If you’re starting a new career, you’re going to want to look at these Football Manager 2021 wonderkids. Before regens start coming through the ranks, the best young players you can sign in Football Manager 2021 are ones that exist in real life, but aren’t too famous yet. Your scouts often won’t find them due to them playing in obscure leagues, so we’re here to help with this guide to the best Football Manager 2021 wonderkids.
Some wonderkids are already world famous, like Matthijs De Ligt, Mason Greenwood, and Phil Foden. Everyone already knows about these players and they’re essentially unattainable for everyone but the biggest clubs, so these global superstars have been excluded from our list. This FM21 wonderkids guide is to help shine a light on players you may not know have high potential. Also, wonderkid means 20 years old or younger, so both Mbappe and Donnarumma are finally too old for these lists.
Since goalkeepers don’t peak until late 20s, often early 30s, finding a wonderkid goalkeeper is a risk since they still won’t compare to the older players until much later down the line. With that in mind, if you’re building for the distant future, here are 10 of the best wonderkid goalkeepers in Football Manager 2021.
A few of these young centre halves will set you back a pretty penny, but there are also some cheap gems in here. Matthijs de Ligt has been left out because he’s already one of the most famous defenders in the world.
What we’ve learnt from this list of right backs is that England are sorted for the future. Special shout out goes to Ethan Laird who, by the end of my first season as Manchester United, had become first-choice over Wan-Bissaka.
Some outstanding options here at left back, including one chap from New Zealand. Noah Katterbach especially looks to be a bargain choice.
Football Manager 21 wonderkids: Left Backs
Name
Age
Club
Nationality
Wage (K)
Value (M)
Nuno Mendes18SportingPortuguese4.14.5Noah Katterbach191. FC KolnGerman1.71Owen Wijndal20AZ AlkmaarDutch3.82.8David de la Vibora17Real MadridSpanish0.30.007Juan Miranda20BarcelonaSpanish7.20.8Rayan Ait-Nouri19Angers SCOFrench9.82.2Riccardo Calafiori18AS RomaItalian130.1Brandon Williams19Manchester UnitedEnglish4019.7Tyrick Mitchell20Crystal PalaceEnglish0.53.7Liberato Cacace19Sint-Truidense VVNew Zealander6.10.5
Defensive Midfielders
FM21 wonderkids: Defensive Midfield
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An eclectic mix of defensive midfielders here from some smaller clubs, along with one or two bigger names. One name has been omitted here – Sandro Tonali – because the chap is on the world stage already and your scouts are likely to have found him if you’re looking for a DM.
Football Manager 21 wonderkids: Defensive Midfielders
Two four-letter, sub-16 players in the central midfield category, with both Pipi and Gavi being signings for long in the future. Camavinga is definitely the most high profile name on the list, but any of these midfield maestros will be excellent choices for any team.
Football Manager 21 wonderkids: Centre Midfielders
A cracking list of young attacking mids here, though unfortunately most are already at big clubs. A few have been left out too, due to already being pretty well known; Joao Felix, Brahim Diaz, and Phil Foden.
Football Manager 21 wonderkids: Attacking Midfielders
Manchester United fans will recognise two of the players here, with Pellistri signing over the summer and Amad Diallo having a transfer arranged to the club in January. There are another few big names missing here: Rodrygo, Ferran Torres, Pedro Neto, and Reiss Nelson are all huge names already, with hefty price tags attached.
Jadon Sancho and Callum Hudson-Odoi have been omitted from this list because let’s face it – they’ve both stolen the spotlight already. But that would increase the number of English players on this list up to five, which bodes well for the future… right?
Finally, there are the young goalscorers up to. The two best players – Erling Braut Haaland and Mason Greenwood – have been omitted for obvious reasons, but the rest of the players on the list are great shouts if you need someone to stick the ball in the back of the net.
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