FIFA 22 wonderkids: The 30 best young midfielders

Martin Macdonald
Martin Macdonald
  • Updated: 3 Nov 2021 16:28 GMT
  • 3 min read
Phil Foden of Manchester City during Premier League match vs Brighton
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FIFA 22 has been released since October which means users have started to get to grips with the new edition of Ultimate Team and Career Mode.

Within the popular Career Mode in FIFA, one of the best aspects of it is to identify and target young players who perhaps have a lower initial rating but who could potentially turn into superstars.

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If these potential stars are developed correctly, a user can eventually have a dream team without having spent much money as younger players naturally don't cost as much as established stars.

In the midfielder position, here are 30 of the best wonderkids to sign in Career Mode.

FIFA 22 Best Wonderkid Midfielders

PlayerRatingPotential Rating
Phil Foden, Man City, AM8492
Pedri, Barcelona, CM8191
Ryan Gravenberch, Ajax, CM7890
Jude Bellingham, Dortmund, CM8090
Eduardo Camavinga, Real Madrid, CM7889
Giovanni Reyna, Dortmund, AM7787
Emile Smith Rowe, Arsenal, AM7787
Dominik Szoboszlai, RB Leipzig, AM7787
Nicolo Ravella, Genoa, CM7287
Aurelien Tchouameni, Monaco, CM8087
Sandro Tonali, Milan, DM7887
Fabio Carvalho, Fulham, AM6786
Hamed Junior Traore, Sassuolo, AM7386
Thiago Almada, Velez, AM7486
Mohammed Kudus, Ajax, AM7786
Billy Gilmour, Norwich, CM7286
Boubacar Kamara, Marseille, DM8086
Kacper Kozlowski, Pogon Szczecin, AM6885
Fabio Vieira, Porto, AM7285
Adam Karabec, Sparta Prague, AM7285
Charlie Patino, Arsenal, CM6285
Gavi, Barcelona, CM6985
Ilaix Moriba, RB Leipzig, CM7285
Ivan Ilic, Verona, CM7385
Curtis Jones, Liverpool, CM7385
Aster Vranckx, Wolfsburg, CM6785
Marcos Antonio, Shakhtar, CM7385
Maxence Caqueret, Lyon, DM7885
Romeo Lavia, Man City, DM7285
Gustavo Assuncao, Galatasaray, DM7284

The two midfielders with the most potential within FIFA 22 are Manchester City's Phil Foden and Barcelona's Pedri.

These two young mavericks are obviously not unknown, but the best opportunity a user will have to sign the pair will come right at the start as if they continue to develop their values will only increase.

The same can be said for Ajax midfielder Ryan Gravenberch, though he should be slightly more attainable than Foden and Pedri.

Jude Bellingham and Eduardo Camavinga develop into two of the best midfielders in the game also.

Foden is the attacking midfielder with the highest potential rating, Pedri is the central midfielder with the highest potential rating and Marseille's Boubacar Kamara is the defensive midfielder with the highest potential rating.

All of the above with the exception of Kamara should cost more than your average wonderkid.

We do have some cheap options, however, including Kacper Kozlowski of Pogon Szczecin, Ivan Ilic of Verona, Thiago Almada of Velez and Adam Karabec of Sparta Prague.

Romeo Lavia hasn't made his Man City debut yet but develops into a good player in-game, and may be available on the cheap.

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