With the official launch of Football Manager 26 just around the corner, SheKicks has handpicked 50 women’s wonderkids that FM26 players should look out for.
Women’s football is being introduced to Football Manager for the first time in the franchise’s history.
The game officially launches on November 4th, but was made available to those who pre-ordered on PC last week.
The WSL and WSL 2 will be in the game, which features 14 leagues across the world as well as the Women’s Champions League.
Here, SheKicks picks some of the best young players to sign in the game.
The best women’s wonderkids in FM26
Goalkeepers in FM26
Talented young goalkeepers are harder to find in FM26, but one of the standouts is Ena Mahmutovic of Bayern Munich.
The 21-year-old has started to break through at the Frauen-Bundesliga side and has Champions League experience.
Another impressive young goalkeeper in the game is Cecilia Runarsdottir, who plays for Blu-neri Milano – better known as Inter Milan.
There are several cheaper options, though, including Danish pair Alberte Vingum Anderson and Isabella Damm.
- Alberte Vingum Andersen (20) – HB Koge and Denmark
- Isabella Damn (17) – Brondby and Denmark
- Ena Mahmutovic (21) – Bayern Munich and Germany
- Nika Radolovic (17) – ZNK Agram and Croatia
- Cecilia Runarsdottir (21) – Blu-neri Milano and Iceland
- Habiba Sabry (19) – FC Masar and Egypt
The best young full-backs in FM26
The best young fullbacks in the game are Gisele Thompson and Franziska Kett.
Thompson, who made her USA debut this season, is a slightly more expensive option priced between £1 and £1.5m. However, the 19-year-old has the talent to make an instant impact.
Another wonderkid to look out for in FM26 is Toko Koga, who joined Tottenham in the summer transfer window from Feyenoord.
Koga has been an impressive signing for Tottenham in reality, with Spurs currently sitting fifth in the Women’s Super League table.
Meanwhile, Smilia Holmberg of Hammarby is only 18 and is a player that is already being watched by teams across Europe.
Reports in Sweden have claimed that the right-back could be on the verge of moving to Arsenal, and she would be a cheap option in FM26.
- Madeline Dahlien (20) – Seattle Reign and USA, left wing-back
- Ana Maria Guzman (20) – Palmeiras and Colombia, right back
- Smilia Holmberg (18) – Hammarby and Sweden, right back
- Jessica Husband (17) – Hearts and Scotland, left back
- Franziska Kett (20) – Germany and Bayern Munich, right back or left back
- Toko Koga (19) – Tottenham and Japan, right back or centre back
- Thiniba Samoura (21) – Paris Saint-Germain and France, right back or defensive midfielder
- Gisele Thompson (19) – Angel City and Tottenham, right or left back
Women’s centre-backs in FM26
The United States are stacked with wonderkids in the women’s game in FM26.
Perhaps the most promising is 17-year-old San Diego Wave centre-back Trinity Armstrong. To begin the game, she is already valued at between £2m and £2.4m and could be a leading player for any team in the game for the next 15 years.
Jordyn Bugg is another talented young centre-back from the USA, while there are also some cheaper options across Europe such as Nahia Aparicio and Emma Braut Brunes.
Scottish centre-back Erin Husband joins her twin sister Jessica on our list of wonderkids, with both playing for Hearts.
- Nahia Aparicio (21) – Real San Sebastien and Spain
- Trinity Armstrong (17) – San Diego Wave and USA
- Brooke Aspin (20) – Chelsea and England
- Emma Braut Brunes (21) – Brondby and Norway
- Jordyn Bugg (18) – Seattle Reign and USA
- Frederica D’Auria (21) – Capitolini Celeste and Italy
- Erin Husband (17) – Hearts and Scotland
- Julia Landenberger (21) – RB Leipzig and Germany
- Wassa Sangare (19) – London City Lionesses and France
Wonderkid midfielders in FM26
One of SheKicks’ best wonderkids in FM26 is Australian Madeleine Caspers from Sydney Football Club, who is valued at just £86,000.
Norway international Signe Gaupset is a steal at £61,000 from SK Brann, while defensive midfielder Emma Severini is also a good option at around £683,000.
More expensive options can be found in KC Current defensive midfielder Claire Hutton and Roma’s Giulia Dragoni.
Felicia Schroder snubbed a move to the WSL by signing a new contract with BK Hacken in June.
- Madeleine Caspers (18) – Sydney Football Club and Australia, attacking midfielders (£86,000)
- Giulia Dragoni (18) – Roma and Italy, attacking midfielder (£1.5m)
- Signe Gaupset (20) – SK Brann and Norway, defensive or attacking midfielder (£61,000)
- Claire Hutton (19) – KC Current and USA, defensive midfielder (£1.4m)
- Maeline Mendy (18) – Paris FC and France, attacking midfielder (£1m)
- Chloe Ricketts (18) – Houston Dash and USA, attacking midfielder (£99,000)
- Emma Severini (21) – Fiorentina and Italy, defensive midfielder (£683,000)
- Felicia Schroder (18) – BK Hacken and Sweden, attacking midfielder (£486,000)
- Lily Yohannes (18) – Lyon and USA, attacking midfielder (£1m)
The best young women’s wingers in FM26
The second English player included in our list of women’s wonderkids in FM26 is Crystal Palace star Lola Brown.
Brown, who is on loan from Chelsea, is tipped as one of England’s brightest young stars, with some tipping her as a surprise World Cup inclusion in two years.
The USA are again stacked for promising young wingers, with the likes of Micayla Johnson and Jaedyn Shaw coming through the ranks.
One of the biggest steals in the game is Australian teenager Indiana Dos Santos who starts at Sydney Football Club.
- Ainhoa Alguacil (19) – Eintracht Frankfurt and Spain, right winger or centre midfielder (£200,000)
- Lisa Baum (18) – RB Leipzig and Germany, right winger or attacking midfielder (£550,000)
- Lola Brown (17) – Crystal Palace and England, right or left wing (£550,000)
- Indiana Dos Santos (17) – Sydney Football Club and Australia, right wing or attacking midfield (£5,000)
- Micayla Johnson (17) – Chicago Stars and USA, right wing or striker (£1.4m)
- Miyu Matsunaga (19) – Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza and Japan, right wing or left wing (£385,000)
- Fridah Mukoma (18) – KC Current and Zambia, right or left wing (£200,000)
- Sydney Schertenleib (18) – Barcelona and Switzerland, right or left wing (£1.5m)
- Jaedyn Shaw (20) – Gotham FC and USA, right or left wing (£1.3m)
Strikers in FM26
When it comes to the striker position for women’s wonderkids in FM26, the most notable name is Arsenal’s Michelle Agyemang.
England’s Euro 2025 star is on loan at Brighton but has just been ruled out for the season with an ACL injury. However, she does start FM26 with no injury.
Norway are stacked with wonderkids in the striker position, including 16-year-old Valerenga star Marie Moen Preus.
Another player for the future is United States forward KK Ream, who starts the game with Utah Royals.
- Michelle Agyemang (19) – Brighton/Arsenal and England (£1.2m)
- Chancelle Effa Effa (18) – Havre and France (£1m)
- Froya Dorsin (18) – PSG and Norway (£400,000)
- Martine Fenger (18) – Barcelona and Norway (£500,000)
- Marie Moen Preus (16) – Valerenga and Norway (£148,000)
- Lucia Moral (21) – Sevilla and Spain (£700,000)
- Louna Ribadeira (20) – Fleury 91 and France (£1.1m)
- KK Ream (16) – Utah Royals and USA (£750,000)
- Sheika Scott (18) – Paris FC and Costa Rica (£500,000)
