Football Manager is all about making your way to the top. To do that you’re going to need players of significant talent. Sure, you can buy a ready-made player, but be prepared to pay a premium for them, and then there’s no guarantee that you’ll get value for your money.
When it comes to wonderkids, you’re almost guaranteed to be getting a player that’s going to be in your first team in the future. In some instances, you’re getting a player that is ready to slot straight into your team, and they will only increase in value.
In typical Football Manager fashion, regen players will take over all of the wonderkid slots after a few years of academy youth intake generations, but there’s plenty of up and coming superstars that you can pick at now.
Here is a selection of the best wonderkids in Football Manager 2020.
Goalkeepers
Gianluigi Donnarumma – Zebre (Juventus)
Age: 20
Best Stats:
- ReflexesAnticipationOne On Ones
Alban Lafont – Fiorentina, on loan at FC Nantes
- ReflexesHandlingOne On Ones
Defenders
Trent Alexander-Arnold – RB/RWB – Liverpool
- Passing/TechniqueCrossingVision
Reece James – RB – Chelsea
Age: 19
- CrossingAcceleration/PaceStamina
Noah Katterbach – DL/LWB – FC Koln
Age: 18
- Acceleration/PaceWork RateTackling
Jules Koundé – DC – Sevilla
- TacklingAnticipationComposure
Dayot Upamecano – CB – RB Leipzig
- Pace/StrengthTacklingMarking
Jean-Clair Todibo – CB/DM – Barcelona, on loan at Schalke 04
- Pace/StrengthTackling/MarkingComposure
Midfielders
Phil Foden – AMC/MC – Manchester City
- Passing/TechniqueVisionOff The Ball
Jadon Sancho – RW/LW – Borussia Dortmund
- Acceleration/PaceOff the Ball/FlairDribbling
Antony – RW/ST – SPO (Sao Pãulo)*
- First Touch/DribblingTechnique/PassingOff The Ball
- – Due to sign for Ajax on July 1, 2020
Eduardo Camavinga – DM/CM – Rennes
Age: 16
- Passing/TechniqueWork RateAnticipation
Ansu Fati – LW/ST – Barcelona
- Acceleration/PaceDribblingFlair
Ryan Gravenberch – MC/AMC – Ajax
Age: 17Best Stats:
- Passing/TechniqueFirst Touch/DribblingFlair
Kai Havertz – MC/AMC – Bayer 04 Leverkusen
- Passing/TechniqueVision/Off The BallFirst Touch/Dribbling
Diego Laínez – LW/RW – Real Hispalis
- Acceleration/PacePassing/TechniqueDribbling
Ilaix Moriba – MC/AMC/DM – Barcelona
Vinícius Júnior – LW/ST – Real Madrid
- Acceleration/PaceDribblingTechnique
Joao Félix – AMC/ST – Atletico Madrid
- First Touch/DribblingPassing/TechniqueOff The Ball/Flair
Strikers
Kylian Mbappé – ST/RW/LW – Paris Saint-Germain
- Acceleration/PaceFinishing/ComposureOff The Ball
Sebastiano Esposito – ST – Inter Milan
- First Touch/DribblingFinishing/ComposureDecisions
Erling Haaland – ST – Borussia Dortmund
- Finishing/ComposureOff The BallPace/Strength
Troy Parrott – ST – Tottenham Hotspur
Age: 17
- Finishing/HeadingFirst TouchFlair
Fábio Silva – ST – FC Porto
- First Touch/DribblingTechniqueOff The Ball
Eddie Salcedo – ST/LW – Inter Milan, on loan at Chievo Verona
- Acceleration/PaceFirst Touch/DribblingOff The Ball
