Wonderkid FinderFM27

FM27 Hidden Gems

234 young players on our real-world list fit our hidden-gem test: 19 or under, playing in a second tier or lower, and already capped by their country at youth or senior level. 136 play in second tiers and 98 lower down; the most come from EFL Championship (27), Primera Federación (20), Eerste Divisie (15). Real-world list · not FM27 game data

50 players shown

PosNationCapsBand
75
Dastan Satpayev18 · ST · Burnley (loan) · EFL Championship
18STKazakhstanSenior YouthElite
71
Hamza Kadamani17 · W · Metz · Ligue 2
17WLuxembourgSenior YouthElite
71
Luca Scanlon17 · AMC · Burnley · EFL Championship
17AMCGibraltarSenior YouthElite
71
Marten Paalberg18 · ST · Saint-Étienne · Ligue 2
18STEstoniaSenior YouthElite
68
Matías Orozco18 · DM · Castellón (loan) · LaLiga 2
18DMColombiaSenior YouthStrong
68
Felipe Chávez
Felipe Chávez19 · M, W · 1. FC Magdeburg (loan) · 2. Bundesliga
19M WPeruSenior YouthStrong
67
Eman Košpo
Eman Košpo19 · DC · Mantova (loan) · Serie B
19DCSwitzerland / Bosnia and HerzegovinaSenior YouthStrong
67
Ronan Kpakio19 · D · Cardiff City · EFL Championship
19DWalesSenior YouthStrong
66
Ange Martial Tia
Ange Martial Tia19 · M · Reims · Ligue 2
19MMaliSenior YouthStrong
65
Amin Nabizada
Amin Nabizada19 · ST · Watford · EFL Championship
19STEnglandSenior YouthStrong
65
Bendegúz Kovács19 · ST · Jong AZ · Eerste Divisie
19STHungarySenior YouthStrong
64
David Hamansenya19 · FB · Slovan Liberec (loan) · LaLiga 2
19FBZambiaSenior YouthStrong
62
Kieran Morrison19 · W · Sheffield Wednesday (loan) · EFL League One
19WNorthern IrelandSenior YouthStrong
61
Remiyan Muthuccumaru19 · ST · FC Emmen · Eerste Divisie
19STSri LankaSenior YouthStrong
59
Đinh Quang Kiệt19 · DC · Công An Hồ Chí Minh City · Vietnamese Second Division
19DCVietnamSenior YouthStrong
57
Kai Mauro19 · FB · Boston United · National League North
19FBGibraltarSenior YouthStrong
56
Jeremy Monga
Jeremy Monga17 · W · Swansea City (loan) · EFL Championship
17WEnglandYouthStrong
56
Lucas Bretón19 · M · Málaga B · Tercera División
19MDominican RepublicSenior YouthStrong
55
Cardoso Varela17 · W · Porto B · Liga Portugal 2
17WPortugalYouthStrong
55
Maki Kitahara17 · M · Fujieda MYFC (loan) · J2 League
17MJapanYouthStrong
55
Allan Oyirwoth
Allan Oyirwoth19 · M · Dunfermline Athletic (loan) · Scottish Championship
19MUgandaSenior Strong
55
Fabio Domingos19 · W · Paris Saint-Germain · Championnat National 1
19WCape VerdeSenior YouthStrong
54
Believe Munongo16 · M · Metz · Ligue 2
16MFranceYouthProspect
54
Elvin Mendy19 · DM · İstanbulspor · TFF First League
19DMThe GambiaSenior Prospect
53
Guille Fernández18 · M · Mallorca · LaLiga 2
18MSpainYouthProspect
53
Tylel Tati18 · DC · Nantes · Ligue 2
18DCFranceYouthProspect
52
Da’vian Kimbrough16 · ST · North Texas SC (loan) · USL Championship
16STUnited StatesYouthProspect
52
Ryan Kavuma-McQueen
Ryan Kavuma-McQueen17 · W · Portsmouth (loan) · EFL Championship
17WEnglandYouthProspect
51
Mohamed Abdalla16 · MC · Ajax · Eerste Divisie
16MCNetherlandsYouthProspect
51
Ashley Trujillo17 · ST · Queens Park Rangers · EFL Championship
17STEngland / ColombiaYouthProspect
51
Jelani McGhee17 · ST · RB Omiya Ardija · J2 League
17STJapanYouthProspect
51
Ayoub Ouarghi18 · M · Dordrecht (loan) · Eerste Divisie
18MNetherlands / MoroccoYouthProspect
51
Darwin Guagua18 · AMC, W · Mérida AD · Tercera División
18AMC WEcuadorSenior Prospect
51
Louis Buffon18 · M, ST · Pisa · Serie B
18M STItaly / CzechiaYouthProspect
50
Jerome Abbey17 · DM · Wolverhampton Wanderers · EFL Championship
17DMEnglandYouthProspect
50
Reggie Walsh17 · M · Wigan Athletic (loan) · EFL League One
17MEnglandYouthProspect
50
Andrés Cuenca19 · DC · Sporting Gijón (loan) · LaLiga 2
19DCSpainYouthProspect
49
Daniel Banjaqui18 · FB · Benfica B · Liga Portugal 2
18FBPortugalYouthProspect
49
Jeremiah Mensah18 · AMC · Roda JC (loan) · Eerste Divisie
18AMCGermanyYouthProspect
49
Naoufel El Hannach19 · D · Montpellier (loan) · Ligue 2
19DMoroccoYouthProspect
48
Ebrima Tunkara16 · AMC · Barcelona B · Primera Federación
16AMCSpainYouthProspect
48
Laciné Megnan-Pavé16 · ST · Montpellier · Ligue 2
16STFranceYouthProspect
48
Aleks Tunchev17 · DC · CSKA Sofia II · Bulgarian B Professional Football Group
17DCBulgariaYouthProspect
48
Rob Tankiewicz17 · M · Cardiff City · EFL Championship
17MWalesYouthProspect
48
Austyn Jones18 · ST · Jong PSV · Eerste Divisie
18STNetherlandsYouthProspect
48
Axel Brönner18 · MC · IFK Norrköping · Superettan
18MCSwedenYouthProspect
48
Bernardo Lima18 · M · Porto B · Liga Portugal 2
18MPortugalYouthProspect
48
Christopher Cupps18 · DC · Greenock Morton (loan) · Scottish Football League First Division
18DCUnited StatesYouthProspect
48
Deniz Eren Dönmezer18 · GK · Kayserispor · TFF First League
18GKTürkiyeYouthProspect
48
Duarte Cunha18 · W · Porto B · Liga Portugal 2
18WPortugalYouthProspect

Top 50 of 234 by Prospect Signal shown; any filter or sort loads all 234.

How we pick hidden gems

  • Young: 19 or under on the snapshot date, so years of development are left.
  • Below the top flights: a second-tier or lower club, where Football Manager fees are usually lower and fewer managers look.
  • Already rated by his country: a youth or senior cap means national-team staff rate him; it is the strongest public sign of talent at that level.

Wider lists: all cheap FM27 wonderkids outside the big 5 and the best under-18s.

More wonderkid lists

GK Goalkeepers166 players · top: Guillaume Restes, Ebenezer Harcourt, Gerónimo GoveaSee the list →D Defenders865 players · top: Pau Cubarsí, Luka Vušković, Honest AhanorSee 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 are Dastan Satpayev (18, Burnley F.C.), Hamza Kadamani (17, FC Metz) and Luca Scanlon (17, Burnley F.C.). This is an estimate from public facts (Wikidata, 14 October 2026), not FM27 data: potential and prices are only visible in the game after 10 November 2026.

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 · 234 players in this table · Prospect Signal is our own formula · not affiliated with Sports Interactive or SEGA · Report a wrong fact

Questions people ask

What is a hidden gem in Football Manager?

A young player at a small club whose potential is much higher than his current level or price. In-game, scouts find them; before release, a youth cap at a lower-league club is the best public clue.

Who is the best FM27 hidden gem?

On our list: Dastan Satpayev (18, Burnley, EFL Championship). Check his potential and price in FM27.

Are these the cheapest wonderkids?

Often, but not always: FM sets fees from the club's reputation, the player's contract and his ability. We show no prices; check the asking price in-game.