The best young Championship players in FC 27 career mode

The Championship is where young players get a full season of league football, and where a road to glory save finds its first signings. Its clubs sell for far less than Premier League ones, and a teenager who starts thirty games a season here develops faster than one on a top-flight bench.

Championship clubs hold 59 players aged 21 or under with potential 75 or more in FC 27, 15 of them wonderkids at 80 or more. Pedro Lima (Wolverhampton Wanderers) has the highest ceiling at 83, followed by David Watson (83) and Mason Melia (83).

23 of the 59 are English. By club, Millwall has the most (6), followed by Norwich City (5). If you need someone now, El Diouf (West Ham United) is already rated 78 at 21. The youngest with 80+ potential is Mason Melia, 18, with 83. On a tight budget, Luke Brooke-Smith (Portsmouth) has 80 potential for an estimated €575K.