Predicted Best Wonderkids In Football Manager 26

The hype is building. We’ve already had two videos from Football Manager on FM26, more than they’ve given us in months. The graphics look sexy, and it feels like we might just be back. And with a new, exciting game comes a whole new database… and brand-new wonderkids. But who will be the biggest of the lot? Thankfully, a genius has already helped us figure that out.

What is this ‘algorithm’?

EFEM.club uses a mix of growth attributes, age, and maximum potential to build an algorithm that predicts how a player can develop in the game. It’s a more realistic list than other websites that simply go off maximum potential – even when it’s highly unlikely a player will ever reach it.

Because Sports Interactive don’t allow fansites to publish unmasked potential ability, EFEM.club instead uses their custom algorithm to create a score out of 100. This rating works across attributes, reputation, and current/potential ability.

For context, here’s how those numbers stack up with FM24 current ability:

94/100 = Lionel Messi, Vinícius Júnior, Harry Kane
90/100 = Martin Ødegaard, Antoine Griezmann, Bukayo Saka
87/100 = William Saliba, Jack Grealish
85/100 = Achraf Hakimi, Dejan Kulusevski, Cristiano Ronaldo
80/100 = Ollie Watkins, Lorenzo Pellegrini, Micky van de Ven

Who are predicted to be the top FM26 wonderkids by position?

Credit to @WeAreEFEM

Goalkeepers (GK)

• Guillaume Restes – Toulouse – 87
• Eunate Astralaga – Eibar – 85
• Mike Penders – Strasbourg – 83
• Dennis Seimen – Paderborn 07 – 83
• Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro – AZ Alkmaar – 82
• Diego Kochen – Barcelona – 82
• James Beadle – Birmingham City – 81
• Max Weiß – Burnley – 81
• Matthieu Epolo – Standard Liège – 81
• André Gomes – Alverca – 81

Left Backs (LB)

• Myles Lewis-Skelly – Arsenal – 94
• Alejandro Balde – Barcelona – 92
• Jorrel Hato – Chelsea – 89
• Milos Kerkez – Liverpool – 89
• Patrick Dorgu – Manchester United – 86
• Diego León – Manchester United – 86
• Valentín Barco – Strasbourg – 85
• Lewis Hall – Newcastle – 85
• Keita Kosugi – Djurgårdens – 83
• El Hadji Malick Diouf – West Ham – 83

Centre Backs (CB)

• Dean Huijsen – Real Madrid – 94
• Pau Cubarsí – Barcelona – 91
• Giorgio Scalvini – Atalanta – 89
• Leny Yoro – Manchester United – 89
• Ousmane Diomande – Sporting CP – 88
• Abdukodir Khusanov – Manchester City – 88
• Pietro Comuzzo – Fiorentina – 87
• Vitor Reis – Manchester City – 87
• António Silva – Benfica – 87
• Zeno Debast – Sporting CP – 86

Right Backs (RB)

• Rico Lewis – Manchester City – 88
• Michael Kayode – Brentford – 87
• Martim Fernandes – FC Porto – 87
• Wesley – AS Roma – 85
• Givairo Read – Feyenoord – 84
• Conor Bradley – Liverpool – 84
• Omar El Hilal – Espanyol – 83
• Álex Jiménez – Bournemouth – 82
• Héctor Fort – Elche – 82
• Kosta Nedeljkovic – RB Leipzig – 82

Defensive Midfielders (DM)

• Aleksandar Pavlovic – Bayern Munich – 92
• Carlos Baleba – Brighton & Hove Albion – 89
• Adam Wharton – Crystal Palace – 88
• Archie Gray – Tottenham – 87
• Arthur Vermeeren – RB Leipzig – 86
• Jorthy Mokio – Ajax – 85
• Marc Casadó – Barcelona – 84
• Jack Hinshelwood – Brighton & Hove Albion – 83
• Roméo Lavia – Chelsea – 83
• Zé Lucas – Sport Recife – 82

Central Midfielders (CM)

• João Neves – Paris Saint-Germain – 97
• Gavi – Barcelona – 94
• Warren Zaïre-Emery – Paris Saint-Germain – 90
• Ayyoub Bouaddi – Lille – 89
• Sverre Halseth Nypan – Manchester City – 88
• Lucas Bergvall – Tottenham – 88
• Kobbie Mainoo – Manchester United – 88
• Hugo Larsson – Eintracht Frankfurt – 87
• Andrey Santos – Chelsea – 87
• Assan Ouédraogo – RB Leipzig – 87

Left Wingers (LW)

• Savinho – Manchester City – 89
• Julien Duranville – Borussia Dortmund – 88
• Jesús Rodríguez – Como – 88
• Assane Diao – Como – 88
• Rio Ngumoha – Liverpool – 87
• Mikey Moore – Rangers – 87
• Malick Fofana – Lyon – 87
• Alejandro Garnacho – Chelsea – 86
• Eliesse Ben Seghir – AS Monaco – 86
• Benjamín Domínguez – Bologna – 85

Attacking Midfielders (AM)

• Ethan Nwaneri – Arsenal – 91
• Rodrigo Mora – Porto – 90
• Kenan Yildiz – Juventus – 90
• Nico Paz – Como – 89
• Arda Güler – Real Madrid – 89
• Konstantinos Karetsas – KRC Genk – 88
• Max Dowman – Arsenal – 88
• Gilberto Mora – Club Tijuana – 87
• Cavan Sullivan – Philadelphia Union – 87
• Kendry Páez – Strasbourg – 87

Right Wingers (RW)

• Lamine Yamal – Barcelona – 99
• Estêvão – Chelsea – 96
• Désiré Doué – Paris Saint-Germain – 96
• Geovany Quenda – Sporting CP – 89
• Franco Mastantuono – Real Madrid – 89
• Jamie Gittens – Chelsea – 88
• Gabriel Carvalho – Al-Qadsiah – 87
• Antonio Nusa – RB Leipzig – 87
• Rayan – Vasco da Gama – 87
• Tyler Dibling – Everton – 86

Strikers (ST)

• Endrick – Real Madrid – 91
• Samu Aghehowa – FC Porto – 89
• Jhon Durán – Fenerbahçe – 88
• Santiago Castro – Bologna – 88
• Vitor Roque – Palmeiras – 88
• Charalampos Kostoulas – Brighton & Hove Albion – 88
• Francesco Camarda – Lecce – 87
• Conrad Harder – RB Leipzig – 87
• Mathys Tel – Tottenham – 86
• George Ilenikhena – AS Monaco – 85

 

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If you want more FC centric articles, then you absolutely have to check out his breakdown of the single biggest FM survey ever taken! We also wrote about Womens football coming to FM, and what went wrong with FM25 that FM26 will fix,