To help you get off to a good start on EA Sports FC 25, GOAL brings you the best wonderkids on the game.
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Identifying the next big thing in football before everyone else and developing them into world-class talent is deeply satisfying, but more importantly, it helps you carve the path to glory in FC 25. Whether you're in charge of a smaller team on a tight budget or a major player in soccer, finding high-potential young talent is a top priority.
Here, GOAL brings you the best young players and all the top wonderkids aged 20 and under that you simply need to sign on EA Sports FC 25 Career Mode, listed by position and potential.
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EndrickReal Madrid18ST7791Semih KilicsoyBesiktas19ST7288Mathys TelBayern Munich19ST7788Vitor RoqueReal Betis19ST7687Karim KonateRB Salzburg20ST7387Paris BrunnerCercle Brugge18ST6587Mustafa Erhan HekimogluBesiktas17ST6286George IlenikhenaMonaco18ST7086Evan FergusonBrighton19ST7486Nelson WeiperMainz19ST6685Youssoufa MoukokoNice19ST7785Marc GuiuChelsea18ST6784SamuPorto20ST7384Orri OskarssonReal Sociedad20ST6984Augustin RubertoRiver Plate18ST6783
Real Madrid striker Endrick is by some distance the best young striker in EA Sports FC 25. The Brazil international, who is hotly tipped for a bright future in the game, has 91 potential – that's three more than the next best, Semih Kilicsoy and Mathys Tel. What's more is that Endrick's starting rating is 77, meaning he is well able to make an immediate impact at just 18 years of age, but the fact that he is on the books at Real Madrid already means that he will not be cheap.
Cercle Brugge's Paris Brunner or Besiktas forward Mustafa Erhan Hekimoglu are decent alternatives with potential ratings of 87 and 86 respectively, while River Plate's Argentinian youngster Augustin Ruberto is a decent option for a mid-level team.
There are plenty of familiar faces on the list, such as Evan Ferguson and Youssoufa Moukoko, who still boast high potential ratings.
AdvertisementGettyBest young midfielders in EA Sports FC 25: Wonderkid CAMs, RWs, LWs, CMs & CDMs
Lamine YamalBarcelona17RW8194Warren Zaire-EmeryParis Saint-Germain18CM8090Arda GulerReal Madrid19CAM7890GaviBarcelona20CM8390Geovany QuendaSporting17RW7088Joao NevesParis Saint-Germain19CM7988SavinhoManchester City20LW8288Franco MastantuonoRiver Plate17CAM6987Assan OuedragoRB Leipzig18CAM6987Claudio EcheverriRiver Plate18CAM7187Assane Diao DiaouneReal Betis19RM7187Kendry PaezIndependiente del Valle17CAM7287Oscar GloukhRB Salzburg20CAM7687Lucas BergvallTottenham18CM6887Brajan GrudaBrighton20CAM7487Archie GrayTottenham18CDM7387
With a potential rating of 94, Lamine Yamal is destined to be one of the best players in EA Sports FC 25. The Barcelona wonderkid's potential rivals that of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, even if he isn't overly happy about his current rating.
Warren Zaire-Emery and Arda Guler follow Yamal in the high-potential department, but, given that they are already first-teamers at PSG and Real Madrid, you will only be able to sign these guys if you're in charge of a world-class club with lots of cash.
South American youngsters Franco Mastantuono, Claudio Echeverri and Kendry Paez are definitely worth a look, as are Sporting's Giovany Quenda and Real Betis' Assane Diao Diaoune.
Getty ImagesBest young defenders in EA Sports FC 25: Wonderkid CBs, LBs & RBs
BaldeBarcelona20LB8189Pau CubarsiBarcelona17CB7288Jorrel HatoAjax18LB7588Giorgio ScalviniAtalanta20CB7888Antonio SilvaBenfica20CB7987Lucas BeraldoParis Saint-Germain20CB7786Luka VuskovicWesterlo17CB6486Ousmane DiomandeSporting20CB7886Leny YoroManchester United18CB7886MosqueraValencia20CB7786Zeno DebastSporting20CB7686Harry AmassManchester United17LB6085Rico LewisManchester City19RB7685Lewis HallNewcastle United20LB7385Finn JeltschNurnberg18CB6584
Barcelona have no shortage of top defensive talent, with the likes of Alejandro Balde and Pau Cubarsi among the highest-potential defenders in EA Sports FC 25.
Along with Cubarsi, established names such as Giorgio Scalvini and Antonio Silva are among the best young centre-backs in the game, with Manchester United's Lenny Yoro up there too.
Keep your eye on Man Utd's Harry Amass, a high-potential left-back, while most of us will be familiar with Rico Lewis at Manchester City at this stage. Luka Vuskovic, meanwhile, has been touted to follow in the footsteps of his compatriot Josko Gvardiol and become one of the best defenders in world football.
Best young goalkeepers in EA Sports FC 25: Wonderkid GKs
Guillaume RestesToulouse19GK7888Dennis SeimenStuttgart18GK6384Rome-Jayden Owusu-OduroAZ20GK6983Mike PendersGenk19GK6583Fran GonzalezReal Madrid19GK6282James BeadleSheffield Wednesday20GK6982Diego CalaiSporting20GK6982Ewen JaouenUSL Dunkerque18GK6682Diogo PintoSporting20GK6881Andre GomesBenfica19GK6581Robin RisserStrasbourg19GK6781Gabriel SloninaBarnsley20GK6881Artem ZalohaAminia Bielefeld17GK5580Alberto FloresSevilla20GK6580Thomas GillierUniversidad Catolica20GK6380
Goalkeepers tend to mature at a later age than players in other positions, but there are plenty of bright young shot-stoppers worth buying in EA Sports FC 25.
Guillaume Restes is still the pick of the bunch and his potential has gone up to 88 in FC 25. Stuttgart's Dennis Seimen is the next best young goalkeeper, with Mike Penders and Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro following.