AcuteCoasters Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 Most leagues use a u17/u19 youth system rather than a u18/u21 system. This means there is a big gap in ages in a country like Spain, as there is not another league for less experienced players to play in. This would also make youth development more realistic in these countries. Would there be any problems with integrating this, as there could be problems with underage players rights. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fc.cadoni Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 Some nations have U19, like Greece. I believe U17 isn't available due to legal reasons. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vänsterback Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 The current age-restrictions for players shouldn't really be a problem for implementing U17 squads and competitions. There would likely not be complete IRL-squads in club teams but the game could fill those up with grey players like what is already done for other squads with few players. Also, considering competition that run during a calendar year (such as leagues in Sweden), the 2023 U17 squads consisted mostly of players born in 2006 and 2007, meaning most of them are eligible for FM24 anyway. Those players just populate the U19 squad in the game currently. The youth national team squads would certainly benefit from implementing U17 squads since those selections generally are heavily based on year of birth. Having 16-year olds selected for the U19 NT is immersion breaking to me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SI Staff Zachary Whyte Posted April 24 SI Staff Share Posted April 24 Thank you for the suggestion, we will put this under consideration, as mentioned by cadoni, legal reasons would be the main blocker for this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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