FIFA 22 Best Young GKs: Donnarumma may prove too expensive for many clubs

The go-to signing in goal on FIFA 22 Career Mode has been Gianluigi Donnarumma for quite a while now, however, his massive price tag can prove too much for many clubs.

There are plenty of other top young talents around to sign in goal, which will help you save some bank at the same time.

Find out who the best young goalkeepers to sign on FIFA 22 are below, and be happy in the knowledge that you won't need to sign another goalkeeper for a decade!

Cheaper options

You may find that all the keepers on this list are out of your price range, and if you find that to be the case worry not, as we've got another list you can turn to.

Take a look at the best wonderkid goalkeepers around, and bring one to your club on the cheap.

They may not be first-team quality just yet, but give them a few seasons to improve and they will make the position their own.

Defining best young goalkeeper

For outfield players, we usually define 'young' as 23 years old or under.

As goalkeepers mature as players slightly later and stay at the top of their field for longer, we will raise the bar a little.

Everyone on this list will be 25 or younger from your first save on FIFA 22 Career Mode.

Gianluigi Donnarumma (OVR 89 - POT 93)

Age: 22

Club: PSG

Value: £103 million (Release clause: £198 million)

Wage: £95,000 a week

Already the first choice for the Italian national side, first choice for AC Milan since he was 16, and now at the ripe old age of 22 is battling it out with Keylor Navas at PSG.

One of the best young prospects in world football regardless of position, Gianluigi Donnarumma will probably be most players' first choice when looking for a keeper.

With no need for a season or two's worth of growth, he will get into most teams' starting line-ups straight away.

Mike Maignan (OVR 85 - POT 90)

Age: 25

Club: AC Milan

Value: £54 million (Release clause: £96 million)

Wage: £42,000 a week

A mainstay in the Lille team that won Ligue 1 last season, Mike Maignan saw a slight improvement in his rating from the previous game and has since seen an increase of +1 this season.

Brought in to replace the departing Donnarumma at AC Milan, those are some big gloves to fill.

Gregor Kobel (OVR 82 - POT 87)

Age: 23

Club: Borussia Dortmund

Value: £32 million (Release clause: £56 million)

Wage: £38,000 a week

Claiming the position from Roman Burki, Gregor Kobel is now Borussia Dortmund's go-to between the sticks.

He has seen a couple of updates in rating and potential since the game was first released, and is now one of the top goalkeeping prospects.

Unai Simon (OVR 82 - POT 85)

Age: 24

Club: Athletic Bilbao

Value: £28 million (Release clause: £61 million)

Wage: £21,000 a week

Unai Simon has seen his stock rise recently.

Over the last couple of seasons, he has cemented himself as the first-choice keeper for Athletic Bilbao and then starred in all of Spain's Euro 2020 matches over the summer.

Dean Henderson (OVR 80 - POT 85)

Age: 24

Club: Manchester United

Value: £22 million (Release clause: £42 million)

Wage: £60,000 a week

Dean Henderson enjoyed a great loan spell at Sheffield United, before returning to Manchester United to battle it out for the first choice keeper.

He was getting plenty of game time and looked to have usurped David De Gea, but injury saw him lose his place, so he will be working to regain it once again.

Aaron Ramsdale (OVR 80 - POT 85)

Age: 23

Club: Arsenal

Value: £22 million (Release clause: £43 million)

Wage: £46,000 a week

Aaron Ramsdale has seen a remarkable run of form rewarded with rating increase after rating increase and has now become the man between the sticks for Arsenal.

If he keeps performing at this level expect to see even more points added to his rating, and he could become your go-to signing in goal.

Ugurcan Cakir (OVR 80 - POT 85)

Age: 25

Club: Trabzonspor

Value: £22 million (Release clause: £42 million)

Wage: £21,000 a week

Currently captaining the Trabzonspor side, Ugurcan Cakir could do with a move to a bigger league if he is to move on to the next level.

He has now received a boost to his potential rating that will make him a much more tempting buy compared to his previous 83 OVR.

Justin Bijlow (OVR 79 - POT 86)

Age: 23

Club: Feyenoord

Value: £26 million (Release clause: £41 million)

Wage: £8,000 a week

Feyenoord's main man in goal, Justin Bijlow has kept clean sheets in half the games he has played this season.

Already a decent option in goal, he will become one of the best-rated keepers in the game.

Alban Lafont (OVR 79 - POT 85)

Age: 22

Club: Nantes

Value: £20 million (Release clause: £44 million)

Wage: £17,000 a week

At 16 Lafont become the youngest goalkeeper to play in Ligue 1 and he hasn't looked back since.

Racking up a staggering amount of appearances across multiple clubs, he now captains the Nantes team.

A potential increase rating of only 6 points seems harsh, but you could definitely help him to grow by more.

Alex Meret (OVR 78 - POT 84)

Age: 24

Club: Napoli

Value: £19 million (Release clause: £37 million)

Wage: £34,000 a week

Alex Meret is getting a decent amount of first-team action at Napoli due to them rotating keepers frequently.

He was in the Italy squad that won Euro 2020, but was the only squad member not to make an appearance in the competition.