Develop a player. Define an era.

New intakes bring young players into your academy. Separate cadet and junior views help you understand the group. Look beyond a single overall rating: attributes, estimated potential and development history tell a fuller story.

• Cadet and junior academy groups
• Individual attributes and overall-rating history
• Potential stars are staff estimates, not a guarantee

Academy players develop over time. Your academy investment and the opportunities players receive help shape their progress. Track the changes and judge whether a prospect needs more time or a new challenge.

• Weekly player development
• Academy levels and ongoing operating costs
• Readiness advice for first-team decisions

Your juniors face seven AI youth teams from the same country in an eight-team league. Each opponent is played once. Players who take part gain a development benefit that week.

• Seven rounds against domestic youth opposition
• League table, results and your junior scorers
• Your own academy players take part in the match simulation

Pair a young prospect with an eligible experienced first-team player. Mentoring links the senior squad to the academy and gives you another decision to make about how to support the next generation.

• Choose mentors from eligible senior players
• One prospect per mentor
• Limited mentoring places encourage thoughtful pairings

Promote a prospect into the senior squad with a professional contract. At 19, the academy path reaches a decision point: a contract or departure. Leave room in the squad and in the wage budget for the players you believe in.

• Professional contracts and first-team promotion
• Squad capacity and wage commitments matter
• A decision on each prospect’s future

Follow academy graduates after they leave the youth setup. Youth development compensation can recognise your club’s contribution when eligible players move, giving development a place in your long-term club strategy.

• Graduate tracking
• Development compensation on eligible transfers
• Balance academy investment with first-team needs