【CK】FMM Complete Player Development Guide 📚

As a longtime player of FMM, I'm often surprised by the lack of comprehensive guides available for player development.

After countless hours honing my skills and strategies, I decided it was time to share my knowledge.

 

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Welcome to the ultimate guide for developing players in Football Manager Mobile! Whether you’re a veteran manager or just starting out, this guide will help you optimize player training and development.

 

1. Training Facilities and Coaches

Training Facilities

To ensure your players develop to their full potential, world-class training facilities are essential.

If your club hasn’t maxed out its training facilities yet, go to the board request section and ask for "improve training facilities".

Coaches

Employing a set of gold coaches with natural aptitude is crucial. You also couldn't go wrong with coaches with a higher reputation.

For normal teams, "Youth, Fitness, Fitness, Fitness, Attacking" is a good combination. 

But if your aim is to build a galactico with best players in every position - my preference is to maintain a balanced portfolio of "Youth, Attacking, Defending, Fitness, and Goalkeeping" coaches. 

 

2. Regen System

The regen system is my absolute favourite feature of FMM. Legendary players like Messi and Ronaldo will have regens with the same potential ability as they did in their prime. 

Once you master regen tracking, it is really simple to create your own version of superteam!

Tracking Regens

Try to create a shortlist of legendary players and monitor their retirement date.

Regens usually appear on July 1st after a player retires on June 30th (but may also pop up randomly between July and August).

Regens share the same (1) nationality, (2) natural position, (3) weak foot combinations, (4) penalty ability and (5) free kick ability, making them easier to spot.

Good regen = Young regens (ages 15-16) and high total attributes (TA ~200). 

Spoiler

Hardcore gamers only: 

Use the "save and reload" method until you find the desirable player.

Make a game file save on the date before the regen pops up, then reload and continue until you're happy with the attributes.

 

3. Training and Matches

Understanding player development is key. Monitor the “development center” page where players gain experience through matches.

Players get upgraded attributes when their progress bar fills. Good match performance fills the progress bar more quickly.

Higher average match ratings also tends to contribute to better attribute growth.

 

Role-Specific Training

Players can be trained in various roles to enhance specific attributes.

Don't be afraid to train players in different positions and tactical roles along their growth journey.

Let's say you want to develop an all-round midfielder. You can develop him in Central Midfielder role for defensive attributes, then Winger/Central Forward role for attacking attributes.

Key Attributes by Category

Ever wondered how to interpret the below training progress graph? Now you do.

• Attacking: Crossing, dribbling, passing, shooting, technicality, movement
• Defending: Aerial, tackling, positioning
• Mental: Aggression, creativity, decision, leadership, teamwork
• Physical: Pace, stamina, strength
• Goalkeeping: Aerial, agility, communication, handling, kicking, reflexes, throwing, positioning

Spoiler

Hardcore gamers only: 

Use the "save and reload" method to achieve better attribute growth player.

Create a save file just before the development center bar fills up to trigger attribute growth, then replay the match until you achieve the desired outcome.

 

4. Mentoring and Personality

Young players can benefit significantly from mentorship, gaining both attribute increases and desirable personalities.

Choosing Mentors

Each player can undergo two rounds of mentoring.

Positive traits can be transferred from the mentor to the player upon the completion of the mentorship.

Select good mentors with nice personalities for your young players, like Kane for attackers and Kimmich for defenders.

Desired Personalities

I always want my players to obtain the “Hardworking” personality as it is the only trait that give you bonus attribute increase (teamwork). My personal second favourite is the “Professional” personality.

"Determined", "Consistent" and "Capable under pressure" are nice personalities as well.

 

5. Position Retrain

Retraining players in different positions not only enhances their versatility but also grants additional attribute increases.

Position-Specific Improvements

From my experience, each new position can provide a maximum of a +2 attribute boost. For instance:

• A CF retrain may improve shooting and creativity attributes.
• A WF retrain may improve crossing and dribbling attributes.
• A CB retrain may improve positioning and tackling attributes.

Train your young players in multiple positions while they are still open to it, as they may refuse position retraining as they age.

You can start with training players in positions where they have at least "reasonable" aptitude, but in fact "poor" aptitude would work fine too.

 

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Final Thoughts

With these strategies, you'll be well on your way to developing your best wonderkids in FM Mobile. Happy training, and may your team achieve great success!

 

🏆 CK's Accomplishment Corner 🏆

Q1: Is it possible to develop the perfect player without in-game editor? (Physical/Mental/Attacking/Defending 20)

A1: Hold my beer 🍺

 

Q2: How about the perfect goalkeeper? Is it possible? (Goalkeeping 20)

A2: Challenge accepted 🍷

 

Edited July 1, 2025 by ChingkiFM

[ChingkiFM]

The Player Growth Journey

Santiago Villalba (Messi Regen)

 

Lucas Celik (Neuer Regen)

 

 

(I didn't realize that the faces of regen players actually change slightly as they age until I put this together...lol)

Edited March 15, 2025 by ChingkiFM

[Money170]

56 minutes ago, ChingkiFM said:

Q: Is it possible to develop the perfect player without in-game editor?

A: Hold my beer 🍺

 

 

 

Howwww

[leedsunited87]

2 hours ago, ChingkiFM said:

Q: Is it possible to develop the perfect player without in-game editor?

A: Hold my beer 🍺

 

 

 

Impossible 😆 🤣 😂 😹 😆 🤣 

[DanEnglish]

Great guide. Is exceptionally well written and structured. 

I slightly disagree on the choice of coaches (usually prefer 3-4 fitness coaches, as physicals don’t use up PA points), but except for that I completely agree, plus have never thought of using exit-reload to get better regens - genius!

Overall a great guide! 🔥 

[ChingkiFM]

6 hours ago, DanEnglish said:

Great guide. Is exceptionally well written and structured. 

I slightly disagree on the choice of coaches (usually prefer 3-4 fitness coaches, as physicals don’t use up PA points), but except for that I completely agree, plus have never thought of using exit-reload to get better regens - genius!

Overall a great guide! 🔥 

Hey Dan, nice to see you around!

I guess the choice of coaches really depends on the team's composition and stage of development. Once you master tracking regens, building a superteam (Messi, Ronaldo, Ramos, Neuer...) becomes quite easy. That's why imho you certainly need attacking, defending, and goalkeeping coaches to help these legendary regens reach their full potential, or they'll get stuck with "need improved specialist coaching" at some point.

That said, I'm interested in learning more about the PA points theory for fitness coaches. Also, does having 1 fitness coach make a difference compared to having 4?

 

 

 

[DanEnglish]

7 hours ago, ChingkiFM said:

Once you master tracking regens, building a superteam (Messi, Ronaldo, Ramos, Neuer...) becomes quite easy. That's why imho you certainly need attacking, defending, and goalkeeping coaches to help these legendary regens reach their full potential, or they'll get stuck with "need improved specialist coaching" at some point.

In this situation you are likely 100% correct - my bad 👍 . 
 

7 hours ago, ChingkiFM said:

That said, I'm interested in learning more about the PA points theory for fitness coaches. Also, does having 1 fitness coach make a difference compared to having 4?

Seems so. Apparently physical attribute growth does NOT use up CA / PA points. 

So if you have a 4* PA youngster, then it’s more ‘development efficient’ to max out their physicals (e.g. +15 pace / stamina / strength) with fitness coaches. Hope that makes sense.

[Dusk]

Does training in multiple positions affect the current ability like in the PC version?

[Pinuccio]

great guide, well done.

After years of playing I have come to the conclusion that over-developing your players leads to total domination and the game loses interest due to lack of difficulty. Unfortunately in the development of the season the opposing teams managed by the CPU never have an impressive path. Almost always the second in the standings or the third cannot keep up with the user. In the standings the top teams managed by the CPU suffer too many defeats.

A notable gap is created:

my team 90 points

2nd in the standings 78

3rd in the standings 75

(for example)

 

if the second could reach 88, and the third 86 it would all be much more exciting. Unfortunately the CPU teams lack in this area.

[kidthekid]

Nice article. Two questions.

1) What do you mean by exit and reload for getting better regens?

2) I thought it wasn't worth it to retrain a player in a position he has zero familiarity. I thought the player rarely makes progress and it may affect his morale.

[DanEnglish]

3 hours ago, kidthekid said:

1) What do you mean by exit and reload for getting better regens?

Quit / close down the game. Reload a save from the previous day.  
 

3 hours ago, kidthekid said:

2) I thought it wasn't worth it to retrain a player in a position he has zero familiarity. I thought the player rarely makes progress and it may affect his morale.

At least in FMM23 - you often can retrain a player in a position where he has (a) zero familiarity, and (b) at least ‘very poor’ aptitude to learn that position … though it may take a full season to learn.

However it seems to slow their development during this period, so with lower PA players (like in lower leagues), I usually try to fully develop their attributes first, then retrain their positions later.

The morale hit is minor, so I ignore it as you can praise their training / form / keep winning matches to mitigate this minor morale hit.

[ChingkiFM]

15 hours ago, kidthekid said:

Nice article. Two questions.

2) I thought it wasn't worth it to retrain a player in a position he has zero familiarity. I thought the player rarely makes progress and it may affect his morale.

Just to supplement, I think many people might not realize that position retraining can actually bring additional attribute boosts. So it is always good to retrain players in multiple positions imo.

These boosts are specific to the position; for example, a CF retrain may see improvements in shooting and creativity, while a WF retrain may enhance crossing and dribbling.

My GOAT player Villalba received his final two attribute upgrades (positioning and tackling) by retraining him to the CB position 😉

 

 

[leedsunited87]

5 hours ago, ChingkiFM said:

Just to supplement, I think many people might not realize that position retraining can actually bring additional attribute boosts. So it is always good to retrain players in multiple positions imo.

These boosts are specific to the position; for example, a CF retrain may see improvements in shooting and creativity, while a WF retrain may enhance crossing and dribbling.

My GOAT player Villalba received his final two attribute upgrades (positioning and tackling) by retraining him to the CB position 😉

 

 

Just out of curiosity, has this guy been edited? As there's just no way a player could have 20 in every position, its important 

[Bolajoko]

10 hours ago, leedsunited87 said:

Just out of curiosity, has this guy been edited? As there's just no way a player could have 20 in every position, its important 

Hex editor probably..

 

[leedsunited87]

2 hours ago, Bolajoko said:

Hex editor probably..

 

Was going to say haha, fantastic guide, just let down by that 😕

[ChingkiFM]

1 hour ago, leedsunited87 said:

Was going to say haha, fantastic guide, just let down by that 😕

Actually, whether you believe it or not, no editor was used. Here's my first screenshot of the player and his stats was already pretty insane at 16 y.o.

You can also check out my previous post around a year ago, where I came quite close to achieving this (and developed many nice players across multiple FMM versions):

Let's just say I've been playing this game for so long and have excelled at player training. Developing the perfect player is what motivated me to make this post.

[leedsunited87]

42 minutes ago, ChingkiFM said:

Actually, whether you believe it or not, no editor was used. Here's my first screenshot of the player and his stats was already pretty insane at 16 y.o.

You can also check out my previous post around a year ago, where I came quite close to achieving this (and developed many nice players across multiple FMM versions):

Let's just say I've been playing this game for so long and have excelled at player training. Developing the perfect player is what motivated me to make this post.

You just let yourself down there buddy, that screenshot shows his positioning, on the 1st post, same.player all 20s, plus all positioning. You can play the game however you like buddy, just I've been playing a long long time. And I know that no player can achieve complete 20s, it's impossible without using some sort of cheat to get to that. 

[ChingkiFM]

51 minutes ago, leedsunited87 said:

You just let yourself down there buddy, that screenshot shows his positioning, on the 1st post, same.player all 20s, plus all positioning. You can play the game however you like buddy, just I've been playing a long long time. And I know that no player can achieve complete 20s, it's impossible without using some sort of cheat to get to that. 

Bro, sorry to say this, but just because YOU can't do it doesn't mean it's impossible..

I also looked into the Hex editor you guys mentioned. Isn't it ironic that no one in that thread can actually make the perfect player like I do?

Thanks for letting me know how good I am— even-hex-editor-can't beat-me good 🔥

Anyhow, my goals are not your goals. As long as we’re enjoying the game, that’s what really matters.

 

[leedsunited87]

49 minutes ago, ChingkiFM said:

Bro, sorry to say this, but just because YOU can't do it doesn't mean it's impossible..

I also looked into the Hex editor you guys mentioned. Isn't it ironic that no one in that thread can actually make the perfect player like I do?

Thanks for letting me know how good I am— even-hex-editor-can't beat-me good 🔥

Anyhow, my goals are not your goals. As long as we’re enjoying the game, that’s what really matters.

 

Haha, OK you keep kidding yourself buddy, whatever 😂😂😂 love it when I see a AML that can play play back, centre back and right back at the same time, with tackling of 20 and full stats of 20 🤣🤣🤣🤣 

[Money170]

4 hours ago, leedsunited87 said:

Haha, OK you keep kidding yourself buddy, whatever 😂😂😂 love it when I see a AML that can play play back, centre back and right back at the same time, with tackling of 20 and full stats of 20 🤣🤣🤣🤣 

Bro is jealous 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 

[koreds34]

In the training and matches section of your post, you mentioned something about save and reload to get desirable upgrades in the Development Hub, how does this work? cos i realised that sometimes even when the player does well in a match just before he gets upgraded attributes, it doesnt reflect at all...or is it only the focus attribute that gets upgraded?

[ChingkiFM]

On 04/04/2025 at 20:46, koreds34 said:

In the training and matches section of your post, you mentioned something about save and reload to get desirable upgrades in the Development Hub, how does this work? cos i realised that sometimes even when the player does well in a match just before he gets upgraded attributes, it doesnt reflect at all...or is it only the focus attribute that gets upgraded?

To achieve better results, you must perform consistently throughout the season, not just in the match before the upgrade.

Also the attribute upgrades generally depend on the position and role you train your player in, along with the extra focus attribute. Some attributes (e.g. aggression) are easier to train, while some others (e.g. teamwork) are harder.

 

Edited June 23, 2025 by ChingkiFM

[Brandon Menza]

Great read mate,

What if a player can’t  develop significantly, how can you change that? 

[ChingkiFM]

On 31/05/2025 at 01:38, Brandon Menza said:

Great read mate,

What if a player can’t  develop significantly, how can you change that? 

Player development is largely related to Potential Ability (PA).

If your player didn’t develop significantly, it’s likely his PA value is low. You can use the methods here to maximise the player development, but chances are he may not become a world beater.

Versus if you get a good messi/ronaldo regen at young age (e.g. 15-16), they have almost maximum PA same as the original player. Even if you don’t control their development and let them develop 100% naturally, they will get very good attributes.

[MegaBoi]

33 minutes ago, ChingkiFM said:

Player development is largely related to Potential Ability (PA).

If your player didn’t develop significantly, it’s likely his PA value is low. You can use the methods here to maximise the player development, but chances are he may not become a world beater.

Versus if you get a good messi/ronaldo regen at young age (e.g. 15-16), they have almost maximum PA same as the original player. Even if you don’t control their development and let them develop 100% naturally, they will get very good attributes.

Buddy you mentioned reload method to track Regens.

But I don't get it. How can I reload to track a Regen cause I don't know when he appeared in game.

Can you guide me a bit

[ChingkiFM]

18 minutes ago, MegaBoi said:

Buddy you mentioned reload method to track Regens.

But I don't get it. How can I reload to track a Regen cause I don't know when he appeared in game.

Can you guide me a bit

Sure bro let me share more details.

 

First you need to know that regens have the same nationality, natural position, weak foot combination, corner ability, free kick ability as original player. That’s how you know it is the correct regen.

Below I will just use Neymar as an example:

 

Step 1: Add your favorite players to a shortlist and keep an eye on their retirement dates, which usually end on June 30. For instance, you know that Neymar retires on June 30, 2025..

Step 2: Create a save file on June 30, 2025. Set your player search filter to Brazil, LW, right foot, and rank them by age ascending.

Step 3: Sim the game and keep checking the player search filter, until you notice a new player fitting those criteria — say, the neymar regen pops up on July 16, 2025.

Step 4: Make another save file on July 15, 2025.

Step 5: Use the July 15 play file, keep simming to July 16 multiple times until you're satisfied with the Neymar regen's attributes.

[MegaBoi]

1 hour ago, ChingkiFM said:

Sure bro let me share more details.

 

First you need to know that regens have the same nationality, natural position, weak foot combination, corner ability, free kick ability as original player. That’s how you know it is the correct regen.

Below I will just use Neymar as an example:

 

Step 1: Add your favorite players to a shortlist and keep an eye on their retirement dates, which usually end on June 30. For instance, you know that Neymar retires on June 30, 2025..

Step 2: Create a save file on June 30, 2025. Set your player search filter to Brazil, LW, right foot, and rank them by age ascending.

Step 3: Sim the game and keep checking the player search filter, until you notice a new player fitting those criteria — say, the neymar regen pops up on July 16, 2025.

Step 4: Make another save file on July 15, 2025.

Step 5: Use the July 15 play file, keep simming to July 16 multiple times until you're satisfied with the Neymar regen's attributes.

Thanks mate. I heard from someone here that he uses Regen hunting by reload method but didn't get it .

Now I know how to hunt Regens properly.

[starmakertryer]

Hey, I've been training a whole Galactico's level team of wonderkids, and it seems like they're all always on E rated training when I check in the development hub. Am I doing anything wrong possibly? The only thing I can think of is that I'm overplaying them.

[MegaBoi]

2 hours ago, starmakertryer said:

Hey, I've been training a whole Galactico's level team of wonderkids, and it seems like they're all always on E rated training when I check in the development hub. Am I doing anything wrong possibly? The only thing I can think of is that I'm overplaying them.

Overplaying can be a Issue, but you also have to consider their Personality, a Player with bad Personality will also Train badly.

[starmakertryer]

On 05/08/2025 at 20:15, MegaBoi said:

Overplaying can be a Issue, but you also have to consider their Personality, a Player with bad Personality will also Train badly.

They all have reasonably good traits, some have perfect traits even, and yet they score an E in training.

 

Though I found out that it really is because I was overplaying them, as I saw that the issue disappeared when I stopped starting them when their tiredness is anywhere near "At risk of injury". All are back to A now.

Now I'm just wondering about which would be more effective in training youngsters, starting them every game (unless they're exhausted), or just playing them often (switching them out after every match or two)?