Here's a quick and easy way on how to easily find wonderkids in Football
Manager 2021. This method will work for some older versions of the game as
well.
This feature was introduced since Football Manager 2019 and is probably one most of you aren't aware of.
It is confirmed that this little tip will work both on regular and touch version of Football Manager 2021, as well as on some older versions of FM.
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Football Manager 2021 Wonderkids Shortlist
So to quickly identify who are the wonderkids on your shortlist you will only have to add the 'Media Description' column to your shortlist view.
Follow the steps to enable this option;
See the image below.

See the image below.


Wonderkids should be on the bottom of the list, but they can sometimes end up in the middle or somewhere else, so scroll the shortlist up and down to see where they are.
Depending on your scouting knowledge there could tens of thousands of players on your shortlist, you can further filter to only show players that are no older than 21.
Tip on how to search for wonderkids easier in FM21
So to quickly identify who are the wonderkids on your shortlist you will only have to add the 'Media Description' column to your shortlist view.
Follow the steps to enable this option;
- Click on 'Scouting' from the game menu
- Once in scouting section hover over 'Players' drop-down menu > and click on 'Player Search'
- Now in the views drop-down menu navigate to 'Custom' > and click on the 'Customize Current View...'
See the image below.

- Now in the left column of the pop-up window Filter: General > 'Media Description' option and then click on it.
- Click the 'Add' button in the middle to add this field to your view.
- You can move the field up and down if you want, and after you are satisfied with the position, you can hit 'OK' to confirm the selection.
See the image below.

- 7. Now click on the 'Media Description' field to alphabetically recorded player based on their media description.

Wonderkids should be on the bottom of the list, but they can sometimes end up in the middle or somewhere else, so scroll the shortlist up and down to see where they are.
Depending on your scouting knowledge there could tens of thousands of players on your shortlist, you can further filter to only show players that are no older than 21.