FIFA 21 is dropping this October will offer a long-awaited revamp to Career Mode.
Whether you're starting in the lower leagues or head-to-head with a Chairman with tight purse-strings, you'll want to unearth some hidden gems to sign.
Luckily for you, we've got a nifty list of the best-hidden gems in the game.
What Is Potential?
Potential is how much a player can grow during your career mode save.
Every player starts with a rating and as time goes on, players will develop their ability and skill, which increases their ratings and stats.
How To Tell Potential In FIFA 21
You can only see a players' "general" potential up through the age of 21. Unless you have access to the database, you won't be able to tell the full potential in-game.
But there are some written queues that can give you a nice idea of how much potential a player has.
They'll be classified within the below:
- Joined club in 20xx: this means the player's potential is under 80
- "Showing great potential": the player's potential is 80-84
- "An exciting prospect": the player's potential is 85-89
- "Potential to be special": the player's potential is 90-94
FIFA 21 Highest Career Mode Potential Players
EA Sports has suggested these players as hidden gems in this year's game:
- Danny Leyva - 56>81
- Luca Netz - 63>86
- Malachi Fagan-Walcott - 60>83
- Jarrad Branthwaite - 59>82
- Eugenio Pizzuto - 59>82
- Ricky-Jade Jones - 59>82
- Omar Rekik - 63>85
- Dennis Cirkin - 61>83
- Lucas Chevalier - 61>83
- Kays Ruiz-Atil - 60>82
- Tommy Doyle - 60>82
- Juan Manuel Cuesta - 60>82
- Lilian Egloff - 59>81
- Daniel Hoyo-Kowalski - 59>81
- Melayro Bogarde - 58>80
- Rayan Cherki - 67>88
- Karamoko Dembele - 64>85
- Yusuf Demir - 64>85
- Paul Nebel - 62>83
- Luke Matheson - 61>82
- J'Neil Bennett - 61>82
- Indiana Vassilev - 61>82
- David Ayala - 61>82
- Jacob Italiano - 61>82
- Ivan Martinez - 60>81
- Harvey White - 60>81
- Nathan Wood - 60>81
- Florian Wirtz - 68>88
- Sebastiano Esposito - 66>86
- Aster Vranckx - 66>86
- Harvey Elliott - 65>85
- Troy Parrott - 65>85
- Marco Kana - 65>85
- Curtis Jones - 64>84
- Arvin Appiah - 64>84
- Alan Velasco - 64>84
- Timothee Pembele - 63>83
- Armel Bella-Kotchap - 62>82
- Santiago Gimenez - 62>82
- Cody Drameh - 61>81
- Victor Guzman - 61>81
- Malik Tillman - 61>81
- Joe Gelhardt - 61>81
- Santiago Cartagena - 61>81
- Folarin Balogun - 60>80
- Jamie Bowden - 60>80
- Becir Omeragic - 60>80
- Daishawn Redan - 60>80
- Luca Oyen - 60>80
- Xavier Amaechi - 60>80
- Marvin Tshibuabua - 60>80
- Jofre - 60>80