Top 100 FM26 wonderkids and Football Manager stars with huge potential | Football | Sport
Liverpool’s Jayden Danns is expected to break out in the near future (Image: Getty Images)
Fans worldwide are eagerly anticipating the release of Football Manager 2026, especially after last year’s game failed to launch. And the latest version of the FM series will introduce a fresh batch of promising young players waiting to reach their full potential.
One of the most exciting aspects of any Football Manager release is discovering and nurturing the game’s most promising talents. However, not all those tipped for greatness always live up to their hype. While some young stars exceed their predictions, many fail to meet expectations year after year, and FM26 will come complete with another dynasty of starlets destined for highs and lows. Express Sport has identified the top youngsters aged 21 and under with the highest potential in FM26, saving you the trouble of locating them yourselves.
Football Manager 2026 Highest Potential Players
100. Stefanos Tzimas, 19 (Brighton) – 85
99. Mathys Tel, 20 (Tottenham) – 85
98. Marc Guiu, 19 (Chelsea) – 85
97. Paul Wanner, 19 (PSV) – 85
96. Geovany Quenda, 18 (Sporting CP) – 85
95. Roger Fernandes, 19 (Al-Ittihad) – 85
94. Jose Reyes, 17 (Real Madrid) – 85
93. Ian Subiabre, 18 (River Plate) – 85
92. Angelo, 20 (Al-Nassr) – 85
91. Alisson, 19 (Shakhtar Donetsk) – 85
90. Jeremy Monga, 15 (Leicester City) – 85
89. Pedro, 19 (Zenit St Petersburg) – 85
88. Kennet Eichhorn, 15 (Hertha Berlin) – 85
87. Marc Bernal, 18 (Barcelona) – 85
86. Luka Vuskovic, 18 (Tottenham) – 85
85. Finn Jeltsch, 18 (Stuttgart) – 85
84. Ferran Quetglas, 20 (Real Madrid) – 85
83. Lewis Hall, 20 (Newcastle) – 86
82. Tomas Parmo, 17 (Independiente) – 86
81. Valentin Barca, 20 (Strasbourg) – 86
80. Warren Zaire-Emery, 19 (PSG) – 86
Lille’s Ethan Mbappe is following in the footsteps of older brother Kylian (Image: Daniel Mihailescu – Pool/Getty Images)
79. Said El Mala, 18 (Cologne) – 86
78. Assane Diao, 19 (Como) – 86
77. Gabriel Carvalho, 17 (Al-Qadsiah) – 86
76. Yankuba Minteh, 20 (Brighton) – 86
75. Ethan Mbappe, 18 (Lille) – 86
74. Amir Ibragimov, 17 (Man United) – 86
73. Alvaro Montoro, 18 (Botafoga) – 86
72. Alejandro Gomes Rodriguez, 17 (Lyon) – 86
71. Djylian N’Guessan, 16 (Saint-Etienne), 86
70. Eliezer Mayenda, 20 (Sunderland) – 86
69. Pau Cubanes, 20 (Villarreal) – 86
68. Vitor Roque, 20 (Palmeiras) – 86
67. Santiago Castro, 20 (Bologna) – 87
66. Jaime Barroso, 17 (Real Madrid) – 87
65. Evan Ferguson, 20 (Brighton) – 87
64. Nathan De Cat, 16 (Anderlecht) – 87
63. Jesus Fortea, 18 (Real Madrid) – 87
62. Pau Cubarsi, 18 (Barcelona) – 87
61. Leny Yoro, 19 (Man United) – 87
60. Konstantinos Karetsas, 17 (Genk) – 87
52. Malick Fofana, 20 (Lyon) – 87
Arsenal full-back Myles Lewis-Skelly is already established in Mikel Arteta’s side (Image: Arsenal FC via Getty Images)
59. Valentin Carboni, 20 (Inter Milan) – 87
58. Dro, 17 (Barcelona) – 87
57. Ibrahim Mbaye, 17 (PSG) – 87
56. Tyler Dibling, 19 (Everton) – 87
55. Shea Lacey, 18 (Man United) – 87
54. Amara Diouf, 17 (Generation Foot) – 87
53. Darwin Guagua, 17 (Independiente del Valle) – 87
51. Alejandro Garnacho, 21 (Chelsea) – 87
50. Niccolo Pisilli, 20 (Roma) – 87
49. Assan Ouedraogo, 19 (RB Leipzig) – 87
48. Kobbie Mainoo, 20 (Man United) – 87
47. Sverre Nypan, 18 (Man City/Middlesbrough) – 87
46. Sami Bouhoudane, 17 (PSV) – 88
45. Emre Unuvar, 17 (Ajax)
44. Francesco Camarda, 17 (AC Milan) – 88
43. Harry Gray, 16 (Leeds) – 88
42. Jayden Danns, 19 (Liverpool) – 88
41. Mattia Liberali, 18 (Catanzaro) – 88
40. Toni Fernandez, 16 (Barcelona) – 88
Leny Yoro is living up to the billing after joining Man United for a big fee (Image: Getty Images)
39. Claudio Echeverri, 19 (Man City/Bayer Leverkusen) – 88
38. Facundo Buonanotte, 20 (Brighton/Chelsea) – 88
37. Ben Gannon Doak, 19 (Bournemouth) – 88
36. Roony Bardghji, 19 (Barcelona) – 88
35. Jay Robinson, 18 (Southampton) – 88
34. Mikey Moore, 17 (Tottenham) – 88
33. Rio Ngumoha, 16 (Liverpool) – 88
32. Gabriel Mec, 17 (Gremio) – 88
31. Tom Bischof, 20 (Bayern Munich) – 88
30. Joao Neves, 20 (PSG) – 88
29. Guille Fernandez, 17 (Barcelona) – 88
28. Archie Gray, 19 (Tottenham) – 88
27. Andres Chema, 20 (Stuttgart) – 88
26. Saba Kharebashvili, 16 (Dinamo Tbilisi) – 88
25. Myles Lewis-Skelly, 18 (Arsenal) – 88
24. Willy Kambwala, 20 (Villarreal) – 89
23. Dean Huijsen, 20 (Real Madrid) – 88
22. Daulet Orynbasar, 16 (Kairat) – 89
21. Dastan Satpayev, 16 (Kairat) – 89
20. Francesco Esposito, 20 (Inter Milan) – 89
Dean Huijsen is tipped to become one of the best defenders in world football (Image: Real Madrid via Getty Images)
19. Lucas Bergvall, 19 (Tottenham) – 89
18. Gilberto Mora, 16 (Tijuana) – 89
17. Can Uzun, 19 (Eintracht Frankfurt) – 89
16. Desire Doue, 20 (PSG) – 89
15. Karim Alajbegovic, 17 (Red Bull Salzburg) – 89
14. Abdellah Ouazane, 16 (Ajax) – 89
13. Gavi, 20 (Barcelona) – 89
12. Rodrigo Mora, 18 (Porto) – 90
11. Kenan Yildiz, 20 (Juventus) – 90
10. Eli Kroupi, 19 (Bournemouth) – 90
9. Ayyoub Bouaddi, 17 (Lille) – 91
8. Ethan Nwaneri, 18 (Arsenal) – 91
7. Franco Mastantuono, 17 (Real Madrid) – 91
6. Luca Williams-Barnet, 16 (Tottenham) – 91
5. Estevao, 18 (Chelsea) – 92
4. Arda Guler, 20 (Real Madrid) – 92
3. Nico Paz, 20 (Como) – 93
2. Lamine Yamal, 15 (Barcelona) – 95
1. Endrick, 18 (Real Madrid) – 96
