Best Football Manager 23 wonderkids for every position and price range

Football Manager 2023 brings a new set of wonderkids for players to uncover, develop, and turn into superstars. But who are they and where can they be found? Here, we’re running through the best FM23 wonderkids for every position and price range.

Football Manager 2023 is set to release on November 8 but, as is the case every year, the beta dropped a few weeks prior so fans can already delve into their new saves.

Alongside which clubs boast the biggest transfer budgets, a major topic every year are wonderkids, with players eager to uncover the best and brightest young talent in the game.

However, not every player opts to start out at Man City or Newcastle and so won’t have millions to splash. As a result, we’re setting out the best wonderkids for every position but also diversifying our picks based on their starting transfer values.

Naturally, the better players tend to cost more but bargains can still be found in the most unlikely of places. The value columns below detail the range between approximate player value and expected transfer fee (hence why some vary considerably).

Finally, we’ll be ignoring the most obvious choices – everyone knows about Jude Bellingham, Pedri and Erling Haaland.

Best FM23 wonderkids: Goalkeepers (GK)

Name	Nation	Club	Position	Value (£m)
Diego Callai	Brasil	Sporting CP	GK	2-4
Dennis Seimen	Germany	VFB Stuttgart	GK	11-31
Faaris Yusufu	Germany	Schalke 04	GK	0.15-2
Murray Johnson	Scotland	Hibernian	GK	2-4
Nathaniel Nwosu	Nigeria	Water FC	GK	0.007-0.09
Gabriel Slonina	USA	Chelsea	GK	20-50

Best FM23 wonderkids: Defenders (RB, LB & CB)

Name	Nation	Club	Position	Value (£m)
Castello Lukeba	France	OL	CB	22-60
Wisdom Amey	Italy	Bologna	CB	5-13
Luke Mbete	England	Man City	CB	8-21
Joel Agyekum	Germany	HSV	CB	0.02-0.3
Leopold Querfeld	Austria	SK Rapid Wien	CB	14-40
Caleb Okoli	Italy	Atalanta	CB	12-20
Tino Livramento	England	Southampton	RB	60-80
Martim Fernandes	Portugal	FC Porto	RB	0.7-2
Agustin Giay	Argentina	San Lorenzo	RB	5-17
Elijah Dijkstra	Netherlands	AZ	RB	3-9
Ivan Fresneda	Spain	Real Valladolid	RB	0.4-1
Malo Gusto	France	Lyon	RB	4-7
Alejandro Balde	Spain	Barcelona	LB	20-72
Monty	Spain	Torre Levante	LB	0.005-0.07
Anders Borset	Norway	Molde FK	LB	2-5
Nicola Zalewski	Poland	AS Roma	LB	10-30
Rainey Breinburg	Netherlands	Feyernoord	LB	5-13

Best FM23 wonderkids: Central Midfielders (CDM, CM & CAM)

Name	Nation	Club	Position	Value (£m)
Warren Zaïre-Emery	France	PSG	CDM	12-40
Romeo Lavia	Belgium	Southampton	CDM	30-100
Maximo Perrone	Argentina	Velez	CDM	4-12
Fidel Ambriz	Mexico	Leon	CDM	4-8
Rafael Luis	Portgual	SL Benfica	CDM	1-5
Archie Gray	England	Leeds United	CM	18-60
Arda Guler	Turkey	Fenerbahce	CM	9-30
Takuhiro Nakai	Japan	Real Madrid (Castilla)	CM	6-25
MacKenzie Carse	Scotland	Celtic	CM	0.1-3
Noel Aseko Nkili	Germany	FC Bayern	CM	1-20
Cesare Casadei	Italy	Chelsea	CM	19-50
Aaron Ciammaglichella	Italy	Torino	CM	3-6
Luka Sucic	Croatia	RB Salzburg	CAM	12-35
Jhon Solis	Colombia	Fortaleza CEIF	CAM	0.1-0.2
Dariusz Stalmach	Poland	Milan	CAM	2-6
Facundo Farias	Argentina	Colon	CAM	0.3-10
Dorde Gordic	Serbia	Mladost	CAM	0.02-0.4
Cole Palmer	England	Man City	CAM	10-90

Best FM23 wonderkids: Wingers (RM, RW, LM & LW)

Name	Nation	Club	Position	Value (£m)
Rayan Cherki	France	OL	RW	30-90
Paul Wanner	Germany	FC Bayern	RW	7-35
Angelo	Brasil	Santos	RW	15-45
Assan Ouedrago	Germany	Schalke 04	RW	1-5
Datro Fofana	Ivory Coast	Molde FK	RW	0.2-6
Andreas Schjelderup	Norway	FC Nordsjaelland	LW	0.6-12
Mathys Tel	France	FC Bayern	LW	30-150
Owen Moffat	Scotland	Blackpool	LW	1-5
Isaac Babadi	Netherlands	PSV	LW	10-30
Vitor Roque	Brasil	ATP	LW	10-50
Tobias Gulliksen	Norway	Stromsgodset	LW	0.5-5

Best FM23 wonderkids: Forwards (ST & CF)

Name	Nation	Club	Position	Value (£m)
Rasmus Hojlund	Denmark	Atalanta	ST	20-70
Joe Gelhardt	England	Leeds United	ST	8-40
Wilfried Gnonto	Italy	Leeds United	ST	20-35
Endrick	Brasil	Palmeiras	ST	10-40
Karim Adeyemi	Germany	Borussia Dortmund	ST	70-200
Troy Parrot	Ireland	Tottenham Hotspur	ST	20-60
Rodrigo Ribeiro	Portugal	Sporting CP	ST	5-20
Emre Tezgel	England	Stoke	ST	10-30
Suphanat Mueanta	Thailand	Buriram United	ST	0.05-2

Naturally, players will vary between games and, depending on how their respective careers pan out, they may not reach their full potential or may be available cheaper or more expensive than the stated price ranges.

Regardless, these youngsters are some of the best players in SI’s latest title so get your scouts and wallets ready and make them as good as they can be.