Best young players to sign in Career Mode
In order to set your EA FC 26 Career Mode team up for the future, you’ll need to sign the best young players from around the world.
One of the most enjoyable parts of any Career Mode save is watching your future stars grow into world beaters, and we’ve rounded up 100 players across all positions to sign early on.
These wonderkids will need to be nurtured to reach their potential, and some of them could go on to be some of the best players in the world.
Goalkeepers
PLAYER | AGE | POSITION | OVR | POTENTIAL RATING | TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gabriel Slonina | 21 | GK | 68 | 80 | Chelsea |
Bart Verbruggen | 22 | GK | 78 | 84 | Brighton & Hove Albion |
Guillaume Restes | 20 | GK | 78 | 86 | Toulouse FC |
James Trafford | 22 | GK | 76 | 84 | Manchester City |
Dennis Seimen | 19 | GK | 66 | 84 | On loan at SC Paderborn |
Defenders
PLAYER | AGE | POSITION | OVR | POTENTIAL RATING | TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pau Cubarsi | 18 | CB | 82 | 88 | Barcelona |
Leny Yoro | 19 | CB | 78 | 86 | Manchester United |
Antonio Silva | 21 | CB | 78 | 86 | Benfica |
Giorgio Scalvini | 21 | CB | 77 | 86 | Bergamo Calcio |
Jarrad Branthwaite | 23 | CB | 79 | 85 | Everton |
Midfielders
PLAYER | AGE | POSITION | OVR | POTENTIAL RATING | TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Carlos Baleba | 21 | CDM / CM | 81 | 87 | Brighton |
Warren Zaire-Emery | 19 | CM / CDM / CAM | 80 | 87 | Paris Saint-Germain |
Kobbie Mainoo | 20 | CM / CDM | 77 | 85 | Manchester United |
Arda Güler | 20 | RM / CAM / RW | 81 | 89 | Real Madrid |
Gavi | 21 | CM / CAM | 83 | 89 | Barcelona |
Attackers
PLAYER | AGE | POSITION | OVR | POTENTIAL RATING | TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lamine Yamal | 18 | RM / RW | 89 | 95 | Barcelona |
Florian Wirtz | 22 | CAM / ST / CM | 89 | 93 | Liverpool |
Ansu Fati | 22 | LM / LW | 75 | 82 | On loan at Monaco |
Endrick | 19 | ST / RW | 77 | 91 | Real Madrid |
Rasmus Hojlund | 22 | ST | 76 | 83 | On loan at Napoli |
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