m/£9k
Maurits Kjaergaard	RB Salzburg	22	73	82	Tall with good physicals and passing PlayStyles	£6m/£12k
Ayyoub Bouaddi	Lille	17	77	86	Amazing stats for his age, great passing and dribbling	£17.6m/£12k
Zeno Debast	Sporting	21	78	86	High stamina, good passing and presence	£25.8m/£13k
Ezechiel Banzuzi	RB Leipzig	20	70	84	Tall and strong with good passing	£3.3m/£16k
Lamine Fanne	Luton Town	21	69	78	Tall and speedy	£2.6m/£2k
Stefan Bajcetic	Liverpool	20	73	83	Good sprint speed, passing and defending	£5.6m/£36k
Matteo Prati	Cagliari	21	71	81	Good ball control and passing	£3.4m/£5k
Jack Hinshelwood	Brighton	20	75	83	Good passing and tackling, Dead Ball PlayStyle	£9.9m/£40k
Tom Bischof	Bayern	20	78	86	Slow shuttling midfielder with high passing and dribbling - Toni Kroos-style	£26.2m/£35k
Lennon Miller	Udinese	19	71	85	Solid stats everywhere for overall, good PlayStyles	£3.7m/£7k
Ethan Mbappe	Lille	18	69	80	Good pace and passing, good meme	£2.5m/£8k
Efe Akman	Andorra	19	62	79	Explosive pace and agility, Tiki Taka PlayStyle	£1m/£1k

The CDM position is another tricky one for Wonderkids, as many of my favourites are currently out on loan and therefore not available in the first season. These include the high potential Belgian Arthur Vermeeren, the American with an incredible physical profile Yunus Musah, and the archetypal Ajax product Tygo Land. If your Career Mode stretches to multiple seasons, be sure to check them out.

Otherwise, there are a few really good options for top teams with the biggest budgets. For example, Carlos Baleba attracted a lot of interest over the summer, looking like he was going to go for as much money as Moises Caicedo. He’s not as expensive in FC 26, but has incredible stats in pretty much every area that make him a very solid acquisition.

Similarly, Kobbie Mainoo is apparently up for sale, which is a deal you should definitely take advantage of. He’s the perfect deep-lying playmaker with good dribbling to beat a press and great passing to play the next killer ball after he’s made some space.

Finally, Hugo Larsson looks like an amazing pick-up for a top team, with great passing PlayStyles, a strong physical profile and enough stamina to run your midfield all day.

For a more affordable physical presence however, take a look at Dario Essugo at Chelsea and Christian Ordonez at Parma. Both of them can cover distance incredibly well - which is very important for a lot of different formations - while also having the technical ability to make use of the ball once they’ve won it back. Unfortunately, these players have just moved to their current clubs, so you’ll need to snag them on loan or loan-to-buy initially.

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FC 26 Wonderkid CAMs

Name	Team	Age	Overall	Potential	Key Attributes	Value
Ibrahim Maza	Bayer Leverkusen	19	77	86	High overall for age with amazing dribbling, agility and shot power	£19.8m/£39k
Dro Fernandez	PSG	17	67	85	Cheap with high potential	£2.2m/£12k
Arthur Atta	Udinese	22	73	82	Great dribbling, shot power and passing	£6m/£11k
Luciano Valente	Feyenoord	21	75	83	Tall with great dribbling and passing	£10.8m/£10k
Paxten Aaronson	Colorado Rapids	21	75	82	Great speed and stamina, good dribbling, passing and tackling	£9.9m/£6k
Kenan Yildiz	Juventus	20	80	89	Great speed, dribbling and finishing	£40m/£72k
Johan Manzambi	Freiburg	19	69	85	Good speed and dribbling, solid all-round stats	£3.1m/£9k
Antoni-Djibu Milambo	Brentford	20	73	85	Great agility and stamina with a lot of potential growth	£6.5m/£30k
Lennart Karl	Bayern Munich	17	65	86	Great balance with good agility and dribbling	£1.9m/£7k
Josh King	Fulham	18	74	84	Good movement, dribbling and passing, going to get loads of upgrades this year	£7.7m/£34k
Arda Guler	Real Madrid	20	82	89	Top-tier passing and dribbling, good shooting	£52m/£116k
Hakon Haraldsson	Lille	22	78	84	Good pace, great stamina, dribbling and passing	£19.4m/£24k
Oscar Gloukh	Ajax	21	76	85	Explosive pace, great dribbling, low driven shot PlayStyle	£14.6m/£12k
Brajan Gruda	Brighton	21	74	84	Good dribbling, shot power, left-footed	£8.2m/£40k
Alex Scott	Bournemouth	22	78	84	Great dribbling and passing	£18.1m/£41k
Can Uzun	Frankfurt	19	78	86	Great shooting, dribbling and short passing, finesse shot PlayStyle	£26.2m/£21k
Mario Stroeykens	Anderlecht	20	74	86	Great dribbling and passing	£8.6m/£16k
Gianluca Prestianni	Benfica	19	71	83	Exceptional pace, great dribbling	£3.8m/£8k
Rodrigo Mora	Porto	18	77	89	Small and nippy, good passing and dribbling with great PlayStyles	£21.1m/£9k
Nico Paz	Como	20	80	89	Exceptional dribbling and passing, good stamina and great PlayStyles	£40m/£60k
Estevao	Chelsea	18	79	89	Exceptional pace, great dribbling, great PlayStyles	£31.8m/£61k
Paul Nebel	Mainz	22	77	83	Exceptional agility and stamina, great dribbling and PlayStyles including Low Driven	£14.6m/£22k
Konstantinos Karetsas	Genk	17	72	86	Great acceleration and agility, good dribbling and PlayStyles	£4.7m/£9k
Gustavo Sa	Famalicao	20	74	85	Good all-round physical profile, great PlayStyles including Low Driven Shot	£8.2m/£8k
Alvyn Sanches	Young Boys	22	73	84	Great speed, stamina and dribbling, great PlayStyles	£6m/£14k
Franco Mastantuono	Real Madrid	18	77	88	Huge overall for age, great dribbling, Dead Ball PlayStyle	£18.9m/£59k
Simone Pafundi	Sampdoria (Udinese)	19	68	84	Explosive pace and good dribbling, finesse shot PlayStyle makes poor finishing better	£2.7m/£5k
Assan Ouedraogo	RB Leipzig	19	73	86	Great pace and dribbling, 6ft 3” and high strength	£6m/£21k
Senny Mayulu	PSG	19	75	85	Good pace, dribbling and passing, 5-star weak foot and good shot power	£10.3m/£35k
Kees Smit	AZ Alkmaar	19	74	88	Great dribbling and stamina	£8.6m/£10k
Luis Guilherme	West Ham	19	71	84	Good pace and dribbling, left-footed	£3.8m/£22k
Justin Lerma	Independiente Del Valle	17	64	85	Great potential for age, quick	£1.5m/£3k

He feels like he’s been around for a few years already, so you forget that Arda Guler is only 20 years old. He’s started every game for Madrid this season while Jude Bellingham is absent through injury, but it’s not too farfetched to suggest he could make a big move in search of more game time. In a similar vein to Martin Odegaard, should make the switch, he’s sure to become a favourite wherever he ends up thanks to his elite passing and long-range shooting.

Another expensive option on the fringes of a top team’s starting line-up is Senny Mayulu at PSG. He’s a versatile attacking option with great stats for a teenager which allow him to perform a variety of roles. His pace allows him to cover ground in central areas very well, while, just like in the Champions League final, his strong shot power allows him to burst forward and score just as easily.

Finally on the expensive front, Hakon Haraldsson from Lille is a silky shuttling midfielder with high stamina to lead your high press from the front. With a host of stats across the board approaching 80, thanks to his potential these can quickly push past 80 as he grows into a very strong all-around player.

On the more accessible end, Assan Ouedraogo has an interesting and unique profile. On the face of it his stats look like a quick and nippy CAM, but then you notice he’s 6ft 3” tall. This allows him to become more of a hold-up presence in your attack, receiving the ball under pressure, shielding it to keep possession, then moving it on with a keen eye for a pass.

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FC 26 Wonderkid Wingers

Name	Team	Age	Position	Overall	Potential	Key Attributes	Value
Jan Virgili	Mallorca	18	LW	75	86	Great speed and agility with good dribbling	£10.3m/£17k
Mateus Mane	Wolves	17	RW	67	83	Great speed and good dribbling, looks likely to get more upgrades throughout the season	£2.2m/£12k
Cardoso Varela	Dinamo Zagreb	16	LW	68	88	Good speed, dribbling and finishing for age	£2.8m/£5k
Jan Tenas	RCD Mallorca	18	LW	73	86	Great pace and dribbling	£6m/£15k
Noah Adedeji-Sternberg	Genk	20	LW	69	85	Great pace and dribbling	£3.2m/£8k
Anan Khalaili	Union Saint-Gilloise	20	RW	75	86	Great speed and stamina	£10.8m/£14k
Kevin Paredes	Wolfsburg	22	LW	73	82	Great speed, agility and dribbling	£6m/£26k
Joao Costa	Al Ettifaq	20	RW/LW	71	86	Good speed and dribbling	£3.9m/£12k
Pablo Garcia	Real Betis	19	RW	70	86	Good shot power, decent speed	£3.5m/£9k
Chemsdine Talbi	Sunderland	20	RW	76	87	Great pace and dribbling, good stamina	£14.2m/£35k
Assane Diao	Como	19	LW	76	87	Great pace, dribbling and finishing, good stamina and Finesse Shot PlayStyle	£13.8m/£42k
Luciano Rodriguez	NEOM	21	RW	74	86	Good pace and finishing, great dribbling, stamina and strength	£9m/£14k
Said El Mala	Koln	18	LW	73	86	Great agility, Low Driven Shot PlayStyle	£6m/£11k
Ibrahim Mbaye	PSG	17	RW/LW	74	85	Great speed, good dribbling, Inside Forward Roles	£7.3m/£28k
William Gomes	Porto	19	LW/RW	75	85	Great speed, good dribbling, Finesse Shot PlayStyle	£10.3m/£9k
Maher Carrizo	Velez Sarsfield	19	RW	73	85	Great pace and dribbling, good stamina and strength	£6m/£8k
Victor Munoz	Osasuna	21	LW	73	84	Huge pace and stamina upgrade	£6m/£17k
Yan Diomande	RB Leipzig	18	LW	73	86	Much improved pace and dribbling	£6m/£22k
Alberto Moleiro	Villarreal	21	LW	79	86	Good pace, dribbling and passing	£30.5m/£28k
Matias Soule	Roma	22	RM	78	85	Great stamina, good pace and dribbling, Dead Ball PlayStyle	£24.5m/£39k
Abdul Fatawu	Leicester	21	RW	76	83	Great pace and dribbling	£12.9m/£27k
Jamie Gittens	Chelsea	21	LW	78	85	Exceptional pace and dribbling, great stamina	£24.1m/£63k
Ethan Nwaneri	Arsenal	18	RW	76	87	Great stats for age, good dribbling and pace	£13.8m/£58k
Giannis Konstantelias	POAK	22	RW	77	84	Great dribbling, good stamina, Trickster PlayStyle	£18.5m/£24k
Wilfried Gnonto	Leeds United	21	RW	74	83	Great pace, dribbling and shooting	£8.2m/£28k
Yankuba Minteh	Brighton	21	RW	80	86	Exceptional pace, Quick Step+ PlayStyle, exceptional dribbling	£28.4m/£60k
Jean-Matteo Bahoya	Frankfurt	20	LW	75	86	Exceptional pace, good dribbling	£10.8m/£18k
Wilson Odobert	Spurs	20	LW/RW	77	84	Great pace and dribbling	£18.1m/£57k
Roger Fernandes	Al Ittihad	19	RW	76	85	Exceptional pace and dribbling	£13.8m/£22k
Yeremay	Deportivo	22	LW	76	84	Exceptional dribbling, great pace, Low Driven Shot PlayStyle	£14.6m/£7k
Malick Fofana	Lyon	20	LW	78	86	Exceptional pace and dribbling	£26.7m/£15k
Antonio Nusa	RB Leipzig	20	LW	76	88	Exceptional pace and dribbling, much improved stamina	£15.5m/£28k
Gabriel Silva	Santa Clara	23	LW	74	83	Fastest player in the game, good dribbling, Dead Ball PlayStyle	£8.2m/£8k
Kaio Cesar	Al Hilal	21	RW	73	83	Great pace, exceptional dribbling and 5-star skills with Trickster	£6m/£19k
Ernest Poku	Bayer Leverkusen	21	RW	70	80	Exceptional pace	£3.1m/£22k
Mella	Deportivo	20	RW	71	82	Great pace and stamina	£3.5m/£3k
Geovany Quenda	Sporting	18	RW/LW	76	88	Great pace and dribbling	£15.1m/£10k
Newerton	Shakhtar	20	LW	70	82	Great pace with Quick Step, great dribbling	£3.3m/£9k
Mika Godts	Ajax	20	LW	75	85	Good pace, great dribbling with Technical	£10.8m/£12k
Ruben van Bommel	PSV	21	LW	74	84	6ft 4” with exceptional pace, good dribbling	£8.2m/£13k
Bazoumana Toure	Hoffenheim	19	LW	73	86	Exceptional pace, good dribbling	£6m/£15k
Rio Ngumoha	Liverpool	16	LW	68	88	Exceptional pace, good dribbling and PlayStyles	£2.8m/£15k
Nestory Irankunda	Watford	19	RW	67	82	Exceptional pace	£2.1m/£9k
Julien Duranville	Dortmund	19	RW	72	86	Exceptional pace and dribbling, Trickster PlayStyle	£4.7m/£17k
Leo Sauer	Feyernoord	19	LW	73	86	Exceptional pace, good dribbling	£4.7m/£8k
Ian Subiabre	River Plate	18	LW/RW	69	83	Great pace and dribbling for age	£2.8m/£6k
Tyrique George	Chelsea	19	LW	71	84	Good pace, tall	£3.8m/£34k

Now we’re talking! There are tons of awesome Wonderkid wingers who can make an instant impact on your team thanks to their physical capabilities and dribbling prowess, either from the start or off the bench.

I’ve slightly broken my age profile to include Gabriel Silva. However, he’s pretty much the fastest player in the game with the same sprint speed as Kylian Mbappe and the Quick Step+ PlayStyle to reach it as quickly as possible. He’s also got that archetypal Brazilian dribbling ability to actually make a mark on the game with that raw pace, as well as a decent, but accessible starting overall.

There are loads of extremely fast Wonderkids and Yankuba Minteh is probably the best of them all. Even more so than Silva, he’s got amazing dribbling ability right from the start of Career Mode and if you can wrestle him away from Brighton he makes an instant impact.

In their quest to buy literally all of the wingers in the world, Chelsea have also managed to snag Jamie Gittens from Dortmund this season, so you will have to get him in on loan or a loan-to-buy to add him to your team straight away. Not only does Gittens have electric pace and elite dribbling, but also nearly 80 stamina to do it all game, which many Wonderkids lack.

For more dribbling focused wingers rather than raw pace, Yeremay has 90 agility to feel great on the ball, as well as the Low Driven Shot PlayStyle to give him some “end product”, another place that many Wonderkids fall short.

If you’re a skiller, then the 5-star skills of Kaio Cesar could be just the Trickster you’re looking for. He’s got brilliant agility and balance to actually make use of his skill moves, as well as decent crossing.

Finally, for a completely different option, Ruben van Bommel, son of legendary hatchet man Mark, is just the kind of flying winger his dad would love kicking into Row Z. However, the way van Bommel the younger goes about his wing play is quite unique. He’s very fast despite being 6ft 4” and cuts in from the left onto his right foot with the Finesse Shot PlayStyle. He’s got good enough potential to be a serious player, and is relatively accessible for a variety of teams.

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FC 26 Wonderkid Strikers

Name	Team	Age	Overall	Potential	Key Attributes	Value
Kevin Kelsy	Portland Timbers	20	68	81	Tall and strong with good speed	£2.5m/£3k
Idan Toklomati	FC Charlotte	20	68	82	Great speed and jumping	£2.5m/£3k
Robinio Vaz	Roma	18	70	86	Great speed and jumping, good value signing	£3.5m/£13k
Franculino	Midtjylland	21	72	81	Good speed, strength, dribbling and finishing	£4.7m/£14k
Romeo Vermant	Club Brugge	21	72	85	Good speed, great finishing	£5.2m/£15k
Emanuel Emegha	Strasbourg	22	78	83	Unparalleled physical profile, 6ft 5” with 95 sprint speed, Low Driven PlayStyle and 79 finishing	£18.9m/£43k
Christian Kofane	Bayer Leverkusen	18	70	85	Good shooting, decent dribbling, physicals need work but 6ft 2"	£3.2m/£22k
Nicolo Tresoldi	Club Brugge	20	70	84	Good speed and stamina, decent finishing	£3.4m/£12k
Endrick	Lyon (Real Madrid)	19	77	88	Great pace, dribbling and shooting for age	£19.4m/£82k
Marcos Leonardo	Al Hilal	22	79	85	Great finisher	£24.5m/£38k
Samu	Porto	21	79	87	Great physicals and shooting, 6ft 4”	£34m/£12k
Lucas Stassin	Saint Etienne	20	75	83	Silky with solid stats everywhere	£10.8m/£7k
Kaua Elias	Shakhtar	19	71	83	Quick with good dribbling and strength	£3.9m/£9k
Jhon Duran	Fenerbahce	21	79	86	Good pace, strength and dribbling with great shooting	£31m/£33k
Karim Konate	RB Salzburg	21	72	84	Great pace and dribbling	£5.2m/£10k
Giuliano Simeone	Atletico Madrid	22	81	86	Exceptional pace with great dribbling and physicals	£34m/£54k
Yoan Bonny	Lombardia FC (Inter)	21	76	86	Great pace and finishing with a big frame	£14.6m/£20k
Charalampos Kostoulas	Brighton	18	73	85	Great pace and physicals, especially for age	£6m/£36k
Eli Kroupi	Bournemouth	19	76	85	Very solid all-round stats in pace, dribbling, passing and shooting, Finesse Shot PlayStyle	£14.2m/£40k
Matthis Abline	Nantes	22	76	82	Great pace, stamina and dribbling with good finishing	£10.3m/£15k
Mason Melia	St Patrick's Athletic	17	64	83	Good physical profile with decent stats for his age	£1.3m/£500
George Ilenikhena	Monaco	19	72	82	Good pace and all round stats for age	£4.3m/£14k
Conrad Harder	RB Leipzig	20	74	85	Solid strength and shooting	£8.2m/£28k
Jeronimo Domina	Union	19	70	84	Very fast, small and agile	£3.3m/£5k
Nelson Weiper	Mainz	20	70	84	6ft 4” and strong with 84 sprint speed	£3.4m/£11k
Hamza Igamane	Lille	22	73	82	Great PlayStyles including Finesse Shot and Trickster	£6m/£18k
Ricky-Jade Jones	St Pauli	22	65	72	Exceptional pace for overall, Low Driven Shot PlayStyle, great for Road to Glory in the lower leagues	£1.3m/£6k

If the wingers were quick, then the Wonderkid strikers are physical monsters with incredible speed, strength and sometimes even shooting too.

First up, while great strikers come and go Emanuel Emegha looks like an almost instant buy for pretty much any team that can afford him. One of the fastest players in the game with a Lengthy 95 sprint speed, what sets him apart from the crowd isn’t just his 6ft 5” frame, but also his default finishing ability, which boasts a 79 stat and the Low Driven Shot PlayStyle. So whether it’s hold-up play or a finishing touch, he’s got it all.

With so many top teams around Europe in search of a striker, I was surprised to see that Samu hadn’t moved on from Porto in the summer, but maybe he’s been persuaded to continue his development in Portugal after the tough next steps endured by the likes of Darwin Nunez and Goncalo Ramos. Similar to Emegha, just trading some speed for more strength and dribbling for even better shooting, Samu is a top-quality target man.

For more accessible players for smaller budgets, Karim Konate is a really good option with great pace and dribbling, with solid technicals and the Low Driven Shot PlayStyle to top it off. While he’s seen an overall downgrade from FC 25, he’s still got lots of potential to grow, and fits nicely into mid-table or lower league Road to Glory saves.

Annoyingly, Brighton and their fancy recruitment department have swooped in early to snap up Charalampos Kostoulas before we can enjoy him in Career Mode properly. While you’ll probably have to get him in on loan or as a loan-to-buy in the first season, he’s still an incredibly exciting prospect with amazing physical stats for a teenager and solid technicals to make him useful from the start.