Football Manager 2024 wonderkids: best young players to buy

Check out the best young talents to invest in

Author:
Paolo Sirio and Marco Wutz
Publish date:
Nov 6, 2023 6:21 AM EST

Wonderkids are a well-established aspect of any soccer game and Football Manager 2024 is certainly no exception in this regard. These upcoming players are still young and incredibly talented, but have for the most part not had their big breakthrough on the international stage just yet, which enables you to buy their services cheaply.

Invest in their development, and you’ll have the next generation of soccer superstars right at your disposal – no matter if you need them to fill a specific role in your team or if you’re just looking for profitable financial returns. Which players should you invest in, though?

Football Manager 2024 promo shot with players practicing on the field. — Finding and nurturing young talents is one of the greatest skills of a soccer manager.
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We’ve done the scouting work for you, so here are the best wonderkids in Football Manager 2024.

What is a wonderkid in Football Manager 2024?

For this list of wonderkids we have given ourselves two rules: First, we’ll work with a maximum age of 19 years. Second, we’ll leave out any players that are already well-known among soccer fans and had their international breakthroughs.

If we were to go by the classic definition, you would see stars like Bellingham, Saka, Caicedo, Musiala, Camavinga, Gvardiol, Pedri, and Nuno Mendes, who are probably already scratching at their potential and won’t be available on the market for a cheap price.

Instead, we’ll dig deeper and focus on players who are completely or almost unknown, but have the highest-possible potential skill ceiling. This will enable you to get them even on a thin starting budget. If you are working with a big transfer budget, there’s nothing stopping you from going for the names we’ve mentioned above, of course.

Best Football Manager 2024 wonderkids

Lamine Yamal (Spain, Barcelona) – Age: 15, Rating: 3 Stars, Potential: 4 Stars
Mikey Moore (England, Tottenham) – Age: 15, Rating: 2 Stars, Potential: 4 Stars
Estêvão (Brazil, Palmeiras) – Age: 16, Rating: 1 Star, Potential: 4 Stars
Endrick (Brazil, Palmeiras) – Age: 16, Rating: 2 Stars, Potential: 4 Stars
Warren Zaïre-Emery (France, PSG) – Age: 17, Rating: 3 Stars, Potential: 4 Stars
Evan Ferguson (Ireland, Brighton) – Age: 18, Rating: 3 Stars, Potential: 4 Stars
Vitor Roque (Brazil, Athletico Paranaense) – Age: 18, Rating: 3 Stars, Potential: 4 Stars
Youssoufa Moukoko (Germany, Borussia Dortmund) – Age: 18, Rating: 3 Stars, Potential: 4 Stars
Alejandro Balde (Spain, Barcelona) – Age: 19, Rating: 3 Stars, Potential: 4 Stars
Giorgio Scalvini (Italy, Atalanta) – Age: 19, Rating: 3 Stars, Potential: 4 Stars
Rico Lewis (England, Manchester City) – Age: 18, Rating: 3 Stars, Potential: 4 Stars
Ethan Nwaneri (England, Arsenal) – Age: 16, Rating: 3 Stars, Potential: 4 Stars
Rodrigo Mora (Portugal, Porto B) – Age: 16, Rating: 2 Stars, Potential: 4 Stars
Noah Darvich (Germany, Barcelona B) – Age: 16, Rating: 2 Stars, Potential: 4 Stars
Shea Lacey (England, Manchester United) – Age: 16, Rating: 2 Stars, Potential: 4 Stars
Sverre Halseth Nypan (Norway, Rosenborg) – Age: 16, Rating: 2 Stars, Potential: 4 Stars
Kendry Páez (Ecuador, Independiente del Valle) – Age: 16, Rating: 2 Stars, Potential: 4 Stars
Lorran (Brazil, Flamengo) – Age: 16, Rating: 2 Stars, Potential: 4 Stars
Luís Guilherme (Brazil, Palmeiras) – Age: 17, Rating: 2 Stars, Potential: 4 Stars
Assan Ouédraogo (Germany, Schalke 04) – Age: 17, Rating: 2 Stars, Potential: 4 Stars
Archie Gray (England, Leeds) – Age: 17, Rating: 2 Stars, Potential: 4 Stars
Junior Kroupi (France, Lorient) – Age: 17, Rating: 2 Stars, Potential: 4 Stars
Simone Pafundi (Italy, Udinese) – Age: 17, Rating: 2 Stars, Potential: 4 Stars
Shaqueel van Persie (Netherlands, Feyenoord) – Age: 16, Rating: 2 Stars, Potential: 4 Stars
Iván Fresneda (Spain, Sporting CP) – Age: 18, Rating: 3 Stars, Potential: 4 Stars
Ben Doak (Scotland, Liverpool) – Age: 17, Rating: 2 Stars, Potential: 4 Stars
Ousmane Diomande (Ivory Coast, Sporting CP) – Age: 19, Rating: 3 Stars, Potential: 4 Stars
Julien Duranville (Belgium, Borussia Dortmund) – Age: 17, Rating: 2 Stars, Potential: 4 Stars
Paul Wanner (Germany, Elversberg) – Age: 17, Rating: 2 Stars, Potential: 4 Stars
João Veloso (Portugal, SL Benfica) – Age: 18, Rating: 2 Stars, Potential: 4 Stars
João Rêgo (Portugal, SL Benfica) – Age: 18, Rating: 2 Stars, Potential: 4 Stars
Désiré Doué (France, Rennes) – Age: 18, Rating: 3 Stars, Potential: 4 Stars
Jorel Hato (Netherlands, Ajax) – Age: 17, Rating: 3 Stars, Potential: 4 Stars
Eliesse Ben Seghir (France, Monaco) – Age: 18, Rating: 3 Stars, Potential: 4 Stars
Mathys Tel (France, FC Bayern) – Age: 18, Rating: 3 Stars, Potential: 4 Stars
Rodrigo Ribeiro (Portugal, Sporting CP B) – Age: 18, Rating: 2 Stars, Potential: 4 Stars
Badredine Bouanani (France, Nice) – Age: 18, Rating: 2 Stars, Potential: 4 Stars
Guillaume Restes (France, Toulouse) – Age: 18, Rating: 2 Stars, Potential: 4 Stars
Claudio Echeverri (Argentina, River) – Age: 17, Rating: 2 Stars, Potential: 4 Stars
Stefan Bajčetić (Spain, Liverpool) – Age: 18, Rating: 3 Stars, Potential: 4 Stars
Arda Güler (Turkey, Real Madrid) – Age: 18, Rating: 3 Stars, Potential: 4 Stars
Oscar Gloukh (Israel, RB Salzburg) – Age: 19, Rating: 3 Stars, Potential: 4 Stars
Ângelo (Brazil, Strasbourg) – Age: 18, Rating: 3 Stars, Potential: 4 Stars
Yaser Asprilla (Colombia, Watford) – Age: 19, Rating: 3 Stars, Potential: 4 Stars
Alejandro Garnacho (Argentina, Manchester United) – Age: 19, Rating: 3 Stars, Potential: 4 Stars
Samuel Iling (England, Juventus) – Age: 19, Rating: 3 Stars, Potential: 4 Stars
Valentín Barco (Argentina, Boca Juniors) – Age: 18, Rating: 3 Stars, Potential: 4 Stars
João Neves (Portugal, SL Benfica) – Age: 18, Rating: 3 Stars, Potential: 4 Stars
Michael Kayode (Italy, Fiorentina) – Age: 18, Rating: 3 Stars, Potential: 4 Stars
Mohamed-Ali Cho (France, Real Sociedad) – Age: 19, Rating: 3 Stars, Potential: 4 Stars
Alex Scott (England, Bournemouth) – Age: 19, Rating: 3 Stars, Potential: 4 Stars
António Silva (Portugal, SL Benfica) – Age: 19. Rating: 3 Stars, Potential: 4 Stars
Rayan Cherki (France, Lyon) – Age: 19, Rating: 3 Stars, Potential: 4 Stars
Roméo Lavia (Belgium, Chelsea) – Age: 19, Rating: 3 Stars, Potential: 4 Stars
Karim Konaté (Ivory Coast, RB Salzburg) – Age: 19, Rating: 3 Stars, Potential: 4 Stars
Wilfried Gnonto (Italy, Leeds) – Age: 19, Rating: 3 Stars, Potential: 4 Stars
Andreas Schjelderup (Norway, FC Nordsjµlland) – Age: 19, Rating: 3 Stars, Potential: 4 Stars