GOAL brings you a comprehensive list of the best young players to buy on FM 24
Football Manager 2024 is out now and, if you're anything like us, you're probably plotting your route to success in the game.
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A major part of the fun of any Football Manager game is finding and then nurturing the best young talent around. Unearthing a largely unheralded wonderkid is one thing, but you need to manage them carefully in order to ensure that they mature into a world class player.
So you've decided who you will manage and to help you lay the groundwork for total domination in FM24, GOAL brings you some of the best wonderkids under the age of 20 to sign on the game.
GettyBest young strikers on FM24
Endrick16SEPBrazilYoussoufa Moukoko18Borussia DortmundGermanyVitor Roque18ATPBrazilEvan Ferguson18BrightonRepublic of IrelandShaqueel van Persie16FeyenoordNetherlandsRodridgo Ribeiro17SportingPortugalMatthys Tel18Bayern MunichNetherlandsGabriel Silva16SportingPortugalEnzo Sternal16Marseille (OM)FranceTalles Wander19SPOBrazilSkye Vink17AjaxNetherlandsJamie Donley18TottenhamNorthern IrelandPau Sans18ZaragozaSpainIker Villar17SevillaSpainKarim Konate19RB SalzburgIvory Coast
Endrick is undoubtedly the highest rated young striker to buy in Football Manager 2024, with the SEP (Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras, in case you are wondering) wonderkid being likened to Cristiano Ronaldo among others.
Brighton's Irish striker Evan Ferguson has been touted for a £100 million move so you'll need deep pockets to sign him, but there are other options too, such as Shaqueel van Persie, son of – you guessed it – Robin van Persie.
Countries such as Portugal, the Netherlands and Brazil can be happy hunting grounds for wonderkid strikers, but it is worth bearing in mind that Brazilian footballers cannot move abroad until the age of 18.
AdvertisementGettyBest young midfielders on FM 24
Lamine Yamal15BarcelonaSpainWarren Zaire-Emery17PSGFranceStefan Bajcetic18LiverpoolSpainArda Guler18Real MadridTurkeyGiacomo Faticanti18SalentoItalyJunior Kroupi17LorientFranceEstevao16SEPBrazilNoah Darvich16BarcelonaGermanyRodrigo Mora16PortoPortugalClaudio Echeverri17RiverArgentinaShea Lacey16Man UFCEnglandBadredine Bouanani18NiceAlgeriaBen Doak17LiverpoolScotlandRoony Bardghji17KobenhavnSwedenYaser Asprilla19WatfordColombiaGianluca Prestianni17VelezArgentinaLorran16FLABrazilMikey Moore15TottenhamEnglandAndreas Schjelderup19NordsjaellundNorwayJoao Rego18BenficaPortugalKendry Paez16Independiente del ValleEcuadorGavi18BarcelonaSpainArchie Gray17Leeds UnitedEnglandAssan Ouedraogo17SchalkeGermanyJoao Neves18BenficaPortugal
If you are looking for a midfield wonderkid, be it a CDM, CAM, or winger, we've got you covered. Of course, there are a number of obvious candidates, such as Lamine Yamal, Warren Zaire-Emery or Arda Guler, but these players will require you to be in charge of a top quality team with a huge transfer budget.
Send your scouts to have a look at Brazil youngster Estevao, or Leeds United's Archie Gray, while Ecuadorian wonderkid Kendry Paez is turning heads so you need to move quickly.
GettyBest young defenders on FM24
Alejandro Balde19BarcelonaSpainIvan Fresneda18SportingSpainRico Lewis18Man CityEnglandMichael Kayode18FiorentinaItalyGiorgio Scalvini19AtalantaItalyValentin Barco18BocaArgentinaAntonio Silva19BenficaPortugalJorrel Hato17AjaxNetherlandsOusmane Diomande19SportingIvory CoastEthan Butera17AjaxBelgiumLuka Vuskovic16HajdukCroatiaPau Cubarsi16BarcelonaSpainMilos Kerkez19BournemouthHungaryHarvey Araujo18FulhamEnglandAnders Borset17WolfsburgNorwayHector Fort16BarcelonaSpainMartim Fernandes17PortoPortugalXavi Grande18LevanteSpainThuto Mojanata16FeyenoordNetherlandsEmanuel15Real MadridBrazil
Barcelona boast a number of talented young defenders, including Alejandro Balde, but, depending on your budget and stature, you may have better luck trying to sign someone like Hector Fort.
If it's a tough-tackling centre-back you are after, you can't go far wrong with an Italian, such as Giorgio Scalvini, with Michael Kayode another option to consider.
GettyBest young goalkeepers on FM24
Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro19AZNetherlandGuillaume Restes18ToulouseFranceDennis Seimen17StuttgartGermanyDiego Callai18SportingBrazilBartosz Zelazowski18NicePolandSpike Brits16Man CityEnglandTommy Setford17AjaxEnglandChris Brady19ChicagoUSAFaaris Yusufu18SchalkeGermanyTommaso Martinelli17FiorentinaItalyJustin Joao Bengui17Lyon (OL)FranceCharlie Setford19AjaxEnglandFroilan Diaz17Union (SF)ArgentinaLuiz Turatto17ATPBrazilNorberto Bedolla17Club AmericaMexico
Traditionally, goalkeepers tend to hit their prime later on in their careers, but every now and then a precocious shotstopper emerges, like Iker Casillas or Gianluigi Donnarumma.
It remains to be seen if the likes of Dennis Seimen or Spike Brits will break through and become household names, but they have the potential to be star keepers in FM 24.
