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Guide by Tom Orry, Managing Editor

29 June 2018

In FIFA 18 there are players you know about, the best of which likely to fetch a large transfer fee, and players you don't know about. We like to call these the FIFA 18 hidden gems. In this FIFA 18 hidden gems guide we list all the best players that the average FIFA 18 player doesn't know about so you can get some FIFA 18 bargains with high potential who will grow into first team players. We'll also look at why you should buy hidden gems in FIFA 18, and how these best cheap players can make for a great long-lasting team. If you're playing FIFA 18 Career Mode, hidden gems will be vital in building a team that will develop for years to come and develop season after season. If you want the best cheap players in FIFA 18 career mode, this is the guide for you.

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FIFA 18 Hidden Gems and Best Cheap Players in FIFA 18

Below you'll see a table of all the players in FIFA 18 that don't look like much now, but will turn into top quality players - the hidden gems of FIFA 18. They won't all become Premier League stars, but most will be good enough for a place on the bench on all but the very best teams. A few of the best from this selection of FIFA 18's Hidden Gems and you'll set your career mode team up for many years to come.

These players don't look like much now, but some will become world class and are definitely hidden gems in FIFA 18.

FIFA 18 Hidden Gems - Best Cheap Players for FIFA 18 Career Mode

League	Club	Name	Age	Position	Growth	OVR	Potential
France Ligue 1 (1)	FC Metz	Thill, Vincent	17	CAM	85	63	22


England EFL League One (3)	Doncaster Rovers	Amos, Danny	17	LB	26	48	74
England EFL Championship (2)	Fulham	Sessegnon, Steven	17	LB	25	50	75
Germany 3. Liga (3)	Werder Bremen II	Plogmann, Luca	17	GK	24	57	81
Austria Bundesliga (1)	Austria Wien	Demaku, Vesel	17	CM	24	53	77
Austria Bundesliga (1)	Sturm Graz	Lema, Michael	17	RM	24	52	76
Denmark Superliga (1)	FC Helsingør	Rej-Rosenqvist, Frederik	17	GK	24	50	74
Sweden Allsvenskan (1)	Jönköpings Södra IF	Tannus, Benjamin	17	CAM	24	50	74
Denmark Superliga (1)	Lyngby BK	Simonsen, Emilio	17	CAM	24	50	74
Germany 1. Bundesliga (1)	RB Leipzig	Abouchabaka, Elias	17	CAM	23	62	85
England Premier League (1)	West Bromwich Albion	Harper, Rekeem	17	CM	23	61	84
Germany 1. Bundesliga (1)	Borussia M'gladbach	Cuisance, Mickaël	18	CM	23	61	84
France Ligue 1 (1)	AS Monaco	Sylla, Moussa	17	ST	23	60	83
Argentina Primera División (1)	Boca Juniors	Roffo, Manuel	17	GK	23	58	81
Austria Bundesliga (1)	Sturm Graz	Schmid, Romano	17	CAM	23	57	80
Denmark Superliga (1)	Silkeborg IF	Okkels, Jeppe	18	LM	23	56	79
England EFL Championship (2)	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Gibbs-White, Morgan	17	CM	23	56	79
Germany 2. Bundesliga (2)	1. FC Union Berlin	Maloney, Lennard	17	CDM	23	56	79
England EFL League One (3)	Bury	Dai Wai-Tsun	18	CDM	23	54	77
England EFL Championship (2)	Bolton Wanderers	Turner, Jake	18	GK	23	54	77
England EFL League One (3)	Charlton Athletic	Yao, Kenneth	18	CB	23	53	76
England Premier League (1)	Huddersfield Town	Schofield, Ryan	17	GK	23	53	76
Scotland Premiership (1)	Heart of Midlothian	Baur, Daniel	18	CB	23	52	75
England Premier League (1)	Tottenham Hotspur	Whiteman, Alfie	18	GK	23	52	75
Australia Hyundai A-League (1)	Melbourne City	Delianov, James	17	GK	23	51	74
Rep. Ireland Airtricity League (1)	Shamrock Rovers	Bolger, Aaron	17	CM	23	49	72
England Premier League (1)	Tottenham Hotspur	Edwards, Marcus	18	RM	22	65	87
France Ligue 1 (1)	FC Metz	Thill, Vincent	17	CAM	22	63	85
Germany 1. Bundesliga (1)	Hamburger SV	Arp, Fiete	17	ST	22	63	85
Germany 1. Bundesliga (1)	RB Leipzig	Kühn, Nicolas	17	ST	22	61	83
Scotland Premiership (1)	Rangers	Atakayi, Serge	18	RM	22	60	82
France Ligue 2 (2)	AJ Auxerre	Laiton, Sonny	17	GK	22	60	82
Colombia Liga Aguila (1)	Atlético Nacional	Cuesta, Carlos	18	CB	22	59	81
England EFL League One (3)	Shrewsbury Town	Ennis, Niall	18	ST	22	58	80
Italy Serie B (2)	Parma	Adorni, Federico	17	GK	22	58	80
Italy Serie B (2)	Empoli	Traorè, Hamed Junior	17	CAM	22	57	79
England EFL League Two (4)	Coventry City	Ponticelli, Jordan	18	ST	22	55	77
Switzerland Super League (1)	FC Sion	Berchtold, Noah	18	GK	22	55	77
Poland Ekstraklasa (1)	Wisła Kraków	Laskoś, Kacper	17	CM	22	54	76
France Ligue 2 (2)	AC Ajaccio	Tramoni, Matteo	17	CAM	22	54	76
Switzerland Super League (1)	FC Lausanne-Sport	Zeqiri, Andi	18	ST	22	53	75
England Premier League (1)	West Bromwich Albion	Wilson, Kane	17	RB	22	52	74
England EFL League Two (4)	Cambridge United	Darling, Harry	18	CB	22	52	74
Argentina Primera División (1)	Temperley	Sosa, Franco	17	ST	22	51	73
Norway Tippeligaen (1)	Stabæk Fotball	Brynhildsen, Ola	18	RM	22	51	73
Germany 3. Liga (3)	SpVgg Unterhaching	Mantl, Nico	17	GK	22	50	72
England EFL League One (3)	Southend United	Bishop, Nathan	17	GK	22	49	71
Rep. Ireland Airtricity League (1)	Shamrock Rovers	Kiely, Luke	18	CAM	22	47	69
Germany 3. Liga (3)	SC Paderborn 07	Schallenberg, Ron	18	CDM	22	47	69
Germany 1. Bundesliga (1)	Bayern München	Früchtl, Christian	17	GK	21	65	86
France Ligue 1 (1)	Girondins de Bordeaux	Poussin, Gaëtan	18	GK	21	62	83
Poland Ekstraklasa (1)	Lech Poznań	Jóźwiak, Kamil	19	RM	21	61	82
England EFL League One (3)	Shrewsbury Town	James, Daniel	19	LW	21	60	81
France Ligue 1 (1)	ESTAC Troyes	Diouf, Yehvann	17	GK	21	59	80
England EFL Championship (2)	Norwich City	Middleton, Glenn	17	LM	21	58	79
Norway Tippeligaen (1)	Lillestrøm SK	Gran, Tobias	18	ST	21	57	78
Germany 2. Bundesliga (2)	1. FC Union Berlin	Taz, Berkan	18	CAM	21	57	78
Switzerland Super League (1)	BSC Young Boys	Lotomba, Jordan	18	RM	21	56	77
France Ligue 2 (2)	Havre AC	Guitane, Rafik	18	CAM	21	55	76
Norway Tippeligaen (1)	Vålerenga	Myhre, Felix Horn	18	CDM	21	55	76
Switzerland Super League (1)	Grasshopper Club Zürich	Pusic, Petar	18	CDM	21	55	76
Colombia Liga Aguila (1)	Envigado	Angulo, Iván	18	RM	21	54	75
Norway Tippeligaen (1)	Stabæk Fotball	Renå Olsen, Morten	18	RB	21	53	74
Rest of World	HJK Helsinki	Banza, Enoch	17	ST	21	53	74
Norway Tippeligaen (1)	Stabæk Fotball	Bohinen, Emil	18	CM	21	52	73
France Ligue 2 (2)	FC Sochaux	Aktas, Aksel	18	CAM	21	52	73
Denmark Superliga (1)	Lyngby BK	Snorre, Oskar	18	GK	21	52	73
Germany 3. Liga (3)	SC Paderborn 07	Karimani, Dardan	18	CAM	21	52	73
Scotland Premiership (1)	Heart of Midlothian	Henderson, Euan	17	LW	21	52	73
England EFL League One (3)	Blackpool	Williams, Denzel	18	CB	21	51	72
Germany 3. Liga (3)	VfR Aalen	Papadopoulos, Antonios	17	CB	21	51	72
Russia Premier League (1)	Akhmat Grozny	Nasurov, Khamzat	18	GK	21	51	72
Poland Ekstraklasa (1)	Arka Gdynia	Więckowicz, Szymon	17	GK	21	49	70
England EFL League Two (4)	Crewe Alexandra	Sass-Davies, Billy	17	CB	21	49	70
England EFL League Two (4)	Morecambe	Brownsword, Tyler	17	CB	21	47	68
Italy Serie A (1)	Juventus	Kean, Moise	17	ST	20	64	84
Germany 1. Bundesliga (1)	VfL Wolfsburg	Itter, Gian-Luca	18	LB	20	64	84
Italy Serie A (1)	Atalanta	Bastoni, Alessandro	18	CB	20	64	84
England Premier League (1)	Manchester City	Adarabioyo, Tosin	19	CB	20	63	83
Belgium Jupiler Pro League (1)	Anderlecht	Svilar, Mile	18	GK	20	63	83
Italy Serie B (2)	Cesena	Setola, Carmine	18	LB	20	63	83
Italy Serie B (2)	Pescara	Latte Lath, Emmanuel	18	RW	20	63	83
Italy Serie A (1)	Atalanta	Melegoni, Filippo	18	CM	20	63	83
Italy Serie B (2)	Pescara	Coulibaly, Mamadou	18	CM	20	63	83
Germany 1. Bundesliga (1)	Borussia Dortmund	Zagadou, Dan-Axel	18	CB	20	63	83
England Premier League (1)	West Ham United	Domingos Quina	17	CAM	20	62	82
England EFL League One (3)	Doncaster Rovers	Kongolo, Rodney	19	CDM	20	62	82
Germany 1. Bundesliga (1)	Borussia M'gladbach	Doucouré, Mamadou	19	CB	20	62	82
Italy Serie B (2)	Ternana	Plizzari, Alessandro	17	GK	20	62	82
Switzerland Super League (1)	Grasshopper Club Zürich	Bajrami, Nedim	18	CM	20	62	82
Italy Serie A (1)	Fiorentina	Hristov, Petko	18	CB	20	61	81
Argentina Primera División (1)	Talleres de Córdoba	Beltramone, Exequiel	18	CAM	20	61	81
France Ligue 1 (1)	Stade Rennais	Janvier, Nicolas	19	CAM	20	60	80
France Ligue 2 (2)	AJ Auxerre	NDicka, Obite Evan	18	CM	20	60	80
England EFL Championship (2)	Brentford	Coote, Ali	19	CAM	20	59	79
Japan J1 League (1)	Cerezo Osaka	Onozawa, Toshiki	19	LM	20	59	79
Austria Bundesliga (1)	Red Bull Salzburg	Wolf, Hannes	18	RW	20	58	78
Norway Tippeligaen (1)	Molde FK	Håland, Erling	17	ST	20	58	78

Why buy Hidden Gems Instead of World Class Players in FIFA 18?

It's tempting to want to target only the very best players in FIFA 18, but that has one big problem: cost! You don't need a team of 90-rated players in FIFA 18 in order to win and have a good career mode, and hidden gems like the ones above can be bought cheaply and grow with the team over a number of years. In the end it comes down to how you want to play FIFA 18's career mode.

Aim to buy the players with the highest potential rating from our list above. Some players will be almost impossible to buy, espeically if they've only recently joined a new club, but keep at it and you'll build up a team that will grow into something really strong in a few seasons. Buying hidden gems in FIFA 18 is an especially good idea if you're managing a club that isn't massively wealthy. While Manchester United, Real Madid and the like can afford top players, lower clubs will have to be smart in the transfer market. Hidden gems are great for these clubs.

FIFA 18 Hidden Gems - What to Remember

Just like the FIFA 18 Wonderkids, Hidden gems in FIFA 18 will remain rather hidden unless you train them up well. This means you can't buy a hidden gem in FIFA 18 and leave them on the bench or in the reserves. They will grow, but not to the extent they could if they get regular game time. A player needs to be nurtured in order to reach their potential.

With this info on the FIFA 18 hidden gems you should be able to build a cheap team that can go on to become pretty great. Throw in some world class players and you'll have a team that can take on the best in the world.

Elsewhere we’ve got guides to the best players in FIFA 18, the best young players in FIFA 18, and how to defend or score lots of goals in FIFA 18.

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Tom Orry

Managing Editor

Tom started life on a circus in Australia before his family moved to the UK. His love of gaming started soon after, which essentially meant he bought every video game magazine available and worked numerous part-time jobs as a child in order to afford costly N64 games. He created UK site VideoGamer.com, of which he was the Editor for over a decade. He now doesn't like circuses.