EA Sports FC 26 best young players: Highest potential wonderkid strikers, midfielders, defenders & goalkeepers on Career Mode

If you're in the process of building a dynasty in EA Sports FC 26, you will need to invest in young talent - GOAL has you covered.

If you're kicking off a new save in EA Sports FC 26 Career Mode, you simply need to have an eye on the future and that means signing the best young players available. Whether you are a major club looking to secure the talent of the next Lionel Messi or a smaller team looking to make a profit by serving as a stepping-stone, buying high-potential young players is a key aspect of the game.

Here, GOAL brings you the best young players to sign in every position - from strikers and midfielders to defenders and goalkeepers - to help you get off to a flying start in Career Mode.

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

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Best young strikers & forwards in EA Sports FC 26: Wonderkid CFs & STs

Player	Club	Age	POS	CR	PR
Endrick	Real Madrid	19	ST	77	91
Francesco Camarda	Lecce	17	ST	65	87
Mathys Tel	Tottenham	20	ST	77	86
Eli Junior Kroupi	Bournemouth	19	ST	74	85
Conrad Harder	RB Leipzig	20	ST	74	85
Charalampos Kostoulas	Brighton	18	ST	72	85
Chido Obi	Man Utd	17	ST	65	84
Christian Kofane	Bayer Leverkusen	19	ST	68	84
Marc Guiu	Chelsea	19	ST	71	84
Francesco Pio Esposito	Lombardia	20	ST	72	84
Jeronimo Domina	Union Santa Fe	19	ST	70	84
Nelson Weiper	Mainz	20	ST	70	84
Santiago Castro	Bologna	20	ST	76	84
Kaye Furo	Club Brugge	18	ST	63	83
Kaua Elias	Shakhtar Donetsk	19	ST	71	83

Real Madrid's Brazilian striker Endrick remains the best young striker in EA Sports FC 26, having also been deemed the forward with the most potential in FC 25. His rating at the beginning of the game is 77, but he has an exceptionally high ceiling of 91 - a rating which, if reached, would place him at a similar stature to players such as Kylian Mbappe and Ousmane Dembele.

AC Milan youngster Francesco Camarda, who is on loan at Lecce in the game, follows Endrick in the potential stakes, with a possible rating of 87, putting him slightly ahead of Tottenham's Mathys Tel, whose potential is 86. Manchester United fans will be excited to see how Chido Obi develops, with the teen boasting a potential rating of 84 in the game.

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Best young midfielders in EA Sports FC 26: Wonderkid CAMs, RWs, LWs, CMs & CDMs

Player	Club	Age	POS	CR	PR
Lamine Yamal	Barcelona	18	RM	89	95
Desire Doue	PSG	20	RW	85	91
Joao Neves	PSG	20	CM	85	90
Estevao	Chelsea	18	RM	78	89
Jorthy Mokio	Ajax	17	CDM	70	89
Kenan Yildiz	Juventus	20	CAM	79	89
Arda Guler	Real Madrid	20	RM	81	89
Rodrigo Mora	Porto	18	CAM	76	89
Rio Ngumoha	Liverpool	17	LM	68	88
Franco Mastantuono	Real Madrid	18	CAM	77	88
Geovany Quenda	Sporting	18	RM	76	88
Antonio Nusa	RB Leipzig	20	LM	76	88
Pablo Garcia	Real Betis	19	RM	68	87
Assane Diao Diaoune	Como	20	LM	76	87
Lucas Bergvall	Tottenham	19	CM	77	87
Ethan Nwaneri	Arsenal	18	RW	76	87
Warren Zaire-Emery	PSG	19	CM	80	87
Arthur Vermeeren	Marseille	20	CM	77	87
Julien Duranville	Borussia Dortmund	19	RM	72	87
Kees Smit	AZ	19	CAM	72	87
Lennart Karl	Bayern Munich	17	CAM	63	86
Ayyoub Bouaddi	LOSC Lille	17	CM	75	86
Konstantinos Karetsas	Genk	17	CAM	70	86
Maher Carizzo	Velez	19	RM	72	86
Joao Costa	Al Ettifaq	20	RM	71	86

It will come as little surprise to learn that Lamine Yamal is the best young midfielder in EA Sports FC 26 and, given that he is just 18, he will likely be so for the next few years. The Barcelona wonderkid is already one of the best players in the game and boasts a potential rating of 95, which means he is capable of emulating talents such as Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo.

Paris Saint-Germain duo Desire Doue and Joao Neves follow Yamal, with potential ratings of 91 and 90 respectively, while the likes of Chelsea's Estevao (PR: 89) and Ajax defensive midfielder Jorthy Mokio (PR: 89) will be sought-after talents, especially if you are in control of a bigger club. Liverpool's exciting winger Rio Ngumoha leads an array of 17-year-old talents in our list, with the Anfield sensation possessing a potential rating of 88.

Other intriguing talents within that 17-year-old cohort, include Bayern Munich youth Lennart Karl (PRL 86), Lille central midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi (PR: 86) and Genk's Greek CAM Konstantinos Karetsas (PR: 86).

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Best young defenders in EA Sports FC 26: Wonderkid CBs, LBs & RBs

Player	Club	Age	POS	CR	PR
Dean Huijsen	Real Madrid	20	CB	82	89
Jorrel Hato	Chelsea	19	LB	78	89
Pau Cubarsi	Barcelona	18	CB	82	88
Givairo Read	Feyenoord	19	RB	75	88
Finn Jeltsch	Stuttgart	19	CB	72	87
Myles Lewis-Skelly	Arsenal	18	LB	78	87
Luka Vuskovic	Hamburg	18	CB	72	87
El Chadaille Bitshiabu	RB Leipzig	20	CB	75	87
Pietro Comuzzo	Fiorentina	20	CB	74	86
Leny Yoro	Man Utd	19	CB	78	86
Joaquin Seys	Club Brugge	20	RB	73	86
Joane Gadou	RB Salzburg	18	CB	66	85
Yarek	PSV	20	CB	73	85
Pau Navarro	Villarreal	20	CB	70	85
Jan-Carlo Simic	Al-Ittihad	20	CB	70	85
Diego Leon	Man Utd	18	LB	64	85
Martim Fernandes	Porto	19	RB	75	85
Josh Acheampong	Chelsea	19	RB	70	85
Tobias Palacio	Argentinos Juniors	18	CB	69	85
Ayden Heaven	Man Utd	18	CB	69	84

The two best young centre-backs in EA Sports FC 26 both play for Spain, but on either side of the Clásico divide. Real Madrid's Dean Huijsen (PR: 89) and Barcelona's Pau Cubarsi (PR: 88), look set to form the defensive foundation for La Roja for years to come. German youth Finn Jeltsch and Croatian centre-half Jusko Vuskovic aren't far behind, with each boasting a potential rating of 87.

Chelsea's Jorrel Hato is the best young left-back in the game, while the best young right-back is Givairo Read, who plays for Feyenoord. Manchester United should be well set for the future, with Leny Yoro, Diego Leon and Ayden Heaven all among the brightest young defensive talents in the game.

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Best young goalkeepers in EA Sports FC 25: Wonderkid GKs

Player	Club	Age	POS	CR	PR
Guillaume Restes	Toulouse	20	GK	78	86
Matthieu Epolo	Standard Liege	20	GK	73	85
Dennis Seimen	Paderborn	19	GK	66	84
Mike Penders	Strasbourg	20	GK	73	84
Lucca Brughmans	Genk	17	GK	59	82
Tiago Pereira Cardoso	Borussia Monchengladbach	19	GK	67	82
Robin Risser	Lens	20	GK	72	82
Ewen Jaouen	Reims	19	GK	68	82
Mathys Niflore	Dunkerque	18	GK	63	81
Joeri Heerkens	Ajax	19	GK	64	80

While he is getting to the older end of the wonderkid grouping, Guillaume Restes continues to be the best young goalkeeper in the game. However, the Toulouse shot-stoppers's potential has dropped from 88 to 86 in EA Sports FC 26. Matthieu Epolo has a similar ceiling (PR: 85), while German goalkeeper Dennis Seimen is still among the best young net-minders around.

France appears to be a fertile ground for goalkeeper talent, with the likes of Robin Risser, Ewen Jaouen and Mathys Niflore all plying their trade in the country.

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