Get to know the potential wonderkids of Football Manager 27 as we introduce the FM26 NextGen Wonderkids Database. Here’s your chance to meet some of the future wonderkids and talents that are NOT included in Football Manager 26 by default.
To continue our tradition and personal enjoyment of scouring the world for wonderkids and talents I’m proud to announce the Fotball Manager 26 NextGen Wonderkids Database. For over 9 years I’ve had the pleasure to create a youth talent database for Football Manager which leet you meet some of the best young talents in world football that is not added into the FM database.
The FM26 NextGen Wonderkids database is your chance to experience all the emerging talents and hidden gems erupting across the world, who are either too young to be added in Football Manager 26, or for any reasons has not made its way into the database.
The latest edition of the NextGen Wonderkid database for Football Manager 26 presents 821 new wonderkids – making it THE biggest ever wonderkids database I’ve ever created!
So without further ado, we are proud to present the new edition of the FM26 NextGen Wonderkids database – your source to track down the potential wonderkids and talents for Football Manager 27 ‘before’ anyone else! We hope you’ll enjoy the new edition. Continue reading to learn more about which football talents and best young players this database includes for FM26.
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About FM26 NextGen Wonderkids Database feat. the Best Young Talents Around the World
The FM26 NextGen Wonderkids database let you experience the best young talents around the world that are NOT included in Football Manager 26, either because they were too young at the point of FM26 release, or for any other reasons have not been added to the latest 26.1 database.
For the past years, I’ve spent hours adding the next generation of football talents into Football Manager. From adding the most promising Under-16 talents from the top 10 nations across the globe, as well as all those young players that have come under the spotlight by being called up to represent the Under-17, U16 or U15 national team past two years.
Last year, the database finished with over 900 players with nearly 60,000 database chances. Although we can’t promise to reach the same number, we hope to make the FM26 edition as comprehensive as possible without affecting the overall quality.
In the first edition of the FM26 NextGen Wonderkids Database you’ll be able to find 821 Under-16 wonderkids and young talents born after 01.09.2009 added to Football Manager 26 database.
Continuing on the vision I had when I first started creating a youth talent database, I’ve tried my best to replicate all the up and coming talents plying the trade in any of the best best Youth Academies in world football.
To give you the best possibilities to develop the next superstars in Football Manager we have worked hard to include all the most promising talents around the globe. You’ll get ‘nearly the full’ Under-16 and Under-17 squads of Barcelona, Ajax, Manchester United, Man City, Paris SG, AC Milan and Bayern Münich, as well as other South American wonderkids powerhouses; e.g. Palmeiras, River Plate and Independiente del Valle.
On top of that, it includes all Under-17 & Under-16 internationals of these nations and/ or national teams [WIP]:
- Spain
- England
- Germany
- Holland
- Brazil
- Belgium
- Italy
- Argentina
- France
- Norway
- Denmark
- Sweden
Download FM26 NextGen Wonderkids Database
Experience the potential Football Manager 27 Wonderkids such as Max Dowman, JJ Gabriel and many many more emerging talents in FM26. Discover 821 Under-16 Wonderkids and Talents by downloading the FM26 NextGen Wonderkids Database by Passion4FM.
Published: 22.12.2025
Updated: 21.05.2026
Version: 1.4
File Size: 404.46kb
Players: 821 Players (as of 21.05.2026)
Previous Editions:
FM24 NextGen Wonderkids Database – Download
Complete list of Players Featured in NextGen24 – PDF File
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Which New Wonderkids are in the NextGen26 Database?
Essentially, this database will be your source to the potential FM27 Wonderkids and other emerging talents that’s yet to breakthrough, or that have made its first team debut. In fact, it gives you a great insight to next generation of talents and future stars that we might hear lots more about in the coming years. Since there are players born between 2009 and 2011 in this database, you’ll even get to know some of the talents that won’t be included in Football Manager until FM28 release!
For instance, if you want to experience the new English Wonderkids JJ Gabriel or Max Dowman in Football Manager 26, this database is the answer. Apart from letting you experience JJ Gabriel in FM26, it features all those new wonderkids that we’ll embrace to our hearts in FM27.
For instance, by downloading the FM26 NextGen Wonderkids database you’ll meet Holger and Edwin Quintero who will move to Arsenal in 2027, Deinner Ordóñez, who is rumoured to be signed by Chelsea as well as two of the greatest emerging talents at Chelsea, Reggie Watson and Heze Grimwade. At the same time, Cristiano Ronaldo Jr is about to take up the heritage of his father, whilst Leo Dorsin might be one of the Scandinavian talents worth to know about! This young Swedish winger will probably be in the shadow of Rayan Bardghji at FC Nordsjælland – no matter what, this database enables you to develop these young prospects in Football Manager 26!
The FM26 NextGen Wonderkids database is also your chance to get Cavan Sullivan on Football Manager 26, or get to know some of the next Brazilian wonderkids emerging right now! Fascinating, right?!
Apart from these amazing talents you’ll meet other brilliant talents coming through at Ajax, Manchester United, Bayern Münich, Liverpool, Real Madrid and other top youth academies across the world.
Here are a quick overview of some of the best wonderkids in the NextGen26 database. As always, there are many more to discover by downloading the file.
SCREENSHOTS OF TOP WONDERKIDS
Want to change the player faces of those wonderkids and talents featured in the NextGen wonderkids database? Check out this video by FranklyFM84 talking you through the process of replacing newgen faces in FM26.
Find the complete list of wonderkids and hot prospects added to the FM26 NextGen Wonderkids Database on the next page.
Hello I have a few talents for you that you might be able to add.
Kellen Gijsels – Krc Genk – Central defender 22/07/2010
Jeoffrey Mbambi – Antwerp – 11/04/2011 – Striker
Felix gertell Bjernvall – Hammerby – 28/03/2010
Striker
Benjamin Hruska – Sparta Praha – 31/03/2010 – Keeper
Thank you for the great suggestions! I will make a note of these players and start the research! If you should even come up with any others, do let me know! Thanks!=)
I think I forgot someone: Junior Njoku – Krc Genk – Rightback – 09/07/2010. He was playing in the 3 friendly games with Belgium u16 together with a lot of players that I can find in the list so you’re doing a good job !!
Junior Njoku is actually in the coming v1.4 update. You will see him if you re-download the current uploaded version as I had to release a bug fix that included a few v1.4 players.
Okay thank you for the quick answer.
Portugal?!…. big talents
I have included a total of 20 Portuguese talents so far. Some of them not available on the public version yet. But Afonso Ferreirinha, Cardoso Varela and Chelmik might be the most interesting players.. if you should know of any others that you want to see added, let me know! It's not as easy being a Norwegian guy trying to research Portuguese talents when you don't understand a word Portuguese
Hi Luka Petrovic the striker from AIK has been transfered to Real Sociedad, Transfermarkt is not updated though for some reason.
I can also help with som other swedish talents if its interesting.
Nice work :)
Hey, there's an issue with the file.
First of all, the original Estevao from Palmeiras as been replaced by a new one.
Then there are two Guilherme Rucks: "Guilherme Ruc" and "Guilherme Ruck".
This kinda messed my save file.
That's terrible news! If so, I must have messed up the entire file due to the error with Estevao. I don't know how I will sort it… will see if I can find a solution. The Ruck error is easy to fix… Leet me get into the thinking box! Really sorry about this issue!
I have managed to sort the errors and restored the original Estevao in FM24 despite my created player had a specific personality and a slightly better reputation. Potential ability range was actually similar but in the original version none of his player attributes are set.. while I had given them a specific value according to my subjective opinion according to analysis of the player. So he CAN'T have ruined your game.. if you think so, I wonder how?!
Appreciate the quick response.
Don't worry about it, it was just me being fussy about original player ID's. I'd suggest you apply your edits on the original Estevao. What had you edited specifically? Do you think he's gonna be big irl in the future?
The differences in CA/PA was minimal between my edits and the Estevão version created by SI. However, with low reputation, clubs will not pick him up or become aware of him that easily. And, with 0 in almost every attributes his style of play will not be as accurate as his abilities will vary from save to save. That's what I tried to make more realistic with my edits. We are looking at the new Endrick so I'm sure he will be significantly upgraded for the Winter patch. Perhaps not in terms of PA, but to fix all those 0 in player attributes.
Thanks for the fast reply ! I hope you will realese it sooner than later, im waiting for it to start a new journey !
I'm sorry for the wait! Just been a lot of things lately. I have a few things on the to-do list. I have people asking daily for when my Tiki-Taka tactic is coming, then a few asking for the Training Schedules Megapack… Normally I've spent time in the weekends for the Nextgen database but since FM23 release, lots of things have happened each weekend. I wish to have version 1 out by Christmas, but who knows right now if I manage it.
Hello ! I've downloaded this datebase and wanted to compare players stats with the same players, but in fm23 and I found that the ratings for example -Miretti in FM 22 is different to FM 23 or someone else ? How can I have the same rating stats of fm23 in fm 22 ,can someone help me ? Antonio Silsva is another prodigy that have worse stats in fm 22 than fm23. I have downloaded the fm 23 datebase i tried it in fm 22 ,but it didnt't work, the players still had different ratings
Hi, this database is made for FM22. This means that it will use the FM22 database – meaning all players upgraded to FM23 will have different values than what they actual has in FM23. I will begin the work on the FM23 version within the coming weeks. Just very busy these days with Christmas coming up and all.
ah okay thanks the game doesn't seem to agree with me adding them then. I have used the id given from the game but i guess its not enough.
What do you mean by the game doesn't agree with adding them? Are you trying to add player faces to newly created players? If so, have you created an XML file and added the player photos in a graphics folder?
are the player ids correct on this as faces dont seem to work? thanks
Since these players are born after September 2005, all these players are NEW players added to the Football Manager 2022 database. Players faces and ID's are randomly created by FM.