![Football Manager 2026 Data Updates - FM26 Data Tweaks [v2.0 | v3.3]](https://i.postimg.cc/t4fKVrB7/wonderkid.png)
• Public version: Monthly releases with older content and no cut-out photos;
• Patreon version: Weekly releases with high-priority requests from supporters;
Public Version: v2.0 / Patreon Version: v3.0 & 3.3
Explore a more immersive Football Manager! Discover hidden wonderkids, recruit new staff, and enjoy high-quality cut-out photos that bring your game to life. The default database has been carefully tweaked with player details, 3D models, and more for extra realism — or dive into bold, imaginative challenges that take your Football Manager experience to the next level.
Available files:
💼 (FM26 Data Tweaks) New Players-Staff:
- New Wonderkids and Players missing;
- Added missing Club Board Members and Staff;
All of them include a Cut-out and DT11 Photos (except Public Versions) and are on a Shortlist.
📊 (FM26 Data Tweaks) Enhanced Database (optional):
- Updated Player names and nicknames;
- Updated Player / Staff 3D Models;
- Enhanced Player details, including height, positions, and preferred foot;
- Adjusted Nationalities, Second Nationalities;
- Updated Player status to reflect their real-life teams;
🏟️ (FM26 Data Tweaks) Club Tweaks (optional):
- Added/Removed some Club affiliations;
- Tweaked Stadium capacity and expansions;
⭐ (FM26 Data Tweaks) CA-PA Changes (optional):
- Fixed Determination being randomized for some players (e.g., Estevão);
- Changes on CA/PA following real life performances.
📁 Optional Files folder:
- (FM26 DataTweaks) No Injuries when starting a save file;
- (FM26 DataTweaks) No Suspensions when starting a save file;
- (FM26 DataTweaks) -50% Injuries file;
- (FM26 Data Tweaks) +30% Injuries file;
- (FM26 DataTweaks) Brazil Promotions 26-27;
- (FM26 DataTweaks) Realistic Migration System.
Patreon is the hub for everyone who wants to help keep this project alive — creating these Football Manager files takes hundreds of hours, and your support ensures we can continue developing and releasing updates regularly.
Supporters also gain access to updated files, staying ahead with the latest created players, enhancements, and custom content. By joining, you’re not just supporting the project — you’re playing a key role in its ongoing growth and evolution.
Explore alternative football realities with custom files with unique player / club setups. Take on fresh challenges, rebuild squads, test your managerial skills, and experience the game in ways the base FM never allows. Requires at least the Regular Starter tier.
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Note: This file does not include a Transfer Update — download the version you prefer.
Compatibility: Not compatible with other files that create new players or staff, as this may cause duplicates or conflicts with the included cut-out photos.
Discussion: FM26 Data Tweaks [v2.0 | v3.3]
69 comments have been posted so far.
So now you can choose between cut-out photos and DF11 style photos (experimental, won't be perfect). Feedback will be necessary or else i'll just focus on cut-out photos
FM26 Data Tweaks v2.5
This post contains the scheduled weekly release. These files reflect the current state of the project for this week, including the latest published changes and refinements.
Changelog:
Updated Enhanced Database file:
- Some adjustments made to Player details;
Updated CA-PA Changes file:
- Corrected some default players random Determination;
Updated New Players-Staff file:
- Created 33 New Players;
(Maki Kitahara, Shion Nakayama, Kento Hamasaki, Hiroto Asada, Ikenna Chidebe, Gaël Huguet, Slate Collins, Aidan Carlos, Takato Yamamoto, Yuya Yokoi, Shimon Kobayashi, Minato Yoshida, Hayato Yairo, Haru Tsushima, Shuto Oda, Nash Dearmin, Levi Williams, Toju Wellspring, Donte Lawrence, Thiago Montes, Hugo Moreno, Aitor Torondel, Gorka Abascal, Pau Sarrià, Héctor Asumu, Mikel Jack, Theo Pitt, Nixon Ayoví, Joel Pallé, Dany Freire, Levi Yeboah, Ibrahim Dosso, Ebenezar Harcourt);
Updated Player Shortlist;
Added [FM26] Realistic Migration System into the files.
Samples:
FM26 Data Tweaks v2.4
Updated New Players-Staff file:
- Created 45 New Players ;
(Mattia Barzagli, Giuseppe Pipitò, Edoardo Rocca, Umberto Costante, Amadou Konteh, Ismaele Okoumassoun, Mamadou Pamé, Pietro Salvai, Raphael Mazzotta, Edoardo Rastello, Bogdan Begmetyuk, Francesco Buondonno, Emanuele Troiano, Abdou Seye, Leonardo Falzoni, Alan Lembakoali, Omar Sperlonga, Rushard Sutty, Théo Hervier-Gisquet, Gaëtan Cesarini, Róbert Maník, Dominik Ruzicska, Lukas Pelegrin, Amine Fertah, Walid Chellay, Robert Turdean, Rafael Cabral, Rodrigo Seca, Joaquim Cabeçana, Cassiano Silva, João Salgado, Diogo Freitas, Luis Abel, Daniel Deldicq, Jacobo Afonso, Laurindo Mendonça, Bernardo Busatori, Igor Ribeiro, Aladje Mussa, Paulo Leite, Tiago Portugal, Luís Alves, Tomás Cruz, Gabriel Paradela, Nicolás Afonso, Edoardo Bove);
Updated Player Shortlist;
https://www.patreon.com/posts/fm26-data-tweaks-148937882
Samples:
FM26 Data Tweaks v1.7
Added Club Tweaks file:
- Added some missing club affiliations;
- Corrected Benfica elections for the next 4 years;
Updated New Players-Staff file:
- Small tweaks overall;
- Increased Cristiano Junior reputation to appear in smaller db;
- Updated Ajax Staff with Heitinga being sacked;
- Created a total of 136 new Players/Staff;
FM26 Data Tweaks v2.3
Updated Enhanced Database file:
- Corrected some Player names, 3D Models, Nationalities, Positions;
Updated New Players-Staff file:
- Created 30 New Players;
(Mor N'diaye, João Silva, Lourenço Fernandes, Christian Hamsik, Bruno Valko, Dyran Stam, Ezechiel Emaga, Lennox Heitinga, Elgyn Hato, Charly van Oosterhout, Bruno Cabral, Eduardo, Akram Jadid, Emmanuel Basile, Badr El Hafid, Ajay Tavares, Mattia Puglisi, Noah Adigo, Rayhan Hajjari, Emmanuel Fejokwu, Noah Kakor, Harryl Mboma, Harry Barrow, Ralphie Beckwith, Yiğit Baynazoğlu, Isaías Abuabara, Alfredo Maduro, Mikhail Turishchev, Damir Kuanyshev, Amirkhan Maratov);
Updated Player Shortlist;
https://www.patreon.com/posts/fm26-data-tweaks-1487149342
Some Samples:
FM26 Data Tweaks v2.2
Updated Enhanced Database file:
- Updated some Player names;
- Corrected some Players 3D Models;
Updated CA-PA Changes file:
- Improvements on Alysson and Juan Arizala;
Updated New Players-Staff file:
- Created 22 New Players and 1 Staff;
(Jordi Cruyff, Brando Bailey-Joseph, Alex Marciniak, Kyran Thompson, Saurap Sampang, Callan Hamill, Jaden Maghoma, Charlie Phillips, Edson Dejonge-Seiros, Emmanuel Ziro, Harlem McLaughlin, Jacey Carrick, Gazik Ibragimov, Reggie Watson, Mahdi Nicoll-Jazuli, Heze Grimwade, Frankie Day, Darren Motsi, Vincent Joseph, Olly Lloyd, Lucca Benetton, Les Yeutembip);
Updated Player Shortlist;
https://www.patreon.com/posts/148714681
Some Samples:
FM26 Data Tweaks v2.1
Updated Enhanced Database file:
- Corrected some Players Names, Position and 2nd Nationalities;
Updated CA-PA Changes file:
- Upgraded David Daiber and Mateus Mané;
Updated New Players-Staff file:
- Created a total of 291 new Players/Staff;
- Created a total of 291 Cut-Out faces & icons;
Updated Player Shortlist;
https://www.patreon.com/posts/fm26-data-tweaks-147087600
Some samples:
FM26 Data Tweaks v2.0
Updated Enhanced Database file:
- Updated Diogo Costa release clause;
Updated CA-PA Changes file:
- Fixed +500 random Determintion on Players;
- Upgraded David Daiber;
Updated Club Tweaks file:
- Corrected Camp Nou capacity;
- Removed Mumbai as part of City group;
Updated New Players-Staff file:
- Fixed Holguero brothers position;
- Created a total of 262 new Players/Staff;
- Created a total of 262 Cut-Out faces & icons;
Updated Player Shortlist;
https://www.patreon.com/posts/fm26-data-tweaks-146943181
Samples:
FM26 Data Tweaks v1.9
Updated Enhanced Database file:
- Small tweaks on some players (Names);
- Removed some players from the db (Retired in August);
Updated Club Tweaks file:
- Corrected SL Benfica Stadium expansion to 80k seats;
Updated New Players-Staff file:
- Created a total of 242 new Players/Staff;
(Elias Younan, Hannes Skånberg, Levi Hansas, Thiago Veron, Ali Burak Öztürk, José Garrafa, Dinis Santos, Victor Bastianele, Linus Güther, Kevin Baldwin, Konrad Alfes, Efe Konuşkan, Peniel Djopa, Amine Essomba)
- Created a total of 242 Cut-Out faces & icons;
Updated Player Shortlist;
https://www.patreon.com/posts/fm26-data-tweaks-146375207
Samples:
FM26 Data Tweaks v1.8
Updated Enhanced Database file:
- Updated missing Players Position;
- Small tweaks in Player names;
- Removed Ethan McLeod from the database;
Updated New Players-Staff file:
- Added Muhammad Zongo Future Transfer;
- Created a total of 228 new Players/Staff;
- Created a total of 228 Cut-Out faces & icons;
Updated Player Shortlist;
https://www.patreon.com/posts/fm26-data-tweaks-146090655
Couple Samples:
FM26 Data Tweaks v1.7
Updated Club Changes file:
- Added Nagoya affiiliation with Everton;
Updated Enhanced Database file:
- Small Tweaks overall;
Updated CA-PA Changes file:
- Upgrade on José Neto and Viktor Daðason;
Added Brazilian 26-27 Promotion file into Optional folder;
Updated New Players-Staff file:
- Replaced Heitinga for Guido Fienga;
- Created a total of 207 new Players/Staff;
- Created a total of 207 Cut-Out faces & icons;
Updated Player Shortlist;
https://www.patreon.com/posts/fm26-data-tweaks-145696513
Some Samples:
Updated New Players-Staff file:
- Small CA and Attributes adjustments;
- Created a total of 193 new Players/Staff;
- Created a total of 193 Cut-Out faces & icons;
(Asuto Fujita.,Kaiji Chonan, Alber Castelau, Lamine Mbengue, Assane Sarr, Anthonoy Motosuna, Omphemetse Sekgoto, Ebrima Tunkara, Isaac Silva, Eduardo Pape, João Chaves, Myguel Sousa, Fortune Egharevba, Ilai Grootfaam, Hamza Camará, Marcello Bouvier, Jacob Esser, Leonardo Damião);
Updated Player Shortlist;
https://www.patreon.com/posts/fm26-data-tweaks-145150027
Updated Enhanceds Database file:
- Corrected some Players 3D Models;
Updated CA-PA Changes file:
- Decreased Samu (Vit. Guimarães) attributes;
Updated New Players-Staff file:
- Small CA and Attributes adjustments;
- Created a total of 175 new Players/Staff;
- Created a total of 175 Cut-Out faces & icons;
(Leonard Prescott, Bastian Assomo, Ada Yüzgeç, Çağrı Balta, Said Brkic, Keron Hagemann, Eyüp Karasu, Christos Kostoglou, Muhammad Zongo, Thiago Cordero, Hyeon-bin Koo, Takeshi Wada, Arafat Nkoola, Jelani McGhee, El Hadji Malick Cissé, Omar Kamal, Nikolai Pierre, Yazan Mohamed, Mauricio De Carvalho).
Updated Player Shortlist;
https://www.patreon.com/posts/144533861
Updated Enhanced Database:
- Tweaked Players Details (Names, 3D Models)
Updated CA/PA Changes file:
- Fixed Determination on some players like Estevão;
Updated New Players-Staff file:
- Created a total of 98 new Players/Staff;
- Created a total of 98 Cut-Out faces & icons; (No Graphics on Public Release)
(Max Dowman, JJ Gabriel, Matías Wanchope, Mathias Contreras, Alexander Pálmason, Alexander Andersson, Eirik Granaas, Mats Spiten, Jonathan Nsangou, Cristiano Júnior, Rayan Bardghji, Ashraf Tapsoba, Francisco Wang, James Bogere)
Link above.
Updated Enhanced Database file:
- Removed some player nicknames (Pote, Amad)
- Fixed Vincent Kompany name;
Updated New Players-Staff file:
- Small CA and Attributes adjustments;
- Created a total of 156 new Players/Staff;
- Created a total of 156 Cut-Out faces & icons;
(Niko Ilicevic, Till Burkhardt, Ruslan Mba, Moritz Dirsch, Gabriel Minutillo, Filip Pavić, CJ Afumuzor, Dexter Oliver, Alfie Dooley, Samuel Onyekachukwu, Keir McMeekin, Étienne Mendy, Shadrack Addo, Teahiva Tefaataumarama, Simone Cannizzaro, Gino Pavoni, Hólger Quintero, Edwin Quintero, Ignacio Cruzat, Fi Akamba);
Added Player Shortlist.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/fm24-data-tweaks-144297639
@banditeleven, well thats AI, they need to improve that. I rather not touch that for now.