Football Manager 2026 Wonderkids - Guide to FM 2026 Wonderkids

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Football Manager 2026 wonderkids advanced guide

When it comes to wonderkid lists, you already know FM Scout is the go-to place for maximum accuracy and detail.

This will, as always, be the most informed and comprehensive list of Football Manager 2026 wonderkids you will ever find. Football Manager enthusiasts trust this list to discover all FM 2026 wonderkids.

As you have learnt to expect from us, you will also find the usual unique features that add unparalleled depth, insight and functionality.

Approximately 830 FM2024 wonderkids will be included once the first revision is complete.

This is the successor of our world-renowned list of FM 2024 wonderkids.

Date of first publication: 23 October 2025 (night)

What are wonderkids?

Wonderkids can be classified players with high potential ability (having at least a PA of 150) who are not older than 20 years old by July 3rd, 2025 (early pre-season in England), in-game.

This list features the best young players in FM26. Some of them will already be labelled as wonderkids, others should be pretty close to getting there, and others will struggle to live up to their potential before they turn 21 years old (late bloomers).

My rating (R) explained

Please note that ratings are far from being final at this point. In fact, they're more like placeholders based on the average rating of each PA class from my annual lists. I'll adjust them every day until I feel they fairly reflect each player's average potential ability.

This is my personal recommendation system for your convenience. It's my own assessment of the potential development of the young players listed below. I'm using a 1-100 scale based on English divisions.
81+ all-time elite player
78-80 great player for premiership
75-77 solid backup for premiership
72-74 top player for championship
71- top player for league one

Wonderkids Potential Ability color hint

Most players have PA of -8 which means they won't always have 150+ in your savegame. There are players with PA of -85, -9, -95, -10 or fixed at 150+ (guaranteed wonderkid potential), and some others with PA fixed slightly below 150 who have impressive quality. There are 6 classes of wonderkids, color-marked for your convenience.

PA <=149 (fixed) : light purple
PA -8 : light gray white
PA -85 or 150-159 : light blue
PA -9 or 160-169 : light green
PA -95 or 170-179 : light gold
PA -10 or 180+ : gold
Players with fixed potential ability >=150 have their rating cell marked with a red color.

FM 2026 Wonderkids by position

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FM26 Wonderkids Live Search

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FM 2026 Goalkeeper Wonderkids (40)

Added with Revision 1 (October 23rd).

R	Name	Age	Pos	Club	Nat
76	Krapyvtsov, Vladyslav	20	GK	Girona
76	Çevikkan, Onuralp	19	GK	Trabzonspor
76	Matışlı, Kerem	18	GK	Bursaspor
76	Huber, Silas	19	GK	FC Zürich
76	Pizarro, Théodore	17	GK	SC Freiburg
76	Jiménez, Raúl	19	GK	Valencia
76	Gomes, André	20	GK	SL Benfica
76	Ferreira, Diogo	18	GK	SL Benfica
76	Cunha, Romário	17	GK	Braga
76	Charles, Pierce	19	GK	Sheffield Wednesday
82	Owusu-Oduro, Rome-Jayden	21	GK	AZ Alkmaar
76	Zeggen, Kiyani	18	GK	AZ Alkmaar
76	Homan, Nick	17	GK	AZ Alkmaar
82	Attigah, Quenten	16	GK	AZ Alkmaar
82	Martinelli, Tommaso	19	GK	Fiorentina
76	Mascardi, Diego	18	GK	Spezia
82	Nunziante, Alessandro	18	GK	Udinese
76	Yaakobishvili, Áron	19	GK	FC Barcelona
82	Seimen, Dennis	19	GK	Stuttgart
82	Restes, Guillaume	20	GK	Toulouse
76	Jaouen, Ewen	19	GK	Reims
76	Beadle, James	20	GK	Brighton
76	Moody, Dylan	17	GK	Southampton
76	Porter, Jack	16	GK	Arsenal
76	Bernal, Freddy	16	GK	Chelsea
76	Vickery, Ben	16	GK	Man City
77	Vuković, Ante	20	GK	Pisa
82	Penders, Mike	19	GK	Chelsea
76	Brughmans, Lucca	17	GK	KRC Genk
76	Evers, Bas	16	GK	KAA Gent
76	Hamzić, Salko	18	GK	RB Salzburg
76	Kochen, Diego	19	GK	FC Barcelona
82	Eyestone, Julian	19	GK	Brentford
73	Lara, Pablo	20	GK	UNAM Pumas
76	Bedolla, Norberto	19	GK	Club América
76	Kalmurza, Sherkhan	18	GK	FC Kairat
76	Horio Pisano, Alex Kouto	19	GK	Nagoya Grampus
76	Nakamura, Keisuke	20	GK	Tokyo Verdy
76	Bouaskar, Slim	16	GK	AS Roma
76	N'Diaye, Mamour	19	GK	Sarpsborg 08

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FM 26 Centre-Back Wonderkids (121)

Added with Revision 1 (October 23rd).

R	Name	Age	Pos	Club	Nat
73	Pujol, Edgar	20	DM, DC	Racing Ferrol
76	Matturro, Alan	20	DLC, WBL	Genoa
72	Herrera, Nahuel	20	DC	Peñarol
76	Román, Iván	18	DC	Atlético Mineiro
82	Vitor Reis	19	DC	Man City
76	Jair	20	DC	Nottm Forest
76	Evertow	19	DC	Internacional
76	William Magiezi	19	DC	Capivariano
82	Anselmino, Aarón	20	DC	Chelsea
76	Mendoza, Mateo	20	DRC	Godoy Cruz
76	Ramírez, Tobías	18	DC	Argentinos Jrs
76	Giménez, Juan	19	DM, DRC	Rosario Central
76	Bindon, Tyler	20	DRC	Nottm Forest
82	Milosavljević, Veljko	18	DC	Bournemouth
76	Akçiçek, Yusuf	19	DC	Al-Hilal
76	Güreler, Hamza	19	DC	Basaksehir
76	Ogbus, Bruno	19	D/WBR, DC	SC Freiburg
76	Mellberg, John	18	DC	RB Salzburg
76	Kurtuluş, Bleon	18	DC	Halmstads BK
76	van der Laan, Elvis	17	DM, DC	FC Groningen
89	Cubarsí, Pau	18	DC	FC Barcelona
91	Huijsen, Dean	20	DC	Real Madrid
82	Navarro, Pau	20	DC	Villarreal
78	Ramón, Jacobo	20	DC	Como
82	Gąsiorowski, Yarek	20	DLC	PSV
82	Martín, Jon	19	DC	Real Sociedad
76	Salinas, Jorge	18	D/WBL, DC	Racing Santander
76	Navarro, Albert	18	D/WBL, DC	Atalanta
76	Vázquez, Jaime	19	DC	Celta
76	Joan	17	DC	Real Madrid
76	Zarandona, Telmo	17	DC	Basconia
76	Ariel	18	DLC	Real Madrid
76	Carrascosa, Manuel	16	DLC	Torino
76	Oliveira, Gonçalo	18	DC	SL Benfica
76	Silva, Rui	18	DC	SL Benfica
76	Mota, Rafael	18	DC	Sporting CP
76	Chelmik, Martim	17	DC	FC Porto
76	Ziółkowski, Jan	20	DC	AS Roma
76	Potulski, Kacper	17	DC	FSV Mainz
76	Helland, Eivind	20	DM, DRC	Brann
86	Hato, Jorrel	19	D/WBL, DC	Chelsea
82	van den Berg, Rav	20	DC	1. FC Köln
76	Janse, Dies	19	DLC	Ajax
76	Atikallah, Rayan	18	DC	AZ Alkmaar
76	van Ouytsel, Kevin	18	DC	AZ Alkmaar
76	Bouwman, Aaron	17	DC	Ajax
76	Roovers, Sam	17	DC	Feyenoord
82	Comuzzo, Pietro	20	DC	Fiorentina
86	Leoni, Giovanni	18	DC	Liverpool
83	Marianucci, Luca	20	DC	Napoli
76	Chiarodia, Fabio	20	DLC	Gladbach
76	Natali, Andrea	17	DC	Bayer 04
76	Ciucci, Federico	16	DC	Lazio
76	Pavesi, Davide	17	DC	Cremonese
82	Yaakobishvili, Antal	20	DC	Girona
82	Jeltsch, Finn	18	DM, DRC	Stuttgart
79	Quarshie, Joshua	20	DC	Southampton
74	Morgalla, Leandro	20	D/WBR, DC	RB Salzburg
86	Palma, Matteo	17	DRC	Udinese
82	Coulibaly, Karim	18	DM, DC	Werder Bremen
76	Odogu, David	19	DC	AC Milan
77	Klemens, Pascal	20	DM, DC	Hertha BSC
77	Drexler, Tim	20	DRC	Hoffenheim
74	Blank, Hendry	20	DLC	RB Salzburg
76	Erlein, Luca	17	DRC	Hoffenheim
76	Riedl, Jan-Luca	16	DC	Dortmund
76	Kiala, Cassiano	16	DC	FC Bayern
89	Yoro, Leny	19	DC	Man Utd
88	Kambwala, Willy	20	DC	Villarreal
82	Bitshiabu, El Chadaille	20	DLC	RB Leipzig
76	Sarr, Mamadou	19	DC	Chelsea
82	Jacquet, Jérémy	19	DC	Stade Rennais
76	Mawissa, Christian	20	DLC	AS Monaco
82	Belocian, Jeanuël	20	D/WBL, DC	Bayer 04
76	Zeze, Nathan	20	DC	Neom SC
82	Tape, Axel	17	DC, D/WBR, DM	Bayer 04
86	Gadou, Joane	18	DC	RB Salzburg
76	Tati, Tylel	17	DC	FC Nantes
76	Meupiyou, Bastien	19	DC	Alverca
76	Kayi Sanda, Joachim	18	DC	Southampton
82	Antonio, Kyllian	17	DRC	RC Lens
76	Kiwa, Bradel	19	DC	AS Monaco
76	Thébault, Yaël	18	DM, DC	Stade Rennais
76	Zagadou, Stephan	16	DC	Le Havre AC
76	Degny, Ethan	16	DC	OGC Nice
76	Monkolot, Yanis	16	DC	Le Havre AC
82	Heaven, Ayden	18	DM, DC	Man Utd
76	Alleyne, Max	19	DC	Man City
76	Phillips, Ashley	20	DC	Tottenham
82	Dorrington, Alfie	20	DC	Tottenham
76	Arthur, Benjamin	19	DC	Brentford
76	Stephenson, Josh	18	DLC	Brentford
76	Simmonds, Freddie	17	DC	Brighton
82	Byfield, Jun'ai	16	DC	Tottenham
82	Ngwashi, Jayden	16	DC	Man Utd
76	Drake, Leke	17	DC	Man City
82	Tingey, Tyler	16	DM, D/MC	Tottenham
76	Pech, Sebastian	16	DC	Sparta Prague
86	Vušković, Luka	18	DC	Tottenham
76	Jakirović, Leon	17	DLC	Dinamo
76	Engwanda, Nunzio	17	DC	Anderlecht
82	Butera, Ethan	19	DM, DC	Ajax
76	Manguelle, Brad	17	DC	KRC Genk
76	Monamay, Madi	19	DC	PSV
76	Muradyan, Sergey	20	DC	FC Noah
82	Banks, Noahkai	18	DC	FC Augsburg
76	Wynder, Josh	20	DC	SL Benfica
82	Cupps, Christopher	17	DC	Chicago Fire
76	Pierre, Neil	17	DC	Philadelphia Union
76	Kim Ji-Soo	20	DC	Brentford
76	Doi, Kanta	20	DM, DC	FC Tokyo
76	Takai, Kota	20	DC	Tottenham
76	Brad Mantsounga	17	DC	Club Africain
78	Mbokazi, Mbekezeli	19	DC	Orlando Pirates
82	Bah, Juma	19	DC	Man City
81	Faye, Mikayil	20	DLC	Stade Rennais
81	Faye, Abdoulaye	20	DC	Bayer 04
79	Mendy, Nobel	20	DLC	Real Betis
82	Kinteh, Abubacarr Sedi	18	DC	Tromsø
72	Ganiou, Ismaëlo	20	DC	RC Lens
76	Boñar, Javier	20	DM, DC	Atlético Madrid

FAQ

I can't find all players of this list on my savegame. Why?

I loaded all players (530k+) in-game to produce this list of FM26 wonderkids. Your savegame probably has less players loaded.

How do you create this list?

As we don't have access to the pre-game editor until Nov 8th, I've created multiple savegames and used alpha versions of our in-house tools to filter all players that match the criteria of being or becoming Football Manager 2026 wonderkids. I keep the players attributes unmasked in my saves and holiday a few seasons to check on their development. Then I assess every player based on his best role(s) and give him my personal recommendation rating.

Where is the downloadable shortlist to import in-game?

Sorry, I don't have one. I used to share shortlists before, but people would steal them and post on other sites without my consent. However, I will release a few shortlists with my favorite players.