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EA Sports named 25 wonderkids who'd dominate football in FIFA 16 and the list makes for fascinating reading

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Published 07:00 14 Nov 2024 GMT

EA Sports named 25 wonderkids who'd dominate football in FIFA 16 and the list makes for fascinating reading

EA Sports tipped 25 wonderkids to achieve great things in the world of football and it proved to be a mixed bag.

Josh Lawless

Josh Lawless

EA Sports tipped 25 wonderkids to dominate football back in FIFA 16, with plenty of household names featuring in a mixed list.

On the popular Career Mode, the gaming giants put together a list of the players with the most potential in the game - with anyone playing the game implored to sign them and see their overall ratings increase massively.

Over on TikTok, user @footbal.ea has got fans feeling incredibly nostalgic by sharing some of the talents predicted to dominate in the future. There were a host of gems who were lesser known but the list also included big hitters like Aymeric Laporte, Marquinhos, Kepa Arrizabalaga, John Stones, Julian Brandt, Paulo Dybala, Raheem Sterling and Memphis Depay.

Some had enormous potential which was then realised, while others did not quite live up to hype.

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Here's the list of 25 in full:

25.Alen Halilovic - potential 87

THEN: Barcelona

NOW: Fortuna Sittard

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24.Angel Correa - potential 87

THEN: Atletico Madrid

NOW: Atletico Madrid

23.Hachim Mastour - potential 87

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THEN: AC Milan

NOW: Free agent

Hachim Mastour's career hasn't gone to plan. Image: Getty
Hachim Mastour's career hasn't gone to plan. Image: Getty

22.Aymeric Laporte - potential 87

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THEN: Athletic Club

NOW: Al Nassr

21.Jose Gaya - potential 87

THEN: Valencia

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NOW: Valencia

20.Alessio Romagnoli - potential 87

THEN: AC Milan

NOW: Lazio

19.Oliver Torres - potential 87

THEN: Atletico Madrid

NOW: Monterrey

18.Marquinhos - potential 87

THEN: Paris Saint-Germain

NOW: Paris Saint-Germain

17.Kepa Arrizabalaga - potential 87

THEN: Athletic Club

NOW: Bournemouth (on loan from Chelsea)

16.Kurt Zouma - potential 87

THEN: Chelsea

NOW: Al Orobah (on loan from West Ham)

Kurt Zouma captained West Ham but made a loan move to the Saudi Pro League. Image: Getty
Kurt Zouma captained West Ham but made a loan move to the Saudi Pro League. Image: Getty

15.John Stones - potential 87

THEN: Everton

NOW: Manchester City

14.Ross Barkley - potential 87

THEN: Everton

NOW: Aston Villa

13.Goncalo Guedes - potential 88

THEN: Benfica

NOW: Wolves

12.Breel Embolo - potential 88

THEN: FC Basel

NOW: Monaco

11.Riechedly Bazoer - potential 88

THEN: Ajax

NOW: Konyaspor

10.Julian Brandt - potential 88

THEN: Bayer Leverkusen

NOW: Borussia Dortmund

9.Niklas Sule - potential 88

THEN: Hoffenheim

NOW: Borussia Dortmund

8.Max Meyer - potential 88

THEN: Schalke

NOW: APOEL FC

Max Meyer had a spell at Crystal Palace. Image: Getty
Max Meyer had a spell at Crystal Palace. Image: Getty

7.Daniele Rugani - potential 88

THEN: Juventus

NOW: Ajax (on loan from Juventus)

6.Paulo Dybala - potential 88

THEN: Juventus

NOW: Roma

5.Luke Shaw - potential 88

THEN: Manchester United

NOW: Manchester United

4.Raheem Sterling - potential 88

THEN: Manchester City

NOW: Arsenal (on loan from Chelsea)

Raheem Sterling signed on loan for Arsenal after falling out of favour at Chelsea. Image: Getty
Raheem Sterling signed on loan for Arsenal after falling out of favour at Chelsea. Image: Getty

3.Paco Alcacer - potential 88

THEN: Valencia

NOW: Sharjah FC

2.Memphis Depay - potential 89

THEN: Manchester United

NOW: Corinthians

1.Youri Tielemans - potential 90

THEN: Anderlecht

NOW: Aston Villa

Featured Image Credit: Getty

Topics: EA Sports, Gaming

Josh Lawless
Josh Lawless

Josh is a sports journalist who specialises in football and WWE. He has been published by Curzon Ashton FC, Late Tackle, Manchester City FC, The Mirror, Read Man City and Manchester Evening News. He provides coverage of professional wrestling and has covered two WrestleMania events for SPORTbible.

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