FIFA 23 wonderkids: The 30 best young midfielders

Cameron Smith

Updated: 23 May 2023 08:46 CDT
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Bukayo Saka, Arsenal, 2021/22 — © ProShots

FC Barcelona and Spanish international Pedri is the highest rated young midfielder in FIFA 23 after being given a potential rating of 92 in EA Sports’ popular feature Career Mode.

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Pedri is an 85 rated card in FIFA Ultimate Team, Kick Off and Career Mode, but has the potential to reach 92 rated in Career Mode.

That means that he is the highest rated midfielder aged 21 or under in the entire video game, both in terms of original rating and potential rating.

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Behind Pedri is a duo of Bundesliga stars - namely Jude Bellingham and Florian Wirtz. Bellingham, the Borussia Dortmund and England midfielder, is originally rated 84 in FIFA 23, but he has the potential to become a 91 rated player in FIFA 23 Career Mode. Similarly, Wirtz can also reach a 91 rating, but he starts the game as an 82 rated card.

Fellow Bundesliga starlet Jamal Musiala is next on the list of the best young midfielders in FIFA 23. The German has the potential to become a 90 rated player in the game and he starts the game as an 81 rated player.

Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka, Real Madrid’s Eduardo Camavinga, and Bayern Munich’s Ryan Gravenberch all have the potential to reach 89 rated in FIFA 23 and are fifth, sixth, and seventh in the standings of midfielders aged 21 or under in FIFA 23. Camavinga and Gravenberch both start as 79 rated players, while Saka is an 82 rated card.

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© ProShots - Eduardo Camavinga has the potential to become an 89 rated player in FIFA Career Mode

There are three players with 88 rated potential - Gavi, Gabriel Martinelli and Nicolo Rovella. Gavi has been handed the highest base rating of that trio, with the Barcelona midfielder given a 79 rated card.

Domink Szoboszlai, Yeremy Pino, Enzo Fernandez, Adam Hlozek, Thiago Almada, Gabriel Veron, Alberto Moleiro, Harvey Elliott, Fabio Miretti, Alex Scott, and Jamie Bynoe-Gittens have been given a potential rating of 86.

Orkun Kokcu, Giovanni Reyna, Bryan Gil and Fabio Carvalho are among the players with an 86 rated potential and complete the top 30.

The 30 highest rated young midfielders in FIFA 23

Player	Team	FIFA 23 Base Rating	FIFA 23 Potential Rating
Pedri	FC Barcelona	85	92
Jude Bellingham	Borussia Dortmund	84	91
Florian Wirtz	Bayer Leverkusen	82	91
Jamal Musiala	Bayern Munich	81	90
Bukayo Saka	Arsenal	82	89
Eduardo Camavinga	Real Madrid	79	89
Ryan Gravenberch	Bayern Munich	79	89
Gavi	FC Barcelona	79	88
Gabriel Martinelli	Arsenal	78	88
Nicolo Rovella	Monza	75	88
Dominik Szoboszlai	RB Leipzig	79	87
Yeremy Pino	Villarreal	79	87
Enzo Fernandez	SL Benfica	78	87
Adam Hlozek	Bayer Leverkusen	77	87
Thiago Almada	Atlanta United	76	87
Gabriel Veron	FC Porto	75	87
Alberto Moleiro	Las Palmas	74	87
Harvey Elliott	Liverpool	73	87
Fabio Miretti	Juventus	72	87
Alex Scott	Bristol City	69	87
Jamie Bynoe-Gittens	Borussia Dortmund	67	87
Orkun Kokcu	Feyenoord	79	86
Giovanni Reyna	Borussia Dortmund	77	86
Bryan Gil	Tottenham Hotspur	77	86
Gonzalo Plata	Real Valladolid	77	86
Kouadio Kone	Borussia Monchengladbach	77	86
Ivan Ilic	Hellas Verona	76	86
Nicola Zalewski	Roma	74	86
Nico Williams	Athletic Club	74	86
Kenneth Taylor	Ajax	74	86
Xavi Simons	PSV Eindhoven	73	86
Fabio Carvalho	Liverpool	73	86

Read more about: UEFA Champions League La Liga Serie A Bundesliga Ligue 1 Premier League Adam Hlozek Alberto Moleiro Alex Scott Bryan Gil Bukayo Saka Dominik Szoboszlai Eduardo Camavinga Enzo Fernandez Fabio Carvalho Fabio Miretti Florian Wirtz Gabriel Martinelli Gabriel Veron Gavi Giovanni Reyna Harvey Elliott Jamie Gittens Jude Bellingham Nicolò Rovella Orkun Kökçü Pedri Ryan Gravenberch Yeremy Pino