FM22 Youth Ratings Guide. This guide will help you identify the best countries and regions to scout in Football Manager 2022 based on their Youth Rating. Youth Rating is a hidden attribute assigned to all nations in Football Manager 2022, 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 |
|
France
Europe
/ Western Europe
|
Best | 155 | 175 | Very Important |
|
Spain
Europe
/ Western Europe
|
Superb | 145 | 184 | Very Important |
|
Italy
Europe
/ Southern Europe
|
Superb | 144 | 171 | Very Important |
|
Argentina
South America
/ South America (South)
|
Superb | 140 | 182 | Very Important |
|
England
Europe
/ UK and Ireland
|
Excellent | 135 | 141 | Very Important |
|
Portugal
Europe
/ Western Europe
|
Excellent | 134 | 160 | Very Important |
|
Holland
Europe
/ Central Europe
|
Excellent | 132 | 155 | Very Important |
|
Egypt
Africa
/ North Africa
|
Great | 125 | 114 | Very Important |
|
Turkey
Europe
/ South Eastern Europe
|
Great | 124 | 118 | Very Important |
|
Belgium
Europe
/ Central Europe
|
Great | 120 | 150 | Very Important |
|
Mexico
North America
/ North America
|
Great | 120 | 140 | Very Important |
|
Nigeria
Africa
/ Western Africa
|
Great | 120 | 111 | Very Important |
|
Russia
Europe
/ North Eastern Europe
|
Good | 118 | 125 | Important |
|
Colombia
South America
/ South America (North)
|
Good | 117 | 140 | Very Important |
|
Japan
Asia
/ East Asia
|
Good | 112 | 115 | Very Important |
|
Iran
Asia
/ Middle East
|
Good | 110 | 107 | Very Important |
|
South Korea
Asia
/ East Asia
|
Good | 110 | 121 | Important |
|
Ukraine
Europe
/ North Eastern Europe
|
Good | 110 | 116 | Important |
|
United States
North America
/ North America
|
Good | 110 | 135 | Fairly Unimportant |
|
Ivory Coast
Africa
/ Western Africa
|
Average | 105 | 125 | Very Important |
|
Saudi Arabia
Asia
/ Middle East
|
Average | 105 | 103 | Important |
|
Qatar
Asia
/ Middle East
|
Average | 105 | 80 | Important |
|
Iraq
Asia
/ Middle East
|
Average | 103 | 81 | Important |
|
Algeria
Africa
/ North Africa
|
Average | 102 | 117 | Very Important |
|
Democratic Republic of Congo
Africa
/ Central Africa
|
Average | 101 | 100 | Very Important |
|
Cameroon
Africa
/ Central Africa
|
Average | 100 | 115 | 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 |
|
United Arab Emirates
Asia
/ Middle East
|
Adequate | 97 | 87 | Important |
|
South Africa
Africa
/ Southern Africa
|
Adequate | 95 | 108 | Very 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 | Unimportant |
|
Denmark
Europe
/ Northern Europe
|
Adequate | 91 | 121 | Very Important |
|
Romania
Europe
/ Eastern Europe
|
Adequate | 91 | 118 | 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 |
|
Jordan
Asia
/ Middle East
|
Adequate | 90 | 80 | Fairly Unimportant |
|
Sweden
Europe
/ Northern Europe
|
Below Average | 88 | 116 | Very Important |
|
New Zealand
Oceania
/ Oceania
|
Below Average | 88 | 110 | Fairly Unimportant |
|
Thailand
Asia
/ South East Asia
|
Below Average | 86 | 79 | 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 |
|
Lebanon
Asia
/ Middle East
|
Below Average | 85 | 67 | Important |
|
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 |
|
Bahrain
Asia
/ Middle East
|
Below Average | 82 | 69 | Important |
|
Senegal
Africa
/ Western Africa
|
Below Average | 80 | 96 | Very Important |
|
Tanzania
Africa
/ Eastern Africa
|
Below Average | 80 | 85 | Very Important |
|
Austria
Europe
/ Central Europe
|
Basic | 79 | 120 | Very Important |
|
Slovakia
Europe
/ Central Europe
|
Basic | 79 | 117 | Important |
|
Northern Ireland
Europe
/ UK and Ireland
|
Basic | 79 | 114 | Important |
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Europe
/ Southern Europe
|
Basic | 78 | 116 | Very Important |
|
Slovenia
Europe
/ Southern Europe
|
Basic | 78 | 110 | Important |
|
Angola
Africa
/ Southern Africa
|
Basic | 75 | 85 | Very Important |
|
Finland
Europe
/ Northern Europe
|
Basic | 75 | 106 | Important |
|
Kuwait
Asia
/ Middle East
|
Basic | 75 | 84 | Fairly Unimportant |
|
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 |
|
North Macedonia
Europe
/ South Eastern Europe
|
Basic | 71 | 97 | 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 | 66 | Important |
|
Oman
Asia
/ Middle East
|
Basic | 70 | 78 | Unimportant |
|
Hungary
Europe
/ Eastern Europe
|
Poor | 68 | 108 | Important |
|
Honduras
North America
/ Central America
|
Poor | 68 | 92 | Important |
|
Iceland
Europe
/ Northern Europe
|
Poor | 67 | 125 | Very Important |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
Kosovo
Europe
/ Southern Europe
|
Poor | 60 | 80 | Important |
|
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 |
|
Haiti
North America
/ Caribbean
|
Poor | 59 | 75 | 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 |
|
Kenya
Africa
/ Eastern Africa
|
Poor | 55 | 65 | Important |
|
Yemen
Asia
/ Middle East
|
Poor | 55 | 50 | Unimportant |
|
Canada
North America
/ North America
|
Poor | 54 | 75 | Fairly Unimportant |
|
Malawi
Africa
/ Southern Africa
|
Poor | 51 | 65 | Important |
|
Ethiopia
Africa
/ Eastern Africa
|
Poor | 51 | 50 | Important |
|
Cuba
North America
/ Caribbean
|
Poor | 51 | 60 | Fairly Unimportant |
|
Palestine
Asia
/ Middle East
|
Poor | 51 | 51 | Fairly Unimportant |
|
Congo
Africa
/ Central Africa
|
Poor | 50 | 70 | Very Important |
|
Myanmar
Asia
/ South East Asia
|
Poor | 50 | 48 | Important |
|
Maldives
Asia
/ South Asia
|
Poor | 50 | 43 | Unimportant |
|
Gabon
Africa
/ Central Africa
|
Poor | 49 | 70 | Important |
|
The Gambia
Africa
/ Western Africa
|
Poor | 49 | 65 | Important |
|
Panama
North America
/ Central America
|
Poor | 49 | 90 | Unimportant |
|
Guadeloupe
North America
/ Caribbean
|
Poor | 48 | 42 | Important |
|
Suriname
North America
/ South America (North)
|
Poor | 47 | 60 | Very Important |
|
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 |
|
Martinique
North America
/ Caribbean
|
Poor | 46 | 60 | Important |
|
Cape Verde Islands
Africa
/ Western Africa
|
Poor | 46 | 85 | Fairly Unimportant |
|
Moldova
Europe
/ Eastern Europe
|
Poor | 46 | 78 | Fairly Unimportant |
|
Zimbabwe
Africa
/ Southern Africa
|
Poor | 44 | 60 | Very Important |
|
Azerbaijan
Europe
/ South Eastern Europe
|
Poor | 43 | 60 | Fairly Unimportant |
|
Faroe Islands
Europe
/ Northern Europe
|
Poor | 42 | 75 | Very Important |
|
Botswana
Africa
/ Southern Africa
|
Poor | 42 | 60 | Important |
|
Rwanda
Africa
/ Eastern Africa
|
Poor | 42 | 58 | Important |
|
Malta
Europe
/ Southern Europe
|
Poor | 42 | 78 | 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 |
|
French Guiana
North America
/ South America (North)
|
Poor | 40 | 50 | Unimportant |
|
Namibia
Africa
/ Southern Africa
|
Poor | 39 | 55 | Fairly Unimportant |
|
Tahiti
Oceania
/ Oceania
|
Poor | 39 | 40 | Fairly Unimportant |
|
Guyana
North America
/ South America (North)
|
Poor | 37 | 48 | Fairly Unimportant |
|
Tajikistan
Asia
/ Central Asia
|
Poor | 37 | 47 | Fairly Unimportant |
|
Pakistan
Asia
/ South Asia
|
Poor | 37 | 25 | Unimportant |
|
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 |
|
Gibraltar
Europe
/ Western Europe
|
Poor | 35 | 41 | Important |
|
Luxembourg
Europe
/ Central Europe
|
Poor | 35 | 77 | Fairly Unimportant |
|
Malaysia
Asia
/ South East Asia
|
Poor | 35 | 51 | Fairly Unimportant |
|
Dominican Republic
North America
/ Caribbean
|
Poor | 35 | 40 | Fairly Unimportant |
|
Curaçao
North America
/ Caribbean
|
Poor | 35 | 50 | Unimportant |
|
Singapore
Asia
/ South East Asia
|
Poor | 35 | 45 | Unimportant |
|
New Caledonia
Oceania
/ Oceania
|
Poor | 34 | 48 | Important |
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
North America
/ Caribbean
|
Poor | 34 | 38 | Important |
|
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 |
|
Liberia
Africa
/ Western Africa
|
Poor | 32 | 45 | Important |
|
Niger
Africa
/ Western Africa
|
Poor | 31 | 40 | Important |
|
Antigua and Barbuda
North America
/ Caribbean
|
Poor | 30 | 42 | Important |
|
Puerto Rico
North America
/ Caribbean
|
Poor | 30 | 33 | Fairly Unimportant |
|
Philippines
Asia
/ South East Asia
|
Poor | 30 | 53 | Unimportant |
|
Sierra Leone
Africa
/ Western Africa
|
Poor | 29 | 40 | Very Important |
|
San Marino
Europe
/ Southern Europe
|
Poor | 29 | 41 | Important |
|
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 |
|
Mauritius
Africa
/ Southern Africa
|
Poor | 21 | 30 | Unimportant |
|
Seychelles
Africa
/ Southern Africa
|
Poor | 21 | 30 | Unimportant |
|
Saint Barthélemy
North America
/ Caribbean
|
Poor | 20 | 2 | Fairly Unimportant |
|
Aruba
North America
/ Caribbean
|
Poor | 20 | 35 | 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 |
|
Bonaire
North America
/ Caribbean
|
Poor | 15 | 26 | Important |
|
Dominica
North America
/ Caribbean
|
Poor | 15 | 25 | Important |
|
Belize
North America
/ Central America
|
Poor | 15 | 30 | Unimportant |
|
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 |
|
The Bahamas
North America
/ Caribbean
|
Poor | 11 | 15 | Unimportant |
|
British Virgin Islands
North America
/ Caribbean
|
Poor | 10 | 9 | Fairly Unimportant |
|
Saint Martin
North America
/ Caribbean
|
Poor | 10 | 5 | Unimportant |
|
Sint Maarten
North America
/ Caribbean
|
Poor | 10 | 4 | Unimportant |
|
Somalia
Africa
/ Eastern Africa
|
Poor | 9 | 10 | Fairly Unimportant |
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
North America
/ Caribbean
|
Poor | 9 | 9 | Fairly Unimportant |
|
Cambodia
Asia
/ South East Asia
|
Poor | 8 | 15 | Important |
|
Anguilla
North America
/ Caribbean
|
Poor | 8 | 5 | Fairly Unimportant |
|
Montserrat
North America
/ Caribbean
|
Poor | 8 | 2 | Fairly Unimportant |
|
Eritrea
Africa
/ Eastern Africa
|
Poor | 8 | 10 | Unimportant |
|
US Virgin Islands
North America
/ Caribbean
|
Poor | 8 | 7 | 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 |
|
Comoros
Africa
/ Southern Africa
|
Poor | 7 | 38 | Fairly Unimportant |
|
Mayotte
Africa
/ Eastern Africa
|
Poor | 7 | 10 | Fairly Unimportant |
|
Réunion
Africa
/ Eastern Africa
|
Poor | 7 | 10 | Unimportant |
|
Djibouti
Africa
/ Eastern Africa
|
Poor | 7 | 10 | Unimportant |
|
São Tomé and Príncipe
Africa
/ Central Africa
|
Poor | 7 | 10 | Unimportant |
|
Laos
Asia
/ South East Asia
|
Poor | 7 | 4 | 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 |
|
Bhutan
Asia
/ South Asia
|
Poor | 4 | 3 | Fairly Unimportant |
|
Kiribati
Oceania
/ Oceania
|
Poor | 1 | 1 | Unimportant |
|
Northern Mariana Islands
Asia
/ East Asia
|
Poor | 1 | 1 | Unimportant |
|
Crimea
Europe
/ North Eastern Europe
|
Poor | Unknown | ||
|
Micronesia
Oceania
/ Oceania
|
Poor | 1 | Unimportant |