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Best FM27 Wonderkid Defenders

865 young defenders aged 21 or under on FM27 release day are on our real-world list; 73 are in the Elite band, 174 already play in a big-5 top flight and 179 have senior international caps. Real-world list · not FM27 game data

50 players shown

PosNationCapsBand
92
Pau Cubarsí
Pau Cubarsí19 · DC · Barcelona · La Liga
19DCSpainSenior YouthElite
90
Luka Vušković
Luka Vušković19 · DC · Brighton & Hove Albion · Premier League
19DCCroatiaSenior YouthElite
89
Honest Ahanor18 · DC, FB · Crystal Palace (loan) · Premier League
18DC FBItalySenior YouthElite
88
Luca Reggiani18 · DC · Borussia Dortmund · Bundesliga
18DCItalySenior YouthElite
87
Lucas Herrington
Lucas Herrington19 · DC · Hull City · Premier League
19DCAustraliaSenior YouthElite
86
Kacper Potulski18 · DC · Mainz 05 · Bundesliga
18DCPolandSenior YouthElite
86
Diego León19 · FB · Manchester United · Premier League
19FBParaguaySenior YouthElite
86
Jorrel Hato
Jorrel Hato20 · DC, FB · Chelsea · Premier League
20DC FBNetherlandsSenior YouthElite
86
Leny Yoro
Leny Yoro20 · DC · Manchester United · Premier League
20DCFranceSenior YouthElite
85
Veljko Milosavljević
Veljko Milosavljević19 · DC · Bournemouth · Premier League
19DCSerbiaSenior YouthElite
85
Myles Lewis-Skelly
Myles Lewis-Skelly20 · FB, M · Arsenal · Premier League
20FB MEnglandSenior YouthElite
83
Adam Aznou20 · FB · Málaga (loan) · La Liga
20FBMoroccoSenior YouthElite
83
Nidal Čelik
Nidal Čelik20 · DC · Lens · Ligue 1
20DCBosnia and HerzegovinaSenior YouthElite
83
Vitor Reis
Vitor Reis20 · DC · Manchester City · Premier League
20DCBrazilSenior YouthElite
83
Dean Huijsen
Dean Huijsen21 · DC · Real Madrid · La Liga
21DCSpainSenior YouthElite
83
Nico O'Reilly
Nico O'Reilly21 · FB, M · Manchester City · Premier League
21FB MEnglandSenior YouthElite
82
Davide Bartesaghi20 · FB · AC Milan · Serie A
20FBItalySenior YouthElite
82
Rico Lewis
Rico Lewis21 · FB, DM · Manchester City · Premier League
21FB DMEnglandSenior YouthElite
81
Lucas Høgsberg20 · DC · Strasbourg · Ligue 1
20DCDenmarkSenior YouthElite
81
El Hadji Malick Diouf
El Hadji Malick Diouf21 · FB · Brentford · Premier League
21FBSenegalSenior YouthElite
81
Mamadou Sarr
Mamadou Sarr21 · DC · Real Sociedad (loan) · La Liga
21DCSenegalSenior YouthElite
80
Abdelhamid Ait Boudlal
Abdelhamid Ait Boudlal20 · DC · Rennes · Ligue 1
20DCMoroccoSenior YouthElite
80
Jon Martín
Jon Martín20 · DC · Real Sociedad · La Liga
20DCSpainSenior YouthElite
80
Jérémy Jacquet
Jérémy Jacquet21 · DC · Liverpool · Premier League
21DCFranceSenior YouthElite
80
Tom Bischof21 · FB, M · Bayern Munich · Bundesliga
21FB MGermanySenior YouthElite
79
Niccolò Fortini
Niccolò Fortini20 · FB · Torino (loan) · Serie A
20FBItalySenior YouthElite
79
Marco Palestra21 · FB · Chelsea · Premier League
21FBItalySenior YouthElite
78
Mathew Baker
Mathew Baker17 · D · Melbourne City · A-League Men
17DIndonesia / AustraliaSenior YouthElite
78
Peyton Miller
Peyton Miller18 · D · New England Revolution · Major League Soccer
18DUnited StatesSenior YouthElite
78
Saba Kharebashvili18 · D · İstanbul Başakşehir · Süper Lig
18DGeorgiaSenior YouthElite
78
Bekhruz Karimov
Bekhruz Karimov19 · FB · Lugano · Swiss Super League
19FBUzbekistanSenior YouthElite
78
Sascha Britschgi20 · FB · Parma · Serie A
20FBSwitzerlandSenior YouthElite
76
Jair Cunha
Jair Cunha21 · DC · Nottingham Forest · Premier League
21DCBrazilSenior YouthElite
76
Jan Ziółkowski21 · DC · Monza (loan) · Serie A
21DCPolandSenior YouthElite
76
Kim Ji-soo21 · DC · Brentford · Premier League
21DCSouth KoreaSenior YouthElite
76
Pietro Comuzzo21 · DC · Torino (loan) · Serie A
21DCItalySenior YouthElite
76
Zachary Athekame21 · FB · Lyon (loan) · Ligue 1
21FBSwitzerlandSenior YouthElite
75
Fricio Caicedo18 · DC · Inter Miami (loan) · Major League Soccer
18DCEcuadorSenior YouthElite
75
Neil Pierre
Neil Pierre18 · DC · Philadelphia Union · Major League Soccer
18DCUnited StatesSenior YouthElite
75
Christ Tape20 · DC, FB · Toulouse · Ligue 1
20DC FBCôte d'IvoireSenior YouthElite
75
Aboubakar Nagida
Aboubakar Nagida21 · FB · Rennes · Ligue 1
21FBCameroonSenior YouthElite
75
Fabio Chiarodia21 · DC · Borussia Mönchengladbach · Bundesliga
21DCItalySenior YouthElite
75
Filippo Mane21 · DC, FB · Borussia Dortmund · Bundesliga
21DC FBItalySenior YouthElite
75
Luck Zogbé
Luck Zogbé21 · FB · Brest · Ligue 1
21FBCôte d'IvoireSenior YouthElite
74
Marlon van de Wetering18 · FB · Excelsior · Eredivisie
18FBJamaicaSenior YouthElite
74
Richard Chukwu18 · D · Toronto FC · Major League Soccer
18DCanadaSenior YouthElite
74
Adem Avdić19 · FB · Red Star Belgrade · Serbian SuperLiga
19FBSerbiaSenior YouthElite
74
Nikola Simić19 · DC · Partizan · Serbian SuperLiga
19DCSerbiaSenior YouthElite
74
Kosta Nedeljković
Kosta Nedeljković20 · FB · Rangers (loan) · Scottish Premiership
20FBSerbiaSenior YouthElite
74
Benjamin Fredrick21 · DC · Brentford · Premier League
21DCNigeriaSenior YouthElite

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Tactics for young defenders

Formation guides that lean on defenders: FM27 4-4-2 tactic · FM27 3-5-2 tactic. Compare every shape on best FM27 formations.

Young defenders by league

Premier League 57La Liga 25Bundesliga 28Serie A 25Ligue 1 37EFL Championship 25Hidden gems

More wonderkid lists

GK Goalkeepers166 players · top: Guillaume Restes, Ebenezer Harcourt, Gerónimo GoveaSee the list →DC Centre-Backs363 players · top: Pau Cubarsí, Luka Vušković, Honest AhanorSee the list →FB Full-Backs353 players · top: Honest Ahanor, Diego León, Jorrel HatoSee the list →M Midfielders1162 players · top: Lennart Karl, Mathis Albert, Konstantinos KaretsasSee the list →DM Defensive Midfielders118 players · top: Marc Bernal, Warren Zaïre-Emery, Rico LewisSee the list →MC Central Midfielders78 players · top: Abdellah Ouazane, Christos Mouzakitis, Arthur VermeerenSee the list →AMC Attacking Midfielders256 players · top: Lennart Karl, Mathis Albert, Konstantinos KaretsasSee the list →ST Forwards1256 players · top: Ibrahim Mbaye, Brian Madjo, Hamza AbdelkarimSee the list →W Wingers613 players · top: Lennart Karl, Rio Ngumoha, Lamine YamalSee the list →ST Strikers774 players · top: Ibrahim Mbaye, Brian Madjo, Hamza AbdelkarimSee the list →

By nation

Spain 193England 175France 162Brazil 150United States 112Germany 105Russia 101Argentina 84Netherlands 84Italy 81Denmark 70Portugal 68Belgium 62Sweden 58Norway 55Australia 54

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In short

The highest Prospect Signals belong to Pau Cubarsí (19, FC Barcelona), Luka Vušković (19, Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.) and Honest Ahanor (18, Crystal Palace F.C.). Facts from Wikidata (snapshot 14 October 2026); the table below filters by nation, age and league level. FM27 ratings are not public before 10 November 2026, so this is a shortlist to check in-game, not SI data.

Real-world prospect list, not FM27 game data. Built from public Wikidata and Wikipedia facts (snapshot 14 October 2026) and our own Prospect Signal. Sports Interactive does not publish FM27 ratings; once the game is out (10 November 2026) FM27 in-game data replaces this list on the same pages. How it works.

Data: Wikidata (CC0) + Wikipedia infoboxes, snapshot · 865 players in this table · Prospect Signal is our own formula · not affiliated with Sports Interactive or SEGA · Report a wrong fact

Questions people ask

Who is the best young defender for FM27?

On our real-world list it is Pau Cubarsí (19, FC Barcelona), Prospect Signal 92. In-game potential is set by Sports Interactive and is only visible in FM27 itself.

Which roles suit a young defender?

In the FM26 role set: Centre-Back, Ball-Playing Centre-Back, No-Nonsense Centre-Back, Advanced Centre-Back, Wide Centre-Back, Overlapping Centre-Back. Test a player's attributes with the role calculator.

How do I find a cheap defender wonderkid?

Set League level to 'Outside the big 5 (usually cheaper)' and sort by Prospect Signal: young players outside the big five leagues usually cost less in Football Manager. Or open the list of cheap FM27 wonderkids.