FIFA 23 best young players: Top prospects with highest potential rating in Career Mode

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With the FIFA 23 release date here, fans finally get a closer look at new player ratings for the latest edition.

Ratings from the top five European leagues were announced in the build up to release day, with Career Mode potential ratings one of the last to join the party.

EA Sports have rated the best young players in the game, handing out overall and potential ratings.

Pedri, Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland make up the top three ... but in which order?

The Sporting News has all the key Career Mode ratings you need to know for the FIFA 23 game.

MORE: FIFA 23 Ultimate Team ratings revealed | Best FIFA 23 Premier League players

Which young player has the most potential on FIFA 23?

PSG forward Kylian Mbappé has edged out Manchester City goal-machine Erling Haaland for the top spot on the FIFA 23 Career Mode highest potential ratings.

Given an overall rating of 91, EA Sports have handed Mbappé a potential rating of 95.

Haaland, on the other hand, has an 88 rating with a 94 potential. 

Barcelona midfielder Pedri, Manchester City star Phil Foden and Real Madrid winger Vinícius Júnior round out the top five.

17 young players in this year's game have been given a potential rating of 90+, with no defenders featured in that selection.

Notably, Gianluigi Donnarumma is the only goalkeeper on the list of the top prospects, rated at 88 with a potential of 92.

Which league has the best young players on FIFA 23?

Unsurprisingly, all 21 top Career Mode prospects come from Europe's top five leagues. 

La Liga leads the way with six players making the list, headlined by Pedri and Vinícius Júnior.

The English Premier League, Serie A and Bundesliga then have four players each, with Ligue 1 represented by three young stars.

FIFA 23 young player ratings: List of top prospects with highest potential Career Mode rating 

Player Rating Potential Club Position
Kylian Mbappé 91 95 Paris Saint-Germain ST
Erling Haaland 88 94 Manchester City ST
Pedri 85 93 FC Barcelona CM
Phil Foden 85 92 Manchester City LW
Vinícius Júnior  86 92 Real Madrid LW
Gianluigi Donnarumma 88 92 Paris Saint-Germain GK
Florian Wirtz 82 91 Bayer 04 Leverkusen CAM
Kai Havertz 84 91 Chelsea CAM
Dušan Vlahović 84  91 Juventus ST
Jude Bellingham 84 91 Borussia Dortmund CM
Ansu Fati 79 90 FC Barcelona LW
Jamal Musiala 81 90 Bayern München CM
Rafael Leão 84 90 Milan LW
João Félix 84 90 Atlético de Madrid ST
Sandro Tonali 84 90 Milan CDM
Alessandro Bastoni 84 90 Inter CB
Trent Alexander-Arnold 87 90 Liverpool RB
Ryan Gravenberch 79 89 Bayern München CM
Eduardo Camavinga 79 89 Real Madrid CM
Gavi 79 89 FC Barcelona CM
Vitinha 79 89 Paris Saint-Germain CM
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Joshua Mayne is a content producer for The Sporting News Australia.
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