EA Sports FC 26 has to put a single number on a teenager's future — and with Argentina's wonderkids, those numbers tell their own story about who the game believes in, and where it's behind reality. Ratings are a snapshot; careers move faster. So we lined up the game's verdict against what these players are actually doing, club by club, and asked the only question that matters: underrated, fair, or overrated?
The card on each player below shows the game's rating. The analysis is what the pitch says. For the wider picture, see our list of Argentina's best young players.
Franco Mastantuono — EA's number is already out of date
Verdict: underrated.
The game has him in the high 70s with elite dribbling and strong passing — a generous start for an 18-year-old. The problem for EA is that reality is moving quicker than the patch cycle: Mastantuono is already scoring in the Champions League for Real Madrid. A teenager doing that at the biggest club in the world is performing above his card, and the next rating refresh will have to chase him.
Claudio Echeverri — the game nailed the dribbler
Verdict: fair now, primed to outgrow it.
Look at the attributes and EA clearly sees what the hype sees: blistering pace and high dribbling, the close-control profile that earned him the "new Messi" tag. The overall sits a notch lower because the game, like the scouts, is waiting for him to prove it weekly in Europe. On loan at Girona, that's exactly the test in front of him — and the rating is one breakout half-season from a jump.
The pattern with fast-rising teenagers: the game rates what they ARE, not the curve they're on. For prospects at elite clubs, the card is almost always a step behind reality — which is precisely why scouting them early beats waiting for the rating to catch up.
Ian Subiabre — rated as a project, scouted as a star
Verdict: underrated on potential.
The game files him as a raw, rapid winger in the high 60s. The transfer market disagrees: River Plate's next jewel has been tracked by Manchester United, City and Liverpool, the same clubs that moved early for the names ahead of him. When Europe's biggest recruitment departments rate a player higher than the video game does, back the recruitment departments.
Julio Soler — a Premier League full-back the game shrugs at
Verdict: slightly underrated.
A left-back already in the Premier League with Bournemouth, with the pace and defensive base the modern role demands, sits lower than you'd expect. Full-backs rarely get flattering ratings young, but a defender holding his own in England's top flight at 21 is worth more than the card suggests.
Máximo Perrone — the one number that feels right
Verdict: fair.
Here the game and reality agree. EA reads Perrone as a tidy deep-lying controller — solid passing, real defensive work rate, modest flash — and that's exactly the player on loan at Como from Manchester City. No argument: the card matches the footballer.
How EA FC 26 sees them
77
Mastantuono's overall
Already scoring in the Champions League — the card lags
84
Echeverri's pace
The dribbler's signature, captured accurately
69
Subiabre's overall
Rated a project; scouted by Europe's elite
Quick reference
What is Franco Mastantuono rated in EA FC 26?
In the high 70s — and already outperforming it, scoring in the Champions League for Real Madrid.
Why is Echeverri rated lower than the hype?
The game, like scouts, is waiting for him to prove it consistently in Europe; his loan at Girona is that test.
Which Argentine wonderkid is most underrated in the game?
Ian Subiabre — filed as a project despite interest from Manchester United, City and Liverpool.
Does the EA rating reflect real ability?
For fast-rising teenagers it usually lags reality — the card rates what they are, not the curve they're on.
Video-game ratings are a fun argument, but they're also a scouting signal: the gap between a teenager's card and their real performance is where the value lives. Right now, that gap is widest for the Argentines climbing fastest — which is exactly why you want to know their names before the next ratings refresh does.
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