Best FM24 Head of Youth Development

Football Manager 2024 Best Head of youth development

Complete list of Excellent Head of Youth Development in Football Manager 2023

After the release of the FM24 best assistant manager, we continue our staff recommendations to let you assemble a 5 star coaching team. Today we hand you our recommendations of the best FM24 Head of Youth development staff.

This type of backroom staff will have the important task to He will be your link to the youth department and will oversee youth development.

The head of youth development staff will be a highly important figure in the brand new ‘Development Centre’. Not only will he assess and report to you about the youth player’s progression, but also bring new talents into the club, and notify you about who might have the potential to reach first-team level.

His experience and skills at working with the youngsters will be highly important to ensure a new crop of talents is coming through, and the success of your youth development program is pretty much in his expertise. Our list of the best Head of Youth Development in Football Manager 2024 lets you find the best backroom staff for this role.

We have sorted this list of head of youth development according to their level of Working with youngsters and their level of judging player potential, but as you’ll notice from the backroom staff search filter he will also require a decent level of coaching attributes if you’d like him to lead youth team training or set up individual training for the youth players.

How to find the best Head of youth Development in FM24?

The head of youth development staff is tasked to identify and monitor the development of youth within your team. His abilities and personality will affect what types of youth players you get at the annual youth intake. In this instance, he’s finding the perfect head of youth development according to your Club DNA and tactical style is highly important.

Spending an extra time, browsing for the best Head of youth Development staff will be of great reward later on in the game as his judgement of youth players and ability to identify talents will be of great resource to your squad building.

To be labelled as the best Head of Youth Development in FM23, the staff requires exceptional abilities with working with youth.

  • Working with youngsters
  • Judging Player Ability
  • Judging Player Potential
  • Personality (Positive)
  • Similar Tactical Style & Formation to the club’s football philosophy

You can learn more about the Head of Youth Development staff role and its requirements and duties in Football Manager in this guide.

5-Star Rated Head of Youth Development Staff in FM 2024

These HoyD staff got great coaching attributes which makes them ideal candidates to take an active part in training by being responsible for a coaching area. They will have at least three and a half stars in training.

FM24 Best Head of Youth Development

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NAME CLUB WWY JPA JPP PERS.
Paolo Morganti Juventus 20 20 20 Model Prof.
Robert Samaden Atalanta 20 19 20 Determined
Jochen Sauer Bayern München 20 18 20 Model Prof.
Pablo Blanco Sevilla 20 18 20 Model Prof.
Lars Ricken Bor. Dortmund 20 18 20 Model Prof.
Dario Baccin Inter Milan 20 18 20 Resolute
Thomas Krücken Man City 20 18 20 Spirited
Phil Cannon - 20 18 20 Balanced
Mauro Bianchessi * AC Monza 20 18 19 Prof.
Steve Weaver Norwich 20 18 18 Resolute
Klemens Hartenbach Freiburg 20 18 18 Prof.
Sebastián Pait River Plate 20 17 19 Perfectionist
Norbert Elgert **** Schalke 04 20 17 19 Prof.
Max Balster **** Schalke 04 20 17 19 F. Loyal
Edorta Murúa ASPIRE 20 17 19 Balanced
Giancarlo Finardi * Atalanta 20 17 18 F. Prof
Miguel Gomis * Racing club 20 17 17 Prof.
José Ramón Alexanko Barcelona 20 16 19 Prof.
Huw Jennings Fulham 20 16 19 Resolute
Helmut Jungheim - 20 16 18 Prof.
Hugo Tocalli Independiente 20 16 18 Prof.
Nick Cox Man Utd 20 16 18 Determ.
Angelo Carbone - 20 16 17 Resilient
Dan Ashworth Newcastle 20 15 20 Resolute
Horst Hrubesch Hamburger SV 20 15 20 F. Loyal
Rodolfo Borrell *** Austin FC 20 15 18 F. Det.
Guillermo Amor *** - 20 15 16 Prof.
Jordi Cruijff - 20 15 16 F. Loyal
Jean-Sébastien Mérieux - 20 15 15 Model Citizen
Sylvain Matrisciano Souchaux 20 15 15 F. Prof.
Bruce Suraci Bournemouth 20 15 15 Det.
Francesco Garcia Barletta Grémio 20 14 19 Prof.
Alex Inglethorpe Liverpool 20 14 17 Prof.
Jason Wilcox *** Southampton 20 14 18 F. Prof.
Gary Issott Crystal Palace 20 14 17 F. Determ.
Bernhard Peters - 20 14 16 Model Prof.
Jorge Theiler **** Mexico 20 14 16 F. Prof.
Joan Barbará * Barcelona 20 14 15 F. Prof.
Samuel Fénillat Nantes 20 14 14 F. Loyal
Iddo Rocher - 20 14 14 F. Determ.
João Couto Sporting CP 20 14 12 Ambit.
Volker Kersting Mainz 05 19 17 19 Model Citizen
Abian Perdomo Real Madrid 19 17 19 Driven
Luki Iriarte Real Sociedad 19 17 18 F. Determ.
Gianluca Grava Napoli 19 17 16 Spirited
Jean Kindermans Anderlecht 19 16 18 Perfectionist
Mark Harrison Aston Villa 19 16 18 Resolute
Manuel Pirés OGC Nice 19 16 18 Resolute
Frank Vogel **** Hertha Berlin 19 15 17 F. Prof.
Nasser Larguet - 19 14 17 Resolute
Michael Tarnat - 18 17 19 F. Prof
Vincenzo Vergine AC Milan 18 17 19 F. Determined
Pedro Mil Homens Benfica 18 17 18 Prof.
Fernando Kuyumchoglu - 18 17 17 F. Prof.
Giovanni Invernizzi Sampdoria 18 17 17 F. Prof.
Dean Rastrick - 18 16 18 Resolute
Matt Hale Derby 18 16 17 Balanced
Stephane Roche Dijon 18 16 16 Resolute
Per Mertesacker Arsenal 18 15 18 Prof.
João Paulo Sampaio Palmeiras 18 15 17 Resolute
Bertrand Reuzeau Montpellier 18 15 17 Spirited
Jean-Michel Vandamme LOSC Lille 18 15 16 Model Citizen
Nuno Gomes - 18 15 16 F. Loyal
Evgeny Ptashkin Spartak Moscow 18 15 15 F. Determ.
Adam Underwood Leeds 18 14 19 Resolute
Albert Capellas *** FC Midtjylland 18 14 14 Prof.
Maurizio Costanzi - 17 18 20 Perfec.
Jim Fraser Chelsea 17 18 18 F. Determ.
Oliver Ruhnert *** Union Berlin 17 18 16 Resilient
Francesco Palmieri Sassuolo 17 14 15 Determined
Valentino Angeloni Fiorentina 15 19 18 F. Prof.
John Morling - 15 14 14 Driven

NB! Do note that staff attributes may vary from save to save.

Who’s your favorite Head of Youth Development staff in Football Manager 2024? Let us know which FM24 HoYD you prefer to sign!


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