Best EFL Championship Wonderkids for FM27
90 young players at EFL Championship clubs are on our real-world list (21 or under on FM27 release day, 10 November 2026): 1 goalkeepers, 25 defenders, 28 midfielders and 42 forwards. Real-world list · not FM27 game data
| Pos | Nation | Caps | Band | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 |  Dastan SatpayevBurnley (loan) · EFL Championship | 18 | ST | Kazakhstan | Senior Youth | Elite |
| 71 |  Luca ScanlonBurnley · EFL Championship | 17 | AMC | Gibraltar | Senior Youth | Elite |
| 67 |  Ronan KpakioCardiff City · EFL Championship | 19 | D | Wales | Senior Youth | Strong |
| 65 |   Amin NabizadaWatford · EFL Championship | 19 | ST | England | Senior Youth | Strong |
| 65 |   Tyler BindonCharlton Athletic (loan) · EFL Championship | 21 | DC | New Zealand | Senior Youth | Strong |
| 64 |   Rio CardinesBristol City (loan) · EFL Championship | 20 | FB | Trinidad and Tobago | Senior Youth | Strong |
| 63 | Dylan LawlorCardiff City · EFL Championship | 20 | D | Wales | Senior Youth | Strong |
| 63 |   Mamadou DoumbiaWatford · EFL Championship | 20 | ST | Mali | Senior Youth | Strong |
| 63 |   Caleb WileyPreston North End (loan) · EFL Championship | 21 | FB | United States | Senior Youth | Strong |
| 63 |  Enso GonzálezWolverhampton Wanderers · EFL Championship | 21 | W | Paraguay | Senior Youth | Strong |
| 61 |   Tom AtchesonBlackburn Rovers · EFL Championship | 20 | D | Northern Ireland | Senior Youth | Strong |
| 61 |   Othmane MaammaWatford · EFL Championship | 21 | ST | Morocco | Senior Youth | Strong |
| 60 |   Mihailo IvanovićMillwall · EFL Championship | 21 | ST | Serbia | Senior Youth | Strong |
| 60 |  Pierce CharlesQueens Park Rangers (loan) · EFL Championship | 21 | GK | Northern Ireland | Senior Youth | Strong |
| 59 |   Rocco VataWatford · EFL Championship | 21 | M | Ireland | Senior Youth | Strong |
| 58 |   Bailey CadamarteriWrexham · EFL Championship | 21 | ST | Jamaica | Senior Youth | Strong |
| 57 | Menzi MazwiBirmingham City · EFL Championship | 20 | W | Wales | Senior Youth | Strong |
| 57 |  Lisav EissatBristol City · EFL Championship | 21 | DC FB | Romania | Senior Youth | Strong |
| 56 |  Jeremy MongaSwansea City (loan) · EFL Championship | 17 | W | England | Youth | Strong |
| 56 |  Joseph OpokuSwansea City · EFL Championship | 21 | W | Ghana | Senior Youth | Strong |
| 56 |   Rayan KolliQueens Park Rangers · EFL Championship | 21 | ST | Algeria | Senior Youth | Strong |
| 52 |  Ryan Kavuma-McQueenPortsmouth (loan) · EFL Championship | 17 | W | England | Youth | Prospect |
| 51 | Ashley TrujilloQueens Park Rangers · EFL Championship | 17 | ST | England / Colombia | Youth | Prospect |
| 50 | Jerome AbbeyWolverhampton Wanderers · EFL Championship | 17 | DM | England | Youth | Prospect |
| 48 | Rob TankiewiczCardiff City · EFL Championship | 17 | M | Wales | Youth | Prospect |
| 48 |  Branimir MlačićWatford (loan) · EFL Championship | 19 | DC | Croatia | Youth | Prospect |
| 48 | Mateus ManéWolverhampton Wanderers · EFL Championship | 19 | ST | England | Youth | Prospect |
| 47 |  Otto TiitinenCharlton Athletic (loan) · EFL Championship | 18 | MC | Finland | Youth | Prospect |
| 47 | Divine MukasaWest Ham United · EFL Championship | 19 | AMC ST | England | Youth | Prospect |
| 47 |   Yanis IssoufouMillwall · EFL Championship | 19 | ST | France | Youth | Prospect |
| 45 | Wesley OkoduwaWolverhampton Wanderers · EFL Championship | 18 | D | England | Youth | Prospect |
| 45 | Joachim Kayi SandaSouthampton · EFL Championship | 19 | DC | France | Youth | Prospect |
| 45 |  Oscar SchwartauNorwich City · EFL Championship | 20 | AMC | Denmark | Youth | Prospect |
| 45 |   Yunus Emre KonakLincoln City (loan) · EFL Championship | 20 | DM | Türkiye | Youth | Prospect |
| 44 |  Ezra MayersWest Ham United · EFL Championship | 19 | D | England | Youth | Prospect |
| 44 |  Romelle DonovanSheffield United (loan) · EFL Championship | 19 | AMC | England | Youth | Prospect |
| 44 | Ethan WheatleyLincoln City (loan) · EFL Championship | 20 | ST | England | Youth | Prospect |
| 44 |  Oliver ScarlesWest Ham United · EFL Championship | 20 | FB | England | Youth | Prospect |
| 43 | Cathal O'SullivanPreston North End · EFL Championship | 19 | AMC W | Ireland | Youth | Prospect |
| 43 |  Rory WhittakerSouthampton · EFL Championship | 19 | FB W | Scotland | Youth | Prospect |
| 43 |  Zach BaumannNorwich City · EFL Championship | 19 | M | Ukraine | Youth | Prospect |
| 43 |  Rabby NzingoulaWest Bromwich Albion · EFL Championship | 20 | DM | France | Youth | Prospect |
| 43 |  Bobby ClarkDerby County · EFL Championship | 21 | MC | England | Youth | Prospect |
| 41 |  Baylee DipepaSouthampton · EFL Championship | 19 | ST | England | Youth | Prospect |
| 41 |  Dovydas SasnauskasSheffield United · EFL Championship | 19 | D | Lithuania | Youth | Prospect |
| 41 | Elliot MylesNorwich City · EFL Championship | 19 | AMC | Wales | Youth | Prospect |
| 41 | Joshua AjalaWest Ham United · EFL Championship | 19 | W ST | England | Youth | Prospect |
| 41 |  Micah MbickCharlton Athletic · EFL Championship | 19 | ST | England | Youth | Prospect |
| 41 |  Nikoloz ChikovaniWatford · EFL Championship | 19 | W | Georgia | Youth | Prospect |
| 41 | Ato AmpahStoke City · EFL Championship | 20 | W | England | Youth | Prospect |
Top 50 of 90 by Prospect Signal shown; any filter or sort loads all 90.
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By nation
Spain 193England 175France 162
Brazil 150United States 112
Germany 105
Russia 101
Argentina 84
Netherlands 84
Italy 81Denmark 70
Portugal 68
Belgium 62
Sweden 58
Norway 55
Australia 54
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In short
The highest Prospect Signals belong to Dastan Satpayev (18, Burnley F.C.), Luca Scanlon (17, Burnley F.C.) and Ronan Kpakio (19, Cardiff City F.C.). Watford (7), West Ham United (7), Millwall (6) have the most. 37 of them have England as their football nation. Facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia (14 October 2026); FM27 ratings are not public before release, so check them in-game.
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 · 90 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 player in the EFL Championship for FM27?
On our real-world list: Dastan Satpayev (18, Burnley), Prospect Signal 75. His FM27 potential is set by Sports Interactive and is only visible in the game.
Who is the youngest EFL Championship player on the list?
Jerome Abbey (Wolverhampton Wanderers), born 16 September 2009.
Which EFL Championship club has the most young players here?
Watford, with 7 players aged 21 or under on FM27 release day. Reserve and B teams are not counted.