FC 24 Wonderkids and best young players with the highest potential in Career mode

The rising men of this year's beautiful game.

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Guide by Jessica Orr Senior Guides Writer

Published on 29 Sep 2023

FC 24 wonderkids come in two forms - a list of the best youngest players with the highest potential ratings and a list of hidden gems with huge room for improvement.

Knowing who the ideal youngest players and hidden gems are gives you two things to take advantage of - the players with the highest rating they can reach, and the players with the most growth over time, which is useful if you're looking for some career mode bargains. I know we do.

On this page:

Wonderkids with the highest potential overall
Best young player hidden gems with room to grow
Tips for the best young players and wonderkids

Need more help picking players? Check out our pages on best players overall, the fastest players, the best midfielders, and all player rankings,

FC 24 wonderkids and best young players with the highest potential overall

Here's a list of the 20 best wonderkids in FC 24 for career mode, classed as the players with the highest overall potential rating. This means there are a lot of known players on there - Erling Haaland, Vinícius Jr. and Pedri among them - which, incredibly, still have scope to get better.

Ultimately, this is where you'll find the absolute best young players, which are useful if you want the best young centre back with the highest potential rating, say, or the future best forward in the world.

haaland and vini jr fc 24 stats — Image credit: EA Sports

Please note that we've ordered this table by highest max Overall rating, as opposed to the maximum improvement possible. Though, that is visible in a dedicated column that you can click on to sort that way.

You can click on any column below to sort the table to your liking.

Here's the best young Wonderkids with the highest overall potential if FC 24:

Rank	Name	Club	Position	Current	Potential	Total Growth
1	Erling Haaland	Manchester City	ST	91	94	3
2	Vini Jr.	Real Madrid	LW	89	94	5
3	Jamal Musiala	Bayern Munich	CAM	86	93	7
4	Khvicha Kvaratskhelia	Napoli	LW	86	92	6
5	Pedri	Barcelona	CM	86	92	6
6	Florian Wirtz	Bayer Leverkusen	CAM	85	91	6
7	Rodrygo	Real Madrid	RW	85	91	6
8	Jude Bellingham	Real Madrid	CM	86	91	5
9	Bukayao Saka	Arsenal	RW	86	90	4
10	Phil Foden	Manchester City	LW	85	90	5
11	Gavi	Barcelona	CM	83	90	7
12	William Saliba	Arsenal	CB	83	89	6
13	Enzo Fernandez	Chelsea	CM	83	89	6
14	Rasmus Hojlund	Manchester United	ST	76	89	13
15	Sandro Tonali	Newcastle	CDM	86	89	3
16	Xavi Simons	Leipzig	CAM	79	89	10
17	Balde	Barcelona	LB	81	89	8
18	Aurelien Tchouameni	Real Madrid	CDM	84	89	5
19	Eduardo Camavinga	Real Madrid	CDM	82	89	7
20	Gabri Veiga	Al-Ahli	CM	78	89	11

The best young player hidden gems with the highest potential to go in FC 24

As well as the above young players with the highest potential cap, another consideration are young players with the most room for improvement. These are known as hidden gems, which are lesser-known players that, if snapped up early and improved upon, can you give you a real bargain in the career mode.

miller and wanner fc 24 stats — Image credit: EA Sports

Every player in the below list will grow by at least 21 points in their Overall stat, a huge jump compared to the above table of Wonderkids, where the highest growth possible is 13. These players will take a fair bit longer to reach their potential, but if you're in it for the long run with your Career Mode saves, this will make for some superb investments.

You can click on any column below to sort the table to your liking.

Here's the best hidden gems with the highest potential to go in FC 24:

Rank	Name	Club	Position	Current	Potential	Total Growth
1	Lennon Miller	Motherwell	CM	59	85	26
2	Paul Wanner	Elversberg	CAM	63	86	23
3	Norman Bassette	Mechelen	ST	61	84	23
4	Laurin Ulrich	Stuttgart	CM	61	84	23
5	Luke Harris	Fulham	CAM	61	84	23
6	Dennis Seimen	Stuttgart	GK	61	84	23
7	Lucas Bergvall	Djurgården	CM	61	84	23
8	Madi Monamay	Bayer Leverkusen	CB	60	83	23
9	Lewis Miley	Newcastle	CM	63	85	22
10	Ben Doak	Liverpool	RW	62	84	22
11	Kobbie Mainoo	Manchester United	CDM	62	84	22
12	Julien Duranville	Borussia Dortmund	LM	66	87	21
13	Assan Ouedraogo	Schalke 04	CM	63	84	21
14	Nestory Irankunda	Adelaide United	RM	62	83	21

Tips for the best young players and FC 24 wonderkids

As well as the above, there are a couple of points worth bearing in mind when hunting down your next world class talent:

Age is an important factor here - Whilst younger, lower-Overall players might come at a better price, if you can afford more developed players then often it's a safer bet, and a faster one. You might not be fitting in four, five or six seasons into one Career Mode playthrough, after all, and so may never see a seventeen-year-old's full potential.
For those longer playthroughs, we recommend players with a starting Overall ranking as low as possible - This keeps the cost down, which is where the hidden gems table above comes in handy.
As always, be flexible with your positions - That's a good tip for FIFA and EA FC in general, but don't forget that players often have expertise in more than one spot on the team sheet, and it's more about their technical attributes like Pace, Dribbling, or Finishing that make a difference.
For bargains, think about the size of the club you're buying from - are you more likely to get a good price from the likes of Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa? Or, should you try your hand at another league?