FIFA 22 contains plenty of wonderkids that you can build your team around in your Career Mode.
You've come to the right place if you're after a centre-midfielder who can control the middle of the park for over a decade, with some brilliant options available.
Read on to find out who the best wonderkid centre-midfielders to sign on FIFA 22 are.
First-team fix
If the wonderkids in this list aren't good enough to sort out any first-team issues you may be facing, then take a look at the best young centre-midfielders around.
Still young enough to develop into world-class players, with a few more years of experience under their belts, these guys could slot right into your starting XI and transform your team.
They might be a bit more pricey than the options on this list, but the bigger price tag is certainly worth it.
What makes a wonderkid CM?
For a real wonderkid players have to be a teenager upon your first FIFA 22 Career Mode save, so only players aged 19 or younger at the start of Career Mode will be included.
Pedri (OVR 81 – POT 91)
Age: 18
Position(s): CM
Club: Barcelona
Value: £46 million (Release clause: £107 million)
Wage: £44,000 a week
Barcelona wonderkid Pedri tops the list of central midfield wonderkids, and it is easy to see why.
86 Stamina is a key attribute for any midfielder, and 86 Vision coupled with 85 Short Passing is a match made in heaven.
Ryan Gravenberch (OVR 78 – POT 90)
Age: 19
Position(s): CM
Club: Ajax
Value: £28 million (Release clause: £45 million)
Wage: £9,000 a week
A proper box-to-box midfielder, Ryan Gravenberch’s 90 OVR potential will make him one of the best players in the world.
One of the few weaknesses of the Dutch wonderkid’s game is his 58 Heading Accuracy which is a bit strange given his 6’3” frame!
Jude Bellingham (OVR 80 – POT 89)
Age: 18
Position(s): CM, LM
Club: Borussia Dortmund
Value: £38 million (Release clause: £73 million)
Wage: £19,000 a week
England’s teenage prodigy Jude Bellingham is destined for the top, and if you have watched him play it is hard to believe he is still just 18 years old.
A potential of 89 OVR makes Bellingham a top prospect in FIFA 22 Career Mode, so make sure to snap him up early before his value skyrockets.
Eduardo Camavinga (OVR 78 – POT 89)
Age: 18
Position(s): CM, CDM
Club: Real Madrid
Value: £25 million (Release clause: £57 million)
Wage: £38,000 a week
Another teenage midfielder already strutting his stuff for one of Europe’s top clubs, Eduardo Camavinga is getting plenty of playtime at Real Madrid.
You won’t be able to sign him in the first season of Career Mode, so by the time you can sign him it will likely cost you upwards of £50 million.
Nicolo Rovella (OVR 72 – POT 87)
Age: 19
Position(s): CM, CDM
Club: Genoa (on loan from Juventus Piemonte Calcio)
Value: £4.7 million
Wage: £22,000 a week
Here is one player you may not have heard of before, Italian teenager Nicolo Rovella.
On loan at Genoa, Rovella is a technical midfielder who is excellent on the ball. Don’t expect him to weigh in with too many goals though as he has a rating of 40 Finishing.
Gavi (OVR 70 – POT 86)
Age: 16
Position(s): CM, LW, RW
Club: Barcelona
Value: £3.4 million (Release clause: £9.4 million)
Wage: £7,000 a week
Remember the name. Spanish sensation Gavi has burst onto the scene this season with appearances for both Barcelona and Spain.
Technically proficient, you may need to set the right development plans to get more out of the Spanish teenager physically and in attacking play.
Ilaix Moriba (OVR 73 – POT 85)
Age: 18
Position(s): CM
Club: RB Leipzig
Value: £6 million (Release clause: £11 million)
Wage: £15,000 a week
It takes guts to leave Barcelona in search of first-team action, but that is exactly what Spanish starlet Ilaix Moriba has done.
76 Short Passing is the teenager’s biggest asset, although he is also an excellent dribbler with an eye for goal.
Samuele Ricci (OVR 70 – POT 85)
Age: 19
Position(s): CM, CDM
Club: Empoli
Value: £3.3 million (Release clause: £7.9 million)
Wage: £12,000 a week
Another future Italian star is Empoli midfielder Samuele Ricci who can reach 85 OVR in FIFA 22.
Ricci is solid in possession, and with the right development plans can become a brilliant deep-lying playmaker.
Charlie Patino (OVR 62 – POT 85)
Age: 17
Position(s): CM, CDM
Club: Arsenal
Value: £1 million (Release clause: £3 million)
Wage: £2,000 a week
A central midfield player with more defensive tendencies, Arsenal youngster Charlie Patino looks set to make it to the very top.
His current stats are not going to stand out, but his 85 potential is sure worth keeping an eye on.
Aster Vranckx (OVR 67 – POT 84)
Age: 18
Position(s): CM, CDM
Club: Wolfsburg
Value: £2.2 million (Release clause: £5.2 million)
Wage: £5,000 a week
Belgium is currently a hotbed for footballing talent, and Wolfsburg midfielder Aster Vranckx could be one of the next big Belgian stars.
74 Aggression and 73 Strength are Vranckx’s two highest attributes, but the 18-year-old is a more than capable ballplayer too.
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