FIFA 18 BEST YOUNG PLAYERS: CAREER MODE’S TOP STRIKERS, MIDFIELDERS, DEFENDERS AND GOALKEEPERS
Everyone loves a wonderkid! From Freddy Adu (remember him?) to Cristiano Ronaldo, all the way up to Kylian Mbappe, nothing captures a football fan's imagination quite like a highly talented prodigy.
And that's exactly what makes FIFA career mode so great. There is nothing more satisfying than rooting out a diamond in the rough, paying peanuts, and turning him into a world-beating superstar.
This year promises to be no different and, with FIFA 18 launching this week, we've put together a list of the best players in their positions under the age of 20 to help you on your way. Get that shortlist out!
PO. = Position(s)
CR = Current Rating
PR = Potential Rating
VA. = Value
FIFA 18: BEST YOUNG GOALKEEPERS
| NAME | AGE | CLUB | CR | PR | VA. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G Donnarumma | 18 | AC Milan | 82 | 94 | £25m |
| A Lafont | 18 | Toulouse | 77 | 89 | £10.1m |
| A Meret | 20 | Ferrara (loan) | 74 | 88 | £9.2m |
| W Farinez | 19 | Unattached | 73 | 87 | £0m |
| C Fructhl | 17 | Bayern | 65 | 86 | £0.8m |
| B Dragowski | 19 | Fiorentina | 71 | 86 | £3.6m |
| G Poussin | 18 | Bordeaux | 62 | 83 | £0.5m |
| M Svilar | 17 | Benfica | 63 | 83 | £0.5m |
| A Plizzari | 17 | Ternana (LOAN) | 62 | 82 | £0.4m |
Gianluigi Donnarumma is widely regarded as one of the finest goalkeepers to emerge in world football in recent years, and that is reflected in his rating on FIFA 18, as he has the potential to be the joint highest-rated player in the game, along with PSG's brilliant teenager, Kylian Mbappe.
Alban Lafont is just 18 but he has played over 60 times for Toulouse, and could reach an 89 rating.
Amazingly, you can pick up a quite fantastic prospect, Wuilker Farinez, for nothing on career mode... and he could reach an 87 rating!
FIFA 18: BEST YOUNG DEFENDERS
| NAME | AGE | CLUB | PO. | CR | PR | VA. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M De Ligt | 18 | Ajax | CB | 76 | 89 | £10.1m |
| T Fosu-Mensah | 19 | Crystal Palace (loan) | CB, RB | 76 | 88 | £10.5m |
| M Sarr | 18 | Nice | CB, LB | 75 | 88 | £9.2m |
| I Diop | 20 | Toulouse | CB | 76 | 87 | £10.1m |
| K Amian Adou | 19 | Toulouse | RB | 73 | 86 | £5.7m |
| R Sessegnon | 17 | Fulham | LB, LW | 67 | 86 | £1.1m |
| J Foyth | 19 | Spurs | CB | 68 | 86 | £1.4m |
| D Upamecano | 18 | RB Leipzig | CB, CDM | 69 | 86 | £1.7m |
| B Henrichs | 20 | Bayer L'kusen | RB, LB | 76 | 86 | £9.6m |
| C Carter-Vickers | 19 | Shef. Utd (loan) | CB | 68 | 85 | £1.4m |
| M Saracchi | 19 | River Plate | LB, LWB | 70 | 85 | £3m |
| Jorge Saenz | 20 | CD Tenerife | CB, RB | 71 | 85 | £4.1m |
| T Alexander-Arnold | 18 | Liverpool | RB, RM, CM | 69 | 85 | £1.6m |
| Cucurella | 18 | Barca B | LB | 67 | 85 | £1.2m |
| Vallejo | 20 | Real Madrid | CB | 77 | 85 | £10m |
Every great team is built on a solid defence, and there could be some absolute monsters in FIFA 18!
Ajax youngster Matthijs De Ligt leads the way, with a potential ability of 89, while Timothy Fosu-Mensah, who is on loan at Crystal Palace from Manchester United, could become one of the very best defenders in England.
Elsewhere, Ryan Sessegnon looks like a potential career mode bargain, starting out with a value of just over £1 million at Fulham, with a potential rating of 86, while Tottenham could have a central defensive partnership for the ages, with Juan Foyth and Cameron Carter-Vickers potentially reaching 86 and 85 respectively.
FIFA 18: BEST YOUNG MIDFIELDERS
| NAME | AGE | CLUB | PO. | CR | PR | VA. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y Tielemans | 20 | Monaco | CM, CAM | 80 | 90 | £20.6m |
| D Ceballos | 20 | Real Madrid | CM, LM, CDM, CAM | 78 | 88 | £14.5m |
| Alena | 19 | Barca B | CM, CAM, RM | 71 | 87 | £4.4m |
| L Tousart | 20 | Lyon | CDM, CM | 78 | 87 | £12.3m |
| A Diawara | 19 | Napoli | CDM, CM | 77 | 87 | £10.5m |
| F Kessie | 20 | AC Milan | CM, CDM | 76 | 86 | £11m |
| R Neves | 20 | Wolves | CDM, CM | 77 | 86 | £10.5m |
| T Ndombele | 20 | Lyon | CDM, CM | 74 | 86 | £8m |
| S Ascacibar | 20 | Stuttgart | CDM | 73 | 86 | £6m |
| R Sanches | 19 | Swansea City (loan) | CM | 76 | 86 | £10.5m |
| M Locatelli | 19 | AC Milan | CDM | 74 | 86 | £7.5m |
| J Onomah | 19 | Aston Villa (loan) | CAM, RM, CM | 72 | 86 | £6m |
| D Zakaria | 20 | Gladbach | CM, CDM | 72 | 86 | £6m |
| W Ndidi | 20 | Leicester City | CDM, CM | 77 | 86 | £10.5m |
| N Barella | 20 | Cagliari | CM | 70 | 86 | £3.4m |
What is it with French football and wonderkids? Youri Tielemans, formerly of Anderlecht, is a young midfielder with bags of potential, as evidenced by this very list. He won't come cheap in career mode, with a base value of just over £20m, but any outlay will be worth it - he could reach a rating of 90.
Dani Ceballos and Alena could soon have a rivalry of the ilk of Ronaldo and Lionel Messi in Spanish Clasicos, as they can reach ratings of 88 and 87 respectively.
A number of players in English football could reach the level of 86. Ruben Neves, amazingly of Wolverhampton Wanderers, is one of the highest-rated players in Europe, while Renato Sanches will spend the season on loan at Swansea City from Bayern Munich. Josh Onomah - an English talent - is on loan at Aston Villa from Tottenham, while Wilfred Ndidi could become a star at Leicester City.
FIFA 18: BEST YOUNG FORWARDS
| NAME | AGE | CLUB | PO. | CR | PR | VA. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K Mbappe | 18 | Monaco | ST | 83 | 94 | £36.5m |
| G Jesus | 20 | Man City | ST | 81 | 92 | £27.3m |
| O Dembele | 20 | Barca | RW, LW, CAM | 83 | 92 | £35.2m |
| A Gomes | 16 | Man Utd | CAM, LW, RW, CM | 64 | 90 | £0.8m |
| L Martinez | 19 | Racing | ST, CAM, RM | 72 | 88 | £5.7m |
| K Dolberg | 19 | Ajax | ST, CAM | 78 | 88 | £14.5m |
| B Embolo | 20 | Schalke | ST, RW | 76 | 88 | £12.3m |
| Malcom | 20 | Bordeaux | RW, RM | 81 | 87 | £21.5m |
| A Ndiaye Diedhio | 20 | Getafe | ST, LM, CAM | 74 | 87 | £9.6m |
| J Sancho | 17 | B. Dortmund | LW, RW | 63 | 86 | £0.7m |
| J Kluivert | 18 | Ajax | RW, LW | 73 | 86 | £6m |
| Han Kwang Song | 18 | Perugia | ST | 67 | 86 | £1.4m |
| K Iheanacho | 20 | Leicester City | ST | 75 | 86 | £10m |
| T Abraham | 19 | Swansea City (loan) | ST | 73 | 86 | £6.6m |
| M Odegaard | 18 | Heerenveen (loan) | RW, CAM | 74 | 86 | £8.3m |
This won't have been a hard one to predict.
Superstar France striker Mbappe has the world at his feet after joining PSG on loan - ahead of a massive transfer next year - and has the joint-highest potential rating in the game, along with Gianluigi Donnarumma.
Gabriel Jesus, Manchester City's Brazilian sensation, is another fantastic attacking prospect, while Ousmane Dembele could well turn out to be the best possible successor to Neymar, who headed to PSG before Mbappe.
Manchester United's Angel Gomes, at the age of 16, is the youngest player on the list, and could become one of the best Premier League players in the game.
Further down the line, Jadon Sancho - formerly of Manchester City - is a superb prospect, along with Tammy Abraham, a member of Chelsea's loan army.
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