This is the shortlist with the best young central midfielders in Football Manager 2024. Updated for FM24.3.
The central midfielder has one of the most crucial positions on the field. In the past, most midfielders were all-round and had to attack as well as defend. Nowadays, midfielders are more often real specialists and play in a specific role. This is how modern football has really acquired defensive midfielders, pure playmakers and types of midfielders who love to attack the enemy's territory and score a goal.
On this list you will find the best central midfielders in Football Manager from 2024 with a maximum age of 21. All players can play in the MC and with the right training and guidance will be able to develop into very good players. For this position we only filter on World Class and Good players as the number of 'Decent' midfielders surpasses the 250 mark, making the list way to long for you to properly scan and use.
FM24 World Class Central Midfielders
- name
- age
- sell value
- POT
- Pape Matar SarrDM, MCDM, MC
- 20
- Not for sale
- 89
- Máximo PerroneDM, MCDM, MC
- 20
- € 89,835,430
- Luka SučićMC, AMCMC
- 20
- € 51,386,750
- 81
- Roméo LaviaDM, MCDM, MC
- 19
- Not for sale
- AndréDM, MCDM, MC
- 21
- € 59,757,640
- 82
- Martin BaturinaMC, AMCMC, AMC
- 20
- € 24,207,940
- Maurits KjærgaardMC, AMC, STAMC
- 20
- € 50,794,100
- Cole PalmerMC, AMR, AML, AMCAMR, AMC
- 21
- Not for sale
- 80
- Faustino AnjorinMC, AMCAMC
- 21
- € 75,248,820
- Jamal MusialaMC, AMR, AML, AMCAML, AMC
- 20
- Not for sale
- 93
- Oscar BobbMC, MR, AMR, AML, AMCMC, AMR, AMC
- 19
- Not for sale
- 80
- James McAteeMC, MR, AMR, AMCMC, AMC
- 20
- € 97,539,210
- Elliot AndersonMC, AMR, AML, AMCMC, AML, AMC
- 20
- € 109,125,430
- Carney ChukwuemekaMC, AMCMC, AMC
- 19
- € 84,235,050
- Jude BellinghamDM, MC, AMCMC
- 20
- Not for sale
- 94
- Harvey ElliottMC, AMRMC
- 20
- Not for sale
- 82
- Ryan GravenberchDM, MC, AMCDM, MC
- 21
- Not for sale
- 85
- Kenneth TaylorDM, MC, AMCDM, MC
- 21
- Not for sale
- Nicolò RovellaDM, MCDM
- 21
- € 39,152,790
- 80
- Cesare CasadeiMC, AMCMC, AMC
- 20
- € 102,275,550
- Tommaso BaldanziMC, AMCAMC
- 20
- € 79,484,240
- Joris ChotardDM, MCDM, MC
- 21
- € 44,643,320
- 81
- Eduardo CamavingaDL, DM, MCDM, MC
- 20
- Not for sale
- 90
- Malo GustoDR, WBR, MCDR, WBR
- 20
- Not for sale
- Lucas Gourna-DouathDM, MCDM
- 19
- € 56,922,370
- Sivert MannsverkDM, MCDM, MC
- 21
- € 37,835,950
- Nico GonzálezDM, MCDM, MC
- 21
- € 80,817,310
- 80
- Sergio ArribasMC, MR, AMR, AML, AMCMC, AMC
- 21
- € 40,437,180
- 80
- Álex BaenaMC, AMR, AML, AMCAML, AMC
- 21
- Not for sale
- 82
- Xavi SimonsMC, AMCMC, AMC
- 20
- Not for sale
- PedriMC, AMR, AML, AMCMC, AMC
- 20
- Not for sale
- 88
- Gabri VeigaMC, AMCMC, AMC
- 21
- Not for sale
- 80
- Heorhii SudakovMC, AML, AMCMC
- 20
- € 64,725,280
- Yehor YarmoliukMC, AMCMC, AMC
- 19
- € 63,798,440
- Giovanni ReynaMC, AMR, AML, AMCAMR, AML, AMC
- 20
- Not for sale
- 80
- Vasco SousaMC, AMCMC, AMC
- 20
- € 4,529,010
- Rafael LuísDM, MCMC
- 18
- € 7,965,390
- Mateus FernandesMC, AMCMC, AMC
- 19
- € 6,307,720
- Moisés CaicedoDM, MCDM, MC
- 21
- Not for sale
- 93
- Lazar SamardžićMC, AMCMC, AMC
- 21
- € 56,451,600
- 81
- Florian WirtzMC, AMR, AML, AMCMC, AMC
- 20
- Not for sale
- 91
- Amadou OnanaDM, MCDM, MC
- 21
- € 108,844,210
- 80
- Alex ScottDM, MC, AMR, AMCDM, MC, AMC
- 19
- € 90,271,470
- Lesley UgochukwuDM, MCMC
- 19
- € 100,342,500
- Andrey SantosDM, MCMC
- 19
- € 69,663,020
- Williot SwedbergMC, AMR, AML, AMC, STMC, AMR
- 19
- € 37,392,320
- Mohamed El ArouchDM, MC, AMCMC
- 19
- € 9,761,000
- Arsen ZakharyanMC, AMR, AML, AMCAMC
- 20
- € 37,931,780
- Hugo LarssonDM, MCDM, MC
- 19
- € 45,969,830
- Matteo PratiDM, MCMC
- 19
- € 38,616,900
- Luis HasaMC, ML, AML, AMCMC, AML, AMC
- 19
- € 272,270
- Giacomo FaticantiDM, MCDM
- 18
- € 11,837,800
- Habib DiarraMCMC
- 19
- € 45,176,720
- Alberto MoleiroMC, ML, AML, AMCAML, AMC
- 19
- € 18,742,030
- João NevesDM, MC, AMCMC, AMC
- 18
- Not for sale
- Valentín BarcoDL, WBL, MC, ML, AMLDL, WBL, ML
- 18
- Not for sale
- Javi GuerraDM, MC, MR, AMCMC
- 20
- Not for sale
- 83
- Pablo TorreMC, AML, AMCMC, AMC
- 20
- € 38,822,090
- Gabriël MisehouyMC, AMR, AML, AMC, STMC, AMC
- 17
- € 43,696,740
- Silvano VosDC, DM, MCDM, MC
- 18
- € 32,582,040
- Sammy BraybrookeDM, MCDM, MC
- 19
- € 23,620,250
- GaviMC, AML, AMCMC, AMC
- 18
- Not for sale
- Adam WhartonDM, MCDM, MC
- 19
- € 130,872,350
- Antoni MilamboMC, AMCAMC
- 18
- € 20,732,510
- Bilal El KhannoussMC, ML, AMCML, AMC
- 19
- € 61,861,780
- Ilias AkhomachMC, MR, AMR, AMCAMR, AMC
- 19
- € 82,077,920
- Oscar GloukhMC, AMC, STMC, AMC
- 19
- € 47,047,380
- Stefan BajčetićDC, DM, MCDC, DM, MC
- 18
- € 133,844,790
- Isaac BabadiMC, MR, ML, AMR, AML, AMCMC, AMC
- 18
- € 32,171,160
- Tygo LandDM, MC, AMCDM, MC
- 17
- € 38,461,830
- Matheus FrançaMC, AML, AMCAMC
- 19
- € 83,824,260
- Guilherme SantosMC, AMCMC, AMC
- 18
- € 2,473,940
- Luca LipaniDM, MCDM, MC
- 18
- € 26,826,600
- Rico LewisDR, DM, WBR, MCDR
- 18
- Not for sale
- 84
- Can UzunMC, AMC, STAMC
- 17
- € 15,052,740
- Eliesse Ben SeghirMC, AMCAMC
- 18
- € 71,451,340
- Désiré DouéMC, AML, AMCMC, AMC
- 18
- € 118,539,760
- Oscar ZambranoDM, MCMC
- 19
- € 6,572,620
- Kobbie MainooDM, MC, AMCDM, MC
- 18
- Not for sale
- Jack HinshelwoodDR, DM, WBR, MCDM, MC
- 18
- € 105,551,960
- Pablo BarriosDM, MCMC
- 20
- € 143,504,980
- Julen Jon GuerreroMC, AMCAMC
- 19
- € 15,641,050
- Enoch MastorasDR, DC, DM, WBR, MC, MRDR, DC, DM
- 17
- € 18,982,860
- Arthur VermeerenDM, MCDM, MC
- 18
- € 80,219,400
- Ayman KariMCMC
- 18
- € 18,017,340
- João VelosoMC, AMCMC, AMC
- 18
- € 2,635,530
- Paul WannerMC, MR, AMR, AMCMC, AMR, AMC
- 17
- € 32,248,720
- FermínMC, AMR, AML, AMCMC, AMR, AML, AMC
- 20
- € 81,648,710
- Tom BischofDM, MC, AMCMC, AMC
- 18
- € 48,783,170
- Carlos BalebaDM, MCDM, MC
- 19
- Not for sale
- Lucas BergvallDM, MC, AMCMC, AMC
- 17
- € 22,922,440
- Warren Zaïre-EmeryDM, MCDM, MC
- 17
- Not for sale
- Kees SmitDM, MC, AMCDM, MC
- 17
- € 15,229,190
- Archie GrayDM, MCDM, MC
- 17
- € 61,375,090
- Saïmon BouabréMC, AMCMC, AMC
- 17
- € 18,674,680
- Assan OuédraogoMC, AML, AMCMC, AMC
- 17
- € 27,441,260
- Lewis MileyDM, MC, AMCMC
- 17
- Not for sale
- Tyler DiblingMC, AMR, AML, AMCAMR, AML
- 17
- € 22,579,410
- Gaël LafontMC, AMCMC
- 17
- € 9,253,780
- Daniel DagaDM, MCDM
- 16
- € 6,510
- Kendry PáezMC, AML, AMCMC
- 16
- € 70,979,520
- Chris RiggDM, MC, AMCMC
- 16
- € 20,872,450
- Sverre Halseth NypanMC, AMR, AML, AMCMC
- 16
- € 9,011,810
- Noah DarvichMC, AMR, AML, AMCMC, AMC
- 16
- € 7,908,420
- Ethan NwaneriMC, AMR, AML, AMC, STMC, AMC
- 16
- € 114,802,240
- Myles Lewis-SkellyDM, MCMC
- 16
- € 80,017,850
- Jano MonserrateMC, AMCAMC
- 17
- € 6,272,720
- Marc BernalDM, MCDM, MC
- 16
- € 16,030,190
FM24 Good Central Midfielders
- name
- age
- sell value
- POT
- Dion LopyDM, MCMC
- 21
- € 24,024,810
- 73
- Mohamed DiomandéMC, AML, AMCMC, AMC
- 21
- € 455,820
- 75
- Juan SforzaDM, MC, AMCMC
- 21
- € 4,351,090
- 73
- Santiago HezzeDM, MCDM, MC
- 21
- € 17,141,430
- 73
- Carlos AlcarazMC, AMCAMC
- 20
- € 19,537,470
- 78
- Alan VarelaDM, MCDM, MC
- 22
- € 65,602,680
- 79
- Cristian MedinaMC, MR, AMCMC, MR
- 21
- € 23,591,580
- 73
- Ezequiel FernándezDM, MCDM, MC
- 20
- € 16,419,680
- 74
- Federico RedondoDM, MCDM, MC
- 20
- € 18,331,330
- 73
- Matthias BraunöderDM, MCMC
- 21
- € 6,203,280
- 74
- Moritz OswaldDM, MCMC
- 21
- € 10,551,090
- 73
- Marco KanaDC, DM, MCDM
- 20
- € 21,857,960
- 73
- Arne EngelsDM, WBR, MC, MRMC
- 19
- € 27,962,870
- 73
- Aster VranckxDM, MC, AMCDM, MC
- 20
- Not for sale
- 77
- Mandela KeitaDM, MCDM
- 21
- € 6,495,160
- 75
- Pablo MaiaDM, MCDM, MC
- 21
- € 33,706,150
- 74
- FabinhoDM, MCDM, MC
- 21
- € 13,113,450
- 72
- Gabriel PiraniMCMC
- 21
- € 13,103,930
- 73
- Tommy DoyleDM, MCDM, MC
- 21
- € 64,991,960
- 78
- Pierre EkwahDM, MCDM, MC
- 21
- € 613,890
- 73
- Sam GreenwoodMC, AMR, AML, AMC, STAMC, ST
- 21
- € 52,915,820
- 72
- Fábio CarvalhoMC, ML, AMR, AML, AMCAML, AMC
- 20
- € 89,258,480
- 78
- Kasey McAteerMC, AMR, AML, AMCAMR
- 21
- € 20,990,130
- 75
- Lewis BateDM, MCMC
- 20
- € 23,581,250
- 72
- Tyler MortonDM, MCDM, MC
- 20
- € 85,211,510
- 78
- Yunus MusahMC, MR, AMCMC
- 20
- € 118,643,270
- 78
- Hayden HackneyDM, MCDM, MC
- 21
- € 1,154,300
- 73
- Dan NeilDM, MC, AMCDM, MC
- 21
- € 1,231,440
- 77
- Taylor Gardner-Hic..DR, DM, WBR, MC, MRDR, WBR, MC
- 21
- € 935,270
- 72
- Liam GibbsDM, MC, AMCDM, MC
- 20
- € 33,123,660
- 73
- Tomáš SuslovMC, AMR, AML, AMCMC, AMC
- 21
- € 10,245,310
- 75
- Mikael Egill Eller..MCMC
- 21
- € 243,370
- 74
- Ísak JóhannessonDM, MC, AMCMC
- 20
- € 19,568,820
- 74
- Samuele RicciDM, MCDM, MC
- 21
- € 62,462,200
- 78
- Kristjan AsllaniDM, MC, AMCDM, MC
- 21
- € 24,667,890
- 77
- Edoardo BoveDM, MCDM, MC
- 21
- € 68,363,330
- 78
- Drissa CamaraDM, MCMC
- 21
- € 4,390,550
- 73
- Amad DialloMC, MR, AMR, AML, AMC, STAMR
- 20
- € 69,495,400
- 79
- Aldo FlorenziMCMC
- 21
- € 2,797,740
- 73
- Tommaso MilaneseMCMC
- 20
- € 698,340
- 73
- Alessandro SersantiDM, MC, MRMC, MR
- 21
- € 404,490
- 73
- Alessandro BiancoDM, MCDM, MC
- 20
- € 7,653,230
- 75
- Gerard YepesDM, MCDM
- 20
- € 8,560,870
- 75
- Aljoša VasićMC, ML, AML, AMCMC, ML, AML, AMC
- 21
- € 4,023,470
- 73
- Giovanni FabbianDM, MC, AMCMC
- 20
- € 24,938,180
- 78
- Fabio MirettiMC, AMCMC
- 19
- € 131,227,740
- 76
- Han-Noah MassengoDM, MCDM, MC
- 22
- € 23,902,070
- 73
- Koba KoindrediMCMC
- 21
- € 18,061,200
- 75
- Naouirou AhamadaDM, MC, AMCMC
- 21
- € 24,513,370
- 72
- Adil AouchicheMC, AMCMC
- 20
- € 1,160,110
- 75
- Lucien AgouméDM, MC, AMCDM, MC
- 21
- € 12,015,740
- 73
- Enzo MillotMC, AMR, AMCMC, AMC
- 20
- € 76,448,220
- 78
- Rassoul NdiayeDM, MCMC
- 21
- € 8,275,470
- 71
- Tom LacouxDM, MCDM
- 21
- € 5,521,810
- 71
- Yassine KechtaMC, AMCMC, AMC
- 21
- € 5,319,970
- 75
- Jonathan VaraneDM, MCDM, MC
- 21
- € 5,541,040
- 72
- Skelly AlveroDM, MCMC
- 21
- € 8,136,580
- 72
- Maghnes AklioucheMC, AMR, AML, AMCMC, AMC
- 21
- € 7,902,310
- 74
- Farès ChaïbiMC, AMR, AML, AMCMC, AMC
- 20
- € 142,636,340
- 78
- Mohamed KabaDM, MCDM, MC
- 21
- € 11,015,680
- 75
- Fidel AmbrízDM, MCDM
- 20
- € 15,293,340
- 74
- Trai HumeDR, WBR, WBL, MCDR, WBR
- 21
- € 632,640
- 72
- Tobias GulliksenMC, AMR, AML, AMCMC, AML
- 20
- € 9,349,200
- 71
- Svit SešlarMC, MR, AMR, AMCMC, AMR, AMC
- 21
- € 198,810
- 73
- Beñat TurrientesDM, MCDM
- 21
- € 74,708,790
- 76
- TheoMC, AMCMC, AMC
- 21
- € 516,220
- 74
- FranchoDM, MCDM, MC
- 21
- € 6,206,680
- 71
- Ilaix MoribaDM, MC, AMCMC
- 20
- € 37,712,420
- 79
- Iker MuñozDM, MCDM, MC
- 20
- € 30,226,620
- 75
- Antonio PachecoDM, MCMC
- 21
- € 217,640
- 73
- Volodymyr BrazhkoDM, MCDM
- 21
- € 14,501,790
- 73
- Gianluca BusioDM, MC, AMCDM, MC
- 21
- € 184,830
- 73
- Matías GalarzaMC, AMLMC
- 21
- € 10,603,420
- 73
- Famana QuizeraMC, AMR, AML, AMCMC, AMR, AML, AMC
- 21
- € 66,840
- 71
- Fabian RiederMC, AMCMC, AMC
- 21
- € 39,373,910
- 79
- Ardon JashariDM, MCDM, MC
- 20
- € 622,400
- 72
- Marko StamenićDM, MCMC
- 21
- € 5,268,750
- 74
- Malik TillmanMC, AMR, AML, AMC, STAMC
- 21
- € 30,874,390
- 78
- Paul NebelMC, AMR, AML, AMCMC, AMC
- 20
- € 11,773,300
- 72
- Márton DárdaiDC, DM, MCDC, DM
- 21
- € 15,556,610
- 75
- Jens CastropDR, DM, WBR, MC, MRMC
- 19
- € 14,636,570
- 71
- Merlin RöhlDM, MC, AMCMC
- 21
- € 29,769,710
- 78
- Eric MartelDC, DM, MCDM, MC
- 21
- € 20,897,280
- 75
- Rocco ReitzDM, MCMC
- 21
- € 17,351,270
- 74
- Sebastian NanasiWBL, MC, ML, AMR, AML, AMCAML, AMC
- 21
- € 289,400
- 72
- Yasin AyariDM, MC, AMCMC
- 19
- € 34,983,450
- 73
- Beni MukendiDM, MCMC
- 21
- € 195,680
- 71
- Nikita KrivtsovMC, AMCMC
- 20
- € 15,593,600
- 74
- Tanner TessmannDM, MCMC
- 21
- € 250,530
- 74
- Benjamin BouchouariMC, AMCMC
- 21
- € 4,232,730
- 71
- Paxten AaronsonMC, AMR, AML, AMCAMC
- 19
- € 17,034,870
- 71
- Manuel MónacoMC, AMCMC, AMC
- 21
- € 6,173,070
- 73
- Antoine HainautDM, MCMC
- 21
- € 6,319,670
- 73
- Oussama TarghallineDM, MCDM, MC
- 21
- € 6,312,480
- 78
- Habib KeïtaDM, MC, AMCMC
- 21
- € 7,313,900
- 73
- Joan GonzálezDM, MCMC
- 21
- € 7,542,090
- 75
- Rokas PukštasMCMC
- 18
- € 11,955,780
- 71
- Tim BreithauptDM, MCDM, MC
- 21
- € 10,396,020
- 75
- Robert WagnerDM, MCDM, MC
- 19
- € 16,492,180
- 72
- Artem KarpukasDM, MCDM
- 21
- € 10,908,630
- 73
- Damián BobadillaDM, MC, AMCMC
- 21
- € 6,734,970
- 71
- Amir RichardsonDM, MCDM, MC
- 21
- € 39,602,940
- 78
- Sergi AltimiraDM, MCDM, MC
- 21
- € 15,537,040
- 73
FM24 Wonderkids Shortlist
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