FM 22 Wonderkids: Best young players with high potential in every position
Start your FM 22 career with these talented young players across the pitch.
The FM 22 release date arrives this week, so there's never been a better time to sign some wonderkids for your Football Manager 2022 squad. And if you've already been playing the FM 22 beta, you will have had a bit of a headstart in your transfer market wizardry.
Seasoned managers will know that the best young players in FM 22 are a great place to start building your squad - younger players, especially the hidden gems among them, can be truly affordable ways to start nurturing your squad and assembling a pool of talent without having to splurge your entire budget on one or two big-name players.
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So if you're looking for FM 22 wonderkids to bring into your team and start developing, check out our handy tips below to FM 22's best young players!
FM 22 wonderkids: The best young players in every position
With FM 22 only getting its full release this week, the search for wonderkids is only just beginning. Fan websites are gradually filling up with stats, and gamers are learning through trial and error which young players are the best bets to buy.
As more and more people play FM 22 and more information becomes available, we'll be sure to update this article with loads of new details. For now, we've pulled together a simple list of noteworthy wonderkids to get you started.
It's also worth noting that a lot of these players can play in multiple positions, but we've put them into handy groups of three so we don't overcomplicate things. If you bought these young players in each position, you'd be able to start training up a very bright future for your team:
FM 22 best young goalkeepers:
- Mikki van Sas - age 17, plays for Manchester City
- Gavin Bazunu - age 19, plays for Manchester City
- Anatoliy Trubin - age 19, plays for Shakhtar Donetsk
FM 22 best young right-backs:
- Yari Stevens Gent - age 17, plays for Gent
- CJ Egan-Riley - age 18, plays for Manchester City
- Calvin Ramsay - age 17, plays for Aberdeen
FM 22 best young centre-backs:
- Wisdom Amey - age 15, plays for Bologna
- Santi Ramos Mingo - age 19, plays for Barcelona
- Josko Gvardiol - age 19, plays for RB Leipzig
FM 22 best young left-backs:
- Ben Chrisene - age 17, plays for Aston Villa
- Bukayo Saka - age 19, plays for Arsenal
- Nuno Mendes - age 19, plays for Sporting Lisbon
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FM 22 best young right-wingers:
- Ângelo Gabriel - age 16, plays for Santos
- Ansu Fati - age 18, plays for Barcelona
- Yusuf Demir - age 18, plays for Rapid Vienna
FM 22 best young defensive midfielders:
- Dário Essugo - age 16, plays for Sporting Lisbon
- Joris Chotard - age 19, plays for Montpellier
- Nohan Kenneh - age 18, plays for Leeds Utd
FM 22 best young central midfielders:
- Zidan Sertdermir - age 16, plays for Bayer Leverkusen
- Samuel Ricci - age 19, plays for Empoli
- Gavi - age 16, plays for Barcelona
FM 22 best young attacking midfielders:
- Arthur Wenderroscky - age 16, plays for Fluminense
- Carney Chukwuemeka - age 17, plays for Aston Villa
- Pedri - age 18, plays for Barcelona
FM 22 best young left-winger:
- Mourricho van Axel Donge - age 16, plays for Ajax
- Yeremi Pino - age 18, plays for Villarreal
- Mohamed Ihattaren - age 19, plays for Juventus
FM 22 best young strikers/centre forwards:
- Julian Rijkhoff - age 16, Borussia Dortmund
- Dane Scarlett - age 17, plays for Tottenham Hotspur
- Jon Karrikaburu - age 18, plays for Real San Sebastian
As we said earlier, it's still very early days for FM 22, so we'll be sure to update this article once everyone has spent some time with the game and obvious favourites start to emerge.
Until then, send some scouts after the players we've just mentioned, get those transfer offers in nice and early, and then you can start training these talented young players up. You'll find the next Tonton Zola Moukoko in no time!
Certainly, you can't really go wrong with FM 22 wonderkids. Although some might burn brighter than others, most of them should at least turn a profit if you try to sell them on after a few years of development. Let the games begin.
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