Top 100 FIFA 17 best young players (U21 wonderkids/hidden gems) in career mode

L to R: Martial, Zouma, Iheanacho and Alli are among the best U21 players in FIFA 17
L to R: Martial, Zouma, Iheanacho and Alli are among the best U21 players in FIFA 17

EA Sports FIFA 17 is nearing its release date and fans are waiting for the latest edition as it has a new Frostbite engine famed for the Battlefield series and in-game features including ‘The Journey’ which are bound to take the game to a whole new level. Many fans are also keen on playing the famous 'Career Mode' as some promising youngsters will make their debut in this edition, while some others will get a very good rating boost for last season’s performance. As always, fans are eager to scout and sign the best U21 players in the game from across the planet and we have an impressive list comprising of 93 players aged 21 or below, who can turn into world class players as your career mode progresses.

Some of the best U21 players in the game include Premier League stars like Anthony Martial, Dele Alli, Kurt Zouma, Kelechi Iheanacho, Leroy Sane, Divock Origi, Raheem Sterling and Hector Bellerin. Some of these players have the potential to go up to an overall rating of 90. Among the La Liga teams, Atletico Madrid lead this chart with five young players in while Real Madrid have only one and Barcelona have added zero names to this list.

Here is the list of the best young players you should consider signing in FIFA 17’s career mode

Player NameClubAgePositionOverallPotentialGrowthDele AlliTottenham Hotspur20CAM809010Ousmane DembeleBorussia Dortmund19RM779013Renato SanchesBayern Munich19CM789012Anthony MartialManchester United20LM82908Marco AsensioReal Madrid20CAM81898Alen HalilovicHamburger SV20CAM798910Youri TeilemansAnderlecht19CM778912Kurt ZoumaChelsea21CB80899Julian BrandtBayer Leverkusen20LM79889Kingsley ComanBayern Munich20LW81887Angel CorreaAtletico Madrid21ST79889Mahmoud DahoudBorussia Monchengladbach20CM79889Gianluigi DonnarummaAC Milan17GK768812Breel EmboloSchalke 0419RM768812Jose Maria GimenezAtletico Madrid21CB83885Kelechi IheanachoManchester City19ST748814Mauricio LemosUD Las Palmas20CB80888Charly MusondaReal Betis19LW778811Saul NiguezAtletico Madrid21CM80888Marcus RashfordManchester United18ST768812Antonio SanabriaReal Betis20ST788810Leroy SaneManchester City20RM79889Luke ShawManchester United21LB808810Raheem SterlingManchester City21LM82886Jonathan TahBayer Leverkusen20CB79889Hector BellerinArsenal21RB79879Samuel CastillejoVillarreal21LM80878Anwar El GhaziAjax21RW768711Andreas ChristensenBorussia Monchengladbach20CB788710Timothy Fosu MensahManchester United18CDM718717Joshua KimmichBayern Munich21CM788710Viktor KovalenkoShakhtar Donetsk20CAM758713Vincent KozielloOGC Nice20CM79879Thomas LemarAS Monaco20RM788710Kylian MbappeAS Monaco17LW718717Maximilian MeyerSchalke 0420CAM80878Niklas SuleTSG 1899 Hoffenheim20CB81877BrumaGalatasaray21LW778711Andrija ZivkovicBenfica20RM758713Leon BaileyGenk19LM748612Keita Balde DiaoLazio21LW78868Riechedly BazoerAjax19CM77869Vaclav CernyAjax18RW698617Matheus PereiraSporting CP20LM748612DaniloSL Benfica20CM79867Bartomiej DrgowskiFiorentina19GK718615Francisco GeraldesMoreirense21CAM738613Leon GoretzkaSchalke 0421CM79867Alejandro GrimaldoSL Benfica20LB77869Lucas HernandezAtletico Madrid20CB758611Alban LafontToulouse FC17CK748612Giovani Lo CelsoRosario Central20CAM738613André HortaSL Benfica19CM79867Borja MayoralVfL Woflsburg19ST77869Hirving LozanoPachuca21LW768610Mikel MerinoBorussia Dortmund20CM758611Reece OxfordWest Ham United17CB668620Georges-Kevin NkoudouTottenham Hotspur21LM78868Adalberto PeñarandaUdinese19ST768610Marco PjacaJuventus21LW768610Jairo RiedewaldAjax19CB78868Alessio RomagnoliAC Milan21CB78868Oliver TorresAtletico Madrid21CM79867Santi MinaValencia20RW768610Andre SilvaFC Porto20ST748612Jeisson VargasEstudiantes de La Plata18LW708616Julian WeiglBorussia Dortmund20CDM79867Oleksandr ZinchenkoManchester City19CAM748612Gelson MartinsSporting CP21RM78857Theo BongondaCelta Vigo20LW758510Dani CeballosReal Betis20CAM77858Lewis CookBournemouth19CM718514Maxwel CornetOlympique Lyon19LW758510OtavioFC Porto21LW76859Ruben NevesFC Porto19CDM758510Kasper DolbergAjax18ST688517Godfred DonsahVitória Setúbal20CM758510Ryan GauldBologna20CAM738512Jose Luis GayaValencia21LB80855Kenny TeteAjax19RB77858Serge GnabryArsenal21RM728513Andreas PereiraManchester United20CAM738512Adnan JanuzajSunderland21LM76859Tin JedvajBayer Leverkusen20RB758510M’Baye NiangAC Milan21ST78857KenedyChelsea20LM738512Josh OnomahTottenham Hotspur19CAM708515Divock OrigiLiverpool21ST78857Adam OunasBordeaux19LM708515OyarzabalReal Sociedad19LW77858Levin ÖztunaliBayer Leverkusen20RM748511Matheus PereiraEmpoli18CAM708515Adrien RabiotParis Saint Germain21CM78857Simone ScuffetUdinese20GK748511Tonny VilhenaFeyenoord21CM76859Marc StenderaEintracht Frankfurt20CAM76859Bertrand TraoreAjax20ST758510VallejoEintracht Frankfurt19CB738512Timo WernerRP Leipzig20ST758510

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