A good football scout does two things: keep an eye on both the established names and on the youngsters making waves in academies or smaller leagues around the world. In FIFA 22, you’ll need to keep tabs on those young names as you work your way through the Career Mode, especially if you’re looking to sign some pretty exceptional FIFA 22 wonderkids.
As any good manager will know, signing the highest rated player with the top FIFA 22 Career Mode potential will make a pretty hefty dent in your transfer budget for the season, so opting for a relatively unknown youngster is a good tactic. If you find the right one who knows? You might have the new Ansu Fati on your hands.
However, without effective scouting, searching for the best young players in FIFA 22 can be pretty tricky. That’s why we’ve gone through the database to bring you the best FIFA 22 wonderkids your transfer budget can buy.
FIFA 22 wonderkids
Wonderkids these days are considered to be under the age of 22. That means the wonderkids for this year feature some pretty high profiled names, all of whom have pretty good potential. You can find a full list of the highest rated FIFA 22 Career Mode potential players here.
Here are the top ten FIFA 22 wonderkids:
Player | Age | Position | Rating | Potential |
Kylian Mbappe | 22 | ST | 91 | 95 |
Erling Haaland | 21 | ST | 88 | 93 |
Gianluigi Donnarumma | 22 | GK | 89 | 93 |
Phil Foden | 21 | CAM | 89 | 93 |
Kai Havertz | 22 | CAM | 84 | 92 |
Trent Alexander-Arnold | 22 | RB | 84 | 92 |
Pedri | 18 | CM | 81 | 91 |
Joao Felix | 21 | CF | 83 | 91 |
Jadon Sancho | 21 | RM | 87 | 91 |
Ryan Gravenberch | 19 | CM | 78 | 90 |
FIFA 22 best young players
If you can’t afford some of the wonderkids on the list above, don’t worry – there’s still lots of untapped talent in Career Mode. Here are the best young players in FIFA 22 sorted by position.
FIFA 22 best young goalkeepers
Player | Age | Position | Rating | Potential |
Maarten Vandevoordt | 19 | GK | 71 | 87 |
Lautaro Morales | 21 | GK | 72 | 85 |
Illan Meslier | 21 | GK | 77 | 85 |
Diogo Costa | 21 | GK | 73 | 85 |
Charis Chatzigavriel | 17 | GK | 58 | 84 |
Giorgi Mamardashvili | 20 | GK | 75 | 83 |
Joan Garcia | 20 | GK | 67 | 83 |
Bart Verbruggen | 19 | GK | 65 | 83 |
Dogan Alemdar | 18 | GK | 68 | 83 |
Konstantinos Tzolakis | 18 | GK | 67 | 83 |
FIFA 22 best young defenders
Player | Age | Position | Rating | Potential |
Alphonso Davies | 20 | LB | 82 | 89 |
Nuno Mendes | 19 | LWB | 78 | 88 |
Josko Gvardiol | 19 | CB | 75 | 87 |
Pedro Porro | 21 | RWB | 80 | 87 |
Goncalo Inacio | 20 | CB | 76 | 86 |
Jurrien Timber | 20 | CB | 75 | 86 |
Maxence Lacroix | 21 | CB | 79 | 86 |
Leonidas Stergiou | 19 | CB | 67 | 86 |
Wesley Fofana | 20 | CB | 78 | 86 |
Sandro Tonali | 21 | CDM | 77 | 86 |
FIFA 22 best young midfielders
Player | Age | Position | Rating | Potential |
Phil Foden | 21 | CAM | 84 | 92 |
Pedri | 18 | CM | 81 | 91 |
Jadon Sancho | 21 | RM | 87 | 91 |
Ryan Gravenbach | 19 | CM | 78 | 90 |
Florian Witz | 18 | CAM | 78 | 89 |
Jude Bellingham | 18 | CM | 79 | 89 |
Eduardo Camavinga | 18 | CM | 78 | 89 |
Mason Greenwood | 19 | RM | 78 | 89 |
Jamal Musiala | 18 | LM | 76 | 88 |
Noni Madueke | 19 | RM | 77 | 88 |
Gabriel Martinelli | 20 | LM | 76 | 88 |
FIFA 22 best young wingers
Player | Age | Position | Rating | Potential |
Ansu Fati | 18 | LW | 76 | 90 |
Vinicius Jr. | 21 | LW | 80 | 90 |
Ferran Torres | 21 | RW | 82 | 90 |
Dejan Kulusevski | 21 | RW | 81 | 89 |
Rayan Cherki | 18 | RW | 73 | 88 |
Jeremy Doku | 19 | RW | 77 | 88 |
Antony | 21 | RW | 79 | 88 |
Rodrygo | 20 | RW | 79 | 88 |
Kayku | 18 | RW | 66 | 87 |
Harvey Elliott | 18 | RW | 73 | 87 |
FIFA 22 best young attackers
Player | Age | Position | Rating | Potential |
Erling Haaland | 21 | ST | 88 | 93 |
Jaoe Felix | 21 | CF | 83 | 91 |
Giacomo Raspadori | 21 | ST | 74 | 88 |
Adam Hlozek | 19 | ST | 76 | 87 |
Moise Kean | 21 | ST | 79 | 87 |
Dane Scarlett | 17 | ST | 63 | 86 |
Benjamin Sesko | 18 | ST | 68 | 86 |
Goncalo Ramos | 20 | CF | 72 | 86 |
Santiago Gimenez | 20 | ST | 71 | 86 |
Jonathan David | 21 | ST | 78 | 86 |
That’s our list of the best FIFA 22 wonderkids you can find in the game. Make sure you snap some of these names up next time you boot your Career Mode save up.
More FIFA 22 guides:
- FIFA 22 Career Mode – everything you need to know
- FIFA 22 Career Mode potential – the highest rated players
- FIFA 22 best kits – take to the pitch in style
- How to defend in FIFA 22 – improve your back line
- FIFA 22 Game Pass – when will the game head to Xbox Game Pass?