Some Best Young Player in FM 2008

Full Name: Marcos Arouca da Silva
Position: M C
Description: Midfielder
Age: 20
Team: Fluminense
Nationality: Brazil
Other Nationalities: None
International Caps: 41 U21 Caps
Value: £3.3m
Sale Value: Minimum Fee Release Clause - £12.5m
Personality: Professional
Preferred Moves:
Height: 1.69m
Weight: 65kg


Full Name: Aaron Niguez Escaplez
Position: AMC/FC
Description: Wonderkid
Age: 20
Team: Valencia Mestalla
Nationality: Spain
Other Nationalities: None
International Caps: 17 U21 Caps 10 goals (2009)
Value: £18m in 2009
Sale Value: 10m
Personality: Professional
Preferred Moves:
Height: 177cm
Weight: 73kg

This player has made a massive impact within my team making the starting line up over the other wonderkids within my team!


Full Name: Bruno Fernandes das Dores de Souza
Position: GK
Description: Goalkeeper
Age: 22
Team: Atlético Mineiro
Nationality: Brazil
Other Nationalities: None
International Caps:
Value:
Sale Value:
Personality: Ambitious
Preferred Moves:
Height: 1.90m
Weight: 80kg


Full Name: David Luiz
Position: D C
Description: Center Back
Age: 20
Team: Benfica
Nationality: Brazilian
Other Nationalities:
International Caps:
Value:
Sale Value:
Personality:
Preferred Moves:
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Very Good!!


Full Name: Eduardo da Silva Nascimento Neto
Position: D LC, WB L, DM, AM LC (natural positions are DC and DM)
Description: Centre-back
Age: 18
Team: Bahia
Nationality: Brazil
Other Nationalities: None
International Caps: Brazil U20s
Value: 350K (in Euro)
Sale Value: 450K (in Euro)
Personality: Fairly Determined
Preferred Moves: Runs With Ball Down Left, Gets Into Opposition Area, Gets Forward Whenever Possible
Height: 1,83 m
Weight: 78 kg

A must-buy tool for any team. A brilliant player with high average ratings and great scout ratings. He was pure quality back in FM2007 as well.


Full Name: Gabriel Obertan
Position: AM RL, FC
Description: Winger
Age: 18
Team: Girondins Bordeaux
Nationality: France
Other Nationalities: None
International Caps: Uncapped
Value: £3,700,000
Sale Value: Unknown
Personality: Fairly Determined
Preferred Moves:
Height: 186cm
Weight: 76 kg

Good starting stats for a youngster, rated to be as good as Joe Cole.


Full Name: Gabriel Torje
Position: AM R, ST
Description: Winger
Age: 17
Team: Poli 1921
Nationality: Romania
Other Nationalities: None
International Caps: Capped at U-21 level
Value: N/A
Sale Value: 2M (in Euro)
Personality: Fairly Loyal
Preferred Moves: Places shots, cuts inside, gets crowd going
Height: 1.68m
Weight: 64kg

Becomes wonderkid before too long.


Full Name: Georginio Wijnaldum
Position: AM RLC
Description: Midfielder
Age: 16
Team: Feyenoord
Nationality: Holland
Other Nationalities: None
International Caps: Capped at U-19 level
Value: 120K (in Euro)
Sale Value: Unknown
Personality: Ambitious
Preferred Moves: None
Height: 1.77 m
Weight: 79 kg


Full Name: Gerard Pique Bernabeu
Position: D C (Natural) / DM (Accomplished)
Description: Wonderkid
Age: 20
Team: Man Utd
Nationality: Spain
Other Nationalities: None
International Caps: Uncapped
Value: 6.5M (in Euro)
Sale Value: Unknown
Personality: Ambitious
Preferred Moves: Tries long range passes, Tries to play way out of trouble, Does not dive into tackles
Height: 1,91 m
Weight: 82 kg

This kid is a wonderkid and can play DM if you give him proper training. When he turns 23-24, you would be surprise how good Pique will be. Oh yea, hes very reliable too. Make sure not to sell this player or you will regret that is if you're playing Manchester United.
Excellent young player CB / DM


Full Name: Henri Saivet
Position: AM RL, FC
Description: Promising Striker
Age: 16
Team: Girondins Bordeaux
Nationality: France
Other Nationalities: Senegale
International Caps: Uncapped
Value: £575,000
Sale Value: £575,000
Personality: Fairly Ambitious
Preferred Moves: None
Height: 1,75 m
Weight: 66 kg

Was described to me (Chelsea) as having the potential to be better than Didier Drogba.


Full Name: Joe Mattock
Position: WB L
Description: Full-back
Age: 17
Team: Bolton
Nationality: England
Other Nationalities: None
International Caps: Uncapped
Value: 1.5M
Sale Value: 2.5M
Personality: Professional
Preferred Moves:
Height:
Weight:

HE IS RECOMMENDED PLAYER FROM MY BEST SCOUT..
IS HE REALLY WONDERKID???


Full Name: Luka Modric
Position: AM RLC
Description: Midfielder
Age: 21
Team: Dinamo
Nationality: Croatia
Other Nationalities: None
International Caps: 16 Caps / 2 Goals
Value: £1.5m
Sale Value: Unknown
Personality: Professional
Preferred Moves:
Height: 1.73m
Weight: 74kg


Full Name: Mathieu Debuchy
Position: AM RL
Description: Enthusiastic winger
Age: 21
Team: LOSC Lille Metropole
Nationality: France
Other Nationalities: None
International Caps: France U-21s
Value: 7,5M (in Euro)
Sale Value: Unknown
Personality: Resolute
Preferred Moves: None
Height: 1,87 m
Weight: 72 kg


Full Name: Mario Balotelli
Position: ST
Description: Striker
Age: 16
Team: Inter
Nationality: Italy
Other Nationalities: Ghanaian
International Caps: Uncapped
Value: 3.5M
Sale Value: 7M
Personality:
Preferred Moves: Tries Tricks
Height: 1,88m
Weight: 81


Full Name: Mika Aaritalo
Position: AM RL, ST
Description: Forward
Age: 21
Team: Turun Palloseura
Nationality: Finland
Other Nationalities: None
International Caps: Uncapped
Value: Unknown
Sale Value: 525K (in Euro)
Personality: Ambitious
Preferred Moves: Runs with ball down left, gets forward whenever possible, likes to beat man repeatedly
Height: 1,88 m
Weight: 78 kg


Full Name: Manoel Morais Amorim
Position: AM RLC
Description: Cultured midfielder
Age: 23
Team: Vasco
Nationality: Brazil
Other Nationalities: None
International Caps: Uncapped
Value: 6.25M (in Euro)
Sale Value: Unknown
Personality: Fairly determined
Preferred Moves: Moves Into Channels, Plays One-Twos, Dwells On Ball, Tries Long Range Passes
Height: 1,69 m
Weight: 62 kg

AMLR, this young kid is ace... worth millions after a season or 2 depending on your team.


Full Name: Pablo Piatti
Position: AMC
Description: Flamboyant midfielder
Age: 18
Team: Estudiantes (LP)
Nationality: Argentinian
Other Nationalities: Italian
International Caps: Uncapped
Value: £100k
Sale Value: £100k
Personality: Determined
Preferred Moves:
Height: 5'5"
Weight: 58kg

Bought for Sheff United despite interest from Roma, Lazio and Inter. Pay him enough and he will join. Scored 12 in 22 games from AMC position in Championship. Performs just as well in Premiership as well


Full Name: Rabiu Ibrahim
Position: AM C
Description: Promising midfielder
Age: 16
Team: Sporting CP
Nationality: Nigeria
Other Nationalities: None
International Caps: Uncapped
Value: 50K
Sale Value: Unknown
Personality: Jovial
Preferred Moves: Tries tricks
Height: 1,67 m
Weight: 58 kg

He is a very talented individual, I discovered him at the age of 16. Bought him at the age of 18 for $475K and he scored 4 goals in 4 games.


Full Name: Sebastian Giovinco
Position: AM LC, FC
Description: Playmaker Forward
Age: 20
Team: Juventus (On Loan at Empoli)
Nationality: Italian
Other Nationalities: None
International Caps: Uncapped
Value: 8M
Sale Value: 14M
Personality:
Preferred Moves: Tries Tricks
Height: 1,64
Weight:

Brilliant Attacking Mid, Striker or Winger on both sides (He trains to AMR very quickly). Starts the game with 20 dribbling and agility.


Full Name: Steven Defour
Position: AM C
Description: Flamboyant midfielder
Age: 19
Team: Standard
Nationality: Belgium
Other Nationalities: None
International Caps: 9 caps / 0 goals
Value: 1,2M (in Euro)
Sale Value: 4,2M (in Euro)
Personality: Fairly determined
Preferred Moves: None
Height: 1,74 m
Weight: 64 kg

He plays for a club from Belgium called standard liege. quality signing and is only 19, stats are immense for his age too. He might be AM C but he plays best as CM though.


Full Name: Thiago de Nacimiento Alcantara
Position: M RC
Description: Promising midfielder
Age: 16
Team: Barcelona
Nationality: Brazil
Other Nationalities: Spain
International Caps: Uncapped
Value: 0 (in Euro)
Sale Value: Possibly free
Personality: Ambitious
Preferred Moves: None
Height: 1,83 m
Weight: 82 kg

His stats are a bit low in the beginning, but he will improve fast. By the time he reaches 18, he would be ready to get some matches in the first team. He has Spanish nationality, so he won't count as a foreign player. If he can be as good as he was in FM2007, then getting him for free is more than a good deal.


Full Name: Thiago Neves
Position: AM LC
Description: Midfielder
Age: 22
Team: Fluminense (on loan from Parana)
Nationality: Brazil
Other Nationalities: None
International Caps: Uncapped
Value: 6.75M (in Euro)
Sale Value: Unknown
Personality: Fairly determined
Preferred Moves: Tries long range passes
Height: 1,82 m
Weight: 70 kg


Full Name: Tom Huddlestone
Position: DM
Description: Midfielder
Age: 20
Team: Tottenham Hotspur
Nationality: England
Other Nationalities: None
International Caps: Capped at U-21 level
Value: Unknown
Sale Value: £6M
Personality: Spirited
Preferred Moves:
Height: 188cm
Weight: 71kg

Described as having the potential to be as good as Michael Essien.


Give a try!!!