While thecountry hosts what is hailed as the best and most competitive domestic leaguein the world, England has struggled on the international stage through theyears.
That said, England has produced plenty of world-class talents, including the likes of David Beckham, Bobby Charlton, Peter Shilton, Wayne Rooney, Rio Ferdinand, Gary Lineker, Paul Gascoigne, Paul Scholes, Gary Neville, Steven Gerrard, Bobby Moore, Frank Lampard, Ashley Cole, and John Terry.
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Now we lookto the next crop of the best English wonderkids to sign in FIFA 20 Career Mode.There’s a full slate of all of the best English wonderkids in FIFA 20 at thefoot of the article: those with the highest potential overall ratings featurein the main body of the article.
Choosing FIFA 20 Career Mode’s best English wonderkids
The mostimportant aspect considered when picking the best English wonderkids in FIFA 20Career Mode is the potential overall rating.
Those thatfeature in the body of the article have the highest POT, with the others listedin the table at the foot of the article having a potential rating of at least 84.All players in the article are 20-years-old or younger at the start of FIFA 20Career Mode.
Jadon Sancho (OVR 85 – POT 93)
Team: Borussia Dortmund
Best Position: LW, LM, LAM, CAM, RAM, RM, RW
Age: 19
Overall/Potential: 85 OVR / 93 POT
Value (Release Clause): £49.5 million (£94.1 million)
Skill Moves: Five-Star
Best Attributes: 92 Dribbling, 91 Agility, 90 Balance
Having beenin the Watford and then the Manchester City youth ranks, Jadon Sancho felt that he needed a challengethat could soon lead to first-team football. So, he pulled a transfer toBorussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga in the summer of 2017.
The move iscertainly paying off, with Sancho getting 21 games, five goals, and sevenassists in the 2017/18 season, and 13 goals with 19 assists in 43 games lastseason. Now a bona fide England star, but still only 19-years-old, Sancho scored14 goals and teed-up 15 more by his 26th game of this season.
With anoverall rating of 85, Jadon Sancho is already a great player to have on thepitch in FIFA 20 Career Mode, but what makes him the best English wonderkid inFIFA 20 is his massive 93 POT rating.
Sancho’s 92dribbling, 91 agility, 90 balance, 89 acceleration, 88 ball control, 85 sprintspeed, 85 short passing, 85 vision, and 81 finishing already make theEnglishman worthy of his £49.5 valuation.
Trent Alexander-Arnold (OVR 84 – POT 89)
Team: Liverpool
Best Position: LWB, LB, RB, RWB
Age: 20
Overall/Potential: 84 OVR / 89 POT
Value (Release Clause): £33.3 million (£64.1 million)
Skill Moves: Three-Star
Best Attributes: 92 Crossing, 87 Long Passing, 85 Stamina
Liverpoolare blazing their way to their first-ever Premier League title, with TrentAlexander-Arnold at right-back being one of the most important features of thego-to starting XI.
Alexander-Arnoldis superb on the ball, very fast, and puts in near-perfect crosses,particularly from dead-ball situations. So far this season, the Englishwonderkid has notched two goals and 12 assists through 32 games.
In FIFA 20, RB Alexander-Arnold’s best ratings perfectly reflect his current ability, with a 92 for crossing, 87 for long passing, 84 for short passing, and 83 for sprint speed.
TheLiverpool full-back boasts a high-medium work rate and a four-star weak footbut, of course, the main appeal of signing Trent Alexander-Arnold is his epic89 potential rating.
Phil Foden (OVR 77 – POT 89)
Team: Manchester City
Best Position: LW, LM, LCM, LAM, CM, CAM, RCM, RAM, RAM, RW
Age: 19
Overall/Potential: 77 OVR / 89 POT
Value (Release Clause): £14 million (£28.6 million)
Skill Moves: Four-Star
Best Attributes: 89 Balance, 87 Agility, 81 Short Passing
PepGuardiola has hailed him as the most talented player that he has ever seen, andyet Phil Foden was only given eight starts by Manchester City’s 35thgame of the season.
Even in alimited capacity, the 19-year-old Englishman has been quite impressivealongside the star-studded outfielders of City, notching three goals and fiveassists through 22 total appearances.
In FIFA 20Career Mode, if you’re running a Champions League-grade club, you may have tofollow Guardiola and sit Foden on the bench most of the time, due to his 77overall rating.
However,when Foden is on the field, you can make the most of his 87 agility, 81 shortpassing, 80 ball control, 77 acceleration, 80 ball control, 77 dribbling, and74 long passing.
Callum Hudson-Odoi (OVR 74 – POT 88)
Team: Chelsea
Best Position: LW, LM, LAM, CAM, RAM, RM, RW
Age: 18
Overall/Potential: 74 OVR / 88 POT
Value (Release Clause): £10.4 million (£26.1 million)
Skill Moves: Four-Star
Best Attributes: 86 Acceleration, 85 Agility, 84 Sprint Speed
It’ssuspected that one of the reasons why Chelsea gave Maurizio Sarri the boot atthe end of last season was due to fans wanting a manager who would play theup-and-coming stars, with the Hudson-Odoi to Bayern Munich transfer saga at theheart of the cries to play youngsters.
Youth isvery much in revolt at Chelsea now, with Frank Lampard running the show andgiving players like Callum Hudson-Odoi, Tammy Abraham, Mason Mount, and FikayoTomori plenty of game time.
An Achilles tendonrupture held Hudson-Odoi out for the start of the season, but through 23appearances since, he’s landed three goals and five assists.
At thisstage in Career Mode, Hudson-Odoi is all about speed. He boasts 86acceleration, 85 agility, and 84 sprint speed, developing into one of thefastest players in FIFA 20 over the next few seasons.
Mason Greenwood (OVR 70 – POT 88)
Team: Manchester United
Best Position: LM, LW, LAM, LF, CAM, CF, RAM, RF, RW, RM, LS, ST, RS
Age: 17
Overall/Potential: 70 OVR / 88 POT
Value (Release Clause): £3.2 million (£8.2 million)
Skill Moves: Three-Star
Best Attributes: 79 Sprint Speed, 78 Acceleration, 78 Agility
He may have onlyturned 18-years-old in October, but Mason Greenwood has muscled his way intothe first team of Manchester United, playing up top, just behind the striker,and on the right-wing.
With plentyof goals coming in the Europa League, Greenwood’s 11 goals and four assists in31 games set the English wonderkid as the third-highest goal contributor by theRed Devils’ 36th game of the campaign.
In FIFA 20Career Mode, Mason Greenwood is still very green, without a single rating inthe 80s at the start of the game.
That said,his 79 sprint speed, 78 acceleration, and 78 agility at 17-years-old show thatthe young striker will eventually develop into one of the fastest strikers in the game.
All the Best English Wonderkids in FIFA 20
Here’s the complete list of all of the best English wonderkids in FIFA 20 Career Mode.
Name | Team | Age | Overall | Potential | Position |
Jadon Sancho | Borussia Dortmund | 19 | 85 | 93 | RM, LM |
Trent Alexander-Arnold | Liverpool | 20 | 84 | 89 | RB |
Phil Foden | Manchester City | 19 | 77 | 89 | CAM, CM |
Callum Hudson-Odoi | Chelsea | 18 | 74 | 88 | LW, RW |
Mason Greenwood | Manchester United | 17 | 70 | 88 | ST, RM, LM |
Mason Mount | Chelsea | 20 | 79 | 87 | CAM, LW, CM |
Declan Rice | West Ham United | 20 | 78 | 87 | CDM, CB, CM |
Reece James | Chelsea | 19 | 74 | 87 | RB, CDM |
Ryan Sessegnon | Tottenham Hotspur | 19 | 75 | 86 | LM, LW, LB |
Bukayo Saka | Arsenal | 17 | 69 | 86 | LM, LB, LW |
Reiss Nelson | Arsenal | 19 | 73 | 85 | RW, LW, LM |
Dwight McNeil | Burnley | 19 | 76 | 85 | LM |
Jonathan Panzo | KSV Cercle Brugge | 18 | 66 | 85 | LB, CB |
Matthew Longstaff | Newcastle United | 19 | 67 | 85 | CM, CDM |
Angel Gomes | Manchester United | 18 | 68 | 85 | CAM, CM, LW |
Tommy Doyle | Manchester City | 17 | 62 | 85 | CM |
Eddie Nketiah | Arsenal | 20 | 70 | 85 | ST |
Max Aarons | Norwich City | 19 | 72 | 85 | RB |
Joseph Willock | Arsenal | 19 | 69 | 84 | CM |
Ricky-Jade Jones | Peterborough United | 16 | 59 | 84 | ST, CAM, LW |
Ellis Simms | Everton | 18 | 64 | 84 | ST |
Jayden Bogle | Derby County | 18 | 71 | 84 | RB |
Rhian Brewster | Swansea City | 19 | 64 | 84 | ST |
Conor Gallagher | Charlton Athletic | 19 | 70 | 84 | CM, CDM |
Oliver Skipp | Tottenham Hotspur | 18 | 67 | 84 | CDM, CM |
James Garner | Manchester United | 18 | 65 | 84 | CDM, CM |
Morgan Gibbs-White | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 19 | 70 | 84 | CM, CAM |
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