11 Players With Insane Potential

Building a strong team in the FC 25manager career requires vision.

Any career-mode veteran will tell you that buying today’s stars without looking out for the future always results in an aging team caught in a crisis a few years down the line.

Securing the future of your club requires a lot of scouting and gambling, but if you want to put that money to good use, this list compiles 11 players with insane potential to keep your manager career strong for many seasons to come.

11 Lamine Yamal

81 Overall, 94 Potential, +13 Growth

After the 2024 Euros, Lamine Yamal is hardly a hidden gem, but he stands out as one of three players capable of reaching the 94 overall mark.

While Bellingham and Vinícius Jr. are fully realized players already in the exclusive 90 club, Yamal starts at 81 OVR.

Unless you start your career at Barcelona, Yamal will cost you over €70 million to seal the deal, but in return, you get the future best player in the world.

10 Harry Amass

60 Overall, 85 Potential, +15 Growth

Talented and affordable left backs are not easy to find, making Man United’s sleeper star extremely attractive to teams on a budget.

Amass starts out with pretty modest skills, but with a solid physical build at 5’10” (178cm) and good acceleration.

This is a signing for the future, but with enough patience and occasional playing time, Amass turns into a Champions League starter for an initial investment of less than €1 million.

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9 Kendry Páez

Age 17, 72 Overall, 87 Potential, +15 Growth

If you like mystery boxes, Kendry Páez is right up your alley. Although nominally an offensive midfielder, he doubles as a winger, and a central midfielder. In last year’s edition, he was also listed as a center forward.

Páez has a balanced offensive profile, with excellent movement stats right off the bat. His main weakness is on the defensive side, which hampers his usage as a central midfielder unless you pair him with a strong defensive midfielder.

Independiente has a €15 million release clause on his contract, but you should be able to buy Paéz for less than €10 million if you move in the first season.

8 Assane Diao Diaoune

71 Overall, 87 Potential, +16 Growth

Diao Diaoune is a bona fide winger. He can play on either side, has a good weak foot, and starts the game with 90-pace stats.

With decent ball control, dribbling, and finishing, his first seasons are best used as the perfect super sub to bully tired defenders and chase through balls.

Diao Diaoune’s future stats make him a strong candidate to become a striker, despite not appearing on his profile. Pair him up with a classic Big Man #9, and you have yourself a killer attacking duo.

7 Pau Cubarsí

72 Overall, 88 Potential, +16 Growth

Barcelona’s academy has reached legendary status for good reason, and Pau Cubarsí is a great example of that.

Standing 6 feet (182cm) tall, he is a modern ball-playing center-back capable of pinging long balls and dribbling his way out of trouble. He can comfortably settle into a defensive midfielder role as well.

Cubarsí scores 74 across defensive stats, making him a decent backup option even at top European leagues. With enough playing time, he becomes one of the best defenders in the game later on.

6 Franco Mastantuono

71 Overall, 88 Potential, +17 Growth

Modern football has looked down on the classic #10 in recent years, but you don’t have to follow that path.

Mastantuono is a good dribbler with a lot of pace to go around. His physical stats are unusually strong for a 16-year-old, helped by 84 in balance that helps keep him on his feet under pressure.

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At the beginning of his career, Mastantuono lacks in the passing and shooting department for an attacking midfielder, but he gets the job done out wide until his skills develop further.

His contract has a release clause of only €7.1 million, so you do not need to worry about River playing hardball.

5 Lucas Bergvall

69 Overall, 87 Potential, +18 Growth

Sweden’s midfield golden boy is too young to get a starting spot in North London, but he has the right profile to make it big in the future.

Bergvall has 75 vision and 73 composure, coupled with movement and dribbling stats that are in the low 70 range. His standing tackle ranks at 60, but it is guaranteed to grow.

This is a no-nonsense box-to-box midfielder who can pass around a tight press and make pinpoint long passes if need be.

Thanks to an unfairly low market value, you can sign the next Pogba for peanuts in the 2024/2025 season.

4 Assan Ouédraogo

69 Overall, 87 Potential, +18 Growth

This German giant traded the disasterclass that is Schalke 04 for the promising atmosphere at Red Bull Leipzig.

Ouédraogo is 6’3″ (191cm) tall and combines that with 76 strength and 81 jumping. So long as your defense can move the ball up, be it through short or long balls, he can win most duels.

His initial 69 rating is deceptive, as Ouédraogo has 76 dribbling and 77 pace ratings. Short passing at 67 is far from ideal, but a good striker ahead of him can find good space to help him.

3 Geovany Quenda

70 Overall, 88 Potential, +18 Growth

With Cristiano Ronaldo as an icon, it is easy to explain why Portuguese youngsters dream of becoming star wingers. Geovany Quenda is one of those who will come close to his idol.

A left-footed talent with quick feet and explosive acceleration, Quenda scores four stars in both skill moves and weak foot categories.

His €10.5 million release clause is on the high side, but Sporting will normally cave for less. Put Quenda on the right wing, cut inside to leave defenders in the dust, and pass it short to your striker. Never fails.

2 Julien Duranville

66 Overall, 87 Potential, +21 Growth

Duranville is a massively underrated reserve in a packed Dortmund squad. His 66 overall is not much to look at, but it comes with 84 pace, and 75 dribbling.

Better yet, Duranville has a release clause of only €7.3 million, on top of a ridiculously low €2.7 million value at the start of his career.

His passing and finishing leave a lot to be desired early on, but with the right tactics, Duranville can play off of overlapping fullbacks all the way to the box.

1 Paris Brunner

65 Overall, 87 Potential, +22 Growth

Brunner is a Monaco player who starts the 2024/2025 out on loan at Belgian club Cercle Brugge.

He is tall, has good skill moves and weak foot, and already starts with 72 finishing. With a potential of 87, Brunner is the FC 25 player with the most growth.

His market value is only €2.3 million at the beginning of the game, though it is going to be higher by the end of the first season, when you will be able to make an offer.

Brunner is a classic #9 with the potential to become one of Europe’s best, so long as the service is good.

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Franchise

EA Sports FC

Released

September 27, 2024

Developer(s)

EA Canada , EA Romania

Engine

Frostbite

ESRB

Everyone // Alcohol And Tobacco Reference, Users Interact, In-Game Purchases (Includes Random Items)

OpenCritic Rating

Strong

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