19 Feb 2025 5 min read Football Manager

The 50 best FM24 wonderkids strikers (CF/ST) in the game

Ultimate list of wonderkid strikers (CF) in FM24 💪

Football Manager is full of incredible strikers, each diverse in what they can offer FM your save, both tactically and technically.

Goals are the hardest thing to come by in FM24, so starting off your save with a solid centre-forward allows you to start winning whilst your team and tactics are bedding in.

In this year's Football Manager, out of the top 50 best strikers, 7 are French, 6 are Dutch, 6 are Brazilian and 3 are German.

Surprisingly there is only one English striker in the list of top centre-forwards in Football Manager, Will Lankshear who plays for Spurs.

But which leagues harvest the most elite young strikers in Football Manager?

England, Spain, Germany, Brazil, Italy, Netherlands, and France are the best destinations to scout to find the best strikers at the start of your FM save.

Here is the ultimate list of the best striker wonderkids to sign in FM24:

50. Fode Fofana

Age: 20
Club: Vitesse
Nationality: Netherlands
Position: AM (RL), ST

49. Adam Hlozek

Age: 20
Club: Bayer Leverkusen
Nationality: Czech Republic
Position: AM (RL), ST

48. Kevin Zefi

Age: 18
Club: Inter
Nationality: Ireland
Position: AM (RL), ST

47. Nicolo Tresoldi

Age: 18
Club: Hannover
Nationality: Germany
Position: ST

46. Will Lankshear

Age: 18
Club: Tottenham Hotspur
Nationality: England
Position: ST

45. Santiago Castro

Age: 18
Club: Bologna
Nationality: Argentina
Position: AM (L), ST

44. Alejo Veliz

Age: 19
Club: Tottenham Hotspur
Nationality: Argentina
Position: ST

43. Winsley Boteli

Age: 17
Club: Borussia Monchengladbach
Nationality: Switzerland
Position: ST

42. Yoan Bonny

Age: 19
Club: Parma
Nationality: France
Position: ST

41. Alvaro Rodriguez

Age: 18
Club: Real Madrid B
Nationality: Uruguay
Position: AM (L), ST

40. Mohamed-Ali Cho

Age: 19
Club: Real San Sebastian
Nationality: France
Position: AM (RL), ST

39. Jonah Kusi-Asare

Age: 15
Club: AIK
Nationality: Sweden
Position: ST

38. Enzo Molebe

Age: 16
Club: Olympique Lyonnais
Nationality: France
Position: AM (L), ST

37. Marc Guiu

Age: 17
Club: Barcelona B
Nationality: Spain
Position: ST

36. Adiele Eriugo

Age: 16
Club: Enyimba Aba
Nationality: Nigeria
Position: AM (RC), ST

35. Francesco Pio Esposito

Age: 18
Club: Spezia
Nationality: Italy
Position: ST

34. Nelson Weiper

Age: 18
Club: Mainz 05
Nationality: Germany
Position: ST

33. Julian Rijkhoff

Age: 18
Club: Ajax
Nationality: Netherlands
Position: ST

32. Mexx Meerdink

Age: 20
Club: AZ Alkmaar
Nationality: Netherlands
Position: ST

31. Tommaso Ravaglioli

Age: 17
Club: Bologna
Nationality: Italy
Position: ST

30. Abdoul Karim Camara

Age: 19
Club: Hoffenheim II
Nationality: Belgium
Position: AM (RL), ST

29. Jason van Duiven

Age: 18
Club: PSV
Nationality: Netherlands
Position: ST

28. Ilyes Housni

Age: 18
Club: Al-Sadd
Nationality: France
Position: AM (L), ST

27. Iker Bravo

Age: 18
Club: Real Madrid C
Nationality: Spain
Position: ST

26. Wilfried Gnonto

Age: 19
Club: Leeds United
Nationality: Italy
Position: AM (RLC), ST

25. Matheus Nascimento

Age: 19
Club: Botafogo
Nationality: Brazil
Position: ST

24. Matthis Abline

Age: 20
Club: Nantes
Nationality: France
Position: ST

23. Gift Orban

Age: 20
Club: AA Gent
Nationality: Nigeria
Position: AM (R), ST

22. Sekou Mara

Age: 20
Club: Southampton
Nationality: France
Position: ST

21. Roko Simic

Age: 19
Club: Red Bull Salzburg
Nationality: Croatia
Position: ST

20. Karim Konate

Age: 19
Club: Red Bull Salzburg
Nationality: Ivory Coast
Position: ST

19. Iker Villar

Age: 17
Club: Sevilla C
Nationality: Spain
Position: ST

18. Callum Marshall

Age: 18
Club: West Ham United
Nationality: Northern Ireland
Position: AM (RL), ST

17. Ryan Francisco

Age: 16
Club: Sao Paulo
Nationality: Brazil
Position: ST

16. Pau Sans

Age: 18
Club: Zaragoza B
Nationality: Spain
Position: AM (C), ST

18. Skye Vink

Age: 17
Club: Ajax
Nationality: Netherlands
Position: ST

17. Deivid Washington

Age: 18
Club: Chelsea
Nationality: Brazil
Position: ST

16. Enzo Sternal

Age: 16
Club: Olympique Marseille
Nationality: France
Position: ST

15. Talles Wander

Age: 19
Club: SPO
Nationality: Brazil
Position: ST

14. Shaqueel van Persie

Age: 16
Club: Feyenoord
Nationality: Netherlands
Position: AM (RL), ST

13. Jamie Donley

Age: 18
Club: Tottenham Hotspur
Nationality: Northern Ireland
Position: AM (C), ST

12. Fabio Silva

Age: 20
Club: Wolves
Nationality: Portugal
Position: ST

11. Elye Wahi

Age: 20
Club: Lens
Nationality: France
Position: AM (L), ST

10. Youssoufa Moukoko

Age: 18
Club: Borussia Dortmund
Nationality: Germany
Position: ST

9. Gabriel Silva

Age: 16
Club: Sporting CP
Nationality: Portugal
Position: ST

8 . Rodrigo Ribeiro

Age: 17
Club: Sporting CP B
Nationality: Portugal
Position: AM (R), ST

7. Rasmus Hojlund

Age: 20
Club: Manchester United
Nationality: Denmark
Position: ST

6. Benjamin Sesko

Age: 20
Club: RB Leipzig
Nationality: Slovenia
Position: ST

5. Mathys Tel

Age: 18
Club: Bayern Munich
Nationality: France
Position: AM (RL), ST

4. Evan Ferguson

Age: 18
Club: Brighton & Hove Albion
Nationality: Ireland
Position: ST

3. Vitor Roque

Age: 18
Club: Athletico Paranaense
Nationality: Brazil
Position: AM (RL), ST

2. Marcos Leonardo

Age: 20
Club: Santos
Nationality: Brazil
Position: AM (L), ST

1. Endrick

Age: 16
Club: Palmeiras
Nationality: Brazil
Position: AM (R), ST

That concludes our list of the best strikers in FM, with Endrick officially being the best striker and overall forward in Football Manager 2024.

Whatever type of striker you go for in your save, make sure you experiment with some of the more unknown names on our list to keep your love for Football Manager fresh and exciting.

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