Football Manager 26 wonderkids have seen a midseason update.
FM26 has added a much-improved match engine, and for the first time ever, women's football has been added to the game – but it's still the wonderkids that we're most excited for – with plenty of top prospects to bring to your club, whoever you're managing.
So let's dig into the players aged 20 and under worth signing…
FourFourTwo's picks
The 10 Football Manager 2026 wonderkids FourFourTwo suggests
The full list
FM26 PICKS Hidden wonderkids to sign
FM26 PICKS Players to avoid buying
FM26 PICKS Reliable goalkeepers
FM26 PICKS Overpowered strikers
FM26 PICKS Consistent defenders
Below is the full list of the top 200 wonderkids in Football Manager 26, with their current and potential star levels, should you wish to sign them for an elite club: the star levels will increase if you're managing a worse team – so think of this as the base level to expect.
As is the standard in FM, Gold stars indicate the level that the player is expected to reach, while silver stars suggest the level that they could potentially get to in a best-case scenario.
We have also listed out a further 400+ wonderkids by position below. Potential can vary from save to save, while some players have their potential locked to a certain level, so to keep things simple, we've graded them with the following assessments of their potential: Generational 🌟, Elite ⭐️, World-class ⚡️, League-winning starter ✨, UCL squad player 🔥, Europa squad quality ☄️ and Midtable ✅.
