Who are the Best Young Players FIFA 25 Career Mode Managers Can Buy?
If you are a fan of FIFA 25, then it is likely that, in addition to enjoying the FIFA Ultimate Team mode, you are likely to have picked the bones of possibly the most engaging option in the game – FIFA Career Mode.
EA SPORTS FC Career Mode – Explained
As the name suggests, this option allows you to manage and play your team through a career in the FIFA 25 universe – either as a player or manager. As part of this task, your job is to buy and sell players to improve your team.
As such, finding the best FIFA 25 players and in particular the best young players FIFA 25 has to offer is a key strategy in Career Mode.
Unlike Ultimate Team mode, where the age and ability of your player is set permanently on their 2024 data, in Career Mode, the FIFA best young players can all improve with age and experience based on a number of factors that are built into the data for each player.
As such, finding these FIFA 25 career mode wonderkids, or hidden gems, is the aim for Career Mode managers to help improve their team, and to ensure it keeps on improving into the future. This is especially the case when managing a team with a small budget.
EA SPORTS and a New FIFA
It is fair to say that EA SPORTS FC is one of Electronic Arts’ most important titles. Not only are the Career Mode and Ultimate Team game modes hugely popular, the game also has a massive esports following with a number of top tournaments throughout the year and a healthy FIFA betting community being built up as the game surges in popularity as an esport.
Of course, FIFA may lag behind other popular esports betting options such as League of Legends or Dota 2, but there’s no doubt that it is one of the most played games in the world. Therefore, finding the best young players that FIFA 25 has to offer is fundamental to enjoying Career Mode to the full.
So with that in mind, we are going to bring you our list of FIFA wonderkids, together with a little bio for each player to help you narrow down your search and to find the players that can have the most long-term positive impact on your Career Mode team.
However, rather than simply pick players, what we have done is pick three players for each position in your team, based on a standard 4-3-3 formation. All information provided is at the very start of FIFA Career Mode.
One final thing to note is that the potential rating is a general guide. Due to dynamic potential in FIFA 25, a player’s potential is not set in stone. The more positive experience a player gets, the better the training and the better they perform at a younger age, the more chance their potential could increase beyond the stated amount up to a maximum of 99.
Where possible, we have tried to pick out a range of options to suit most budgets in FIFA 25 Career Mode, from the very top teams that can afford the best players, to teams that may not be able to stretch to FIFA best players and who are looking for value or players that are almost out of contract.
The best FIFA 25 Career Mode Wonderkids
Goalkeepers
1. Lucas Chevalier (LOSC Lille)
- Age – 21
- Overall – 78
- Potential – 84
- Contract – 2025
This French talent has steadily climbed the local and international rankings. Growing up with the Lille academy, he’s now looking for an international break onto the scene.
2. Guillaume Restes (Toulouse)
- Age – 18
- Overall – 75
- Potential – 87
- Contract – 2025
Another French youngster competing with Chevalier for the limelight, Guillaume’s background is with Toulouse. Competing since the age of 6, there’s no telling where he’ll go.
3.Maarten Vandevoordt (RP Leipzig)
- Age – 18
- Overall – 75
- Potential – 85
- Contract – 2024
Very promising young Belgium keeper who became the youngest goalkeeper to start a Champions League game in history, when he played 90 minutes in Genk’s defeat to Napoli in December 2019.
Full Backs in EA FC 25
1. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool)
- Age – 26
- Overall – 86
- Potential – 87
- Contract – 2025
Marauding right back and one of the most creative players in the Premier League. Already twice a finalist in the Champions League. Deadly with crosses from the right flank and good on set pieces but doesn’t come cheap.
2. Josha Vagnoman (VfB Stuttgart)
- Age – 23
- Overall – 75
- Potential – 79
- Contract – 2026
Very talented Hamburg youth product who has played for Germany at every level from U17 to U21. At 6ft 2 he is tall for a full back and is SV Hamburg’s youngest ever player to play in the Bundesliga. Can also play left midfield and left back.
3. Alphonso Davies (Bayern Munich)
- Age – 24
- Overall – 82
- Potential – 87
- Contract – 2025
One of the quickest players in the Bundesliga, the young Canadian has established himself at left back at Bayern Munich at just 24. Certainly likely to be a huge star in the future.
Central Defenders
1. Dayot Upemecano (Bayern Munchen)
- Age – 25
- Overall – 82
- Potential – 88
- Contract – 2024
Angular, physically strong centre back who is a regular for Bayern and is hotly tipped to soon be capped at international level by France.
2. Benoit Badashile (Chelsea FC)
- Age – 24
- Overall – 78
- Potential – 82
- Contract – 2025
Already a regular in the Chelsea second team, this young centre half is powerfully built, strong in the air and his brother Loic also plays for the team.
3. Evan N’Dicka (Roma)
- Age – 24
- Overall – 79
- Potential – 82
- Contract – 2023
Yet another talented French defender also plying their trade in the Serie A. Strong, powerfully built and good in the tackle. A real danger in the air at set pieces too for his club.
Midfielders
1. Sandro Tonali (Brescia)
- Age – 24
- Overall –85
- Potential – 87
- Contract – 2024
Playing for Newcastle, he’s being hailed as the natural successor for the legendary Andrea Pirlo for Italy.
2. Boubakary Soumare (Leicester City)
- Age – 24
- Overall – 75
- Potential – 78
- Contract – 2022
One of the most sought-after midfield talents in Europe at present. The tall, powerfully built midfielder who can play a defensive role but who has the potential to develop into a fine box-to-box player.
3. James Sands (FC St. Pauli)
- Age – 24
- Overall – 71
- Potential – 76
- Contract – 2025
Hailing from America, James Sands is still hoping to leave a dent on Europe’s biggest leagues waiting for his big break.
Wingers
1. Francisco Trincao (Sporting)
- Age – 24
- Overall – 78
- Potential – 83
- Contract – 2026
Signed in real life by Barcelona and then Sporting, a talented wide man who can play down either wing but who seems to be best suited to the right side. Has superb first touch and vision in particular.
2. Pedro de la Vega (Seattle)
- Age – 23
- Overall – 74
- Potential – 79
- Contract – 2026
Rejected as a youngster by both River Plate and Boca Juniors, De La Vega signed with Lanus and made his debut aged 17 and is rated one of the sharpest and technically gifted youngsters in Argentina.
3. Jeremy Doku (Manchester City)
- Age – 22
- Overall – 80
- Potential – 86
- Contract – 2026
Signed from Beerschot as a youngster, Doku has already played 30 games for Anderlecht, scoring an impressive 4 goals from wide right. Still only 22 in the game and available at a cut price fee.
Striker
1. Fabio Silva (Wolverhampton Wonderers)
- Age – 22
- Overall – 73
- Potential – 84
- Contract – 2026
One of a number of talented youngsters making their way through the ranks at FC Porto. The youngest ever player in the club’s history and also their youngest ever league goalscorer.
2. Erling Braut Haaland (Borussia Dortmund)
- Age – 24
- Overall – 91
- Potential – 90
- Contract – 2030
Haaland needs no introduction as one of the most prolific strikers in the world at just 24 years old.
3. Mason Greenwood (Marseille)
- Age – 24
- Overall – 82
- Potential –86
- Contract – 2025
A talented young striker who has come through the ranks at United and has already netted a number of key goals for the Red Devils. Available at a great price in Career Mode, too.
The Bargains
While some of the players above are great value, some are very expensive to land in FIFA 20 Career Mode.
We hope this list of the best young players FIFA 25 has to offer will help you get the most out of the Career Mode. Remember that, as FIFA Career Mode can be very unpredictable, so can FIFA as an esport!
