FM21 Youth Ratings Guide. This guide will help you identify the best countries and regions to scout in Football Manager 2021 based on their Youth Rating. Youth Rating is a hidden attribute assigned to all nations in Football Manager 2021, which when combined with other factors such as Game Importance and the quality of Clubs Youth Facilities, defines which countries with produce the best Newgens (new players created by the game, also sometimes called "Regens").
| # | Name | Newgens | Youth Rating | Reputation | Game Importance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Brazil
South America
/ South America (South)
|
Best | 163 | 183 | Very Important |
|
Germany
Europe
/ Central Europe
|
Best | 155 | 185 | Very Important |
|
Italy
Europe
/ Southern Europe
|
Superb | 144 | 171 | Very Important |
|
Spain
Europe
/ Western Europe
|
Superb | 140 | 184 | Very Important |
|
Argentina
South America
/ South America (South)
|
Superb | 140 | 182 | Very Important |
|
France
Europe
/ Western Europe
|
Superb | 140 | 175 | Very Important |
|
Egypt
Africa
/ North Africa
|
Excellent | 138 | 114 | Very Important |
|
Turkey
Europe
/ South Eastern Europe
|
Great | 124 | 118 | Very Important |
|
Holland
Europe
/ Central Europe
|
Great | 122 | 155 | Very Important |
|
England
Europe
/ UK and Ireland
|
Great | 120 | 141 | Very Important |
|
Mexico
North America
/ North America
|
Great | 120 | 140 | Very Important |
|
Nigeria
Africa
/ Western Africa
|
Great | 120 | 111 | Fairly Unimportant |
|
Russia
Europe
/ North Eastern Europe
|
Good | 118 | 125 | Important |
|
Colombia
South America
/ South America (North)
|
Good | 117 | 140 | Very Important |
|
Portugal
Europe
/ Western Europe
|
Good | 114 | 160 | Very Important |
|
Japan
Asia
/ East Asia
|
Good | 112 | 115 | Very Important |
|
Belgium
Europe
/ Central Europe
|
Good | 110 | 150 | Very Important |
|
South Korea
Asia
/ East Asia
|
Good | 110 | 121 | Important |
|
United States
North America
/ North America
|
Good | 110 | 135 | Fairly Unimportant |
|
Jordan
Asia
/ Middle East
|
Average | 107 | 80 | Fairly Unimportant |
|
Iraq
Asia
/ Middle East
|
Average | 106 | 81 | Fairly Unimportant |
|
Ivory Coast
Africa
/ Western Africa
|
Average | 105 | 125 | Very Important |
|
Iran
Asia
/ Middle East
|
Average | 105 | 107 | Very Important |
|
Algeria
Africa
/ North Africa
|
Average | 102 | 117 | Very Important |
|
Democratic Republic of Congo
Africa
/ Central Africa
|
Average | 101 | 88 | Very Important |
|
Serbia
Europe
/ Eastern Europe
|
Average | 100 | 112 | Very Important |
|
Ghana
Africa
/ Western Africa
|
Adequate | 99 | 116 | Very Important |
|
Croatia
Europe
/ Southern Europe
|
Adequate | 98 | 140 | Very Important |
|
Peru
South America
/ South America (North)
|
Adequate | 97 | 125 | Very Important |
|
Cameroon
Africa
/ Central Africa
|
Adequate | 95 | 115 | Very Important |
|
South Africa
Africa
/ Southern Africa
|
Adequate | 95 | 108 | Very Important |
|
Ukraine
Europe
/ North Eastern Europe
|
Adequate | 95 | 116 | Important |
|
Ecuador
South America
/ South America (North)
|
Adequate | 94 | 122 | Very Important |
|
Greece
Europe
/ South Eastern Europe
|
Adequate | 94 | 110 | Very Important |
|
Poland
Europe
/ Central Europe
|
Adequate | 94 | 125 | Important |
|
Czech Republic
Europe
/ Central Europe
|
Adequate | 94 | 118 | Important |
|
Chile
South America
/ South America (South)
|
Adequate | 93 | 142 | Very Important |
|
Romania
Europe
/ Eastern Europe
|
Adequate | 91 | 118 | Very Important |
|
Denmark
Europe
/ Northern Europe
|
Adequate | 91 | 114 | Very Important |
|
Uruguay
South America
/ South America (South)
|
Adequate | 90 | 145 | Very Important |
|
Paraguay
South America
/ South America (South)
|
Adequate | 90 | 120 | Very Important |
|
Switzerland
Europe
/ Central Europe
|
Adequate | 90 | 127 | Important |
|
Australia
Asia
/ Oceania
|
Adequate | 90 | 118 | Important |
|
Sweden
Europe
/ Northern Europe
|
Below Average | 88 | 116 | Very Important |
|
India
Asia
/ South Asia
|
Below Average | 86 | 47 | Fairly Unimportant |
|
Morocco
Africa
/ North Africa
|
Below Average | 85 | 104 | Very Important |
|
Syria
Asia
/ Middle East
|
Below Average | 85 | 95 | Very Important |
|
Saudi Arabia
Asia
/ Middle East
|
Below Average | 85 | 103 | Fairly Unimportant |
|
Bahrain
Asia
/ Middle East
|
Below Average | 85 | 69 | Unimportant |
|
Israel
Europe
/ Middle East
|
Below Average | 84 | 107 | Important |
|
North Korea
Asia
/ East Asia
|
Below Average | 84 | 78 | Fairly Unimportant |
|
Scotland
Europe
/ UK and Ireland
|
Below Average | 83 | 110 | Very Important |
|
Republic of Ireland
Europe
/ UK and Ireland
|
Below Average | 83 | 116 | Important |
|
Tunisia
Africa
/ North Africa
|
Below Average | 82 | 115 | Very Important |
|
Norway
Europe
/ Northern Europe
|
Below Average | 82 | 108 | Very Important |
|
Senegal
Africa
/ Western Africa
|
Below Average | 80 | 96 | Very Important |
|
Austria
Europe
/ Central Europe
|
Basic | 79 | 120 | Very Important |
|
Slovakia
Europe
/ Central Europe
|
Basic | 79 | 117 | Important |
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Europe
/ Southern Europe
|
Basic | 78 | 116 | Very Important |
|
Slovenia
Europe
/ Southern Europe
|
Basic | 78 | 110 | Important |
|
Northern Ireland
Europe
/ UK and Ireland
|
Basic | 76 | 114 | Important |
|
Angola
Africa
/ Southern Africa
|
Basic | 75 | 85 | Very Important |
|
Finland
Europe
/ Northern Europe
|
Basic | 75 | 106 | Important |
|
Thailand
Asia
/ South East Asia
|
Basic | 75 | 79 | Important |
|
Cyprus
Europe
/ South Eastern Europe
|
Basic | 74 | 98 | Very Important |
|
Sudan
Africa
/ North Africa
|
Basic | 74 | 78 | Very Important |
|
Mali
Africa
/ Western Africa
|
Basic | 73 | 92 | Very Important |
|
Bulgaria
Europe
/ Eastern Europe
|
Basic | 72 | 105 | Very Important |
|
Wales
Europe
/ UK and Ireland
|
Basic | 71 | 130 | Important |
|
Venezuela
South America
/ South America (North)
|
Basic | 71 | 105 | Important |
|
Burkina Faso
Africa
/ Western Africa
|
Basic | 70 | 95 | Very Important |
|
Vietnam
Asia
/ South East Asia
|
Basic | 70 | 52 | Important |
|
Kuwait
Asia
/ Middle East
|
Basic | 70 | 84 | Fairly Unimportant |
|
Oman
Asia
/ Middle East
|
Basic | 70 | 78 | Unimportant |
|
Lebanon
Asia
/ Middle East
|
Basic | 70 | 67 | Unimportant |
|
Hungary
Europe
/ Eastern Europe
|
Poor | 68 | 108 | Important |
|
Honduras
North America
/ Central America
|
Poor | 68 | 92 | Important |
|
Iceland
Europe
/ Northern Europe
|
Poor | 67 | 120 | Very Important |
|
New Zealand
Oceania
/ Oceania
|
Poor | 67 | 110 | Fairly Unimportant |
|
Costa Rica
North America
/ Central America
|
Poor | 66 | 105 | Very Important |
|
Albania
Europe
/ Southern Europe
|
Poor | 65 | 111 | Very Important |
|
Georgia
Europe
/ South Eastern Europe
|
Poor | 65 | 90 | Very Important |
|
Guinea
Africa
/ Western Africa
|
Poor | 64 | 82 | Very Important |
|
Mozambique
Africa
/ Southern Africa
|
Poor | 64 | 75 | Very Important |
|
Togo
Africa
/ Western Africa
|
Poor | 64 | 75 | Very Important |
|
North Macedonia
Europe
/ South Eastern Europe
|
Poor | 64 | 90 | Important |
|
Latvia
Europe
/ North Eastern Europe
|
Poor | 63 | 90 | Important |
|
Estonia
Europe
/ North Eastern Europe
|
Poor | 62 | 95 | Important |
|
Belarus
Europe
/ North Eastern Europe
|
Poor | 62 | 86 | Important |
|
Zambia
Africa
/ Southern Africa
|
Poor | 61 | 102 | Very Important |
|
China PR
Asia
/ East Asia
|
Poor | 60 | 83 | Very Important |
|
Montenegro
Europe
/ Southern Europe
|
Poor | 60 | 98 | Important |
|
United Arab Emirates
Asia
/ Middle East
|
Poor | 60 | 87 | Unimportant |
|
Bolivia
South America
/ South America (North)
|
Poor | 59 | 104 | Very Important |
|
Jamaica
North America
/ Caribbean
|
Poor | 59 | 82 | Very Important |
|
Uganda
Africa
/ Eastern Africa
|
Poor | 59 | 80 | Very Important |
|
Lithuania
Europe
/ North Eastern Europe
|
Poor | 59 | 92 | Important |
|
Guatemala
North America
/ Central America
|
Poor | 58 | 75 | Important |
|
Trinidad and Tobago
North America
/ Caribbean
|
Poor | 57 | 75 | Important |
|
Indonesia
Asia
/ South East Asia
|
Poor | 56 | 54 | Important |
|
Benin
Africa
/ Western Africa
|
Poor | 55 | 79 | Very Important |
|
El Salvador
North America
/ Central America
|
Poor | 55 | 68 | Very Important |
|
Uzbekistan
Asia
/ Central Asia
|
Poor | 55 | 89 | Important |
|
Yemen
Asia
/ Middle East
|
Poor | 55 | 50 | Unimportant |
|
Canada
North America
/ North America
|
Poor | 54 | 75 | Fairly Unimportant |
|
Tanzania
Africa
/ Eastern Africa
|
Poor | 52 | 50 | Very Important |
|
Malawi
Africa
/ Southern Africa
|
Poor | 51 | 65 | Important |
|
Cuba
North America
/ Caribbean
|
Poor | 51 | 60 | Fairly Unimportant |
|
Palestine
Asia
/ Middle East
|
Poor | 51 | 51 | Fairly Unimportant |
|
Ethiopia
Africa
/ Eastern Africa
|
Poor | 51 | 50 | Unimportant |
|
Myanmar
Asia
/ South East Asia
|
Poor | 50 | 48 | Fairly Unimportant |
|
Qatar
Asia
/ Middle East
|
Poor | 50 | 80 | Unimportant |
|
Maldives
Asia
/ South Asia
|
Poor | 50 | 43 | Unimportant |
|
Gabon
Africa
/ Central Africa
|
Poor | 49 | 75 | Very Important |
|
The Gambia
Africa
/ Western Africa
|
Poor | 49 | 65 | Important |
|
Panama
North America
/ Central America
|
Poor | 49 | 90 | Unimportant |
|
Kazakhstan
Europe
/ Central Asia
|
Poor | 47 | 65 | Fairly Unimportant |
|
Hong Kong (China PR)
Asia
/ East Asia
|
Poor | 47 | 50 | Unimportant |
|
Libya
Africa
/ North Africa
|
Poor | 46 | 65 | Very Important |
|
Cape Verde Islands
Africa
/ Western Africa
|
Poor | 46 | 85 | Fairly Unimportant |
|
Moldova
Europe
/ Eastern Europe
|
Poor | 46 | 78 | Fairly Unimportant |
|
Kenya
Africa
/ Eastern Africa
|
Poor | 45 | 55 | Important |
|
Zimbabwe
Africa
/ Southern Africa
|
Poor | 44 | 60 | Very Important |
|
Congo
Africa
/ Central Africa
|
Poor | 43 | 85 | Very Important |
|
Haiti
North America
/ Caribbean
|
Poor | 43 | 75 | Very Important |
|
Azerbaijan
Europe
/ South Eastern Europe
|
Poor | 43 | 60 | Fairly Unimportant |
|
Faroe Islands
Europe
/ Northern Europe
|
Poor | 42 | 75 | Very Important |
|
Rwanda
Africa
/ Eastern Africa
|
Poor | 42 | 58 | Important |
|
Malta
Europe
/ Southern Europe
|
Poor | 42 | 78 | Fairly Unimportant |
|
Botswana
Africa
/ Southern Africa
|
Poor | 42 | 60 | Fairly Unimportant |
|
Armenia
Europe
/ South Eastern Europe
|
Poor | 41 | 94 | Important |
|
Burundi
Africa
/ Eastern Africa
|
Poor | 40 | 55 | Fairly Unimportant |
|
Solomon Islands
Oceania
/ Oceania
|
Poor | 40 | 35 | Fairly Unimportant |
|
Namibia
Africa
/ Southern Africa
|
Poor | 39 | 55 | Fairly Unimportant |
|
Tahiti
Oceania
/ Oceania
|
Poor | 39 | 40 | Fairly Unimportant |
|
Tajikistan
Asia
/ Central Asia
|
Poor | 37 | 47 | Fairly Unimportant |
|
Pakistan
Asia
/ South Asia
|
Poor | 37 | 25 | Unimportant |
|
Guadeloupe
North America
/ Caribbean
|
Poor | 36 | 42 | Important |
|
Turkmenistan
Asia
/ Central Asia
|
Poor | 36 | 62 | Fairly Unimportant |
|
Fiji
Oceania
/ Oceania
|
Poor | 36 | 32 | Fairly Unimportant |
|
Andorra
Europe
/ Western Europe
|
Poor | 36 | 51 | Unimportant |
|
Bangladesh
Asia
/ South Asia
|
Poor | 36 | 35 | Unimportant |
|
Malaysia
Asia
/ South East Asia
|
Poor | 35 | 51 | Fairly Unimportant |
|
Luxembourg
Europe
/ Central Europe
|
Poor | 35 | 50 | Unimportant |
|
Singapore
Asia
/ South East Asia
|
Poor | 35 | 45 | Unimportant |
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
North America
/ Caribbean
|
Poor | 34 | 38 | Important |
|
Guyana
North America
/ South America (North)
|
Poor | 34 | 48 | Fairly Unimportant |
|
Papua New Guinea
Oceania
/ Oceania
|
Poor | 34 | 29 | Fairly Unimportant |
|
Barbados
North America
/ Caribbean
|
Poor | 34 | 49 | Unimportant |
|
Vanuatu
Oceania
/ Oceania
|
Poor | 33 | 33 | Unimportant |
|
Suriname
North America
/ South America (North)
|
Poor | 32 | 60 | Very Important |
|
Martinique
North America
/ Caribbean
|
Poor | 32 | 60 | Important |
|
Liberia
Africa
/ Western Africa
|
Poor | 32 | 45 | Important |
|
Niger
Africa
/ Western Africa
|
Poor | 31 | 40 | Important |
|
Philippines
Asia
/ South East Asia
|
Poor | 30 | 53 | Unimportant |
|
Sierra Leone
Africa
/ Western Africa
|
Poor | 29 | 40 | Very Important |
|
New Caledonia
Oceania
/ Oceania
|
Poor | 29 | 45 | Important |
|
San Marino
Europe
/ Southern Europe
|
Poor | 29 | 41 | Unimportant |
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
North America
/ Caribbean
|
Poor | 28 | 42 | Fairly Unimportant |
|
Bermuda
North America
/ Caribbean
|
Poor | 28 | 40 | Fairly Unimportant |
|
Equatorial Guinea
Africa
/ Central Africa
|
Poor | 28 | 75 | Unimportant |
|
Madagascar
Africa
/ Southern Africa
|
Poor | 28 | 35 | Unimportant |
|
Saint Lucia
North America
/ Caribbean
|
Poor | 28 | 35 | Unimportant |
|
Grenada
North America
/ Caribbean
|
Poor | 26 | 34 | Fairly Unimportant |
|
Chad
Africa
/ Central Africa
|
Poor | 26 | 35 | Unimportant |
|
Mauritania
Africa
/ Western Africa
|
Poor | 25 | 45 | Important |
|
Lesotho
Africa
/ Southern Africa
|
Poor | 25 | 35 | Fairly Unimportant |
|
Saint Barthélemy
North America
/ Caribbean
|
Poor | 25 | 2 | Fairly Unimportant |
|
Curaçao
North America
/ Caribbean
|
Poor | 25 | 50 | Unimportant |
|
French Guiana
North America
/ South America (North)
|
Poor | 24 | 50 | Unimportant |
|
Puerto Rico
North America
/ Caribbean
|
Poor | 23 | 33 | Fairly Unimportant |
|
Antigua and Barbuda
North America
/ Caribbean
|
Poor | 21 | 42 | Important |
|
Mauritius
Africa
/ Southern Africa
|
Poor | 21 | 30 | Unimportant |
|
Seychelles
Africa
/ Southern Africa
|
Poor | 21 | 30 | Unimportant |
|
Dominican Republic
North America
/ Caribbean
|
Poor | 20 | 40 | Fairly Unimportant |
|
Afghanistan
Asia
/ South Asia
|
Poor | 19 | 37 | Fairly Unimportant |
|
Guinea-Bissau
Africa
/ Western Africa
|
Poor | 18 | 25 | Very Important |
|
Nicaragua
North America
/ Central America
|
Poor | 18 | 70 | Unimportant |
|
Kyrgyzstan
Asia
/ Central Asia
|
Poor | 17 | 55 | Fairly Unimportant |
|
Central African Republic
Africa
/ Central Africa
|
Poor | 17 | 24 | Fairly Unimportant |
|
Cayman Islands
North America
/ Caribbean
|
Poor | 16 | 25 | Important |
|
Sri Lanka
Asia
/ South Asia
|
Poor | 16 | 23 | Unimportant |
|
Gibraltar
Europe
/ Western Europe
|
Poor | 15 | 30 | Important |
|
Mongolia
Asia
/ East Asia
|
Poor | 15 | 19 | Unimportant |
|
Chinese Taipei (China PR)
Asia
/ East Asia
|
Poor | 14 | 28 | Unimportant |
|
Samoa
Oceania
/ Oceania
|
Poor | 14 | 22 | Unimportant |
|
Swaziland
Africa
/ Southern Africa
|
Poor | 14 | 20 | Unimportant |
|
Nepal
Asia
/ South Asia
|
Poor | 13 | 22 | Unimportant |
|
Sint Maarten
North America
/ Caribbean
|
Poor | 12 | 4 | Unimportant |
|
The Bahamas
North America
/ Caribbean
|
Poor | 11 | 15 | Unimportant |
|
Dominica
North America
/ Caribbean
|
Poor | 10 | 25 | Important |
|
Belize
North America
/ Central America
|
Poor | 10 | 30 | Unimportant |
|
Saint Martin
North America
/ Caribbean
|
Poor | 10 | 5 | Unimportant |
|
Somalia
Africa
/ Eastern Africa
|
Poor | 9 | 10 | Fairly Unimportant |
|
Cambodia
Asia
/ South East Asia
|
Poor | 8 | 15 | Important |
|
Eritrea
Africa
/ Eastern Africa
|
Poor | 8 | 10 | Unimportant |
|
Cook Islands
Oceania
/ Oceania
|
Poor | 8 | 5 | Unimportant |
|
Tonga
Oceania
/ Oceania
|
Poor | 8 | 4 | Unimportant |
|
South Sudan
Africa
/ Eastern Africa
|
Poor | 7 | 10 | Very Important |
|
Zanzibar
Africa
/ Eastern Africa
|
Poor | 7 | 10 | Important |
|
Mayotte
Africa
/ Eastern Africa
|
Poor | 7 | 10 | Fairly Unimportant |
|
Laos
Asia
/ South East Asia
|
Poor | 7 | 27 | Unimportant |
|
Djibouti
Africa
/ Eastern Africa
|
Poor | 7 | 10 | Unimportant |
|
São Tomé and Príncipe
Africa
/ Central Africa
|
Poor | 7 | 10 | Unimportant |
|
Réunion
Africa
/ Eastern Africa
|
Poor | 7 | 10 | Unimportant |
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
North America
/ Caribbean
|
Poor | 6 | 9 | Fairly Unimportant |
|
British Virgin Islands
North America
/ Caribbean
|
Poor | 6 | 9 | Fairly Unimportant |
|
Guam
Asia
/ East Asia
|
Poor | 6 | 47 | Unimportant |
|
Brunei Darussalam
Asia
/ South East Asia
|
Poor | 6 | 13 | Unimportant |
|
East Timor
Asia
/ South East Asia
|
Poor | 5 | 13 | Fairly Unimportant |
|
Tuvalu
Oceania
/ Oceania
|
Poor | 5 | 25 | Unimportant |
|
Macau (China PR)
Asia
/ East Asia
|
Poor | 5 | 10 | Unimportant |
|
American Samoa
Oceania
/ Oceania
|
Poor | 5 | 4 | Unimportant |
|
Anguilla
North America
/ Caribbean
|
Poor | 4 | 5 | Fairly Unimportant |
|
Bhutan
Asia
/ South Asia
|
Poor | 4 | 3 | Fairly Unimportant |
|
Aruba
North America
/ Caribbean
|
Poor | 4 | 35 | Unimportant |
|
US Virgin Islands
North America
/ Caribbean
|
Poor | 3 | 7 | Unimportant |
|
Montserrat
North America
/ Caribbean
|
Poor | 1 | 2 | Fairly Unimportant |
|
Northern Mariana Islands
Asia
/ East Asia
|
Poor | 1 | 1 | Unimportant |
|
Kiribati
Oceania
/ Oceania
|
Poor | 1 | 1 | Unimportant |
|
Crimea
Europe
/ North Eastern Europe
|
Poor | Unknown | ||
|
Kosovo
Europe
/ Southern Europe
|
Poor | 80 | Important | |
|
Bonaire
North America
/ Caribbean
|
Poor | 26 | Important | |
|
Micronesia
Oceania
/ Oceania
|
Poor | 1 | Unimportant |