The soccer starlets that you need in your team
Football Manager 2019 has a host of handy features in its transfer market and scouting sectors that will help players search the globe for the next superstar - but if you want a head-start on the competition, we've got something that might be of interest to you.
Each year, a number of promising young footballers move into the professional game, destined to reach the biggest leagues and competitions in the world. Critics, experts and scouts have a good understanding of what makes a great player, even at a young age, so it's important to snap up young talent with potential - sometimes for an absolute bargain!
With help from our friends over at fmmobile.net, we've put together a list of the Football Manager 2019 wonderkids that you'll want in your squad. Don't forget to pre-purchase now before launch at midnight (November 2nd) to get 20% off!
Strikers and forwards
Check out the top five rated wonderkids in the strikers and forwards category.
Pietro Pellegri (AS Monaco)
Age: 17
Value: £1m
Potential: ★★★★★
Fiete Arp (Hamburger SV)
Age: 18
Value: £3m
Potential: ★★★★★
Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain)
Age: 19
Value: £67m
Potential: ★★★★★
Luka Jovic (Eintracht Frankfurt)
Age: 20
Value: £1m
Potential: ★★★★★
Rui Pedro (FC Porto)
Age: 20
Value: £194k
Potential: ★★★★★
Wingers and attacking midfielders
Here are the top five rated wonderkids in the wingers and and attacking midfielders category.
João Félix (Benfica)
Age: 18
Value: £1m
Potential: ★★★★★
Pedro Neto (Sporting Clube de Braga - on loan to Lazio)
Age: 18
Value: £178k
Potential: ★★★★★
Phil Foden (Manchester City)
Age: 18
Value: £30m
Potential: ★★★★★
Rodrygo (Santos Futebol Clube)
Age: 17
Value: £2m
Potential: ★★★★★
Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid)
Age: 17
Value: £4m
Potential: ★★★★★
Central midfielders
Next up, the top five rated wonderkids in the central midfield category.
Houssem Aouar (Olympique Lyonnais)
Age: 19
Value: £8m
Potential: ★★★★★
Carles Aleñá (FC Barcelona)
Age: 20
Value: £2m
Potential: ★★★★★
Lucas Paquetá (Clube de Regatas do Flamengo)
Age: 20
Value: £9m
Potential: ★★★★★
Arthur (FC Barcelona)
Age: 21
Value: £32m
Potential: ★★★★★
Benjamin Henrichs (AS Monaco)
Age: 21
Value: £8m
Potential: ★★★★★
Defensive midfielders
Looking for your central men to drop back, here are the top five rated wonderkids in the defensive midfielders category.
Mickaël Cuisance (Borussia Mönchengladbach)
Age: 18
Value: £4m
Potential: ★★★★★
Arne Maier (Hertha Berlin)
Age: 19
Value: £5m
Potential: ★★★★★
Amadou Diawara (Napoli)
Age: 20
Value: £18m
Potential: ★★★★★
Manuel Locatelli (A.C. Milan - on loan to U.S. Sassuolo)
Age: 20
Value: £6m
Potential: ★★★★★
Renato Sanches (FC Bayern München)
Age: 20
Value: £13m
Potential: ★★★★★
Centre-back defenders
Here are the top five rated wonderkids in the centre-back defenders category.
Matthijs de Ligt (Ajax)
Age: 18
Value: £7m
Potential: ★★★★★
Dan-Axel Zagadou (Borussia Dortmund)
Age: 19
Value: £4m
Potential: ★★★★★
Dayot Upamecano (RB Leipzig)
Age: 19
Value: £7m
Potential: ★★★★★
Filip Benkovic (Celtic)
Age: 20
Value: £8m
Potential: ★★★★★
Dael Fry (Middlesbrough)
Age: 20
Value: £5m
Potential: ★★★★★
Full-back and wing-back defenders
Our penultimate category looks at the top five rated wonderkids in the full-back and wing-back defenders.
Achraf Hakimi (Real Madrid - on loan at Borussia Dortmund)
Age: 19
Value: £6m
Potential: ★★★★★
Gian-Luca Itter (VfL Wolfsburg)
Age: 19
Value: £2m
Potential: ★★★★★
Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool)
Age: 19
Value: £28m
Potential: ★★★★★
Éder Militão (FC Porto)
Age: 20
Value: £5m
Potential: ★★★★★
Felix Passlack (Borussia Dortmund - on loan at Norwich City)
Age: 20
Value: £3m
Potential: ★★★★★
Goalkeepers
Finally, here are the top five rated wonderkids in the goalkeepers category.
Gianluigi Donnarumma (A.C Milan)
Age: 19
Value: £19m
Potential: ★★★★★
Alex Meret (Napoli)
Age: 21
Value: £5m
Potential: ★★★★★
Fábio Silva (FC Porto)
Age: 15
Value: £9k
Potential: ★★★★★
Alban Lafont (ACF Fiorentina)
Age: 19
Value: £5m
Potential: ★★★★★
João Victor (Sport Club Internacional)
Age: 17
Value: £18k
Potential: ★★★★½
Pre-purchase your Football Manager 2019 Steam key now to get 20% off before launch on November 2nd!
