As was discussed extensively elsewhere on the site, I have decided to reboot and continue the wonderkid database, as the original author had lost interest! So before I proceed much further, I'd like to provide a huge shoutout to kleed, and his extensive work on the original Wonderkids database, found here! I take no credit for coming up with this idea nor laying the groundwork for it, that's all on him! I'm simply taking it further, now that he chose to discontinue his own version!
Everything in his file is also included here, so only download one, but be sure to send him a thank you, or at least a friendly thought! But now, on to details about this database.
There are no more planned updates to this database for FM20. You're welcome to post links to players as usual, but unless I'm bored one day and decide to make a few more, don't expect further updates until the FM21 version of the database, which will hopefully come out at some point after Christmas.
About the database
This database will be a file simply adding young players into the game. Most will be U16 players, but the occasional player up to 23 may find their way in, if I feel they were unfairly left out of the base game. In the download, a facepack, and an excel sheet are also included, but more on that a little later
As you might imagine, it can be quite hard to find data on young players, especially in England. Therefore, while all players are recreated to the best of my abilities, there will almost certainly be errors here and there. However, if you're more knowledgeable than I, do feel free to leave a comment, and I'll correct it in the next update!
Speaking up updates, everything under V1.0 is initially created by kleed. I have gone through everything and touched up on it, but fairly minor changes nonetheless. V1.1 and thereafter is solely my own work. I will aim to update it with a new batch of players at least once a month, but no promises.
How to install
Put the "Wonderkids 2020 - V2.2 - Minor Tweaks.fmf" file in: "Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2020\editor data"
Put the "Faces" folder in: "Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2020\graphics\faces"
In order to see every single added player, you need to be sure to load the league they play in when you create your save game. For example, to load Fernando Ovelar, who plays in the Paraguayan League, you need to be sure to load this league, either as playable, or manually through the custom database settings.
If/When the faces don't match the players
For the faces provided, I have named them so that ideally, they should load in like they have to. However, if you're like me, and play with a ton of database mods, they're almost definitly not going to match, as the other databases also add players, so the Unique ID's no longer match. So in order to fix this, you need to rename the files so they match the new Unique ID's. Luckily, a tool called Bulk Rename Utility exsist to make this easy. To determine what to name the files, find Shane Kluivert in your game. His ID will be something like 1915386991. So to rename them, just follow it down, as such:
The order of the ID's will never change, so the order they're in now, is also the order they will be in afterwards. After renaming everything, use the fmXML tool to create a new config file. Then reload your skin in-game, and enjoy your new faces!
If the above instructions weren't enough, here is a video showing how to do it. If you still can't figure it out... I'm sorry mate, but I don't think I can help you anymore then.
Requesting new Wonderkids!
Requests by you guys will be the lifeblood of this database update, so please do! However, I want to maintain a certain quality, so if I can't find an at least halfway-decent image of the players face, he will not be added. Therefore, when requesting, I want at least a name, club and position, and ideally a picture as well! Well, ideally as much info as you can possibly find really, but I'll take what I can get!
The Wonderkids!
Charlie Patino - Arsenal Gustavo Sonego - Desportivo Brasil Vasco Teixeira - SL Benfica Aáron Alonso - Barcelona Kamil Antosiak - Hansa Rostock Pablo Ruan - Osvaldo Cruz Presley Ortiz - Sporting Lisbon Ilya Rozhkov - Rubin Kazan Ilya Ivanov - Rubin Kazan Charlie Setford - AFC Ajax Timo Zaal - SC Heerenveen Lamare Bogarde - Feyenoord Mikki Van Sas - SC Utrecht Luka Romero - RCD Mallorca (with Wonderkid Spotlight video) Roméo Lavia - RSC Anderlecht Charlie McNeill - Manchester City James Balagizi - Liverpool
Simone Bonavita - Inter Milan Sidney Raebiger - RB Leipzig Antoni Milambo - Feyenoord Rainey Breinburg - Feyenoord Mike Kleijn - Feyenoord Jaden Slory - Feyenoord Ilyas el Moussaoui - Feyenoord Gavi - FC Barcelona Mario Stroeykens - RSC Anderlecht Diego Talaverón - Sevilla Fabián Luzzi - Rayo Vallecano Umut Tohumcu - Hoffenheim Igor Matanovic - St. Pauli Melkamu Frauendorf - Hoffenheim Faroukou Cisse - Borussia Dortmund Pierre Dwomoh - KRC Genk Francis Jacobs - Orange County Ángel Martínez - Seattle Sounders Austin Brummett - Seattle Sounders Brandan Craig - Philadelphia Union Federico Oliva - Atletico Madrid Noah Pesch - Bayer Leverkusen Samuel Bamba - Borussia Dortmund Michel-Simon Ludwig - Borussia Dortmund Colin Noah Kleine-Bekel - Borussia Dortmund Noah Mrosek - Borussia Dortmund Vasco Walz - Borussia Dortmund Angelo Brückner - Bayern Munich Juan Cabrera - Schalke 04 Ngufor Anubodem - Schalke 04 Kevin Leone - Sampdoria Matvey Ivakhnov - Dinamo Moscow Emil Roback - Hammarby IF Charlie Webster - Chelsea Samuel Iling-Junior - Chelsea Jude Soonsup-Bell - Chelsea Jiro Nakamure - Gamba Osaka Bryce Duke - Los Angeles FC Tanner Tessmann - FC Dallas Nick Breitenbücher - Hoffenheim Txus Alba - FC Barcelona
Barron Trump - D.C. United Nikolaos Botis - PAOK Simone Scaglia - Juventus Christopher Popov - Manchester United Tafara Madembo - Escola Varsovia Julian Pauli - Fortuna Düsseldorf Orri Steinn Óskarsson - Grótta Rooney Bardghji - Malmö FF Lukas Björklund - Malmö FF Barry Hepburn - Celtic Luka Reischl - Red Bull Salzburg Mamin Sanyang - Hoffenheim Claudio Turi - SSC Bari Joe Hugill - Sunderland Jordan Gomes - AS Monaco Evan Ferguson - Bohemians Malamine Ekefele - AS Monaco Malick Fofana - KAA Gent Zepiqueno Redmond - Feyenoord Álvaro - Real Madrid Mohammed Diomande - FC Nordsjælland Iwo Kaczmarski - Korona Kielce Paulo - Real Madrid Levent Gundogan - Free Agent Logan Pye - Sunderland Pablo Pérez - Sevilla Carlos Álvarez - Sevilla Ilias Akhomach - FC Barcelona Alfie Devine - Wigan Athletic James Graham - Ross County Tony Weston - Blackpool Zak Emmerson - Oldham Athletic Linus Gechter - Hertha Berlin Benicio Baker-Boaitey - West Ham United Vinícius Tobias - Internacional Mimeirhel Benita - Feyenoord Martin Vitik - Sparta Prague Sávio - Atlético Mineiro
Luka Gagnidze - Dinamo Tbilisi Lesley Ugochukwu - Stade Rennes Loum Tchaouna - Stade Rennes Zane Monlouis - Arsenal Mauro Bandeira - Arsenal Marcelo Flores - Arsenal Khayon Edwards - Arsenal Remy Mitchell - Arsenal Shaqueel van Persie - Feyenoord Mycael Pontes - Athletico Paranaense Matheus Nascimento - Botafogo Adam Richardson - Sunderland Carney Chukwuemeka - Aston Villa Jadan Raymond - Crystal Palace Yadali Bayo - Le Havre Souleymane Isaak Touré - Le Havre Benjamin Watt - Tottenham Livan Burcu - Eintracht Frankfurt Aleksandar Ilic - Red Star Belgrade Raphaël Sarfo - Ajax Lorenzo Coco - RB Leipzig Kevin Zefi - Shamrock Rovers Ary Eduardo - Gremio Abdoulaye Kamara - PSG Gabriel Misehouy - Ajax Obed Nkambadio - Paris FC Steven Cave - Le Havre Samuel Mbangula - RSC Anderlecht Maksim Paskotši - Flora Tallinn Zinedine Boutmène - NA Hussein Dey Tyler Wolff - Atlante United Paxten Aaronson - Philadelphia Union Nathan Harriel - Philadelphia Union Nehemiah Oriola - West Ham United Tonny Temple - Free Agent Gibran Rayo - FC Dallas Kevin Bonilla - FC Dallas Axel Picazo - Philadelphia Union Will Reilly - Atlanta United Will Vint - Colorado Rapids Jorge Almaguer - FC Dallas Christian Torres - LAFC Antonio Leone - LAFC Erik Dueñas - LAFC Mohamed Traore - LAFC Fred Emmings - Minnestoa United Ethan Dobbelaere - Seattle Sounders Cameron Dunbar - LA Galaxy Jonathan Pérez - LA Galaxy Emmanuel Ochoa - San Jose Earthquakes Michael Halliday - Orlando City Christopher Garcia - Real Salt Lake Brian Gutiérrez - Chicago Fire Javier Casas - Chicago Fire Samuel Grygar - Banik Ostrava Alejandro Garnacho - Atlético Madrid Xavier Dziekonski - Jagellonia Bialystok Louis Boyd - Grimsby Town Pedro Virgínia - Arsenal Emre Bilgin - Besiktas Martin Vetkal - Kalev Tallinn Logi Hrafn Róbertsson - Hafnarfjördur Logan Batiste - Inter Miami Romeo Vermant - Club Brugge
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Hello
Is the fm20 wonderkids pack compatible with the fm2021
Without duplicating players
Because I was a fan of kelvin john scorer of 16 years from Tanzania and they did not put it or is it planned in an update
The Estonian wonderkid Martin Vetkal of Kalev Tallinn joined Roma in August, but I imagine this database takes count of which club they played for in 2019. Just in case it doesn't, I'm telling you
@igorlv: I'm unfortunately not familiar with the process on how to do that, so I doubt it :-) However, you can find an overview of all the players in the database along with their clubs in the attached Excel-sheet, so do share if you end up doing it yourself!
@Rdf: Thanks! I do plan on continuing it for FM21, but I don't find it likely that I'll have further updates this year :-) I will save your comments though!
Other suggestions, but less important, because all 2005, therefore less clear to evaluate and unlike Roony Bardghji, have a slightly less crystalline talent:
First of all, thank you very much for all the work done.
I don't know if you still plan to work on this database or wait for FM21.
If in doubt, I leave you some suggestions.
They are all 2004, to see better the technical characteristics, they are all present in the database of a site that I have as reference, http://www.worldfootballscouting.com/, in which you can find also pictures of the players, the only thing is that it is in Italian.
They are:
- Oliwier Zych - GK - Aston Villa
- Robin Risser-Birckel - GK - Strasbourg
- Kayky - Dc - Santos
- Roméo Lavia - MC - M. City
- Julian Brandes - MC - Ajax
- Alex Luna - AMC - Atletico Rafaela
- Ismaël Gharbi - AMC - PSG
- Roony Bardghji (the only 2005) - AMC - FC Copenhagen
Also if you can review the PA of some players who are very underrated in the database:
- Barry Hepburn - RW - B. Munich
- Mohamed el Arouch - AMC - O. Lyon
- Ilyas El Moussaoui - STC - Feyenoord
- Yadaly Bayo (2005) - MC - Le Havre
- Iker Gil Lopez (2005) - STC - R. Madrid
@GodineBr: I'm pretty sure I included that transfer? I certainly knew about it, but I may have forgotten. Either way, I'll include it in the next tweaks update.
@r2d2: My best guess is there's some overlap going. You can make a "wonderkids" folder inside your "faces" folder, you just need a config.xml file in each folder, both the main folder and the subfolder :-) As for the duplicate, just run it twice, first starting at 1, so the name will be from 1 to 449 or whatever, and then again with the right ID so it matches, to avoid duplicates :-)
Bulk Rename Utility.
when i try to change name it said about duplicate name if the name already exits. but if i set on. it will make names : 1915387365 to 1915387365_1
cant pass throu this.
i took all the pictures and copied them to my faces-folder. -(where i have other pictures)
copied the codes from wonderkid xml-file to exinsting config.xml
do this all the time when im missing 1 or 2 pictures . but this time the wonderkids like Mokouko dosent show.
what can i do wrong.
i could not have a wonderkid folder inside the faces - folder for some reason. didnt work
what can i have done wrong??
@Erikeagles68: Yes of course, whatever the latest version is will have all the players added in that version, and all players from previous versions :-)
Discussion: Wonderkids 2020 by JG - V2.2.1 - MINOR FIXES
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Is the fm20 wonderkids pack compatible with the fm2021
Without duplicating players
Because I was a fan of kelvin john scorer of 16 years from Tanzania and they did not put it or is it planned in an update
- Silvano Vos - MC - Ajax
- Dimitris Kaloskamis - AMC - Panathinaikos
- Ussumane Djaló - AMC - Benfica
- Mathys Tel - LW/RW - Rennes
- Zion Atta - LW - Crystal Palace
- Zain Silcott-Duberry - AMC - Chelsea
- José Dinis Pinto Rodrigues - STC - Braga
- Rodrigo Ribeiro - STC - Sporting CP
- Ilyes Housni - STC - PSG
Thank you in advance even just to take a look and not necessarily realize them.
I don't know if you still plan to work on this database or wait for FM21.
If in doubt, I leave you some suggestions.
They are all 2004, to see better the technical characteristics, they are all present in the database of a site that I have as reference, http://www.worldfootballscouting.com/, in which you can find also pictures of the players, the only thing is that it is in Italian.
They are:
- Oliwier Zych - GK - Aston Villa
- Robin Risser-Birckel - GK - Strasbourg
- Kayky - Dc - Santos
- Roméo Lavia - MC - M. City
- Julian Brandes - MC - Ajax
- Alex Luna - AMC - Atletico Rafaela
- Ismaël Gharbi - AMC - PSG
- Roony Bardghji (the only 2005) - AMC - FC Copenhagen
Also if you can review the PA of some players who are very underrated in the database:
- Barry Hepburn - RW - B. Munich
- Mohamed el Arouch - AMC - O. Lyon
- Ilyas El Moussaoui - STC - Feyenoord
- Yadaly Bayo (2005) - MC - Le Havre
- Iker Gil Lopez (2005) - STC - R. Madrid
https://www.envigadofc.co/project/yadir-meneses-betancur/
when i try to change name it said about duplicate name if the name already exits. but if i set on. it will make names : 1915387365 to 1915387365_1
cant pass throu this.
copied the codes from wonderkid xml-file to exinsting config.xml
do this all the time when im missing 1 or 2 pictures . but this time the wonderkids like Mokouko dosent show.
what can i do wrong.
i could not have a wonderkid folder inside the faces - folder for some reason. didnt work
what can i have done wrong??
Thanks you for your quick reply !!