GOAL brings you a comprehensive list of the best young players to buy on FM 24
Football Manager 2024 is out now and, if you're anything like us, you're probably plotting your route to success in the game.
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A major part of the fun of any Football Manager game is finding and then nurturing the best young talent around. Unearthing a largely unheralded wonderkid is one thing, but you need to manage them carefully in order to ensure that they mature into a world class player.
So you've decided who you will manage and to help you lay the groundwork for total domination in FM24, GOAL brings you some of the best wonderkids under the age of 20 to sign on the game.
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Best young strikers on FM24
| Player |
Age |
Club |
Nationality |
| Endrick |
16 |
SEP |
Brazil |
| Youssoufa Moukoko |
18 |
Borussia Dortmund |
Germany |
| Vitor Roque |
18 |
ATP |
Brazil |
| Evan Ferguson |
18 |
Brighton |
Republic of Ireland |
| Shaqueel van Persie |
16 |
Feyenoord |
Netherlands |
| Rodridgo Ribeiro |
17 |
Sporting |
Portugal |
| Matthys Tel |
18 |
Bayern Munich |
Netherlands |
| Gabriel Silva |
16 |
Sporting |
Portugal |
| Enzo Sternal |
16 |
Marseille (OM) |
France |
| Talles Wander |
19 |
SPO |
Brazil |
| Skye Vink |
17 |
Ajax |
Netherlands |
| Jamie Donley |
18 |
Tottenham |
Northern Ireland |
| Pau Sans |
18 |
Zaragoza |
Spain |
| Iker Villar |
17 |
Sevilla |
Spain |
| Karim Konate |
19 |
RB Salzburg |
Ivory Coast |
Endrick is undoubtedly the highest rated young striker to buy in Football Manager 2024, with the SEP (Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras, in case you are wondering) wonderkid being likened to Cristiano Ronaldo among others.
Brighton's Irish striker Evan Ferguson has been touted for a £100 million move so you'll need deep pockets to sign him, but there are other options too, such as Shaqueel van Persie, son of – you guessed it – Robin van Persie.
Countries such as Portugal, the Netherlands and Brazil can be happy hunting grounds for wonderkid strikers, but it is worth bearing in mind that Brazilian footballers cannot move abroad until the age of 18.
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Best young midfielders on FM 24
| Player |
Age |
Club |
Nationality |
| Lamine Yamal |
15 |
Barcelona |
Spain |
| Warren Zaire-Emery |
17 |
PSG |
France |
| Stefan Bajcetic |
18 |
Liverpool |
Spain |
| Arda Guler |
18 |
Real Madrid |
Turkey |
| Giacomo Faticanti |
18 |
Salento |
Italy |
| Junior Kroupi |
17 |
Lorient |
France |
| Estevao |
16 |
SEP |
Brazil |
| Noah Darvich |
16 |
Barcelona |
Germany |
| Rodrigo Mora |
16 |
Porto |
Portugal |
| Claudio Echeverri |
17 |
River |
Argentina |
| Shea Lacey |
16 |
Man UFC |
England |
| Badredine Bouanani |
18 |
Nice |
Algeria |
| Ben Doak |
17 |
Liverpool |
Scotland |
| Roony Bardghji |
17 |
Kobenhavn |
Sweden |
| Yaser Asprilla |
19 |
Watford |
Colombia |
| Gianluca Prestianni |
17 |
Velez |
Argentina |
| Lorran |
16 |
FLA |
Brazil |
| Mikey Moore |
15 |
Tottenham |
England |
| Andreas Schjelderup |
19 |
Nordsjaellund |
Norway |
| Joao Rego |
18 |
Benfica |
Portugal |
| Kendry Paez |
16 |
Independiente del Valle |
Ecuador |
| Gavi |
18 |
Barcelona |
Spain |
| Archie Gray |
17 |
Leeds United |
England |
| Assan Ouedraogo |
17 |
Schalke |
Germany |
| Joao Neves |
18 |
Benfica |
Portugal |
If you are looking for a midfield wonderkid, be it a CDM, CAM, or winger, we've got you covered. Of course, there are a number of obvious candidates, such as Lamine Yamal, Warren Zaire-Emery or Arda Guler, but these players will require you to be in charge of a top quality team with a huge transfer budget.
Send your scouts to have a look at Brazil youngster Estevao, or Leeds United's Archie Gray, while Ecuadorian wonderkid Kendry Paez is turning heads so you need to move quickly.
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Best young defenders on FM24
| Player |
Age |
Club |
Nationality |
| Alejandro Balde |
19 |
Barcelona |
Spain |
| Ivan Fresneda |
18 |
Sporting |
Spain |
| Rico Lewis |
18 |
Man City |
England |
| Michael Kayode |
18 |
Fiorentina |
Italy |
| Giorgio Scalvini |
19 |
Atalanta |
Italy |
| Valentin Barco |
18 |
Boca |
Argentina |
| Antonio Silva |
19 |
Benfica |
Portugal |
| Jorrel Hato |
17 |
Ajax |
Netherlands |
| Ousmane Diomande |
19 |
Sporting |
Ivory Coast |
| Ethan Butera |
17 |
Ajax |
Belgium |
| Luka Vuskovic |
16 |
Hajduk |
Croatia |
| Pau Cubarsi |
16 |
Barcelona |
Spain |
| Milos Kerkez |
19 |
Bournemouth |
Hungary |
| Harvey Araujo |
18 |
Fulham |
England |
| Anders Borset |
17 |
Wolfsburg |
Norway |
| Hector Fort |
16 |
Barcelona |
Spain |
| Martim Fernandes |
17 |
Porto |
Portugal |
| Xavi Grande |
18 |
Levante |
Spain |
| Thuto Mojanata |
16 |
Feyenoord |
Netherlands |
| Emanuel |
15 |
Real Madrid |
Brazil |
Barcelona boast a number of talented young defenders, including Alejandro Balde, but, depending on your budget and stature, you may have better luck trying to sign someone like Hector Fort.
If it's a tough-tackling centre-back you are after, you can't go far wrong with an Italian, such as Giorgio Scalvini, with Michael Kayode another option to consider.
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Best young goalkeepers on FM24
| Player |
Age |
Club |
Nationality |
| Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro |
19 |
AZ |
Netherland |
| Guillaume Restes |
18 |
Toulouse |
France |
| Dennis Seimen |
17 |
Stuttgart |
Germany |
| Diego Callai |
18 |
Sporting |
Brazil |
| Bartosz Zelazowski |
18 |
Nice |
Poland |
| Spike Brits |
16 |
Man City |
England |
| Tommy Setford |
17 |
Ajax |
England |
| Chris Brady |
19 |
Chicago |
USA |
| Faaris Yusufu |
18 |
Schalke |
Germany |
| Tommaso Martinelli |
17 |
Fiorentina |
Italy |
| Justin Joao Bengui |
17 |
Lyon (OL) |
France |
| Charlie Setford |
19 |
Ajax |
England |
| Froilan Diaz |
17 |
Union (SF) |
Argentina |
| Luiz Turatto |
17 |
ATP |
Brazil |
| Norberto Bedolla |
17 |
Club America |
Mexico |
Traditionally, goalkeepers tend to hit their prime later on in their careers, but every now and then a precocious shotstopper emerges, like Iker Casillas or Gianluigi Donnarumma.
It remains to be seen if the likes of Dennis Seimen or Spike Brits will break through and become household names, but they have the potential to be star keepers in FM 24.
