FIFA 20 best young players

Goal takes a look at the potential abilities of some of the world's best wonderkids in Career Mode on the latest version of the football game

Career Mode has been revamped and upgraded for FIFA 20, with the player database also getting a refresh for the launch of the new game.

This will give FIFA fans the chance to start a new career with their favourite team, turning them into league and continental champions thanks to clever moves on the transfer market and astute management to develop young players into superstars.

Goal has compiled a list of the best young players in FIFA 20, selecting those aged 20 or under who have the highest potential rating. The lists below are sorted by potential and current ability and also divided by position.

Each player is listed by their primary position, but all the positions they can play in are shown. This means that Chelsea's Ethan Ampadu, currently on loan at RB Leipzig, is in the defenders section but can play both centre-back and as a defensive midfielder. 

Every player with a high potential rating is shown here, including many lesser-known stars who may be willing to move to smaller clubs if you are playing a long career by starting outside the top flight. Players will need plenty of gametime to develop and reach their full potential. Substitutes and reserves are unlikely to improve if they are not playing.

PO. = Position(s)

CR = Current Rating

PR = Potential Rating

VA. = Value

*Clubs listed are the clubs the players are assigned to in FIFA 20 Career Mode, while ages shown are the age at the start of Career Mode

FIFA 20: Best Young Goalkeepers

Name	Age	Club	PO.	CR	PR	VA.
G Donnarumma	20	AC Milan	GK	85	92	£35.6m
A Lafont	20	Fiorentina	GK	79	88	£13.2m
A Lunin	20	Real Madrid	GK	76	88	£9.7m
Diogo Costa	19	Porto	GK	70	86	£2.8m
A Plizzari	19	AC Milan	GK	66	84	£1m
G Bazunu	17	Man City	GK	59	84	£250k
M Vandevoort	17	Genk	GK	63	83	£550k
Luis Maximiano	20	Sporting CP	GK	70	82	£2.2m
A Muric	20	Man City	GK	67	82	£1.2m
C Fruchtl	19	Bayern Munich II	GK	65	82	£850k
G Couke	20	Genk	GK	65	82	£850k
C Olses	18	Racing Club	GK	62	82	£450k
M Roffo	19	Boca Juniors	GK	62	82	£500k
M Svilar	19	Benfica	GK	68	81	£1.2m
K Scherpen	19	Ajax	GK	67	81	£1.2m
I Meslier	19	Lorient	GK	66	81	£1m
M Carnesecchi	19	Atalanta	GK	65	81	£850k
Inaki Pena	20	Barcelona	GK	64	81	£725k
K Grabara	20	Liverpool	GK	64	81	£725k
L Plogmann	19	Werder Bremen	GK	63	81	£575k
J Markovic	17	Slavia Praha	GK	67	80	£900k
J Schendelaar	18	AZ Alkmaar	GK	65	80	£800k
L Ureta	20	O'Higgins	GK	63	80	£600k
N Shinton	18	Club Brugge	GK	62	80	£450k
J Pourtau	19	Estudiantes	GK	62	80	£500k
S Bajic	17	Saint-Etienne	GK	60	80	£300k
L Chevalier	17	Lille	GK	58	80	£200k

Gianluigi Donnarumma starts FIFA 20 as an excellent shot-stopper but can develop into the world's best after a few years. His potential rating of 92 is higher than the best current ability of any other goalkeeper in the game, with Atletico Madrid's Jan Oblak rated 91 in this year's version.

Porto's Diogo Costa is one of the best bargains at the goalkeeper position as he can become 86-rated if developed properly, while Manchester City's Gavin Bazunu may be available to teams outside the top division due to his low current ability and age.

GOAL