The 20 Best FM20 'Hidden Gem' Wonderkids

The greatest Football Manager quest one can take is finding the hidden wonderkids within. We've done it. 20 of the brightest 18-and-under players most virtual managers don't know about.. yet. All identified and explained.

We weigh the strengths and weaknesses of each and even found the next potential world's best player. FM20 has given us some of its secrets, keep your eyes on the scouting department playlist for more wonderkid breakthroughs, suggestions, and rankings to help you win.

We also have defenders, midfielders and forwards (plus a goalkeeper!) to keep you balanced in your signings.

Ability to sign these players not included, unfortunately.
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[huskyhuskyhusky]

Coming back to this video and seeing how many of these guys have broken out is amazing. FM knows what they’re doing when it comes to scouting wonderkids!

[toygunbasdinc]

herşeyden önce ilk olarak türkçe yazıcam ki herkes gerçekten nası harika bi yayıncı olduğunu görsün ... bu kadar adanmışlık, fm aşkı ve bu kadar eğlenceli ve öğretici içeriklerden mahrum kalmasın....
introduction was for the turkish players who dont know english at the first place.... so...

dude youre the best fm based dedicated people ive seen so far... keep up the good work.. i admire your dedication... learnd a lot from your videos (it has beeen 20 years ive played that shit btw) and had tons of fun of watching it... im glad youre there...

[brianclark]

Man City want 76 million plus future incentives for Oscar Bobb at the start of the game! FOR A 15 Year Old. That is criminal!!!

[vikkiroxx]

Well, I happen to be on 1 Jan 2025 in my game, with ALL leagues loaded. So... here it is - what happened to the guys you mentioned in 5 and a half years.

Luke Daley - capped at U19 level, playing first-team football as a left-back for Aberdeen

Maarten Vandevoordt - 2 caps for Belgium at Man City, their second GK

Omer Beyaz - 4 caps for Turkey, bought by Inter, constantly loaned out, sold to Napoli and loaned out again, now at Bologna finally playing first-team Serie A football

Oscar Bobb - still at Man City, constantly loaned out, currently first-team player at Maccabi Haifa in Israel

Pedro Brazao - bought by Wolves for 67 million euros in 2023, first-team Premiership player

Jude Bellingham - insane attributes, star for Bournemouth (bought for 7, 75M), worth 67 million euros, 19 caps for England and 3 goals

Jeremy Doku - 9/1 for Belgium, bought by Genk for 12, 25M, moved to Lazio, played two seasons in their first team, moved to Milan for 45M, plays first team

Yari Verschaeren - 7/1 for Belgium, still at Anderlecht, almost 200 games for them in his career, worth 22 million

Bryan Gil - became a star for Sevilla as early as the second season, bought by Liverpool for 59 million in 2023, still uncapped for Spain

Eduardo Camavinga - moved to Stoke and then to Borussia Monchengladbach, plays Bundesliga first-team football, changed national allegiance to France and was capped for their U21s

Diogo Nascimento - 2 caps for Portugal, star for Benfica, moved to Man City for 71 million, where he slowly gets more and more playing time, insane attributes (technique, passing, first touch, off the ball, decisions all around 16-17)

Lazar Samardzic - never left Hertha, almost 150 games for them, capped for Germany U21

Matheus Rampon - managed to get 5 games in Brazilian Serie A, then was sold to Portimonense for 4400 euros (yes, that's right), where he has been stuck in the reserves for the last two years. Now at 23 I think his chance is gone

Myron Boadu - capped for Dutch U21, played well for AZ, moved to Lille for 13, 5 million and has been their star for the last two seasons in Ligue 1

Matias Palacios - 7 caps for Argentina, bought for just 6, 25 million by Man Utd in 2021, slowly getting more and more games for the Red Devils

Benjamin Nygren - capped for Sweden U21, constantly loaned out, finally found his place at Perugia, first-team Serie A player

Naci Unuvar - capped for Holland (13/2), bought by Napoli for 28 million, playing first-team football for them

Sebastiano Esposito - 27/9 for Italy, over 100 games for Inter, their superstar, worth 77 million

Ilaix Moriba - capped for Spain U21, 16 games for Barcelona, loaned to Getafe and Milan, now at Barcelona B, worth 23 million

Rayan Cherki - capped for France U21, bought for only 2, 3 million by Man City before the second season, plays for them more often than not, worth 42 million

[sartajmehta]

Raphael Santos Borré from River is a good bargain for just 2 mil, scored 23 goals for me in 35 games. Has an aggresive personality but great stats.

[patrickdavies]

Actual Birmingham city fan here and Jude Bellingham has an even younger brother called Jobe Bellingham and both of them are straight ballers. Keep an eye on them in the future 💪🏻💪🏻

[abhinavdutta]

There are a few Scottish youngsters who turn out to be quite super on FM. Harry Cochrane (DLP) and Aaron Hickey (LB) (both from Hearts), Lee O'Connor (RB)(Celtic), Ross McRorie (BWM) (Rangers) have been some massive buys who came for dirt cheap.

[TheBusbyBabes]

funfact: sebastiano esposito already played and scored for inters first team :D

[vikkiroxx]

Well, continuing on the topic, I went to some lengths, but here it is. A list of 10 proven wonderkids for less than 10 million euros:

I basically sorted all players 25 and younger in my 2025 save by value and then chose only those whose first transfer fee in the game was under 10 million euros. Here it is - the must-buy list.

Place. Name (Year of birth, country code) - Position - Initial Club - First transfer fee => Current club current value

10. Pelayo Morilla (2001, ESP) - AM LC - Sporting Gijon - 2, 3 mln => Liverpool 45 mln

9. Abel Ruiz (2000, ESP) - AM L, S C - Barcelona - 5, 25 mln => Schalke 46, 5 mln

8. Agustin Urzi (2000, ARG) - AM L - Banfield - 6, 25 mln => Lille 52 mln

7. Francisco Ortega (1999, ARG) - D L - Velez - 9, 5 mln => Man Utd 58 mln

6. Matias Arezo (2002, URU) - S C - River Plate Montevideo - 4, 1 mln => Juventus 63 mln

5. Jose Juan Macias (1999, MEX) - AM L, S C - Deportivo Guadalajara - 9, 25 mln => Leicester 67 mln

4. Michael John Lema (1999, AUT) - AM/F LC - Sturm Graz - 8, 75 mln => Inter 70 mln

3. Fausto Vera (2000, ARG) - DM/M C - Argentinos Juniors - 5, 75 mln => Chelsea 76 mln.

2. Alessio Riccardi (2001, ITA) - M C - Roma - 7 mln => Liverpool 78 mln

1. Thiago Almada (2001, ARG) - AM LC - Velez - 8, 75 mln => Arsenal 82 mln

[lulelulenzia]

After 5 years in France L1, Cherki turnet absolute Messi Mode. He is fantastic.

[lyefadzli]

Jude Bellingham and Sebastiano Esposito done really well in my third season with my Newcastle save. Bellingham at 17 yo become rotation with Quina at AMC. Esposito break my ST Greenwood-Kean partnership in third season, Esposito a beast at pressing defenders while Greenwood charge fowards and Kean relegated to the bench. Nice wonderkids to have.

[creedolofin]

Mattias Palacios is a monster!! Moved him from Attacking Midfield to Center Mid as an advanced playmaker.. he is crazy!!!

[tobyv]

Luke Daley
Maarten Vandevoordt
Omer Beyaz
Oscar Bobb
Pedro Brazao
Jude Bellingham
Jeremy Doku
Yari Verschaeren
Bryan Gil
Eduardo Camavinga
Diogo Nascimento
Lazar Samardzic
Matheus Rampon
Myron Boadu
Mathias Palacios
Benjamin Nygren
Naci Unuvar
Sebastiano Esposito
Ilaix Moriba
Rayan Cherki

[strateeg]

Actually Onana is a goalkeeper that developed explosively. He was a joke in the youth team and making the weirdest mistakes. literally weirdest mistakes

[Nathanfx]

Only just started playing this recently and my suprise your first wonderkid i've already signed! Come on Luke Daley!

[joaopedrobortolotto]

facundo pellistri from Peñarol have a great future, in my save with penarol, 2020 i had to sell him because dortmund offered 8.5 M euros, now he is in dortmund with 40 M value, 1 month in dortmund and already team of the month

[nerastyle]

Truth is, by the time this video was uploaded I didn't know most of them. But I have to say one thing. Sebastiano Esposito is a beast. I loaned him for a backup striker and he won the golden boot by the age of 19. I was lucky enough he had a release clause of 20M. Best 20m spent

[MaxiTaxi_]

I feel like he's missing Thiago Almada. The guy is a beast.

[monkeykicker]

Guys, if you need a striker, who will become a wonderkid, just go to Rapid Vienna U18 or the second team and get Yusuf Demir. Guaranteed 20 goals a season 4+ stars potential

[raedos]

It's actually Boadu's second season in AZ mains team. At 16 years old he had 3 goals and 2 assists in his first 5 games, in the fifth game he broke his ankle and only recovered in april. Then this season he started the same but didnt break his ankle.