Football Manager 2018: 30 Wonderkids to keep an eye on

The wonderkids guide for the latest edition of Football Manager.

Now 18, Donnarumma first broke into the Milan side as a 16-year-old when injuries to both Christian Abbiatti and Diego Lopez gave him an unlikely opening.
Since then Donnarumma has proved himself to be worthy of a permanent place and has shown the potential to become one of Europe’s best keeper in years.
Age: 18
Valued: £13.75m
Nation: Italy

Tielemans also broke into the first team of his club, Anderlecht at only 16.
He is the youngest Belgian to ever play in the Champions League and now plays for Ligue 1 champions Monaco following a £25 million move.
Age: 20
Valued: £9.5m
Nation: Belgium

Davies is a product of the Everton academy, he made his debut in the Premier League at the age of 17.
Davies is most famous for his Man of the Match performance and goal against Manchester City in January of 2017 when Everton won 4-0.
Age: 19
Valued: £4.3m
Nation: England

Vinicius only made his professional debut in May but has since made 26 appearances in the Brazilian first division.
He has been so impressive that he has attracted the attention of Real Madrid who he will join following his 18th birthday.
Age: 16
Valued: £2.2m
Nation: Brazil

Mbappe broke into the Monaco team in 2015. By 2017 he had scored his first professional hat-trick, and had been so impressive in Monaco’s Ligue 1 and Champions League campaigns that he was awarded with the UEFA golden boy award.
Next summer Mbappe is set to become the world’s most expensive teenager, when PSG complete a €180 million deal.
Age: 18
Valued: £52m
Nation: France

Jesus first broke into Manchester City’s side in January and almost immediately became a regular starter.
By February he had replaced all-time leading City scorer Sergio Aguero. Despite only playing European football for half a season Jesus came second in the Golden Boy award and is undoubtedly a global star in the making.
Age: 20
Valued: £46.5m
Nation: Brazil

Dembele emerged only at the start of last season, forcing his way into Dortmund’s line-up, the teenager was so effective that Barcelona saw him as the man to replace the departing Neymar and spent over €100 million on him.
Age: 20
Valued: £52m
Nation: France

Another product of Milan’s academy, Cutrone made his first start for his boyhood club in July as a 19-year-old. He has remained a regular for Vincenzo Montella’s side, regularly featuring in Serie A.
Age: 19
Valued: £3.7m
Nation: Italy

Isak has already began to excite Dortmund fans, he rejected a move to Real Madrid before joining the club and has shown exactly what he can do.
The Sweden international is already off the mark for the club and was involved in the squad that won the DFB Pokal.
Age: 17
Valued: £3.1m
Nation: Sweden

Mor is an exciting winger with bags of potential. He has shown enough talent to be involved in the Turkey squad and even played during the 2016 European Championships.
He now plys his trade for Celta Vigo in LaLiga.
Age: 19
Valued: £5.5m
Nation: Turkey

Ndidi made his Premier League debut for Leicester City in January after a £17 million move from Genk, where he had been playing since 2014.
A versatile midfield player, Leicester fans believe Ndidi has the potential to fill the gap left by N’Golo Kante.
Age: 20
Valued: £24m
Nation: Nigeria

Pellegri first made his debut for Genoa in Serie A as a 15-year-old forward. He is the youngest player to score a brace in European football.
As a product of the Genoa academy, Pellegri has been touted as the future of Italian football
Age: 16
Valued: £2.8m
Nation: Italy

Cook first emerged through the England youth set-up. He won the U17 European Championships and was involved in England’s U20 World Cup success, captaining the side towards the end of the tournament.
Cook began his professional career at Leeds United, where he came through the academy. He is now a regular feature in Eddie Howe’s Bournemouth side.
Age: 20
Valued: £8.75m
Nation: England

Kessie played his first match of European football as an 18-year-old for Atlanta in Serie A.
At the age of 17, Kessie played international football for the Ivory Coast.
A solid central midfielder, Kessie plays now for AC Milan, and has even featured in the Europa League.
Age: 20
Valued: £17.5m
Nation: Ivory Coast

Woodburn burst onto the international scene when as a 17-year-old scored a spectacular winner against Ireland from 25-yards making him Wales’ second youngest ever goalscorer.
He plays for Liverpool in the Premier League and recently signed a long-term deal.
Age: 17
Valued: £2.7m
Nation: Wales

Tymon emerged from the Hull City academy as a 17-year-old when he made his professional debut for the Yorkshire-based club in January of 2016.
He has since signed for Premier League side Stoke City and made his debut for them in the League Cup.
Age: 18
Valued: £750k
Nation: England

Aged only 17, Neves made his Premeira Liga debut for Porto. Within a year Neves became the youngest ever player to captain a side in the Champions League.
Neves signed for Wolves in 2017 and the 20-year-old has already begun to excite fans in the Championship.
Age: 20
Valued: £14.25m
Nation: Portugal

Jovic began his career at Red Star Belgrade and was already prolific at youth level, considered by coaches to be a potential star.
At 16, Jovic made his debut for Red Star and when he scored he became the youngest in the Serbian side’s history.
Age: 19
Valued: £800k
Nation: Serbia

Lafont spent only one year in Toulouse’s academy and became the youngest goalkeeper to play in Ligue 1 when he made his debut as a 16-yar-old.
Lafont kept back to back clean sheets in his first two games, his performances have been enough to establish himself as Toulouse’s undisputed number one.
Age: 18
Valued: £2.6m
Nation: France

The Uruguayan international first came to prominence after breaking through the Boca Juniors academy, he had been so thrilling to watch at Boca that Bentancur was signed by Italian champions, Juventus.
He has even faced Barcelona in the Champions League group stage.
Age: 20
Valued: £8.25m
Nation: Uruguay

Having only made his professional debut for Borussia Dortmund in February 2016, Pulisic has been touted as the future of American football.
He has played 20 times for the US international team and at only 19, Pulisic is the main attacking outlet of the side.
Age: 18
Valued: £31m
Nation: USA

Sessegnon joined Fulham as a nine-year-old defender and went through their academy. He became the first player born in the 2000s to score in English football.
Sessegnon played more than 30 times last season for Fulham’s first team and is undoubtedly a star in the making.
Age: 17
Valued: £3.1m
Nation: England

Renato Sanches burst onto the global football scene when his awe-inspiring experiences at Euro 2016, won him Young Player of the Tournament and made him the youngest player ever to win a final.
Although Sanches has struggled for game time at Bayern Munich he is now impressing on loan at Swansea City.
Age: 19
Valued: £10.25m
Nation: Portugal

Richarlison impressed in the Brazilian League and merited a big money move to Marco Silva’s Watford side.
He has been a mainstay in their Premier League side all season and has been so good that he has been linked with a call up to the Brazilian international side.
Age: 20
Valued: £17m
Nation: Brazil

Nelson has been praised as the brightest youngster in Arsenal’s academy.
Nelson is exciting Arsenal fans already and has been a frequent member of the Gunners’ Europa League and Carabao Cup teams.
Nelson’s ability is not challenged as he looks to be the best thing to come out of Arsenal’s youth set-up since Cesc Fabregas.
Age: 17
Valued: £1m
Nation: England

Sancho left the Manchester City academy this summer for Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund. In doing so, he took Dembele’s number 7 shirt and reportedly has all the talent to replace the departed Frenchman.
He has already made his Bundesliga debut and if he continues at this rate could become a future star for both German and English football.
Age: 17
Valued: £3.1m
Nation: England

Solanke won the Golden Ball at this summer’s U20 World Cup, following in the footsteps of Lionel Messi and Diego Maradona.
Now playing at Liverpool, English football fans hope Solanke takes his exciting potential to senior football.
Age: 19
Valued: £4.5m
Nation: England

Foden is another hero of the U17 World Cup triumph, although Foden is yet to break into City’s first-team squad, he has shown glimpses of his talent.
He has plenty of time to grow into the kind of player that City have become accustomed to.
Age: 17
Valued: £450k
Nation: England

Like Solanke, Soteldo has heroic in the U20 World Cup, however his Venezuela team were the valiant losers in the final. He has already featured for the international senior side.
More unknown to European football fans Soteldo has scored almost 30 goals in South American domestic football and was the main reason for Venezuela’s unlikely U20 success.
Age: 19
Valued: £150k
Nation: Venezuela