The game has just come out and while I’ve invested hours upon hours over the last few months playing the FM2012 BETA you don’t really get the full picture of how things will pan out until weeks & months of playing the final game

There are other sites out there with bigger lists BUT every player on this list has the potential to be at the very minimum to have 3.5 star potential. There is no 2/3 star potencial players here, every player is a future class act.

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Goalkeepers

• Thibaut Courtois – At. Madrid – 19
• Oliver Baumann – Freiburg – 21
• Kevin Trapp – Kaiserslautern – 21
• Marc-Andre ter Stegen
• David De Gea – Man Utd – 20

Defenders

• Chris Smalling D(RC) – Man Utd – 21
• John Flanagan D(R) – Liverpool – 18
• Mario Fernandes D(R) – Gernio – 21
• Frederik Sorensen D(RC) – Juventus – 19
• Kyle Walker D(RC) – Tottenham Hotspur – 21
• Jack Robinson D(L) – Liverpool – 18
• Mamadou Sakho – D(C) – PSG – 21
• Sebastian Coates D(C) – Liverpool – 21
• Leonel Galeano D(C) – Independiente – 20
• Joel Matip D(C), DM – Schalke – 20
• Kyriakos Papadopoulos D(C) DM – Schalke – 19
• Casemiro D(C), DM – Sao Paulo – 19
• Emre Can – D(C), DM, M(C) – FC Bayern – 17
• Phil Jones – D(C), DM, M(C) – Man Utd – 19
• Fabio – D/WB(R/L) – Man Utd – 21

Midfielders

• Joel Matip – D(C), DM – Schalke – 20
• Kyriakos Papadopoulos – D(C) DM – Schalke – 19
• Casemiro – D(C), DM – Sao Paulo – 19
• Konstantin Rausch – D/WB/M/AM(L) – Hannover – 21
• James McCarthy – DM, M(RC) – Wigan – 20
• Jack Rodwell – DM, M(C) – Everton – 20
• Christian Clemens – M(R), AM (RL) – Koln – 20
• Markus Mendler – M(RC), AM(RLC) – Numberg – 18
• Alexander Merkel – M(RC), AM(C) – Genoa – 19
• David Alaba – M(LC) – FC Bayern – 19
• Lucas Moura – M(L), AM(RLC) – Sao Paulo – 19
• Ruben Pardo – M(C) – Real Sociedad B – 18
• Josh McEachran – M(C) – Chelsea – 18
• Ross Barkley – M(C) – Everton – 17

Attacking Midfielders & Forwards

• Oscar – M(C), AM(RC) – Internacional – 20
• Eden Hazard – M(C), AM(LC) – Lille
• Toni Kroos – M(C), AM(LC) – FC Bayern – 21
• Robert Mak – M/AM(RL) – Nurnberg – 20
• Gabriel Torje – M/AM(R) – Udinese – 21
• Joel Valencia – M/AM(RC) – Zaragoza – 16
• Moritz Leitner – M/AM(RLC) – Dortmund – 18
• Felipe Anderson – M/AM (C) – FC Sochaux – 18
• Roberto Firmino – M/AM (C) – Hoffenheim – 20
• Suso – M/AM (C) – Liverpool – 17
• Ganso – M/AM (C) – Santos – 21
• Rafinha – M/AM (C), ST – Barcelona – 18
• Mario Gotze – AM(RLC) – Dortmund – 19
• Raheem Sterling – AM(RL) – Liverpool – 16
• Junior Hoilett – AM(RLC), ST – Blackburn – 21
• Peniel Mlapa – AM(R), ST – Hoffenheim – 20
• Emilio Nsue – AM(R), ST – Mallorca – 21
• Son Heung-Min – AM(RC), ST – HSV – 19
• Thomas Muller – AM(RLC), ST – FC Bayern – 21
• Leandro – AM(RLC), ST – Gremio – 18
• Stevan Jovetic – AM(RLC), ST – Fiorentina – 21
• Jack Wilshere – AM(C) – Arsenal – 19
• Alan Dzagoev – AM(C) – CSKA Moscow – 21
• Christian Eriksen – AM(C) – Ajax – 19

Forwards

• Oliver Markoutz – AM(L), ST – FC Bayern – 16
• Daniel Sturridge – AM(L), ST – Chelsea – 21
• Neymar – AM(LC), ST – Santos – 19
• Vitinho – AM(C), ST – Botafogo – 18
• Paco Alcacer – ST – Valencia – 18
• Khouma Babacar – ST – Fiorentina – 18
• Leandro Damiao – ST – Internacional – 21
• Meguel Medina – ST – Udinese – 18
• Lukaku – ST – Chelsea – 18

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• Wonderkids Shortlist (15080)

How do I add a list to Football Manager 2012?

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The important thing to remember is this list is a work in progress and requires YOU to contribute also. It’ll be updated a few times a week so keep and eye out.

The main use I give to my scouts is the search for young promising players, also known as wonderkids. That is what I need several scouts with different areas of knowledge. I usually have 4 or 5 of them traveling around the globe looking for hot prospects.

Also, I usually get report cards from them before signing a new player. That way, I can read more things about the players, like their personality and if they are likely to adapt fast to my team.

Scout Attributes

When it comes to hire new scouts, you have to pay special attention to 2 key attributes, Judging Player Potential and Judging Player Ability. As you can guess, they indicate how good he is to judge player’s ability and potential.

However, those 2 attributes are not the only ones you have to pay attention to. A good scout also needs high mental ones, like Determination and Adaptability. A scout with good adaptability will aquire faster knowledge about an unknown country.

Recommended Scouts

The scouts I am posting here can be signed for free. If you are managing a small club, maybe they will not accept a contract from you. Feel free to leave a comment indicating wich scout has done a good job in your game.

• Oliver Bierhoff
• Andrea Pastorello
• Paolo Berrettini
• Txema Noriega
• Ed van Stijn
• Vlada Stosic
• Horst-Dietter Hottges
• Joop Lensen

This was a guest article written by Ruderic To read more of Ruderic’s Football Manager stuff checkout Football Manager Debot.

Forwards

• Romelu Lukaku (aged 17)  - Anderlect
• Khouma Babacar (aged 17) – Fiorentina
• Son Heung-Min (aged 18) – HSV
• Walter (age 19) – Porto
• Alberto Paloschi (aged 20) – Parma & Milan
• Vaclav Kadlec (aged 18) –  Juventus
• Sercan Yildirim (aged 20) – Bursaspor
• Bojan (aged 19) – Barcelona
• Marko Arnautovic (aged 21) – Werder
• Ishak Belfodil (age 18) – Lyon
• Neymar (aged 18) – Santos
• Abel Hernandez (aged 20) – Palermo
• Iker Muniain (aged 17) – Athletic
• Nassim Ben Khalifa (age 18) – Wolfsburg
• Mario Balotelli (age 19) – Manchester City
• Guido Marilungo (age 20) – Sampdoria
• Tomas Necid (age 20) – CSKA Moscow
• Andy Carroll (age 21) - Newcastle United
• Jose Baxter (age 19) – Everton

Attacking Midfielders

• Jack Wilshere (aged 19) – Arsenal
• Giuliano (aged 20) – Shaktar
• Zezinho (aged 18) – Santos
• Gareth Bale (aged 21) – Tottenham
• Coutinho (aged 18) – Inter
• Stevan Jovetic (aged 21) – Fiorentina
• Sotiris Ninis (aged 20) – Panathinaikos
• Paulo Henrique (aged 21) – Santos
• Sergio Canales (aged 20) – Castilla
• Miralem Pjanic (aged 20) – Olympique Lyonnais
• Eden Hazard (aged 19) – Lille
• Suso (aged 16) – Liverpool
• Ander(age 20) – Zaragoza
• Levan Kenia (age 20) – Schalke
• Javier Pastore (age 21) – Palermo
• Mesut Ozil (age 21) – Real Madrid
• Thomas Muller (age 20) – Bayern Munich

Central Midfielders

• David Alaba (aged 18) – FC Bayern
• Raphael Holzhauser (aged 18) – Stuttgart
• Nuri Sahin (age 21) – Dortmund
• Josh McEachran (aged 17) – Chelsea
• Jack Rodwell (aged 19)  -  Everton
• Fabian Delph (age 20) – Aston Villa
• Bernardo (age 20) – Cruzeiro
• Lukman Haruna (aged 20) – AS Monaco FC
• Milan Badelj (aged 22) – Dinamo Zagreb
• Leroy Fer (aged 20) – Feyernoord
• David Alaba (age 18) – Bayern Munich
• Jonjo Shelvey (18) – Liverpool
• Kwadwo Asamoah (age 21) – Udinese
• Javi Martinez (age 21) – Athletic
• David Alaba (18) – FC Bayern

Defensive Central Midfielders

• Nicolas Nkoulou (aged 20) – AS Monaco
• Yann M’Vila (aged 20) – Stade Rennais
• Andrea Poli (aged 20) – Sampdoria
• Sandro (aged 20) – Tottenham
• Ignacio Camacho (aged 20) – Atletico Madrid
• Moussa Sissoko (aged 20) – Toulousse
• Rene Krhin (aged 20) – Bologna & Inter
• Samba Sow (aged 21) – Lens

Defenders Centre

• Mario Fernandes (aged 20) – Grêmio
• Simon Kjaer (aged 21) – Wolfsburg
• Kyriakos Papadopoulos (aged 19) – Schalke
• Danny Wilson (aged 19) – Liverpool
• Breno (age 20) – Bayern Munich
• Phil jones (age 18) – Blackburn Rovers
• Chris Smalling (age 20) – Manchester United
• Ezequiel Muñoz (age 19) – Palermo
• Thiago Heleno (aged 21) – Corinthians
• Mats Hummels (age 21) – Dortmund
• Stefan Reinartz (age 21) – Leverkusen
• Guillermo Burdisso (age 21) – Roma
• Dedryck Boyata (age 19) – Manchester City
• Mamadou Sakho (age 20) – PSG
• Neven Subotic (age 21) – Dortmund
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Defenders Right

• Diego Renan (aged 21) –  Cruzerio
• Romario (aged 16) – Vitoria
• Cesar Azpilicueta (age 20) – OM
• Rafael (age 19) – Manchester United
• Giulio Donati (age 20) – Inter
• Davide Santon (age 19) – Inter
• Kyle Walker (age 20) – Spurs
• Serge Aurier (age 17) – Lens

Defenders Left

• Gareth Bale (age 20) – Tottenham
• Arman Traore (age 20) – Arsenal
• Ismail Koybasi (age 20) – Besiktas
• Jose Angel (age 21) – Sporting
• Lucas Digne (age 17) – Lille

Goalkeepers

• David De Gea (aged 19) – Ath Madrid
• Matej Delac (aged 17) – Chelsea
• Sinan Bolat (aged 22) – Standard
• Luis Guilherme (aged 18) – Botafogo
• Vincenzo Fiorillo  (aged 20) – Sampdoria

Download the List

Here is this little lot in a list form you can upload into FM 2011.  Remember this will be updated regularly over the coming weeks/months so keep an eye out for updates. (updated 21st January 2011)

Wonderkids Shortlist (70288)

How do I add a list to Football Manager?

On a PC hit F6 and click import ( FN F6 on Mac) or from your shortlist screen click Shortlists > Import Shortlists and browse to the file.

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I’ll start with a few:

• Luc Castaignos (Feyenoord)
• Marco Fossati (Inter)
• Christopher Buchtmann (Liverpool)
• Marc Muniesa (Barcelona)
• Janick Kamber (Basel)
• Deniz Herber (St. Pauli)

The Wonderkids of Football Manager 2010 (FM2010)

This list will be changing over time and make sure you add any that you discover.

Goalkeepers

• Sergio Asenjo – Atletico Madrid
• Rui Patricio – Sporting Lisbon
• Hugo Lloris – Lyon
  
• Manuel Neuer – Schalke
• Alphonse Areola – PSG

Defenders

• Mamadou Sakho – PSG
• Marcelo – Real Madrid
• Raul – Atlético Paranaense
• Davide Santon – Inter Milan
• Joao Paulo – Fluminese
• Breno – Bayern Munich
• Cesar Azpilicueta – Osasuna
• Dodo – Corinthians
• Emiliano Insua – Liverpool
• Marc Muniesa – FC Barcelona
• Leandro Cabrera – Atletico Madrid
• Micah Richards – Manchester City
• Neven Subotic – Borussia Dortmund
• Nicolas Otamendi – Velez Sarsfield

Midfielders

• Francesco Bolzoni (DMC) – Genoa
• Nuri Sahin (MC) – Borussia Dortmund
• Aaron Ramsey (MC) – Arsenal
• Sergio Busquets (MC) – FC Barcelona
• Willian (AMC) – Shakhtar
• Jack Rodwell (MC) – Everton
• Axel Witsel (MC) – Standard
• Etienne Capoue (DMC) – Toulouse
• Jano Ananidze (AMC) – Spartak Moscow * FREE
• Franco Zuculini (MC) – Hoffenheim
• Levan Kenia (AMC) – Schalke
• Carlos Eduardo (AML) – Hoffenheim
• Marko Marin (AMR) – Werder Bremen
• Mesut Ozil (AML) – Werder Bremen
• Ignacio Camacho (DMC) – Atletico Madrid
• Paulo Henrique (AMC) – Santos
• Giuliano (AMR) – Internacional
• Diego Buonanotte (AMC) – River
• Juan Manuel Mata (AML) – Valencia
• Moussa Sissoko (DMC) – Toulouse
• Henri Saivet (AMR) – Bordeaux
• Miralem Pjanic (AMC) – Lyon
• Adem Ljajic (AMR) – Manchester United
• Stevan Jovetic (AML) – Fiorentina
• Jesus Navas (AM RC) – Sevilla
• Sofian Feghouli (AM RC) – Grenoble
• Eljero Elia (AM RL) – Hamburg SV
  
• Alexis Sanchez (AM RL, F C) – Udinese
• Eduardo Salvio (AM R, F C) – Lanus
• Toni Kroos (AM C) – Bayern

Forwards

• Mario Balotelli (FC) – Inter Milan
• Neymar (FC) – Santos
• Dentinho (FC) – Corithians
• Daniel Villava (FC) – River
• Andrej Kramaric (FC) – NK Dinamo
• Walter (FC) – Internacional
• Alberto Paloschi (FC) – Parma/Milan
• David N’Gog (FC) – Liverpool
• Tomas Necid (FC) – CSKA Moscow
• Abel Hernandez (FC) – Palermo
• Edin Dzeko (FC) – Wolfsburg

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In FM08 I choose to manage  England, Chelsea and Newcastle. I like many others I love signing English wonderkids (which is crucial if you’re managing England as a country) however it seems like most of the good wonderkids in FM09 are from other countries so here is a list of some of the player who have impressed me so far on FM09 and were great on FM08;

Players who are top four Premier League standard

• Billy Sharp – Sheffield United
• Ryan Taylor – Wigan
• Steven Taylor -Newcastle
• Curtis Davies – Aston Villa
• Scott Flinders- Crystal Palace
• Leighton Baines – Everton
• Giles Barnes – Derby
• Nedum Onuoha – Man City

Players who I would consider good enough to play for England

• Joe Mattock – Leicester
• Michael woods – Chelsea
• Michael Johnson – Man City
• Adam Johnson – Middlesbrough
• Victor Moses- Crystal Palace
• Paul Anderson – Nottingham City
• Scott Sinclair – Chelsea
• Matt Derbyshire -Blackburn
• Chris Taylor – Oldham

These are all of the players that I have found and would consider as wonderkids if you have any other suggestions excluding all of the obvious ones  then please comment .

The obvious (and expensive):

• Anderson (AMC) – Man Utd
• Balotelli (AM RL, ST) – Inter
• Giovinco (AM LC, FC) – Juventus
• Walcott (AM LC, FC) – Arsenal
• Bojan (FC) – Barcelona
• Aguero (AM, FC) – At. Madrid
• Dos Santos ( AM RLC, FC)  – Tottenham
• Fiorillo (GK) – Sampdoria
• Galvan (Cruz Azul)
• Hamsik (Napoli)
• Kroos (FC Bayern)
• Pato (A.C. Milan)
• Pjanic (Olympique Lyonnais)
• Benzema (Olympique Lyonnais)
• Saivet (FC Girondins de Bordeaux)
• Sakho (Paris Saint-Germain)
• Vela (Arsenal)

Less obvious (not so expensive):

• Bruna (Liverpool)
• Boucher (Havre Athletic Club)
• Alamo (Tapachula)
• David Rochela (Deportivo B)
• Ansaldi (Rubin)
• Wijnaldum (Feyenoord)
• De Gea (Atletico B)
• Diaz (River)
• Villaluz (Cruz Azul)
• Walter (Internacional)
• Wilshere (Arsenal)
• Kolodziecziak (Racing Club de Lens)
• Paulo Henrique (Santos)
• Maidana (Spartak Moscow)
• Davila (Chivas)
• Nemeth (Liverpool)
• Willian (Shakhtar)
• Neymar (Santos)
• Taison (Internacional)
• Welbeck (Man Utd)
• Tales (Internacional)
• Monzon (Boca)
• Hobbit Bermudez (Atlante)
• Esparza (Chivas)
• Fleck (Rangers)
• Dalla Valle (Liverpool)
• Delfouneso (Aston Villa)
• Shea (FC Dallas)

Right that’ll do to start the ball rolling so who do you think the wonderkids of FM09 are?

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The first grouping have the potential to be the best of the best and if you click the link on their name that will take you to a profile of how they are getting on in real life (these are still being created so bare with me) :

• Aaron – Valencia
• Alexandre Pato – AC Milan
• Anderson – Man Utd
• Banega – Boca
• Bojan – Barcelona
• Dos Santos – Barcelona
• Sebastian Giovinco – Juventus
• Guardado – Deportivo
• Lulinha – Corinthians
• Saivet – Bordeaux
• Ustari – Getafe
• Vela – Arsenal

This second grouping of future stars have the potential to be very, very good:

• Babel – Liverpool
• Jourdren – Montpellier
• Edwards – Millwall
• Hazard – Lille
• Bouzanis – Liverpool
• Johnson – Man City
• Camucho – At. Madrid

I’ll keep this list updated as I discover new ones and feel free to add your own in the comments.

Thanks for reading and I’d really like to point you in the direction of my Football Manager 2009 to get your thoughts on what you would like to see in Football Manager 2009 .

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