FIFA 22 best young players: Top prospects with highest potential rating in Career Mode | Sporting News (2024)

In FIFA 22's Career Mode, youcan find the best young players in the game and develop them at yourclub using the new player development and training tools in this year's edition.

As you get set to pickyour players, here's a handylist of top prospects age 20 or younger based on the highest "potential rating"in the game.

For ease of reference, the lists of names is broken out by position, though gamers can train players to occupy different spots on the field. They'll only reach that full potential with the right amount of training and game time.

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Clubs listed are the clubs the players are assigned to in FIFA 21Career Mode, while ages shown are the age at the start of Career Mode.

(PO=Positions, CR=Current Rating, PR=Potential Rating, VA=Value)

FIFA 22: Best young goalkeepers

Gianluigi Donnarumma has been the best young goalkeeper in FIFA for the past few seasons, but he's now 22 and after signing for Paris Saint-Germain costs more than $134.8million in Career Mode.

That means you will have to look elsewhere for a long-term solution between the posts, even if you are a super club that can compete with PSG for the world's best players.

Genk'sMaarten Vandevoordt is the best young goalkeeper in FIFA 22 sincehe can reach an overall rating of 87 and can be boughtrelatively cheaply at the start of the game.

Cypriot teenager Charis Chatzigavriel is available free in some games as his current club, APOEL Nicosia, is not one of the teams in the game. You may be able to convince him to join your club, but his current rating of 58 means it will take a while for him to reach his potential.

FIFA 22: Best young defenders

Alphonso Davies is not only one of the quickest players in the game, he's also the best young defender in FIFA 22.

The Bayern Munich and Canada left back can also play in left midfield, giving you great versatility and helping you exploit the wings with his pace.

His price tag may put off a lot of teams, so there are good alternatives available at fullback including recent Borussia Monchengladbach signing Luca Netz and Standard Liege's Hugo Siquet.

There are plenty of good young center backs again this year, with Ajax's Jurrien Timber valued at less than $13.5 million and St. Gallen's Leonidas Stergiou costing just over $2.7 million.

Swiss defender Stergiou can be bought cheaplythanks to his current rating of 67, but he can reach 86 overall with the right training and game time.

FIFA 22: Best young midfielders

Unsurprisingly, Barcelona have the best young midfielder in FIFA 22 with Pedri already a high-rated star even before he reaches his full potential.

Unlike the real world where he could burn out after playing so many games for club and country, FIFA 22 will not punish you for starting him in every single game and more minutes will actually help him reach his potential rating of 91 even quicker.

A lot of the best young midfielders in FIFA 22 are quite expensive as they have high current ratings, such as Jude Bellingham, Mason Greenwood and Eduardo Camavinga.

However, some players are available for less than $13.5 million, including Norwich City'sversatile Christos Tzolis and Velez Sarsfield's Thiago Almada.

Cheaper again are Juventus's defensive-minded midfielder Nicolo Rovella and Chelsea's Billy Gilmour. Both players are on loan at the start of the first season but may become available options before your second season begins.

Fulham's Fabio Carvalho and Kacper Kozlowski (Pogon Szczecin in Poland) are reasonable options for the first summer and may even be willing to join lower-league clubs on loan.

FIFA 22: Best young forwards

Not only is Erling Haaland the best young forward in FIFA 22, he can also become the best player in FIFA 22.

His potential rating of 93 is Lionel Messi's current rating in the game, meaning Haaland can become one of the game's GOATs, at least virtually.

He's valued at over $135 million as a result, so he may not be the striker you need in Career Mode unless you're managing a club with lots and lots of money.

Sparta Praha's Adam Hlozek might be a much cheaper alternative at $11.6 million and his versatility means you can also play him on either side of midfield as you look to develop his attributes.

Ansu Fati has a surprisingly low value at the start of the game, but it could be tricky to convince Barcelona to sell their new No. 10.

Red Bull Salzburg have a pair of exciting, young attackers in Karim Adeyemi and Benjamin Sesko, while Steaua Bucharest's Octavian Popescu can play on either wing and will be tempted by a move to one of Europe's bigger leagues.