EA Sports named 40 ‘Future Stars’ in FIFA 14 and it makes for fascinating reading over a decade on – EA Sports FC

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.

1.Zakaria Bakkali – potential 90

THEN: PSV

NOW: Free agent

2.Adrian Centurion – potential 85

THEN: Racing Club (on loan at Genoa)

NOW: Velez Sarsfield

3.Oliver Torres – potential 85

THEN: Atletico Madrid

NOW: Monterrey

4.Victor Andrade – potential 85

THEN: Santos

NOW: Botafogo

5.Jurgen Locadia – potential 85

THEN: PSV

NOW: CF Intercity

6.Nicolas Lopez – potential 85

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