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Josh Lawless
Career Mode on FIFA & EA Sports FC games has always been a leading source for up and coming wonderkids, giving fans an idea of what players could be about to explode into life.
EA's many researchers were tasked with developing a keen eye for talent and a comprehensive list of huge players with potential would be created each year.
Ahead of FIFA 14, journalist and FIFA enthusiast Darren Cross compiled a list of 40 'Future Stars' who had the capacity to achieve great things and essentially gave managers a headstart with scouting.
Every player had a potential rating of at least 85, with the likes of Mateo Kovacic, Anthony Martial, Luke Shaw, Fred and Lorenzo Insigne included.
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1.Zakaria Bakkali – potential 90
THEN: PSV
NOW: Free agent
2.Adrian Centurion – potential 85
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THEN: Racing Club (on loan at Genoa)
NOW: Velez Sarsfield
3.Oliver Torres – potential 85
THEN: Atletico Madrid
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NOW: Monterrey
4.Victor Andrade – potential 85
THEN: Santos
NOW: Botafogo
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5.Jurgen Locadia – potential 85
THEN: PSV
NOW: CF Intercity
6.Nicolas Lopez – potential 85
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THEN: Udinese
NOW: Club nacional
7.Juan Iturbe – potential 85
THEN: FC Porto
NOW: Club Cerro Porteno
8.Mattia De Sciglio – potential 85
THEN: AC Milan
NOW: FC Empoli
9.Fred – potential 85
THEN: Shakhtar Donetsk
NOW: Fenerbahce
10.Filip Djuricic – potential 85
THEN: Benfica
NOW: Panathinaikos
11.Kyriakos Papadopoulos – potential 85
THEN: Schalke
NOW: Free agent
12.Lorenzo Insigne – potential 85
THEN: Napoli
NOW: Toronto
13.Angel Correa – potential 86
THEN: San Lorenzo
NOW: Atletico Madrid
14.Leandro Paredes – potential 86
THEN: Boca Juniors
NOW: AS Roma
15.Marco Verratti – potential 88
THEN: PSG
NOW: Al Arabi
16.Semih Kaya – potential 86
THEN: Galatasaray
NOW: Retired
17.Adam Maher – potential 88
THEN: PSV
NOW: Damac FC
18.Mateo Kovacic – 87
THEN: Inter Milan
NOW: Manchester City
19.Adryan – potential 86
THEN: Flamengo
NOW:AA Portuguesa
20.Junior Malanda – potential 85
THEN: VFL Wolfsburg
NOW: Died on January 10th 2015 while under contract
21.Anthony Martial – potential 87
THEN: AS Monaco
NOW: AEK Athens
22.Marquinhos – 89
THEN: PSG
NOW: PSG
23.Kurt Zouma – potential 85
THEN: Saint-Etienne
NOW: Al Orobah (on loan from West Ham)
24.Adem Ljajic – potential 86
THEN: AS Roma
NOW: FK Novi Pazar
25.Leon Goretzka – potential 86
THEN: Schalke
NOW: Bayern Munich
26.Viktor Fischer – potential 86
THEN: Ajax
NOW: Retired
27.Clement Grenier – potential 85
THEN: Lyon
NOW: Free agent
28.Fernando – potential 85
THEN: Shakhtar Donetsk
NOW: Al Jazira
29.Ahmed Musa – potential 85
THEN: CSKA Moscow
NOW: Kano Pillars
30.Ishak Belfodil – potential 85
THEN: Inter Milan
NOW: Free agent
31.Juan Fernando Quintero – potential 86
THEN: FC Porto
NOW: Racing Club
32.Ola John – potential 85
THEN: Benfica
NOW: Al Arabi SC
33.Giannelli Imbula – potential 85
THEN: Marseille
NOW: Free agent
34.Nicola Leali – potential 85
THEN: Juventus
NOW: Genoa
35.Cristian Bonilla – potential 85
THEN: Atletico Nacional
NOW: Retired
36.Yassine Benzia – potential – 85
THEN: Lyon
NOW: Qarabag
37.Lucas Piazon – potential 85
THEN: Chelsea
NOW: Avs Futebol
38.Luciano Vietto – potential 85
THEN: Racing Club
NOW: Racing Club
39.Tonny Vilhena – potential 85
THEN: Feyenoord
NOW: Panathinaikos
40.Luke Shaw – potential 85
THEN: Southampton
NOW: Manchester United
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Topics: EA Sports, EA Sports FC, Gaming, Anthony Martial
Josh is a sports journalist who specialises in football and wrestling. 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 interviewed some of the biggest names in the field – including the first UK interview with The Hardy Boyz after their return to WWE. He has never sported a pair of Lonsdale Slip-ons, contrary to reports.
@joshlawless_
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