  Endohedral molecular magnets, e.g. as realized in fullerenes containing $\rm
DySc_{2}N$, are promising candidates for molecular electronics and quantum
information processing. For their functionalization an ultrafast local
magnetization control is essential. Using full ab-initio quantum chemistry
calculations we predict the emergence of charge current loops in fullerenes
with an associated orbital magnetic moment upon irradiation with weak light
vortex pulses that transfer orbital angular momentum. The generated current is
controllable by the frequency, the vortex topological charge, and the intensity
of the light. Numerical and analytical results show that an ultraviolet vortex
femtosecond pulse with an intensity $\sim10^{13}$ W/cm$^2$ generates
non-invasively nA unidirectional surface current with an associated magnetic
field of hundreds $\mu$T at the center of the fullerene.
