EA Sports FC 25 best young players: Top wonderkid strikers, midfielders, defenders & goalkeepers on Career Mode

To help you get off to a good start on EA Sports FC 25, GOAL brings you the best wonderkids on the game.

EA Sports FC 25 is here and if you're anything like us, you will be diving straight into Career Mode, which is one of the most challenging and rewading parts of the game.

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Identifying the next big thing in football before everyone else and developing them into world-class talent is deeply satisfying, but more importantly, it helps you carve the path to glory in FC 25. Whether you're in charge of a smaller team on a tight budget or a major player in the soccer ecoystem, finding high-potential young talent is always a top priority.

Here, GOAL brings you the best young players and all the top wonderkids aged 20 and under that you simply need to sign on EA Sports FC 25 Career Mode, listed by position and potential.

KEY: POS = Position | CR = Current Rating | PR = Potential Rating

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Best young strikers & forwards in EA Sports FC 25: Wonderkid CFs & STs

Player	Club	Age	POS	CR	PR
Endrick	Real Madrid	18	ST	77	91
Semih Kilicsoy	Besiktas	19	ST	72	88
Mathys Tel	Bayern Munich	19	ST	77	88
Vitor Roque	Real Betis	19	ST	76	87
Karim Konate	RB Salzburg	20	ST	73	87
Paris Brunner	Cercle Brugge	18	ST	65	87
Mustafa Erhan Hekimoglu	Besiktas	17	ST	62	86
George Ilenikhena	Monaco	18	ST	70	86
Evan Ferguson	Brighton	19	ST	74	86
Nelson Weiper	Mainz	19	ST	66	85
Youssoufa Moukoko	Nice	19	ST	77	85
Marc Guiu	Chelsea	18	ST	67	84
Samu	Porto	20	ST	73	84
Orri Oskarsson	Real Sociedad	20	ST	69	84
Augustin Ruberto	River Plate	18	ST	67	83
Allen Obando	Barcelona SC	18	ST	66	83
Nicolo Tresoldi	Hannover 96	20	ST	69	83
Yoan Bonny	Parma	20	ST	73	83
Jhon Duran	Aston Villa	20	ST	73	83
Ethan Wheatley	Manchester United	18	ST	64	83

Real Madrid striker Endrick is by some distance the best young striker in EA Sports FC 25. The Brazil international, who is hotly tipped for a bright future in the game, has 91 potential - that's three more than the next best, Semih Kilicsoy and Mathys Tel. What's more is that Endrick's starting rating is 77, meaning he is well able to make an immediate impact at just 18 years of age, but the fact that he is on the books at Real Madrid already means that he will not be cheap.

Cercle Brugge's Paris Brunner or Besiktas forward Mustafa Erhan Hekimoglu are decent alternatives with potential ratings of 87 and 86 respectively, while River Plate's Argentinian youngster Augustin Ruberto is a decent option for a mid-level team.

There are plenty of familiar faces on the list, such as Jhon Duran, Evan Ferguson and Youssoufa Moukoko, who still boast high potential ratings.

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Best young midfielders in EA Sports FC 25: Wonderkid CAMs, RWs, LWs, CMs & CDMs

Player	Club	Age	POS	CR	PR
Lamine Yamal	Barcelona	17	RW	81	94
Warren Zaire-Emery	Paris Saint-Germain	18	CM	80	90
Arda Guler	Real Madrid	19	CAM	78	90
Gavi	Barcelona	20	CM	83	90
Geovany Quenda	Sporting	17	RW	70	88
Joao Neves	Paris Saint-Germain	19	CM	79	88
Savinho	Manchester City	20	LW	82	88
Franco Mastantuono	River Plate	17	CAM	69	87
Assan Ouedrago	RB Leipzig	18	CAM	69	87
Claudio Echeverri	River Plate	18	CAM	71	87
Assane Diao Diaoune	Real Betis	19	RM	71	87
Kendry Paez	Independiente del Valle	17	CAM	72	87
Oscar Gloukh	RB Salzburg	20	CAM	76	87
Lucas Bergvall	Tottenham	18	CM	68	87
Brajan Gruda	Brighton	20	CAM	74	87
Archie Gray	Tottenham	18	CDM	73	87

With a potential rating of 94, Lamine Yamal is destined to be one of the best players in EA Sports FC 25. The Barcelona wonderkid's potential rivals that of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, even if he isn't overly happy about his current rating. "They've given me a very bad card, only an 81," Yamal said. "I would increase my pace, my dribbling…"

Warren Zaire-Emery and Arda Guler follow Yamal in the high-potential department, but, given that they are already first-teamers at PSG and Real Madrid, you will only be able to sign these guys if you're in charge of a world-class club with lots of cash.

South American youngsters Franco Mastantuono, Claudio Echeverri and Kendry Paez are definitely worth a look, as are Sporting's Giovany Quenda and Real Betis' Assane Diao Diaoune.

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Best young defenders in EA Sports FC 25: Wonderkid CBs, LBs & RBs

Player	Club	Age	POS	CR	PR
Balde	Barcelona	20	LB	81	89
Pau Cubarsi	Barcelona	17	CB	72	88
Jorrel Hato	Ajax	18	LB	75	88
Giorgio Scalvini	Atalanta	20	CB	78	88
Antonio Silva	Benfica	20	CB	79	87
Lucas Beraldo	Paris Saint-Germain	20	CB	77	86
Luka Vuskovic	Westerlo	17	CB	64	86
Ousmane Diomande	Sporting	20	CB	78	86
Leny Yoro	Manchester United	18	CB	78	86
Mosquera	Valencia	20	CB	77	86
Zeno Debast	Sporting	20	CB	76	86
Harry Amass	Manchester United	17	LB	60	85
Rico Lewis	Manchester City	19	RB	76	85
Lewis Hall	Newcastle United	20	LB	73	85
Finn Jeltsch	Nurnberg	18	CB	65	84

Barcelona have no shortage of top defensive talent, with the likes of Alejandro Balde and Pau Cubarsi among the highest-potential defenders in EA Sports FC 25.

Along with Cubarsi, established names such as Giorgio Scalvini and Antonio Silva are among the best young centre-backs in the game, with Manchester United's Lenny Yoro up there too.

Keep your eye on Man Utd's Harry Amass, a high-potential left-back, while most of us will be familiar with Rico Lewis at Manchester City at this stage. Luka Vuskovic, meanwhile, has been touted to follow in the footsteps of his compatriot Josko Gvardiol and become one of the best defenders in world football.

Best young goalkeepers in EA Sports FC 25: Wonderkid GKs

Player	Club	Age	POS	CR	PR
Guillaume Restes	Toulouse	19	GK	78	88
Dennis Seimen	Stuttgart	18	GK	63	84
Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro	AZ	20	GK	69	83
Mike Penders	Genk	19	GK	65	83
Fran Gonzalez	Real Madrid	19	GK	62	82
James Beadle	Sheffield Wednesday	20	GK	69	82
Diego Calai	Sporting	20	GK	69	82
Ewen Jaouen	USL Dunkerque	18	GK	66	82
Diogo Pinto	Sporting	20	GK	68	81
Andre Gomes	Benfica	19	GK	65	81
Robin Risser	Strasbourg	19	GK	67	81
Gabriel Slonina	Barnsley	20	GK	68	81
Artem Zaloha	Aminia Bielefeld	17	GK	55	80
Alberto Flores	Sevilla	20	GK	65	80
Thomas Gillier	Universidad Catolica	20	GK	63	80
Chris Brady	Chicago Fire	20	GK	68	80
Mathys Niflore	Toulouse	17	GK	62	80

Goalkeepers tend to mature at a later age than players in other positions, but there are plenty of bright young shot-stoppers worth buying in EA Sports FC 25.

Guillaume Restes is still the pick of the bunch and his potential has gone up to 88 in FC 25. Stuttgart's Dennis Seimen is the next best young goalkeeper, with Mike Penders and Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro following.

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Best young strikers & forwards in EA Sports FC 25: Wonderkid CFs & STs

Best young midfielders in EA Sports FC 25: Wonderkid CAMs, RWs, LWs, CMs & CDMs

Best young defenders in EA Sports FC 25: Wonderkid CBs, LBs & RBs

Best young goalkeepers in EA Sports FC 25: Wonderkid GKs

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