
100 best young football players to watch in season 2017-18 who could make their first entrance in Football Manager 2018 and have wonderkid potential.
We try not to include a lot of players who appeared on our world renowed wonderkids list for FM17 in an effort to find some emerging talents who are still relatively unknown.
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Football Manager 2018 WonderkidsThe actual list |
The age limit is to be up to 20 years old by June 30th, 2017.
Please note that the order is totally random.
Published: 16 Aug 2017
Last Updated: 11 Sep 2017
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Goalkeepers (6)
Paul Bernardoni (20) Bordeaux
Goran Karacic (19) Adanaspor

Adrian Semper (19) Dinamo Zagreb

Lilo Guarneri (15) Standard Liège

Jake Turner (18) Bolton

Justin Bijlow (19) Feyenoord


Defenders (21)
Filip Benkovic (19) Dinamo Zagreb
Duje Caleta-Car (20) RB Salzburg

Rivaldo Coetzee (20) Ajax Cape Town

Alex Gersbach (20) Rosenborg

Mason Holgate (20) Everton

Linus Wahlqvist (20) IFK Norrköping

Trevoh Chalobah (17) Chelsea


Mitchel Bakker (16) Ajax

Pedro Alvaro (17) Benfica

Dujon Sterling (17) Chelsea

Achraf Hakimi (18) Real Madrid

Alec Georgen (18) PSG

Tyrell Malacia (17) Feyenoord

Marc Cucurella (18) Barcelona

Vinko Soldo (20) Dinamo Zagreb

Issa Diop (20) Toulouse

Gianfilippo Felicioli (19) AC Milan

Lyanco Vojnovic (20) Sao Paulo

Rick van Drongelen (18) Hamburg

Andrés Llamas (19) AC Milan

Guilherme Arana (20) Corinthians


Midfielders (46)
Akram Afif (20) Villarreal
Bersant Celina (20) Man City

Saeid Ezatolahi (20) Rostov

Jack Harrison (20) New York City

Yosuke Ideguchi (20) Gamba Osaka

Yaw Yeboah (20) Man City

Bartol Franjic (17) Dinamo Zagreb

Giorgi Chakvetadze (17) Dinamo Tbilisi

Tymoteusz Puchacz (18) Lech Poznan

David Brooks (19) Sheffield


Riley McGree (18) Club Brugge

Cengiz Ünder (19) Roma

Phil Foden (17) Man City

Atalay Babacan (17) Galatasaray

Billy Gilmour (16) Chelsea

Yacine Adli (16) PSG

Ivan Ilic (16) Red Star Belgrade

Jonathan Ikone (19) PSG

Lorenzo Callegari (19) PSG

Denys Yanakov (18) Dynamo Kyiv

Niklas Dorsch (19) Bayern Munich

Vincent Thill (17) Metz

Ethan Ampadu (16) Chelsea

Kelechi Nwakali (19) Arsenal

Filippo Melegoni (18) Atalanta

Dennis Adeniran (18) Fulham

Mason Mount (18) Chelsea

Leandro Fernandes (17) PSV

Bojan Knezevic (20) Dinamo Zagred

Iñigo Cordoba (20) Athletic Bilbao

Lucas Tousart (20) Lyon

Amine Harit (20) Schalke

Tahith Chong (18) Manchester Utd

Chris Willock (19) Arsenal

Kevin Magaña (19) Chivas

Orel Mangala (19) Anderlecht

Andrija Balic (19) Udinese

Kamil Jóźwiak (19) Lech Poznan

Tiago Dias (19) AC Milan

Sebastian Szymański (18) Legia Warsaw

Millen Baars (17) Manchester Utd

Aidan Nesbitt (20) Celtic

Tiziano Tulissi (19) Atalanta

Assane Dioussé (19) Empoli

Nikola Vlasic (19) Hajduk Split

Nemanja Glavcic (20) Partizan


Forwards (27)
Yuning Zhang (20) Werder Bremen
George Hirst (18) Sheffield

Kieran McGrath (16) Celtic

Jan-Fiete Arp (17) Hamburger

Gelson Dala (20) Sporting

Diogo Gonçalves (20) Benfica

Moussa Diaby (17) PSG

Yann Karamoh (18) Caen

Nicolas Schiappacasse (18) Atletico Madrid


Ismaila Sarr (19) Metz

Joaquin Ardaiz (18) Danubio

Leandrinho (18) Napoli

José Gomes (18) Benfica -


Pietro Pellegri (16) Genoa

Pedro Lomba Neto (17) Braga

Umaro Embalo (16) Benfica


Nick Venema (18) FC Utrecht

Diego Lainez (17) Club America

Takefusa Kubo (16) FC Tokyo

Janni Serra (19) Dortmund

Sava Petrov (19) Partizan Belgrade

Dante Vanzeir (19) Genk

Rafael Leão (18) Sporting

Edoardo Soleri (19) AS Roma

Dani Van der Moot (20) PSV

Victor Jensen (17) Ajax

Tammy Abraham (19) Chelsea

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Now over to you...
Who do you think could be wonderkids or potential wonderkids on Football Manager 2018?
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 2018 Possible Wonderkids
37 comments have been posted so far.
Daishawn Redan 16, Dutch, Chelsea, Forward (boy am i dissapointed that Ajax couldn't hold onto him)
He was one of La Masia's top goalscorers as a kid and Leeds just bought him this summer.
Donnarumma, Meret, Locatelli & Kean were on last years List so they don't need to be added.
Gianluigi Donnarumma, GK, Milan 18
Alex Meret, GK, SPAL (on loan from Udinese) 20
DEF
Alessandro Bastoni, CD, Atalanta, 18
Davide Calabria, FB, Milan, 20
Lorenzo Dickmann, CD, Novara, 20
Claud Adjapong, FB/LM/RM/LW/FW, 19, Sassuolo
MID
Manuel Locatelli, CM, 19, Milan
Nicolò Barella, CM, 20, Cagliari
Alessandro Murgia, CM/LM/RM, 20 Lazio
FOR
Ferdinando Del Sole, RW, 19, Pescara
Simone Lo Faso, AM, 19, Fiorentina
Patrick Cutrone, St, 19, Milan
Moise Kean, ST, 17, Hellas Verona (on loan from Juventus)
FEDERICO CHIESA, RW, 19, Fiorentina
GKs, Adjapong, Barella, Chiesa, Del Sole, Kean and Pellegri for SURE
I doubt Felicioli and Llamas will be better than any other of the defenders written above
Dalot from PORTO sub 19, and RAfael LEAO DEFINETELY
Matteo Gabbia, 17, Italy, AC Milan, Defender
Jonathan Leko, 18, English, West Brom, Winger/Forward
ronaldo camara (15) - benfica
michal karbownik (16) - legia warszawa
szymon czyż (16) - lech poznan
He's also 16 in 2 weeks
Also Tahith Chong is at Man utd, and Victor Jensen is danish.
Matteo Guendouzi, 18, France/Marocco, FC Lorient, Midfield
Note can people please leave the identifiers so the players can be found.
Patrick Cutrone (19) Milan - Forward
Berke Özer (17) Altınordu - Goalkeeper
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYc_LbjA6iA