Best FM27 Wonderkid Strikers
774 young strikers aged 21 or under on FM27 release day are on our real-world list; 77 are in the Elite band, 128 already play in a big-5 top flight and 175 have senior international caps. Real-world list · not FM27 game data
| Pos | Nation | Caps | Band | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94 |   Ibrahim MbayeAston Villa · Premier League | 18 | ST | France / Senegal | Senior Youth | Elite |
| 93 |   Brian MadjoAston Villa · Premier League | 17 | ST | Luxembourg | Senior Youth | Elite |
| 93 |   Hamza AbdelkarimBarcelona · La Liga | 18 | ST | Egypt | Senior Youth | Elite |
| 93 |   Rio NgumohaLiverpool · Premier League | 18 | W ST | England | Senior Youth | Elite |
| 91 |  Francesco CamardaAC Milan · Serie A | 18 | ST | Italy | Senior Youth | Elite |
| 90 |   Franco MastantuonoFiorentina (loan) · Serie A | 19 | AMC W ST | Argentina | Senior Youth | Elite |
| 90 |   Kerim AlajbegovićJuventus · Serie A | 19 | AMC W ST | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Senior Youth | Elite |
| 89 | Samuele InacioBorussia Dortmund · Bundesliga | 18 | AMC W ST | Italy | Senior Youth | Elite |
| 88 |   EndrickReal Madrid · La Liga | 20 | ST | Brazil | Senior Youth | Elite |
| 87 |  Amir IbragimovManchester United · Premier League | 18 | AMC ST | England / Russia | Senior Youth | Elite |
| 86 |   Charalampos KostoulasBrighton & Hove Albion · Premier League | 19 | ST | Greece | Senior Youth | Elite |
| 85 |   Ben Gannon-DoakBournemouth · Premier League | 20 | AMC W ST | Scotland | Senior Youth | Elite |
| 85 |   Ibrahim MazaBayer Leverkusen · Bundesliga | 20 | AMC ST | Algeria | Senior Youth | Elite |
| 85 |  RayanBournemouth · Premier League | 20 | W ST | Brazil | Senior Youth | Elite |
| 85 |   Roony BardghjiBarcelona · La Liga | 20 | W ST | Sweden | Senior Youth | Elite |
| 84 | Jeff EkhatorJuventus · Serie A | 19 | ST | Italy | Senior Youth | Elite |
| 83 | Finn GeragusyanSunderland · Premier League | 18 | ST | England / Armenia | Senior Youth | Elite |
| 83 |  Juan Riquelme AnguloSunderland · Premier League | 18 | ST | Ecuador | Senior Youth | Elite |
| 83 |  Julien DuranvilleLyon · Ligue 1 | 20 | ST | Belgium | Senior Youth | Elite |
| 83 |   Kenan YıldızJuventus · Serie A | 21 | AMC W ST | Türkiye | Senior Youth | Elite |
| 82 |   Christian KofaneBayer Leverkusen · Bundesliga | 20 | ST | Cameroon | Senior Youth | Elite |
| 82 |   Antonio NusaRB Leipzig · Bundesliga | 21 | AMC W ST | Norway | Senior Youth | Elite |
| 82 |   Matias Fernandez-PardoNewcastle United · Premier League | 21 | AMC W ST | Spain / Belgium | Senior Youth | Elite |
| 81 |   Oskar PietuszewskiPorto · Primeira Liga | 18 | W ST | Poland | Senior Youth | Elite |
| 81 |   Chemsdine TalbiSunderland · Premier League | 21 | W ST | Morocco | Senior Youth | Elite |
| 81 |  Johan ManzambiAston Villa · Premier League | 21 | M ST | Switzerland | Senior Youth | Elite |
| 80 |   Julian HallNew York Red Bulls · Major League Soccer | 18 | M ST | United States | Senior Youth | Elite |
| 80 |  Marvin Ávila JrSão Paulo · Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 18 | AMC ST | Guatemala | Senior Youth | Elite |
| 80 | Zavier GozoCrystal Palace · Premier League | 19 | M W ST | United States | Senior Youth | Elite |
| 80 |  Assane DiaoComo · Serie A | 21 | W ST | Spain / Senegal | Senior Youth | Elite |
| 80 |  Eliesse Ben SeghirBayer Leverkusen · Bundesliga | 21 | W ST | Morocco | Senior Youth | Elite |
| 79 |  Sindre Walle EgeliIpswich Town · Premier League | 20 | ST | Norway | Senior Youth | Elite |
| 79 |  Francesco Pio EspositoInter Milan · Serie A | 21 | ST | Italy | Senior Youth | Elite |
| 79 |  Keisuke GotoSC Freiburg · Bundesliga | 21 | ST | Japan | Senior Youth | Elite |
| 78 |   James BogereAGF · Danish Superliga | 18 | ST | Uganda | Senior Youth | Elite |
| 78 |  Patrik KristalThun (loan) · Swiss Super League | 18 | AMC ST | Estonia | Senior Youth | Elite |
| 78 |   Shola JimohInter Toronto FC · Canadian Premier League | 18 | ST | Canada | Senior Youth | Elite |
| 78 | Rayan FofanaLe Havre (loan) · Ligue 1 | 20 | ST | France | Senior Youth | Elite |
| 77 |  Rayan ElloumiVancouver Whitecaps FC · Major League Soccer | 19 | ST | Canada / Tunisia | Senior Youth | Elite |
| 77 |  Talal HajiAl-Ettifaq (loan) · Saudi Pro League | 19 | ST | Saudi Arabia | Senior Youth | Elite |
| 77 |   Nestor IrankundaSporting CP · Primeira Liga | 20 | W ST | Australia | Senior Youth | Elite |
| 77 |   Adam DaghimTSG Hoffenheim · Bundesliga | 21 | W ST | Denmark | Senior Youth | Elite |
| 76 |   Mihajlo CvetkovićAnderlecht · Belgian Pro League | 19 | ST | Serbia | Senior Youth | Elite |
| 76 |  Idrissa GueyeUdinese · Serie A | 20 | ST | Senegal | Senior Youth | Elite |
| 76 | Conrad HarderStrasbourg (loan) · Ligue 1 | 21 | ST | Denmark | Senior Youth | Elite |
| 76 |   Lewis KoumasLiverpool · Premier League | 21 | ST | Wales | Senior Youth | Elite |
| 76 |  Yassir ZabiriRacing Santander (loan) · La Liga | 21 | W ST | Morocco | Senior Youth | Elite |
| 75 |  Dastan SatpayevBurnley (loan) · EFL Championship | 18 | ST | Kazakhstan | Senior Youth | Elite |
| 75 |  Andrej KostićSparta Rotterdam (loan) · Eredivisie | 19 | W ST | Montenegro | Senior Youth | Elite |
| 75 | James WilsonHeart of Midlothian · Scottish Premiership | 19 | ST | Scotland | Senior Youth | Elite |
Top 50 of 774 by Prospect Signal shown; any filter or sort loads all 774.
Tactics for young strikers
Formation guides that lean on strikers: FM27 4-4-2 tactic · FM27 3-5-2 tactic. Compare every shape on best FM27 formations.
Young strikers by league
Premier League 37La Liga 10Bundesliga 24Serie A 27Ligue 1 27EFL Championship 24Hidden gems
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By nation
Spain 193England 175France 162Brazil 150United States 112
Germany 105
Russia 101Argentina 84
Netherlands 84Italy 81Denmark 70
Portugal 68Belgium 62Sweden 58Norway 55Australia 54
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In short
The highest Prospect Signals belong to Ibrahim Mbaye (18, Aston Villa F.C.), Brian Madjo (17, Aston Villa F.C.) and Hamza Abdelkarim (18, FC Barcelona). 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 · 774 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 striker for FM27?
On our real-world list it is Ibrahim Mbaye (18, Aston Villa F.C.), Prospect Signal 94. In-game potential is set by Sports Interactive and is only visible in FM27 itself.
Which roles suit a young striker?
In the FM26 role set: Centre Forward, Target Forward, Poacher, Deep-Lying Forward, False Nine, Channel Forward. Test a player's attributes with the role calculator.
How do I find a cheap striker 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.