Now that the Football Manager 2023 beta is out, and the full FM 23 release date is pretty close as well, it’s time to start building your squad with the best wonderkids in the game.
We’ve scoured high and low to find the best young players in all positions. You’ll find some talented players with bags of potential here, whether you’re looking for a striker, a winger, a midfielder, a defender, a wing-back or a goalkeeper.
The oldest player we’ve included is 21, and the youngest is 15, and we’d wager that every single one of these could be great for your team. Some are further along in their development than others, while some are still waiting for their big chance to prove themselves.
To check out our full list of FM 23 wonderkids, read on as we run through the best young players in all the major positions.
FM 23 Wonderkids: Best young strikers
- Karim Adeyemi (20, Borussia Dortmund/Germany)
- Endrick (15, Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras/Brazil)
- Yousoufa Moukoko (17, Borussia Dortmund/Germany)
- Joe Gelhardt (20, Leeds/England)
- Liam Delap (19, Man City/England)
- Rodrigo Ribeiro (17, Sporting Clube de Portugal/Portugal)
FM 23 Wonderkids: Best young wingers
These are left sided:
- Isaac Babadi (17, PSV/Holland)
- Ansu Fati (19, Barcelona/Spain)
- Andreas Schjelderup (18, FC Nordsjælland/Norway)
- Giovanni Reyna (19, Borussia Dortmund/USA)
- Alberto Moleiro (18, Las Palmas/Spain)
- Tobias Gulliksen (18, Strømsgodset/Norway)
These are right sided:
- Paul Wanner (17, Bayern Munich/Germany)
- Bukayo Saka (20, Arsenal/England)
- Yeremy Pino (19, Villarreal/Spain)
- Harvey Elliott (19, Liverpool/England)
- Kayky (19, Paços de Ferreira/Brazil)
- Michael Olisa (20, Crystal Palace/France)
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FM 23 Wonderkids: Best young centre-midfielders
- Noah Mbamba – CB, DM or CM (17, Club Brugge/Belgium)
- Jude Bellingham – DM or MC (18, Borussia Dortmund/England)
- Cesare Casadei – DM, MC or AMC (19, Chelsea/Italy)
- Gavi – DM, MC or AMC (17, Barcelona/Spain)
- Fabio Miratti – MC (18, Juventus/Italy)
- Moises Caicedo – DM or MC (Brighton/Ecuador)
FM 23 Wonderkids: Best young wing-backs
These are left sided:
- Aaron Hickey (20, Brentford/Scotland)
- Josko Gvardiol (20, RB Liepzig/Croatia)
- Nuno Mendes (20, PSG/Portugal)
- Destiny Udogie (19, Spurs/Italy)
- Nicola Zalewski (20, AS Roma/Poland)
- Miguel Gutierrez (20, Girona/Spain)
These are right sided:
- Saël Kumbedi (17, Le Havre AC/France)
- Tino Livramento (19, Southampton/England)
- Martim Fernandes (16, Porto/Spain)
- Devyne Rensch (19, Ajax/Holland)
- Alejandro Frances (19, Zaragoza/Spain)
- Nathan Patterson (20, Everton/Scotland)
FM 23 Wonderkids: Best young centre-backs
- Jürrien Timber (21, Ajax/Holland)
- Giorgio Scalvini (18, Atalanta/Italy)
- Tanguy Nianzou (20, Sevilla/France)
- Caleb Okoli (20, Atalanta/Italy)
- Malick Thiaw (20, Milan/Germany)
- Morato (20, Benfica/Brazil)
FM 23 Wonderkids: Best young goalkeepers
- Anatoliy Trubin (age 20, Shaktar Donetsk/Ukraine)
- Elia Caprile (age 20, Bari/Italy)
- Faaris Yusufu (age 17, Shalke/Germany)
- Gavin Bazunu (age 20, Southampton/Ireland)
- Gabriel Slonina (age 18, Chelsea/USA)
- Nathaniel Nwosu (age 16, Water FC/Nigeria)
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