Football has a lot of great talents scattered all over the world. Some of them you may know, and some you may have never even heard of, but almost all of them can be found in FIFA 23. These lesser-known talents are sometimes called hidden gems, and you never know where one could be hiding.
Hundreds of hidden gems are scattered across the different teams and leagues of FIFA 23, and you only need to know what you’re looking for and where to look. These are some of the top hidden gems in the Dutch League of this game.
8 AZ’s Wouter Goes
Goes is a young center-back player from the Netherlands who plays for AZ Alkmaar in the Eredivisie. He starts FIFA 23 career mode as an 18-year-old with a 63 overall rating and a potential rating of 80 overall.
At the start of the game, Goes is not particularly remarkable other than being 6’2 at just 18. However, with the right development plans, management, a few strategic loan spells, and dynamic potential, he can easily surpass his potential rating and become one of the better players in the later stages of career mode.
7 AZ’s Maxim Dekker
Maxim Dekker is a versatile 18-year-old Dutch defender who plays in the Dutch league for AZ Alkmaar. At just 18, Dekker is already a physical specimen in the backline with his 6’3 frame, which makes him a solid aerial threat from set pieces and a great asset for your team in aerial duels.
Maxim Dekker starts FIFA 23 career mode as a 66 overall rated center back/left back with a potential rating of 80 overall, making him a solid player to have in your squad throughout your career mode playthrough. Dekker would be a great signing for squad debt due to his ability to play more than one position.
6 Ajax’s Youri Regeer
Regeer is a gifted young Dutch footballer who can be deployed in various positions across the football pitch. You will find him on the Ajax squad list as an 18-year-old right-back/central midfielder at the start of his career mode.
Regeer is rated 65 overall at the start of the game, with a potential overall rating of 81. He has impressively well-rounded stats across the board, which makes him a solid squad player that you can develop into a star throughout your career mode. As a right back with central midfielder credentials, you could train him into a solid inverted fullback.
5 Ajax’s Kian Fitz-Jim
Fitz-Jim is an exciting Dutch midfielder who plays for Ajax in the Dutch league. At the start of career mode, he is only 18 years old with an overall rating of 66 and a potential rating of 81 overall.
Fitz-Jim is highly gifted in several midfield roles and can instantly improve any of the smaller teams and provide excellent squad depth for the bigger teams. At such a young age, Fitz-Jim has very well-rounded stats and could contribute heavily to your midfield if given permission to free-roam.
4 Ajax’s Silvano Vos
Silvano Vos is a young midfielder from the Netherlands who plays for Ajax in the Dutch league. At just 17 years old, this central defensive midfielder/central midfielder already has an impressive four-star weak foot and some decent stats across the board.
Vos is rated 60 at the start of career mode and has an impressive 83 overall potential rating. This makes him an easy pick-up for any team you want, and with a value of only €750,000 is well worth it.
3 AZ’s Myron Van Brederode
Myron is an 18-year-old winger who plays for AZ Alkmaar in the Eredivisie. He is already a decent winger with great stats, including a four-star weak foot, making him a goal-scoring threat from any angle, and three-star skill moves, making him a handful for defenders.
Myron starts career mode with a 67 overall rating and a potential rating of 82 overall, making him an excellent pick-up for any team looking to build up with cheap youth players who can develop into stars.
2 Ajax’s Jorrel Hato
Hato is a very exciting young Dutch defender who plays for the giant club Ajax. This young player is only 16 at the start of career mode but has an overall rating of 64 and a potential rating of 85.
His 64 rating already makes him a sure starter for many smaller teams and a decent squad player for some bigger teams. The allure of his impressive potential rating, low market value, and versatility in playing positions make him a wonderful gem in the Dutch leagues.
1 Ajax’s Devyne Rensch
Devyne Rensch, at 19, has already made a name for himself playing for Ajax in the Dutch league. However, he is still a hidden gem, given that he is not popular worldwide and his market value is still affordable for most teams.
He is a brilliant 74-rated fullback with excellent overall stats and an impressive 84 potential rating. His initial rating already makes him first-team material for many smaller clubs that can afford him, and at his young, he’s bound to become a superstar.