The top 99 wonderkids in world football have been ranked by Football Manager 2023, with the brand-new game out now.
One of the most exciting prospects in any save is finding the next big talent for your club, and there are some incredible youngsters in Football Manager 2023, with one player even having the potential to hit 200/200. FM23 was officially given its full release on Tuesday for PC, Mac, Mobile devices, Nintendo Switch and Xbox Series S/X.
But, it was announced earlier this month that the PS5 release has been delayed indefinitely due to "unforeseen circumstances", with users having to wait to play the game. A number of new features have been introduced to FM23 by Sports Interactive including a Recruitment Revamp, new Match AI and Animation, Supporter Confidence, Dynamic Manager Timeline, UEFA licence and plenty more.
With the game available to play now, we've used the Football Manager 23 in-game editor to compile a list of the best 99 wonderkids based on Potential Ability (PA) in the new game to help you get off to the best start in your saves. Here are the top 99 wonderkids in the world, according to FM23.
The top 99 wonderkids in the world ranked by FM23
In FM23, each player is given a rating out of 200 for both Current Ability (CA) and Potential Ability (PA). CA is how good the player is now, whilst PA is how good the player can become in-game. So to create this list, we've used PA to judge how good these players can become.
The best youngsters are given a minus value for Potential Ability (PA), which gives them a potential ability range that can change depending on their development. A value of -10 means that the youngster could reach a Current Ability between 170/200 and 200/200, a value of -95 means that the youngster could reach a Current Ability between 160/200 and 190/200 and a value of -9 means that the youngster could reach a Current Ability between 150/200 and 180/200.
The list is restricted to players aged 21 or below at the start of the 2022/23 season in-game, and the isn't a definitive ranking because there are groups of players within ranges, so their peaks will vary from save to save. Brazilian wonderkid Endrick is the only player marked as -10 in the database, making him the only player who could potentially reach 200/200 CA.
- Endrick - Palmeiras (-10 potential)
- Jude Bellingham - Borussia Dortmund (-95 potential)
- Ansu Fati- Barcelona (-95 potential)
- Gavi- Barcelona (-95 potential)
- Youssofa Moukoko - Borussia Dortmund (-95 potential)
- Warren Zaire-Emery - PSG (-95 potential)
- Jamal Musiala - Bayern Munich
- Wesley Fofana - Chelsea
- Eduardo Camavinga - Real Madrid
- Bukayo Saka - Arsenal
- Pedri - Barcelona
- Yeremy Pino - Villarreal
- William Saliba - Arsenal
- Jurrien Timber - Ajax
- Rodrygo - Real Madrid
- Khvicha Khvartshelia - Napoli SSC
- Gabriel Martinelli - Arsenal
- Unai Vecendor - Athletic Bilbao
- Alphonso Davies - Bayern Munich
- Harvey Elliott - Liverpool
- Callum Hudson-Odoi - Chelsea/Bayer Leverkusen
- Charles De Ketelaere - AC Milan
- Tariq Lamptey - Brighton & Hove Albion
- Danilo - Palmeiras
- Nicolas Seiwald - RB Salzburg
- Liel Abada - Celtic
- Eric Garcia - Barcelona
- Caleb Okoli - Atalanta
- Lazar Samardzic - Udinese
- Enzo Fernandez - Benfica
- Mykaylo Mudryk - Shakhtar Donetsk
- Brennan Johnson - Nottingham Forest
- Nathan Patterson - Everton
- Samuele Ricci - Torino
- Jeremie Frimpong - Bayer Leverkusen
- Manu Kone - Borussia Monchengladbach
- Andreas Schjelderup - FC Nordsjaelland
- Arnau Tenas - Barcelona B
- Georginio Rutter - Hoffenheim
- Luke Thomas - Leicester City
- Mohammed Kudus - Ajax
- Karim Adeyemi - Borussia Dortmund
- Curtis Jones - Liverpool
- Nuno Mendes - Paris Saint-Germain
- Moises Caicedo - Brighton & Hove Albion
- Dominik Szoboszlai - RB Leipzig
- Florian Wirtz - Bayer Leverkusen
- Destiny Udogie - Tottenham Hotspur/Udinese
- Giovanni Reyna - Borussia Dortmund
- Noni Madueke - PSV Eindhoven
- Josko Gvardiol - RB Leipzig
- Nico Williams - Athletic Bilbao
- Ryan Gravenberch - Bayern Munich
- Michael Olise - Crystal Palace
- Valentino Livramento - Southampton
- Ilaix Moriba - RB Leipzig
- Joao Pedro - Watford
- Benjamin Sesko - RB Salzburg
- Fabio Miretti - Juventus
- Antonio Silva - Benfica
- Giorgio Scalvini - Atalanta
- Marcos Leonardo - Santos
- Jeremy Doku - Stade Rennes
- Alejandro Balde - Barcelona
- Yaser Asprilla - Watford
- Arsen Zakharyan - Dinamo Moscow
- Romeo Lavia - Southampton
- Vitor Roque - Athletico Paranaense
- Mohamed-Ali Cho - Real Sociedad
- Mathys Tel - Bayern Munich
- Angelo - Santos
- Alberto Moleiro - Las Palmas
- Rayan Cherki - Lyon
- Cesare Casadei - Chelsea
- Paul Wanner - Bayern Munich
- Kayky - Manchester City
- Bruno Iglesias - Real Madrid B
- Dane Scarlett - Tottenham Hotspur/Portsmouth
- Desire Doue - Stade Rennes
- David Kalokoh - Ajax
- Alfie Devine - Tottenham Hotspur
- Takuhiro Nakai - Real Madrid B
- Julen Jon Guerrero - Real Madrid B
- Julien Daranville - Anderlecht
- Arda Guler - Fenerbahce
- Archie Gray - Leeds United
- Emre Tezgel - Stoke City
- Joao Veloso - Benfica
- Ben Doak - Liverpool
- Luis Guilherme - Palmeiras
- Takefusa Kubo - Real Sociedad
- Wilfried Singo - Torino
- Ivan Ilic - Hellas Verona
- Fabiano Parisi - Empoli
- Kristjan Asllani - Empoli
- Matt O'Riley - Celtic
- Adrian Bernabe - Parma
- Malick Thiaw - AC Milan
- Stefano Turati - Sassuolo
Football Manager 2023 is out now on PC and Mac, whilst FM23 Touch is also out now for Nintendo Switch and Apple Arcade, so the game can be played on iPhone, iPad, Mac or Apple TV for the first time. FM23 console has received its release on Xbox Series S/X, but the PS5 release has been delayed indefinitely.
