FIFA 18 Career Mode: 20 Wonderkids You Need To Sign

5. Matthijs De Ligt (Ajax)

When you're finished trying to buy the likes of Justin Kluivert and Kasper Dolberg from Ajax, make another trip to Amsterdam and submit a bid for 18-year old Matthijs De Ligt too. It's a sign of how impress De Ligt was during the 2016-2017 season in Holland that EA saw fit to improve his base rating from 63 in FIFA 17 to 76 this year.

Somehow, there's room for another massive leap. De Ligt can go from 76 to 89 if you play him as a regular fixture in a central defensive pairing, and at just 18 he would either become a club legend or a record sale bringing in millions. This is a no-brainer, you must sign the Ajax youngster now.

De Ligt doesn't have great pace and he won't offer anything in terms of passing, but he becomes one of FIFA 18's most effective defenders when used solely to clear his lines. That's what defenders are for anyway.

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