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Football Manager 2021 Wonderkids
The very best FM 2021 Wonderkids, 500+ prospects all sorted by position and the FMS rating. Use the navigation bar to choose your position then click any of the column headers to sort each table.
Order our FM21 Wonderkids list by value, potential or age and use our search bar to find the exact player you want.
This Football Manager 2021 Wonderkids list will be updated throughout the year and is a work in progress. Not only will more prospects be added but this promises to be the most detailed list of Wonderkids available.
Icons are used to highlight key players from cheap buys, to youth contracts and of course our ever popular player profiles. The star icon represents value for money, while players with a youth contract (and therefore very cheap) are marked with the ‘yth’ icon. FM 2021 Wonderkids followed by a graph emoji can be clicked on to open an in-depth player profile.
FMS Value For Money Favourites: 
Approach to sign (Youth contract): 
Player profile available: 
This list follows on from our popular FM20 Wonderkids list.
You can check out the best FM 2023 wonderkids list here too.
What Are Wonderkids?
We clasify Wonderkids as high potential prospects under the age of 22. Some FM 2021 Wonderkids have flexible potential meaning their Potential Ability can vary from save to save and this is usually the case for younger players. For example; -8 PA represents a varying potential ability between 130 to 160. Such players will form the minimum standard for this list.
These Football Manager 2021 Wonderkids are rated out of ten by potential and our personal opinion. To view all players we recommend loading a large database with England, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Argentina and Brazil listed as playable.
FM 2021 Wonderkid Player Profiles
Each year we write in-depth player profiles for the best buys including asking price, future screenshots (from 2027) and FM Veteran opinons.
When you see the icon it means that player has been profiled. Simply click the players name to open a wealth of knowledge. These profiles will begin within 48hrs of release but take time to write, so please bare with us.
Best FM 2021 Wonderkids
Click any position below to quickly navigate the best FM21 wondekids by position.
FM 2021 Goalkeeper Wonderkids
| PR | Name | Age | Position | Club | Nat | Value £m |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.1 | G. Donnarumma | 21 | GK | AC Milan |  | 22.5 |
| 8.3 | M. Vandevoordt | 18 | GK | KRC Genk |  | 0.9 |
| 7.8 | Andriy Lunin | 21 | GK | Real Madrid |  | 1.3 |
| 7.8 | Diogo Costa | 20 | GK | FC Porto |  | 1.7 |
| 7.8 | Illan Meslier | 20 | GK | Leeds |  | 18.5 |
| 7.8 | Manuel Gasparini | 18 | GK | Udinese | | 0.15 |
| 7.8 | Alejandro Iturbe | 16 | GK | Atletico Madrid |  | 0.028 |
| 7.8 | Stefan Bajic | 18 | GK | Saint -Etienne | | 0.235 |
| 7.7 | Luis Maximiano | 21 | GK | Sporting | | 1.5 |
| 7.7 | Alban Lafont | 21 | GK | Fiorentina | | 3.3 |
| 7.4 | Mark Travers | 21 | GK | Bournemouth |  | 0.65 |
| 7.4 | Hugo Souza | 21 | GK | FLA |  | 2.4 |
| 7.3 | Arijanet Muric | 21 | GK | Man City |  | 3.8 |
| 7.3 | Alessandro Russo | 19 | GK | Sussuolo | | 0.275 |
| 7.3 | Kristoffer Klaesson | 19 | GK | Valerenga |  | 0.375 |
| 7.3 | Gavin Bazunu | 18 | GK | Man City | | 0.195 |
| 7.3 | Stefano Turati | 18 | GK | Sassuolo | | 0.205 |
| 7.3 | Gabriel Brazao | 19 | GK | Inter Milan | | 0.3 |
| 7.3 | Dmytro Riznyk | 21 | GK | Vorskla | | 1.1 |
| 7.3 | Ivan Martinez | 18 | GK | At. Pamplona B | | 0.094 |
| 7.3 | Tom Mabon | 16 | GK | Nantes | | 0.052 |
| 7.3 | Charlie Setford | 16 | GK | Ajax |  | 0.069 |
| 7.3 | Filip Jorgensen | 18 | GK | Villarreal C |  | 0.175 |
| 7.3 | Lucas Chevalier | 18 | GK | Lille | | 0.2 |
| 7.3 | Diogo Pinto | 16 | GK | Sporting | | 0.0003 |
| 7.3 | Pontus Dahlberg | 21 | GK | Watford | | 2.7 |
| 7.3 | Inaki Pena | 21 | GK | Barcelona B | | 0.95 |
| 7.3 | Matvey Safonov | 21 | GK | Krasnador |  | 1.8 |
| 7.3 | Marcus Dewhurst | 19 | GK | Sheffield Utd | | 0.1 |
| 7.3 | C. Boyce-Clarke | 17 | GK | Reading | | 0.03 |
| 7.2 | Cristian | 18 | GK | ATM | | 0.0003 |
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FM 2021 Centre Back Wonderkids
| PR | Name | Age | Position | Club | Nat | Value £m |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.3 | Matthijs de Ligt | 20 | DC | Juventus |  | 38.5 |
| 8.7 | Jean-Clair Todibo | 20 | DC DM | Benfica | | 7.25 |
| 8.7 | Dayot Upamenco | 21 | DC | RB Leipzig | | 14.5 |
| 8.5 | Alessandro Bastoni | 21 | DC | Inter Milan |  | 14 |
| 8.4 | Jules Kounde | 21 | DC | Sevilla | | 20 |
| 8.3 | Ibanez | 21 | DC | Roma | | 7.5 |
| 8.3 | Josko Gvardiol | 18 | DC DL | RB Leipzig |  | 2.2 |
| 8.3 | Eric Garcia | 19 | DC | Man City | | 19.75 |
| 8.3 | Tanguy Nianzou | 18 | DC DM | Bayern II | | 1.6 |
| 8.3 | Ahmedhodzic | 21 | DC | Malmo |  | 1.3 |
| 8.2 | Marash Kumbulla | 20 | DC | Roma |  | 6.75 |
| 8.0 | Zinho Vanheusden | 20 | DC | Standard | | 9.5 |
| 8.0 | Nehuen Perez | 20 | DC | Granada |  | 5.75 |
| 7.9 | Ronald Araujo | 21 | DC DM | Barcelona |  | 4.5 |
| 7.9 | Ethan Ampadu | 19 | DC DM MC | Chelsea |  | 9.25 |
| 7.9 | Dan-Axel Zagadou | 21 | DC | B. Dortmund | | 6.25 |
| 7.9 | Ibrahima Konate | 21 | DC | RB Leipzig | | 6.75 |
| 7.9 | Edmond Tapsoba | 21 | DC | Bayer 04 |  | 7.75 |
| 7.8 | William Saliba | 19 | DC | Arsenal | | 11.75 |
| 7.8 | Leonidas Stergiou | 18 | DC | St Gallen |  | 0.95 |
| 7.8 | Eduardo Quaresma | 18 | DC | Sporting | | 1.2 |
| 7.8 | Becir Omeragic | 18 | DC | Zurch | | 0.4 |
| 7.8 | Armel Bella-Kotchap | 18 | DC | Vfl Bochum |  | 0.059 |
| 7.8 | Lorenzo Pirola | 18 | DC | Inter Milan | | 0.17 |
| 7.8 | Andrea Papetti  | 18 | DC | Brescia | | 1.6 |
| 7.8 | Bosko Sutalo | 20 | DC DR | Atalanta | | 3.0 |
| 7.8 | Mohammed Salisu | 21 | DC | Southampton |  | 11.75 |
| 7.8 | Benoit Badiashile | 19 | DC | Monaco | | 5.25 |
| 7.8 | Alvaro Carillo | 18 | DC | Real Madrid B | | 0.15 |
| 7.8 | Wesley Fofana | 19 | DC | Leicester | | 21 |
| 7.8 | Boubacar Kamara | 20 | DC DM | Marseille | | 9.25 |
| 7.8 | Davide Bettella | 20 | DC | Atalanta | | 1.3 |
| 7.8 | Santi Ramos Mingo | 18 | DC | Barcelona B | | 0.15 |
| 7.8 | Cristhian Mosquera | 16 | DC | Valencia | | 0.185 |
| 7.8 | Timothee Pembele | 17 | DC | PSG | | 0.5 |
| 7.8 | Strahinja Pavlovic | 19 | DC | Monaco |  | 1.8 |
| 7.8 | Nnandi Collins | 16 | DC | B Dortmund | | 0.052 |
| 7.8 | Matteo Lovato | 20 | DC | Verona | | 1.3 |
| 7.8 | Denys Popov | 21 | DC | Dynamo Kyiv | | 2.0 |
| 7.8 | Bright Arrey-Mbi | 17 | DC | FC Bayern II | | 0.35 |
| 7.8 | Thomas Basila | 21 | DC | Nantes | | 1.3 |
| 7.8 | Ozan Kabak | 20 | DC | Schalke |  | 3.3 |
| 7.8 | Sebastiaan Bornauw | 21 | DC | FC Koln | | 4.0 |
| 7.7 | Panagiotis Retsos | 21 | DC DRL | Saint-Etienne |  | 3.1 |
| 7.7 | Malang Sarr | 21 | DC | Chelsea | | 12.75 |
| 7.7 | Lloyd Kelly | 21 | DC | Bournemouth | | 6.75 |
| 7.6 | Diogo Queiros | 21 | DC | Famalicao | | 1.8 |
| 7.5 | Diogo Leite | 21 | DC | Porto | | 6.75 |
| 7.5 | Bruno Fuchs | 21 | DC | CSKA Moscow | | 2.0 |
| 7.5 | Modibo Sagnan | 21 | DC | Real Sociedad B | | 0.925 |
| 7.5 | Stephan Ambrosius | 21 | DC | SV Hamburger | | 0.325 |
| 7.4 | Lautaro Valenti | 21 | DC | Parma | | 2.4 |
| 7.3 | Mario Vuskovic | 18 | DC DM | Hajduk | | 0.13 |
| 7.3 | M Normann Williamsen | 17 | DC | Kristiansund | | 0.027 |
| 7.3 | Leo Greiml | 19 | DC | Rapid Vienna |  | 1.2 |
| 7.3 | Luis Binks | 18 | DC | Bologna | | 0.21 |
| 7.3 | Nicolo Armini | 19 | DC | Lazio | | 0.275 |
| 7.3 | Gaston Avila | 18 | DC | Boca Jnrs | | 0.4 |
| 7.3 | Oumar Solet | 20 | DC DM | RB Salzburg | | 1.4 |
| 7.3 | Valeriy Bondar | 21 | DC | Shakhtar | | 2.7 |
| 7.3 | Owen Otasowie | 19 | DC | Wolves |  | 2.0 |
| 7.3 | Evan N'Dicka | 20 | DC | E. Frankfurt | | 2.6 |
| 7.3 | Nathan Wood | 18 | DC | Middlesbrough | | 0.12 |
| 7.3 | Diego Almeida | 16 | DC | Barcelona | | 0.15 |
| 7.3 | Hugo Guillamon | 20 | DC | Valencia | | 1.5 |
| 7.3 | Perr Schuurs | 20 | DC | Ajax Jong | | 2.9 |
| 7.3 | Jamal Baptiste | 16 | DC | West Ham | | 0.135 |
| 7.3 | Rav van den Berg | 16 | DC | PEC Zwolle | | 0.105 |
| 7.3 | Leo Ostigard | 20 | DC | Brighton | | 3.4 |
| 7.3 | Leon King | 16 | DC DRL DM | Rangers |  | 0.014 |
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FM21 Right Full Back Wonderkids
| PR | Name | Age | Position | Club | Nat | Value £m |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.9 | T Alexander-Arnold | 21 | DR WBR DM MC | Liverpool | | 55 |
| 8.5 | Achraf Hakimi | 21 | DR WBR MR | Inter Milan |  | 26 |
| 8.4 | Reece James | 20 | DR WBR MC | Chelsea | | 25.5 |
| 8.1 | Takehiro Tomiyasu | 21 | DR DC | Bologna |  | 5.25 |
| 8.0 | Dodo | 21 | DR WBR | Shakhtar | | 3.1 |
| 8.0 | Max Aarons | 20 | DR WBR | Norwich | | 15 |
| 7.9 | Emerson | 21 | DR WBR | Barcelona | | 11.75 |
| 7.9 | Gabriel Menino  | 19 | DR DM MC WBR | SEP | | 3.5 |
| 7.9 | Mert Muldur | 21 | DR WBR | Sassuolo | | 4.5 |
| 7.8 | Sergino Dest | 19 | DR WBR | Barcelona | | 10.5 |
| 7.8 | Moussa Wague | 21 | DR WBR | Barcelona |  | 1.4 |
| 7.8 | Tomas Esteves | 18 | DR WBR | FC Porto | | 0.5 |
| 7.8 | Devyne Rensch | 17 | DR DC DM | Ajax |  | 0.425 |
| 7.8 | Tariq Lamptey | 19 | DR WBR | Brighton | | 25.5 |
| 7.8 | Ki-Jana Hoever | 18 | DR DC WBR | Wolves | | 0.55 |
| 7.8 | Josha Vagnoman | 19 | DR WBR DL WBL | Hamburger | | 0.55 |
| 7.7 | Pedro Porro | 20 | DR WBR AMR AMC | Man City | | 16.5 |
| 7.5 | Jordan Lotomba | 21 | DR DL WBR | Nice |  | 3.3 |
| 7.4 | Guga | 21 | DR WBR | ATM | | 2.8 |
| 7.4 | Ismael Casas | 19 | DR WBR | Malaga | | 0.625 |
| 7.3 | Jeremie Frimpong | 19 | DR WBR | Celtic | | 4.9 |
| 7.3 | Ethan Laird | 18 | DR | Man Utd | | 4.3 |
| 7.3 | Neco Williams | 19 | WBR DR | Liverpool | | 1.8 |
| 7.3 | Colin Dagba | 21 | DR | PSG | | 2.7 |
| 7.3 | Jaydon Bogle | 20 | DR WBR | Sheff Utd | | 4.8 |
| 7.3 | Malo Gusto | 17 | DR WBR MC | Lyon | | 0.11 |
| 7.3 | Tibo Persyn | 18 | WBR MR DR | Inter Milan | | 0.125 |
| 7.3 | V Livramento | 17 | DR WBR | Chelsea | | 0.215 |
| 7.3 | Neto | 17 | DR MC | ATM | | 0.001 |
| 7.3 | Rodrigo Pinheiro | 17 | DR WBR | FC Porto | | 0.039 |
| 7.3 | Yukhym Konoplya | 20 | DR WBR | Shakhtar | | 0.6 |
| 7.3 | Yan Couto | 18 | DR | Man City | | 0.3 |
| 7.3 | Thierry Correia | 21 | DR WBR | Valencia | | 3.4 |
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FM2021 Left Full Back Wonderkids
| PR | Name | Age | Position | Club | Nat | Value £m |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.3 | Nuno Mendes | 18 | DL WBL | Sporting | | 6.0 |
| 8.3 | Alphonso Davies | 19 | DL WBL | FC Bayern |  | 31.5 |
| 8.0 | Luca Pellegrini | 21 | DL WBL | Juventus | | 5.75 |
| 7.8 | Owen Wijndal | 20 | DL WBL | AZ | | 3.4 |
| 7.8 | Juan Miranda | 20 | DL WBL | Barcelona | | 2.1 |
| 7.8 | Noah Katterbach | 19 | DL WBL | FC Koln | | 2.4 |
| 7.8 | Riccardo Calafiori |