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After seeing countless numbers of posts about different youngsters and people asking for tips on young players i decided to compile a list of 100+ of some of the best young players. I may have left some players out simply due to mistakes.
Here are some of the best keepers on Football Manager 2007, under the age of 21 that are on the game. None should cost more than a maximum of 10 million, with Akinfeev and Ustari being the most expensive, and best keepers to buy, In my opinion of course.
Name-Marek Stech
Position- Goalkeeper
Club-West Ham
Age-16
Nationality- Czech Republic
Value- Aprox. 180,000
Superb youngster from West Ham, the earlier bought, the lower the price will have to be paid. Turns out to be a top class keeper if trained well and played after 18.
Name-Olexandr Rybka
Position- Goalkeeper
Club-Dinamo Kiev
Age-18
Nationality- Ukrainian
Value- Aprox. 1.5 Million
Tall Ukrainian who started playing for kiev at the end of last season (05-06) Is a back-up to Shovkovskyi however so may be bought with more ease than some keepers.
Name-Ismael
Position- Goalkeeper
Club-Rayo
Age-17
Nationality- Spanish
Value- Aprox. 10,000
Young Keeper in Spain, plays for Rayo B currently, however if trained well, and if played occasionly or reguarly (lower team) then will develop quickly. Cheap buy.
Name-Igor Akinfeev
Position- Goalkeeper
Club-CSKA Moscow
Age-20
Nationality- Russian
Value- Aprox. 2.4 Million
Well known on Football Manager now, is the teams first choice keeper so may cost 3/4 x the asking price stated. However, along with Ustari, he will develop no matter what into one of the worlds top keepers. A must buy if your looking for a keeper, and have the money.
Name-Wang Dalei
Position- Goalkeeper
Club-Bengbu Xing
Age-17
Nationality- Chinese
Value- Aprox. 10,000
A good Chinese youngster, most of the games ive played he has developed into a quality keeper, as long as he is signed early on (1/2/3 seasons) and trained well he will become a good keeper.
Name-Kasper Schmeichel
Position- Goalkeeper
Club-Manchester City
Age-19
Nationality- Danish
Value- Aprox. 300,000
Well known due to being the Great Dane's son, however after being one of the top keepers on earlier versions of championship manager and football manager, he slipped out of the limelight. Still develops into a class keeper.
Name-Ben Amos
Position- Goalkeeper
Club-Manchester United
Age-16
Nationality- England
Value- Aprox. - Can be signed on Free, compensation worth 350,000 aprox.
A youngster at Man.Utd said to be 'promising goalkeeper' is hard to sign away from the club, but will develop into a good keeper for future.
Name-Wojciech Szczesny
Position- Goalkeeper
Club-Arsenal
Age-16
Nationality- Poland
Value- Aprox. - Can be signed on Free, compensation worth 300,000 aprox.
A very good youngster, who is worth the compensation money. Can be hard to sign away from Arsenal, but a good buy if signed.
Name-Yann Sommer
Position- Goalkeeper
Club-Basel
Age-17
Nationality- Switz
Value- Aprox. - Can be signed on Free, compensation worth 350,000 aprox.
An unknown youngster on the game, but very good stats for a 17 year old. Cheap buy for a keeper if looking for a youngster or back-up, and can be a back-up for a championship level or below club as soon as bought.
Name-Oscar Ustari
Position- Goalkeeper
Club-Independiente
Age-20
Nationality- Argentinian
Value- Aprox. 2 Million
Superb youngster from Argentina, value is around 2 million but similiar to Akinfeev, and will be hard to get him below £6 million. Turns out to be one of,if not the best keeper on the game.
Name-Anthony Scribe
Position- Goalkeeper
Club-Montpellier
Age-18
Nationality- France
Value- Aprox. 1000
An absolute bargain buy, if looking for a youngster or back up and strapped for cash, then Scribe is a must buy. Also develops into a high-level keeper.
Name-Mikkel Andersen
Position- Goalkeeper
Club-AB
Age-17
Nationality- Danish
Value- Aprox. -
Cheap buy and could be worth a gamble, may vary whether he turns out as a good keeper or not.
Name-Libas Arenas
Position- Goalkeeper
Club-Envigado/Lazio
Age-19
Nationality- Columbia
Value- Aprox. 2.5 million
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With many of the Wonderkids on Football Manger 2007 being attacking midfielders or strikers, young defenders may be hard to find in the game. However below is a list of some of the best defenders under the age of 21 on the game.
Name-Patricio Araujo
Position- SW/DC/DM
Club-Chivas
Age-18
Nationality- Mexican
Value- Aprox. 1.5 million
Born leader, should start with high stat for influence, natural position being centre back, but can play either DC/SW/DM effectively.
Name-Gareth Bale
Position- DL
Club-Southampton
Age-17
Nationality- Welsh
Value- Aprox. 1.5 million
Well known youngster outside of Football Manager, has just moved to Tottenham. Already an international, Bale is a starlet for the future in FM and a good buy for left back.
Name-Gael Clichy
Position- D/WBL
Club-Arsenal
Age-21
Nationality- French
Value- Aprox. 4.5 million
Starts some games as 'Wonderkid', however will be injured at the start of any game. Will also be hard to pry away, due to being arsenals main left back.
Name-Vedran Corluka
Position- DRC
Club-Dinamo
Age-20
Nationality- Croation
Value- Aprox. 750,000
May be bought quickly at the start of the game, solid centre back at a cheap price as well. Plays better at DC than DR. A must buy.
Name-Domenico Criscito
Position- DC
Club-Juventus
Age-19
Nationality- Italian
Value- Aprox. 2 million
Is on loan at the start of the game, and may cost more than value due to to being at Juventus. But may turn out to be worth the money if trained well and played reguarly.
Name-Daniel De Las Heras
Position- DC
Club-Atletico C
Age-15
Nationality-Spanish
Value- Aprox. 250,000
A must buy if you are a large team looking to invest for the future. Young starlet for the future, and a solid defender.
Name-Omar Esparza
Position- DL/DM/MLC
Club-Chivas
Age-18
Nationality- Mexican
Value- Aprox. 1.5 million
A versitile Mexican, can play both left back and left wing naturally, as well as the defensive midefield role. Good stats and a good youngster.
Name-Emiliano Insua
Position- DLC
Club-Liverpool (On loan from Boca, but an agreed fee)
Age-17
Nationality- Argentinian
Value- Aprox. Has an agreed price of 1.2 million, but if he does not sign, he should be bought. Dubbed the new Gabriel Heinze.
Name-Vincent Kompany
Position- DC
Club-Hamburg
Age-20
Nationality- Belgian
Value- Aprox. 5 million
A talented youngster, already developed to play in a first team at Premiership level, and can develop further. A must buy for centre backs.
Name-Luizao
Position- DC
Club-Cruzerio
Age-19
Nationality- Brazilian
Value- Aprox. 2 million
Dubbed the new Antonio Carlos, a good buy and a very good youngster to be developed, will turn into a class centre back.
Name-Marcelo
Position- D/WBL
Club-Flumiense (Real Madrid after Jan 2007 on patch 7.0.2)
Age-18
Nationality- Brazilian
Value- Aprox. 3 million
A very good attacking full back, who is a must buy if looking for a left back on the first version of FM. However on 7.0.2, he is due to join R.Madrid.
Name-Michel Schmoller
Position- DC/DM
Club-Figueirense
Age-16
Nationality- Brazilian
Value- Aprox. 250,000, will increase untill hes 18 (when you can sign him)
Touted as the next Ricardo Gomes, a very talented centre back. However he cannot be signed untill hes 18, so the price may rise, but a defenite buy for the future.
Name-Gerard Pique
Position- DC
Club-Man.Utd (on loan)
Age-19
Nationality- Spanish
Value- Aprox. 3 million
Described as a Wonderkid on many games, and a defenite purchase. However may be hard to take away from Man.Utd, espeically after a few seasons.
Name-Rafinha
Position- D/WBR
Club-Gelsenkirchen
Age-20
Nationality- Brazilian
Value- Aprox. 6 million
A cultured full back, but may cost alot being valued at 6 million, may cost double figures to buy. However a very talented right back, and could become a leading star in any league.
Name-Raul Albiol
Position- DC/DM
Club-Valencia
Age-20
Nationality- Spanish
Value- Aprox. 5.5 million
Another wonderkid, and one of the best talents for a Centre back on the game. However he is very expensive to buy, but is worth the money in the future.
Name-Micah Richards
Position- DRC/DM
Club-Man City
Age-18
Nationality- English
Value- Aprox. 4 million
A very talented right or centre back, has played for the English internation side at right back. May cost double figures but another starlet for any team.
Name-Armand Traore
Position- D/WBL
Club-Arsenal
Age-16
Nationality- French
Value- Aprox. 1 million
Back up to clichy in the team, has made appearnces for the team in real life, and is a very good fullback. A good buy if he can be signed.
Name-Alessandro Tuia
Position- DC
Club-Lazio
Age-15
Nationality- Italian
Value- Aprox. 150,000
A promising centre back who will develop into a top class centre back if trained well, a good buy for the future as he can be a reserve for a few years untill he peaks.
Name-Anthony Vanden Borre
Position- DRC/wBR/DM/MRC
Club-Anderlecht
Age-18
Nationality- Belgian
Value- Aprox. 1 million
A good versitile youngster who played along with Kompany, together they make a good pair, and is a good return for the money spent on buying him.
Name-Arturo Vidal
Position- SW/DC/DM/MLC
Club-Colo Colo
Age-19
Nationality- Chilean
Value- Aprox. 1 million
A good versitile youngster who can be bought for around the value price, will develop into a good player for any team.
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I will write up the lists for Midfielders and Strikers later, as the lists for these are much larger due to many of the promising players or wonderkids being attacking players. Enjoy...
Very nice post, you really put some effort into this. It's nice to see a whole load of players in one post rather than page after page of duplicate names as people post one player each without realising they've already been mentioned several times previously in the thread.
I wouldn't personally use it, but if you already have a shortlist file of these names, I'm sure it would go down very well if you could upload it somewhere and post a link to it. It's great that all the names are listed as a post too for people that prefer not to download such content.
seeing as it wont let me edit or delete my own post... (why?) then il have to post a new update list with midfielders here, thanks for the feedback given already.
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With so many of the wonderkids or promising players being midfielders, it is hard not to find a starlet on the game. However here is a list of some of the best under 21 players on the game.
Name-Freddy Adu
Position- AMLC
Club-Real Salt Lake
Age-17
Nationality- American
Value- Aprox. 2.5 Million
Adu is one of the brightest talents in the game, and has been one of the best youngsters on previous CM's and FM's. A quality buy for a not to high price.
Name-Sergio Aguero
Position- AM/FC
Club-Atletico
Age-18
Nationality- Argentinian
Value- Aprox. 15 Million
Possibly one of the best players on the game for the future, however it will take a lot of money to buy him away from Atletico, and as he has just signed it will be hard to lure him away.
Name-Ismeal Aissati
Position- AMLC
Club-PSV
Age-18
Nationality- Dutch
Value- Aprox. 2.5 Million
A good dutch youngster who shouldnt cost too much, and will make an impact on any mid table premiership team after a few years.
Name-Anderson
Position- AMC
Club-Porto
Age-18
Nationality- Brazilian
Value- Aprox. 4 Million
Flamboyant Brazilian who has just signed for Man.Utd (subject to change) A very good buy on the game and is always a top youngster to buy.
Name-Ever Banega
Position- DM
Club-Boca
Age-18
Nationality- Argentinian
Value- Aprox. 150,000
Very good stats and not the most expensive of players, will fit into any DM role and work hard.
Name-Hatem Ben Arfa
Position- AMLC
Club-Lyon
Age-19
Nationality- French
Value- Aprox. 4.5 Million
A talented winger with good dribbling and crossing ability, may cost a bit to lure away from Lyon, but worth the money.
Name-Christian Benavente
Position- AMRC
Club-Real Madrid
Age-14
Nationality- Peruvian
Value- Aprox. 1 Million
May be hard to get away from Real, but if signed he will turn into a top player, touted to be one of the best Peruvian's for the future.
Name-Sherman Cardenas
Position- AMRC
Club-Bucaramanga
Age-16
Nationality- Columbian
Value- Aprox. Sign on free, compensation worth around 1 million
If you have the money to spare, and are looking for an attacking centre mid or right mid, sign this player. Turns out to be a starlet and is already in the Columbian team.
Name-Antonio Cerrajero
Position- DM
Club-Atletico
Age-15
Nationality- Spanish
Value- Aprox. 100,000
A very talented DM, a must buy if looking to build for the future. May be bought for cheap as well, great value for money.
Name-Connor Clifford
Position- AMC
Club-Crumlin United (Chelsea after July 2007)
Age-14
Nationality- Irish
Value- Aprox. -
A superb talent, however is set to join Chelsea after 1 season.
Name-Lauri Dalla Valle
Position- AM/FC
Club-JIPPO Joensuu
Age-14
Nationality- Finnish
Value- Aprox. Can be signed on free for 100,000 compensation
An unknown youngster on the game, bargain buy for a bright talent. Will take many years to develop into a first team player however.
Name-Jonathan De Guzman
Position- AMRC
Club-Feyenoord
Age-18
Nationality- Canadian
Value- Aprox. 4 Million
One of the best talents to come out of Canada, will be a good player for any mid table premiership team.
Name-Giovanni Dos Santos
Position- AMC
Club-Barcelona
Age-17
Nationality- Mexican
Value- Aprox. 2 Million
One of the best talents in the world in the real world, and a superb buy on the game if he will leave Barca for you. Dubbed the next Ronaldinho in real life.
Name-Giorgos Efrem
Position- AMRC
Club-Arsenal
Age-17
Nationality- Cyprian
Value- Aprox. Can be signed for free with compensation worth 400,000
Young gunner, best played in centre of midfield, but can play on wing.
Name-Corry Evans
Position- MC
Club-Man.Utd
Age-16
Nationality- Northern Irish
Value- Aprox. 500,000
A promising talent for Man.Utd, will sometimes be labelled as the next " for a northern irish player.
Name-Manuel Fernandes
Position- MC
Club-Benfica (Loan at Everton)
Age-20
Nationality- Portugese
Value- Aprox. 4 Million
Wonderkid on loan at Everton, turns out to be a top class midfielder if trained well.
Name-Matias Fernandez
Position- AMC
Club-Villereal
Age-20
Nationality- Chilean
Value- Aprox. 4 Million
Recently signed from Colo Colo, is set to be a bright talent in the game, may cost alot since he has just joined the team.
Name-Fernando Gago
Position- DM
Club-Boca (R.Madrid for 7.0.2)
Age-20
Nationality- Argentinian
Value- Aprox. 4 million (14.25 Million)
Resilient midfielder, set to be one of the best DM in the world, and becomes a class player on FM. A must buy for pre patch users.
Name-Daniel Galbraith
Position- AML
Club-Man.Utd
Age-16
Nationality- Scottish
Value- Aprox. Can be signed on free, compensation worth 575,000
Good youngster from Man.Utd, set to be one of Scotlands bright talents. Worth a buy.
Name-Yoann Gourcuff
Position- AMRC
Club-AC Milan
Age-20
Nationality- French
Value- Aprox. 4.5 Million
One of the wonderkids on the game, set to be a french star. Has played first team games for AC, however they will sell for under 10m
Name-Andres Guardado
Position- AMLC
Club-Atlas
Age-19
Nationality- Mexican
Value- Aprox. 1.5 Million
Turns out to be one of the best wingers on the game if trained well, a bargain buy for the quality given.
Name-Javi Martinez
Position- DM
Club-Athletic Club
Age-17
Nationality- Spanish
Value- Aprox. 4 Million
A young industrial defensive midfielder, may cost alot for a young player, but may be worth the value.
Name-Jesus Navas
Position- AMRC
Club-Sevilla
Age-20
Nationality- Spanish
Value- Aprox. 10 Million
Wonderkid both on FM and in real life, a must buy if the money is there. Will turn into an outstanding winger.
Name-Salomon Kalou
Position- AMRLC/FC
Club-Chelsea
Age-21
Nationality- Ivorian
Value- Aprox. 5.5 Million
Just bought from Feyenoord, is sometimes labelled as a wonderkid on some games, but is a flamboyant and good attacking midfielder. May be hard to lure from Chelsea though.
Name-Kevin Larsen
Position- WB/AML
Club-Lyn
Age-20
Nationality- Norweigan
Value- Aprox. 350,000
Has nearly all ratings above 10, consistent in all areas and a good cheap buy, who can be developed well.
Name-Lago
Position- AMLC
Club-Barcelona (C)
Age-16
Nationality- Spanish
Value- Aprox. 800,000
A good spanish youngster, might be hard to get away from Barca, but likened to Ronaldinho, impressive stats for a 16 year old.
Name-Lulinha
Position- AMC
Club-Corinthians
Age-16
Nationality- Brazilian
Value- Aprox. -
A promising midfielder from Brazil, however due to laws he cannot be signed untill he is 18.
Name-Jeremy Menez
Position- AMRLC/FC
Club-Monaco
Age-19
Nationality- French
Value- Aprox. 2.5 Million
A young talent from France, a good buy and can be trained and nutured into a class winger.
Name-Fransisco Merida
Position- AMLC
Club-Arsenal
Age-16
Nationality- Spanish
Value- Aprox. 1 Million
A superb youngster who turns into a top class midfielder in most games, will not cost a huge amount either.
Name-Luka Modric
Position- AMRLC
Club-Tottenham
Age-20
Nationality- Croation
Value- Aprox. 2.5 Million
Bought from Dinamo last year, labelled as a Wonderkid. Can turn into one of the leading midfielders in the game if played.
Name-Jose Montiel
Position- AMLC
Club-Udinese
Age-18
Nationality- Paraguay
Value- Aprox. 2.5 million
A good attacking midfielder, the best thing about Montiel is his speed, will usually have 19/20's for pace etc...
Name-Nani
Position- AMRLC
Club-Sporting
Age-19
Nationality- Portugese
Value- Aprox. 4 Million
Has just signed for Man.Utd in real life, plays across the pitch in the AM role. Creative midfielder. Turns out to be a top quality player, a good buy but may be expensive for some teams.
Name-Samir Nasri
Position- AMLC
Club-Marseille
Age-19
Nationality- French
Value- Aprox. 5 Million
Labelled the next Zinedine Zidane, Nasri is one of the best French prospects and players at the moment. A great buy, and will prove to be one of the best midfielders if trained well.
Name-Sotiris Ninis
Position- AMR
Club-Panathinaikos
Age-16
Nationality- Greek
Value- Aprox. 200,000
One of the few greek starlets on the game, already plays first team football. And will develop into a leading winger on the game if trained well.
Name-Gabriel Obertan
Position- AMR/ST
Club-Bordeaux
Age-17
Nationality- French
Value- Aprox. 1.5 Million
A promising french winger, not one of the best on the game, but will develop into a decent winger for any team.
Name-Ramon Osni Moreira Lage
Position- AM/FC
Club-Cska Moscow
Age-18
Nationality- Brazilian
Value- Aprox. 3 Million
Has just joined the club from Atheltico Mineiro in Brazil, plays along with fellow brazilians and may cost a price to pry away. Talented youngster though.
Name-Mark Randall
Position- AMC
Club-Arsenal
Age-16
Nationality- English
Value- Aprox. 750,000
A very bright talent for the future, usually will break into the England squad on the game if at the right club and trained well and played, a good buy.
Name-Raul Garcia
Position- AMC
Club-Osasuna
Age-20
Nationality- Spanish
Value- Aprox. 6/7 Million
Garcia is one of the best spanish youngsters on the game, and will cost alot to buy him. However he is good value for money and turns into a starlet on any game.
Name-Renato Augusto
Position- AMRLC
Club-Flamengo
Age-18
Nationality- Brazilian
Value- Aprox. 3.5 Million
Good young brazilian, price tag may be a bit high for his age, but like any brazilian he is a skillful player who will make a great addition to any squad.
Name-Aleandro Rosi
Position- D/WB/MRL
Club-Roma
Age-19
Nationality- Italian
Value- Aprox. 3 Million
Rosi already played a handful of games for Roma at 17/18 and plays up both wings effectivly, a good versitile player, worth the buy simply because he can fill in anywhere.
Name-Nuri Sahin
Position- MC
Club-Dortmund
Age-17
Nationality- Turkish
Value- Aprox. 4 Million
Nuri has been one of the best youngsters on FM/CM for many years, and this year is labelled as a wonderkid. A must buy if the money is there, turns out to be a superb player.
Name-Silva
Position- AMRLC
Club-Valencia
Age-20
Nationality- Spanish
Value- Aprox. 6 Million
Spanish U21' will cost alot, but turns out to be a leading winger in any game. Best on the left wing but can play on the right/centre as well.
Name-Per Ciljan Skjelbred
Position- AMRLC
Club-Rosenborg
Age-19
Nationality- Norweigan
Value- Aprox. 400,000
Young talented norweigan, best in the centre of the pitch. Usually has great technique, first touch, concentration etc.. 'Model professional'
Name-Miroslav Stoch
Position- AMRLC/FC
Club-Chelsea
Age-16
Nationality- Slovenian
Value- Aprox. 850,000
Bought from Nitra last year, Stoch is probably slovenia's best prospect, the promising midfielder can play anywhere, but is best in the centre of the midfield.
Name-Tom Taiwo
Position- DM
Club-Chelsea
Age-16
Nationality- English
Value- Aprox. 600,000
A promising midfielder, likened to Makelele. A bright youngster, who if can be bought would make a great addition and prove to a be a good prospect for any team.
Excellent work again, many thanks for putting so much effort into this :thup:
Nobody can edit their posts apart from the mods as far as I know. I'm not sure why they do it (I reread some of the house rules quickly hoping to find an answer for you but couldn't) but I'm sure they have their reasons.
Name-Dalibor Stevanovic
Position-AM
Club-R. Sociedad
Age-21 (not youngster, but gud!)
Nat-Slovenian
Value-700k
Came across a promising attk midfielder with gud all round states (10+ mostly). Give him games will improve to be as gud as pirlo! no kidding... easily bought for 1.2m..wht a bargain!!!
Name-Arturo Vidal
Position-DC, DM, MC
Club-Colo2
Age-19
Nat-Chiliean
Value-975k
Good prospect defender! Very good defending stats at 19 (heading 17, tackle 16, marking 15) good physical and mental attributes! can play as DM as well. Can be bought at 1.6M <-- damn gud bargain for me!
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