This is a list of 150+ young players we think think they could be wonderkids or potential wonderkids on Football Manager 2012, based on what we know from real football. We will try not to include a lot of players who appeared on our world renowed wonderkids list for FM11 in an effort to find some fresh starlets who are still relatively unknown.
The age limit is to be up to 20 years old by June 2011.
Are you looking for our Football Manager 2012 Wonderkids list?
Let’s get to the list then...
Please note that the order is totally random.
Fresh talents are marked with an asterisk (checked against our FM11 wonderkids article).
Published: 24 Aug 2011
Updated: 30 Aug 2011
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Goalkeepers
Koval, Maksym (18) - Dinamo Kyiv [UKR] *
Courtois, Thibaut (19) - Chelsea [BEL] *
Matthews, Liam (16) - Cardiff [WAL] *
De Gea, David (20) - Man Utd [ESP]
Renan (20) - Corinthians [BRA]
Boucher, Zacharie (19) - Havre [FRA]
Aréola, Alphonse (18) - PSG [FRA]
Grimes, Eric (16) - Leeds [IRL] *
Delač, Matej (19) - Chelsea [CRO]
Mika (20) - Benfica [POR] *
Defenders
Jones, Phil (19) - Man Utd [ENG]
Gimpel, Monty (17) - Leeds [GER] *
Hugo Mallo (20) - Celta [ESP] *
Robinson, Jack (17) - Liverpool [ENG]
Wilson, Danny (19) - Liverpool [SCO]
Clyne, Nathaniel (20) - Crystal Palace [ENG] *
Sorensen, Frederik (19) - Juventus [DEN] *
Varane, Raphaël (18) - R. Madrid [FRA]
Matthews, Adam (19) - Celtic [WAL] *
Miquel, Ignasi (18) - Arsenal [ESP] *
Papadopoulos, Kyriakos (19) - Schalke [GRE]
Caulker, Steven (19) - Tottenham [ENG] *
Dyrestam, Mikael (19) - IFK Goteborg [SWE] *
Nuno Reis (20) - Sporting [POR] *
Vrsaljko, Sime (19) - Dinamo Zagreb [CRO]
Bell, Stefan (20) - Frankfurt [GER]
Coates, Sebastian (20) - Liverpool [URU]
Boilesen, Nicolai (18) - Ajax [DEN] *
O'Brien, Mark (18) - Derby [IRL] *
Lascelles, Jamaal (17) - Nottingham Forest [ENG] *
Dunk, Lewis (19) - Brighton [ENG] *
Holden, Darren (17) - Hartepool [ENG] *
Flanagan, John (18) - Liverpool [ENG] *
Chalobah, Nathaniel (16) - Chelsea [SLE] *
Danilo (19) - Porto [BRA] *
Digne, Lucas (17) - Lille [FRA]
Faraoni, Marco Davide (19) - Inter [ITA] *
Santon, Davide (20) - Inter [ITA]
Camporese, Michele (19) - Fiorentina [ITA] *
Roderick (20) - Benfica [POR]
González Pirez, Leandro (19) - River [ARG] *
Midfielders
Sterling, Raheem (16) - Liverpool [ENG] *
Casemiro (19) - Sao Paulo [BRA]
Kebbie, Elliott (16) - Barcelona [ENG] *
Draxler, Julian (17) - Schalke [GER] *
Pogba, Paul (18) - Man Utd [FRA]
Borysiuk, Ariel (20) - Legia [POL] *
Morrison, Ravel (18) - Man Utd [ENG]
Lanzini, Manuel (18) - River [ARG] *
Mats Møller Dæhlie (16) - Man Utd [NOR] *
Alaba, David (19) - Bayern Munich [AUT]
Eriksen, Christian (19) - Ajax [DEN]
Fetfatzidis, Ioannis (20) - Olympiakos [GRE]
Yaisien, Abdallah (17) - PSG [FRA]
Uysal, Necip (20) - Besiktas [TUR]
Ignjovski, Aleksandar (20) - Werder [SRB] *
Barkley, Ross (17) - Everton [ENG] *
Thiago Alcântara (20) - Barcelona [ESP]
De Bruyne, Kevin (20) - Genk [BEL]
Caskey, Jake (17) - Brighton [ENG] *
Wijnaldum, Georginio (20) - PSV [NED]
Miyaichi, Ryo (18) - Arsenal [JPN] *
Suarez, Denis (16) - Man City [ESP] *
Lamela, Erik (19) - Roma [ARG]
Kovacic, Mateo (17) - Dinamo Zagreb [CRO]
Stewart, Cameron (20) - Man Utd [ENG] *
Hazard, Eden (20) - Lille [BEL]
Shaqiri, Xherdan (19) - Basel [SWI]
Jacobs, Michael (19) - Northampton [ENG] *
Pekalski, Ivo (20) - Malmo FF [SWE] *
Babunski, David (17) - Barcelona [MKD] *
Demirci, Muhammed (16) - Besiktas [TUR] *
Avramovski, Daniel (16) - FK Rabotnički [MKD] *
Danilo Pereira (19) - Parma [POR] *
Isco (19) - Malaga [ESP] *
Götze, Mario (19) - Dortmund ]GER]
Jano Ananidze (18) - Spartak Moscow [GEO]
Muniain, Iker (18) - Athletic [ESP]
Usami, Takashi (19) - Gamba Osaka [JPN] *
Zambrano, Josmar (18) - Tenerife [VEN] *
Henriksen, Markus (19) - Rosenborg [NOR] *
Rodríguez, James (20) - Porto [COL]
Oxlade-Chamberlain, Alex (17) - Arsenal [ENG]
Douglas Costa (20) - Shakhtar [BRA]
Najar, Andy (18) - DC United [HON] *
Kadrii, Bashkim (20) - OB [DEN] *
Griezmann, Antoine (20) - R. Sociedad [FRA]
Přikryl, Tomáš (19) - Sigma Olomouc [CZE] *
Kenia, Levan (20) - Schalke [GEO]
Skrabb, Simon (16) - Jaro [FIN] *
Redmond, Nathan (17) - Birmingham [ENG] *
Carrillo, André (20) - Sporting [PER] *
Luongo, Massimo (18) - Tottenham [AUS] *
Kelvin (18) - Porto [BRA] *
Zidane, Enzo (16) - R. Madrid [FRA] *
Ralls, Joe (17) - Cardiff [WAL] *
Fleck, John (19) - Rangers [SCO] *
Milanov, Georgi (19) - Litex [BUL] *
Ayoub, Yassine (17) - Utrecht [NED] *
McEachran, Josh (18) - Chelsea [ENG]
Maniani, Oktovianus (20) - Sriwijaya FC [IDN] *
Oscar (19) - Internacional [BRA] *
Razak, Abdul (18) - Man City [CIV] *
Wilshere, Jack (19) - Arsenal [ENG]
Coeff, Alexandre (19) - Lens [FRA]
Vučkić, Haris (18) - Newcastle [SVN]
Crisetig, Lorenzo (18) - Inter [ITA]
Giandonato, Manuel (19) - Juventus [ITA] *
El Shaarawy, Stephan (18) - Milan [ITA]
Ebecilio, Kyle (17) - Arsenal [NED] *
Adryan (16) - Flamengo [BRA] *
Lukoki, Jody (18) - Ajax [CGO] *
Berisha, Valon (18) - Viking [NOR] *
Ramirez, Julio (19) - San Lorenzo [ARG] *
Acosta, Joel (19) - Siena [ARG]
Ljajić, Adem (19) - Fiorentina [SRB] *
Attackers
Mcintosh, Leighton (18) - Dundee [SCO] *
Torres, Erick (18) - Chivas [MEX]
King, Joshua (19) - Man Utd [NOR] *
Mlapa, Peniel (20) - Hoffenheim [GER]
Alcácer, Paco (17) - Valencia [ESP] *
Luis Muriel (20) - Udinese [COL]
Abeid, Mehdi (18) - Newcastle [FRA]
Guidetti, John (19) - Twente [SWE] *
Sanogo, Yaya (18) - Auxerre [FRA]
Coulibaly, Souleymane (16) - Tottenham [CIV] *
Araujo, Sergio (19) - Boca [ARG]
Lukaku, Romelu (18) - Chelsea [BEL]
Tosun, Cenk (20) - Gazientepspor [TUR] *
Iturbe, Juan Manuel (18) - Porto [ARG]
Trajkovski, Aleksandar (18) - Zulte Waregem [MKD] *
Yesil, Samed (17) - Leverkusen [GER]
Ben Khalifa, Nassim (19) - Wolfsburg [SWI]
Rubio, Diego (18) - Sporting [CHI] *
Babunski, Dorian (17) - R. Madrid [MKD] *
Bijev, Villyan (18) - Liverpool [USA] *
Boakye, Richmond (18) - Genoa [GHA] *
Mwanga, Danny (20) - Philadelphia Union [CGO] *
Neymar (19) - Santos [BRA]
Šitum, Mario (19) - Dinamo Zagreb [CRO] *
Zohore, Kenneth (17) - Copenhagen [DEN] *
Yakovlev, Pavel (20) - Spartak Moscow [RUS] *
Oliveira, Nélson (20) - Benfica [POR]
Serderov, Serder (17) - CSKA Moscow [RUS] *
Garcia, Santiago (20) - Atletico Paranaense [URU] *
Rodrigo Moreno (20) - Benfica [ESP] *
Wickham, Connor (18) - Sunderland [ENG]
Năstăsie, Ionuţ (19) - Steaua [ROM] *
Niang, M'Baye (16) - Caen [FRA] *
Vukusic, Ante (19) - Hajduk [CRO]
Zaha, Wilfried (18) - Crystal Palace [ENG] *
Balotelli, Mario (20) - Man City [ITA]
Babacar, Khouma (18) - Fiorentina [SEN]
Kane, Harry (18) - Tottenham [ENG]
Džoni, Ivan Jakov (17) - Hajduk [CRO] *
João Reis (19) - Louletano [POR] *
Ibe, Jordan (15) - Wycombe [ENG] *
Moses, Victor (20) - Wigan [ENG] *
Bojan (20) - Roma [ESP]
Vermansyah, Andik (19) - Persebaya 1927 [IDN] *
Bueno, Marco (17) - Liverpool [MEX] *
Jennings, Dale (18) - Bayern Munich [ENG] *
Castaignos, Luc (18) - Inter [NED]
Medina, Miguel (18) - Club Rubio Ñu [PAR]
Kucharczyk, Michał (20) - Legia [POL] *
Falk, Rasmus (19) - OB [DEN]
Barreto, Gonzalo (19) - Lazio [URU]
Cyriac Gohi Bi (20) - Standard [CIV] *
Špehar, Dino (17) - Dinamo Zagreb [CRO] *
Deulofeu, Gerard (17) - Barcelona [ESP] *
Kabasele, Nathan (17) - Anderlecht [BEL] *
Welbeck, Danny (20) - Man Utd [ENG]
Luque, Carlos (18) - Colón [ARG]*
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If you spot any mistakes in names, clubs or nations or if you have suggestions of more players to add to this list, feel free to comment below.
Enjoy!
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Discussion: Football Manager 2012 Possible Wonderkids
54 comments have been posted so far.
Lucas [Rodrigues Moura da Silva] (BRA, AMC, 19, Sao Paulo F.C.)
Oriol Romeu (ESP, DC, 19, Chelsea F.C.)
Heung-Min Son (KOR, FC, 19, Hamburger S.V.)
Edit:
DC = Defender Central
DMC = Defense Midlieder Central
MC = Midfielder Central
AMC = Attacking Midfielder Central
FC = Forward Central
But I'm sure, you know it!
Marvin Ducksch (FC, 17, B.V. Borussia Dortmund)
Koray Guenter (DC, 17, B.V. Borussia Dortmund)
Emre Can (MC, 17, F.C. Bayern Munich)
Marc-André ter Stegen (GK, 18, V.F.L. Borussia Moenchengladbach)
Mats Rits (AMC, 18, A.F.C. Ajax)
Granit Xhaka (MC, 18, F.C. Basel 1893)
Vincent Sasso (DC, 20, F.C. Nantes)
Charis Mavrias AMR (17), Panathinaikos
Kostas Fortounis AMC (18), Kaiserslautern
I've added Ljajić, thanks.
I've just checked his past season and removed him from the list following your request.
@Olav den Heldige:
Thanks, added.
@mozquy:
Thanks, added most of them.
@msoccer13:
Thanks, added Lukoki. Gedion is too young (14) to be included on FM12 I think, maybe next year.
Fabricio Pedrozo (18 - ARG) San Lorenzo Attacker.
Julio Ramirez (19 - ARG) San Lorenzo Midfielder.
Martin Luque (18 - ARG) Colon Midfielder.
Leandro González Pírez (19 - ARG) River Plate Defender.
Joel Acosta (19 - ARG) Calcio Siena Attacker.
Thanks, added Welbeck.
@wolfamos:
Thanks, added Roderick and Mika.
@J.A.:
Thanks, added Kabasele.
@Zonnegod:
Thanks, added Ebelicio.
@Chris:
The list is not about players who are already wonderkids, but also ones who have potential to become such before they turn 21. If you insist though, I'll take him out.
@Mahsat:
Thanks, added Deulofeu.
I think Michael Domingues (20yo) - Benfica is a nice wonderkid. He won the Best Keeper award in the U20 this month.
Roderick Miranda (20yo) - Benfica is, also a nice wonderkid. Since FM2009 he's one with the highest potential in the Benfica squad.
@Craig: He's already there.