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Quick Search finds records by name or ID and turns supported descriptions into filters. Load your savegame first.
Find a record
- Select the search box in the top bar, or press Ctrl+F (Cmd+F on macOS).
- Type part of a name or a unique ID.
- Select the correct result to open its record.
Matches appear as you type. Names ignore capitals and accents. Use Group by type to separate record types, or See All Results to open the full results list. The men's and women's football switches control which records are searched. A women's club or competition shows (Women's) after its name.
Use the arrow keys to select a result, Enter to open it, and Esc to close the panel. With no selected row, Enter runs the full search. An empty search lists all records. If indexing is still in progress, wait for the panel to finish indexing the save.
Record types
Quick Search finds eight types of record by name. A number also finds the record with that ID, in any type, as well as names that contain it.
| Type | Matches | The row shows | Selecting it opens |
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Full name or common name | Nation flag, age, up to three positions rated 15 or higher, and the club (the loan club during a loan) or Free Player | The player |
| Staff | Full name or common name | Nation flag, age, and the club or Free Agent | The staff member |
| Club | Name or short name | The flag of the club's nation | The club |
| Nation | Name, short name or three-letter code | The nation's flag | The nation |
| Competition | Name or short name | The flag of the competition's nation | The competition |
| Stadium | Name | The name only | The stadium |
| Injury | Injury name | The name only | The injury type, with its duration, causes and treatment settings for the whole game |
| Official | Full name or common name | The name only | The match official (referee) |
Each row ends with its type. Closer name matches come first. Among equal matches, players, staff and competitions with a higher reputation come first, and clubs with a higher first-team reputation.
With Group by type on (the default), results appear under one heading per type, in the order above, with the number of matches and up to six rows each. Turn it off to see the 12 best matches of all types in one Results list. You can't limit Quick Search to one type: the See All link beside a type opens the same full results list as See All Results.
The men's and women's football switches filter players, staff, clubs and competitions. Nations, stadiums, injuries and officials always appear.
Describe the players you want
- Type young left footed winger with good dribbling.
- Read the filter chips and the Name contains text.
- Remove an unwanted filter with its × control.
- Select See All, or press Enter, to open the results.
Check the chips before using the results: young means an age bound, while good dribbling means Dribbling of at least 14. Unrecognised words become a name filter. Removing a chip can return its words to that name filter.
| Description | Search |
|---|---|
| crossing at least 15 | Crossing 15 or higher |
| age between 18 and 21 | Age 18–21 |
| scouts from portugal | Staff matching the recognised job and nationality |
| winger born in bilbao | Players whose city of birth is Bilbao |
| professional clubs with transfer budget over 50m | Club status and transfer-budget filters |
This is a local search parser. It does not send the query to an AI service. Supported criteria are combined, and several recognised positions can match any of those positions. It is not a general-purpose OR/NOT query language and does not cover every Advanced Search criterion.
More examples
| Description | Result to check in the chips |
|---|---|
| tall centre back with heading 15 to 18 | Centre-back position, Height at least 185 cm, Heading 15–18 |
| clinical striker with ca 150 and pa 170+ | Striker position, Finishing and Composure at least 15, CA at least 150, PA at least 170 |
| staff with excellent working with youngsters | Working With Youngsters at least 16 |
| staff with world class reputation | Reputation at least 8,500 |
| free agent staff with physiotherapy 16+ | Unattached staff with Physiotherapy at least 16 |
Quick reference
Use these common phrases to build a description, then check the filter chips. The full reference below includes every supported English alias.
| To filter by… | Try | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Age | young | Players aged 23 or younger, staff aged 35 or younger |
| An age range | age between 18 and 21 | Ages 18–21, including both ends |
| A good attribute | good dribbling | Dribbling 14 or higher |
| A minimum attribute | crossing at least 15 | Crossing 15 or higher |
| An exact attribute | crossing 15 | Crossing exactly 15 |
| Potential ability | pa 170+ | Potential Ability at least 170 |
| Preferred foot | left footed | Left Foot 15 or higher |
| A continent | players from south america | Players with a nationality in South America |
| A place of birth | born in bilbao | People born in Bilbao, or in any city of a region with that name |
| Unattached staff | free agent staff with physiotherapy 16+ | Unattached staff with Physiotherapy at least 16 |
For player searches, start with a position such as winger or striker. For staff, start with staff or a job such as scout. This helps distinguish shared words such as fitness.
Player and staff trigger reference
Expand a group to see its phrases and meanings. All groups start collapsed, and the complete tables remain available on this page.
The tables below list the English trigger phrases, including aliases. English is included alongside the vocabulary for your selected app language. Translated attribute names, positions, jobs and grammar phrases are also recognised. Check the chips when a word has different meanings in those languages. Capitals, accents and hyphens do not affect matching, so left-footed and left footed work the same way.
Start a player description with a position, such as striker or winger, to keep ambiguous words in the player search. A staff job, such as scout, normally selects staff automatically. To explicitly search staff, use backroom staff, non player, non players, staff, staff member, staff members. Words such as players are joining words rather than an explicit target switch. An explicit staff target takes priority over a position word.
Combine criteria with with or and. Different criteria must all match. Position words form one choice: striker or winger matches either position. or does not create alternatives between other filters, and not is not a negation operator. Use one job and one club/nationality origin in a description. A later job or origin replaces an earlier one.
Shared rules
Age
| Trigger phrases | Players | Staff |
|---|---|---|
kid, kids, prospect, prospects, young, youngster, youth | Age 23 or younger | Age 35 or younger |
teen, teenage, teenager, teenagers, teens | Age 19 or younger | Age 19 or younger |
experienced, old, senior, veteran, veterans | Age 30 or older | Age 50 or older |
age, aged, ages | Use a number or range: age 25, aged 25, age between 18 and 21 | Same syntax |
y o, year old, years, years old, yo | Use after a number: 25 years old, 25 yo, 25 y.o. | Same syntax |
younger than | younger than 23: age 22 or younger | Same exclusive bound |
older than | older than 30: age 31 or older | Same exclusive bound |
u followed immediately by an age, such as u19, u21, u23 | u21: age 21 or younger | Same inclusive bound |
under 21 means 20 or younger, while u21 includes age 21. To set a precise range, use age between 18 and 21. Avoid using youngsters as an age word: it is an alias for the staff attribute Working With Youngsters. Use young, youngster, or an explicit age instead.
Numbers, comparisons and quality
Put a comparison after an attribute name, for example dribbling at least 15. A number alone means an exact attribute value: dribbling 15 or 15 dribbling means exactly 15. Use 15+ for a minimum.
| Trigger phrases | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
and above, and up, at least, min, minimum, no less than, not less than, or better, or higher, or more, plus | 15 or higher | crossing at least 15, crossing >= 15, crossing 15+ |
above, better than, bigger than, exceeding, greater than, higher than, larger than, more than, over | 16 or higher | crossing over 15, crossing > 15 |
and below, at most, max, maximum, no more than, or less, or lower, up to | 15 or lower | crossing at most 15, crossing <= 15, crossing 15 or less |
below, less than, lower than, smaller than, under, worse than | 14 or lower | crossing under 15, crossing < 15 |
equal to, equals, exactly | 15 only | crossing exactly 15, crossing = 15, crossing 15, 15 crossing |
between | 12–16, including both ends | crossing between 12 and 16 |
to | 12–16, including both ends | crossing 12 to 16, crossing 12-16 |
The same comparisons work with age and reputation. The shorthand number suffixes are k, thousand for thousands, m, million, millions for millions, and b, billion, billions for billions. For example, reputation 5k+ means at least 5,000.
Use these quality words before an attribute, such as excellent passing, or after it, such as passing excellent:
| Qualifier phrases | 1–20 attributes | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
amazing, elite, enormous, exceptional, huge, incredible, massive, outstanding, superb, top, world class | 18 or higher | 8,500 or higher |
big, brilliant, excellent, great, high, large, rich, strong, superior, very good, wealthy | 16 or higher | 7,000 or higher |
good, healthy, nice, solid | 14 or higher | 5,000 or higher |
average, decent, fair, moderate, ok, okay, reasonable | 12 or higher | 3,000 or higher |
limited, low, modest, small | 10 or lower | 3,000 or lower |
awful, bad, broke, poor, terrible, tiny, weak | 8 or lower | 1,500 or lower |
An attribute without a number or qualifier means good: dribbling means at least 14, and reputation means at least 5,000. A qualifier before a position, such as good striker, does not add an attribute filter. For attributes where a lower value is preferable, specify a low value directly: low injury proneness means 10 or lower.
Status, ability, feet and height
| Trigger phrases | Applies to | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
available, bosman, clubless, free, free agent, free agents, free player, free transfer, no club, on a free, out of work, unattached, unemployed, without a club, without club | Players and staff | Unattached / free-agent status. A job word does not restrict unattached staff to that contract role. |
newgen, newgens, regen, regens | Players and staff | Generated records (regens / newgens). |
ca, current ability | Players and staff | Current Ability minimum: ca 150 and current ability 150+ mean at least 150. |
pa, potential, potential ability | Players and staff | Potential Ability minimum: pa 170+ and potential ability at least 170 mean at least 170. |
left foot player, left footed, left footer, leftie, lefty | Players | Left Foot 15 or higher. |
right foot player, right footed, right footer | Players | Right Foot 15 or higher. |
ambidextrous, both feet, both footed, either foot, two footed | Players | Both Left Foot and Right Foot 15 or higher. |
gem, gems, wonder kid, wonder kids, wonderkid, wonderkids | Players | The Wonderkid filter. |
tall | Players | Height at least 185 cm. |
CA and PA phrases set minimums only, even when written with a bare number. Use Advanced Search for an upper bound, exact ability value or bounded ability range. tall is the supported height shortcut. Use Advanced Search for a different height range.
For unattached staff, combine free agent staff with the relevant skill requirements. free agent scout selects staff and free-agent status, but the current-contract Scout job filter is not applied.
Club or nationality origin
Use any of these phrases before a club or nation name: at, based in, country, from, nation, nationality, play for, playing at, playing for, plays at, plays for, working at, working for, works for.
Examples: winger from FC Porto, scouts working for FC Porto, or staff nationality Portugal. These phrases all use the same origin filter: a record can match a club/team association or its primary nationality. nationality does not force a nationality-only interpretation, and based in does not check the person's place of residence. Use the full club or nation name when a short name could match several records. Repeating origin phrases does not combine them, and the last one is used.
For players and staff, the words can also name a continent. players from south america matches every player whose nationality is in South America. Each word must appear in the continent's name, so from north america finds North & Central America and from america finds both Americas. Nation and club names still match too, so from africa also finds South Africa. Club searches match nation and club names only.
Place of birth
Use any of these phrases before a city or region name: birth place, birthplace, born at, born in, native of, place of birth.
Examples: young winger born in bilbao or scouts born in catalonia. A city or region matches by its whole name. When nothing has that name, names that start with the words match instead, so born in washington finds Washington D.C. A region includes every city in it. People with no recorded city of birth are never found this way.
This is a separate phrase from the origin phrases because many clubs carry their city's name. Place of birth applies to players and staff. In a club search the words are read as part of the name.
Players
Player shorthand descriptions
These descriptions add attribute filters directly. They are independent of quality words such as good or excellent.
| Trigger phrases | Player attributes required |
|---|---|
fast, quick, pacey, pacy, rapid, speedy | Pace and Acceleration at least 15 |
physical, powerful | Strength at least 15 |
creative | Vision and Flair at least 15 |
clinical, lethal, prolific | Finishing and Composure at least 15 |
tough tackler, tough tackling, tough | Tackling and Aggression at least 15 |
fit | Natural Fitness and Stamina at least 15 |
For example, fast winger with crossing at least 15 and low injury proneness requires a suitable winger position, Pace and Acceleration at least 15, Crossing at least 15, and Injury Proneness at most 10.
Player positions
Each position requires a position rating of at least 15 (accomplished or natural). Several position words are combined into a choice, regardless of whether you join them with and or or. Role-like words such as poacher, playmaker and box to box select the positions listed here. They do not filter a tactical role or role suitability rating.
| Position | Trigger phrases | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | gk, goalie, goalies, goalkeeper, goalkeepers, keeper, keepers | GK |
| Left back | defender left, lb, left back, left backs, left full back, left fullback | DL |
| Right back | defender right, rb, right back, right backs, right full back, right fullback | DR |
| Centre back | cb, center back, center backs, center half, centerback, central defender, central defenders, centre back, centre backs, centre half, centreback, dc, defender central | DC |
| Full back | fb, full back, full backs, fullback, fullbacks | DL or DR |
| Defender | defender, defenders | DC, DL or DR |
| Left wing back | left wing back, left wingback, lwb, wbl, wing back left | WBL |
| Right wing back | right wing back, right wingback, rwb, wbr, wing back right | WBR |
| Wing back | wb, wing back, wing backs, wingback, wingbacks | WBL or WBR |
| Defensive midfielder | anchor, anchor man, cdm, defensive midfielder, defensive midfielders, dm, dmc, holding midfielder, holding midfielders | DM |
| Central midfielder | box to box, center midfielder, central midfielder, central midfielders, centre midfielder, cm, mc, midfielder, midfielders | MC |
| Left winger | attacking midfielder left, left wing, left winger, left wingers, lw | AML or ML |
| Right winger | attacking midfielder right, right wing, right winger, right wingers, rw | AMR or MR |
| Winger / wide midfielder | wide man, wide midfielder, wide midfielders, wide player, wide players, winger, wingers | AML, AMR, ML or MR |
| Attacking midfielder | amc, attacking midfielder, attacking midfielders, cam, no 10, number 10, playmaker, playmakers, trequartista | AMC |
| Striker | center forward, centre forward, cf, finisher, forward, forwards, goalscorer, poacher, st, striker, strikers, target man | ST |
| Attacker | attacker, attackers | ST, AMC, AML or AMR |
Player attributes
Every phrase in these tables accepts a number, comparison or quality word. Values use the 1–20 attribute scale, except Reputation, which uses 0–10,000. Include a player position when using an ambiguous phrase: striker with fitness 15+ means Natural Fitness, while staff with fitness 15+ means the coaching attribute Fitness.
Technical attributes
| Attribute | Trigger phrases |
|---|---|
| Corners | corner, corners |
| Crossing | cross, crosser, crosses, crossing |
| Dribbling | dribble, dribbler, dribbles, dribbling |
| Finishing | finish, finishing, goalscoring, shooting, shot, shots |
| First Touch | ball control, control, first touch, touch |
| Freekicks | free kick, free kicks, freekick, freekicks |
| Heading | aerial, header, headers, heading |
| Longshots | long range shooting, long shot, long shots, longshots |
| Longthrows | long throw, long throws, longthrows, throw in, throw ins |
| Marking | marking |
| Passing | pass, passer, passes, passing |
| Penalty Taking | penalties, penalty, penalty kicks, penalty taking |
| Tackling | tackle, tackler, tackles, tackling |
| Technique | tech, technical, technique |
Mental attributes
| Attribute | Trigger phrases |
|---|---|
| Aggression | aggression, aggressive |
| Anticipation | anticipation |
| Bravery | brave, bravery, courage |
| Composure | composed, composure |
| Concentration | concentration, focus |
| Decisions | decision, decision making, decisions |
| Determination | determination, determined |
| Flair | flair |
| Leadership | leader, leadership |
| Off The Ball | movement, off ball, off the ball |
| Positioning | positioning |
| Teamwork | team work, teamwork |
| Vision | vision |
| Workrate | hard working, hardworking, work rate, workrate |
Physical attributes and feet
| Attribute | Trigger phrases |
|---|---|
| Acceleration | acc, acceleration |
| Agility | agile, agility |
| Balance | balance, bank, bank balance, cash, funds, money |
| Jumping | jump, jumping, jumping reach, jumps |
| Left Foot | left foot |
| Right Foot | right foot |
| Natural Fitness | fitness, natural fitness |
| Pace | pace, speed |
| Stamina | endurance, stamina |
| Strength | power, strength |
Goalkeeping attributes
| Attribute | Trigger phrases |
|---|---|
| Aerial Ability | aerial ability, aerial reach |
| Command Of Area | command of area, commanding |
| Communication | communication |
| Eccentricity | eccentric, eccentricity |
| Handling | handling, hands |
| Kicking | distribution, kicking |
| One On Ones | 1 on 1, 1v1, one on one, one on ones |
| Reflexes | reflex, reflexes |
| Rushing Out | rushing out, sweeper keeper |
| Tendency To Punch | punching, tendency to punch |
| Throwing | throwing |
Staff
Staff jobs
Job phrases match the current contract job. They do not search job preferences or suitability for a future role. If several job phrases are used, the last one wins. The job restriction is omitted when free agent is used.
| Job | Trigger phrases |
|---|---|
| Assistant manager | assistant, assistant manager, assistant managers, assistants, ast manager, no 2, number two |
| Chairman | chair, chairman, chairmen, chairperson, chairwoman |
| Chief doctor | chief doctor, head doctor |
| Chief scout | chief scout, chief scouts, head scout |
| Coach | coach, coaches, first team coach, first team coaches |
| Director | director, directors |
| Director of football | director of football, directors of football, dof, sporting director, sporting directors |
| Doctor | club doctor, doctor, doctors |
| Fitness coach | fitness coach, fitness coaches |
| Goalkeeping coach | gk coach, gk coaches, goalkeeper coach, goalkeeper coaches, goalkeeping coach, goalkeeping coaches |
| General manager | general manager, general managers |
| Head of sports science | head of sports science |
| Head of youth development | head of youth development, hoyd, youth development head |
| Head physio | head physio |
| Loan manager | loan manager, loan managers |
| Manager | gaffer, head coach, head coaches, manager, managers |
| Managing director | ceo, managing director, managing directors |
| Owner | owner, owners |
| Performance analyst | analyst, analysts, performance analyst, performance analysts |
| Physio | physio, physios, physiotherapist, physiotherapists |
| President | president, presidents |
| Recruitment analyst | recruitment analyst, recruitment analysts |
| Scout | scout, scouts |
| Set piece coach | set piece coach, set piece coaches, set pieces coach |
| Sports scientist | sport scientist, sports scientist, sports scientists |
| Technical director | technical director, technical directors |
Staff attributes
Start with staff or a job title to choose the staff meaning of a shared word. All listed skills use 1–20, and Reputation uses 0–10,000. For example, scouts from portugal with judging potential 15+ combines the Scout contract job, the origin filter and Judging Player Potential of at least 15.
Coaching attributes
| Attribute | Trigger phrases |
|---|---|
| Attacking | attacking, attacking coaching |
| Defending | defending, defending coaching |
| Fitness | fitness, fitness coaching |
| Goalkeeping | gk coaching, goalkeeper coaching, goalkeeping, goalkeeping coaching |
| Possession | possession, possession coaching |
| Tactical | tactical, tactical coaching |
| Technical | technical, technical coaching |
| People Management | man management, man manager, people management |
| Working With Youngsters | working with youngsters, youngsters, youth coaching |
| Set Pieces | set piece, set pieces, set pieces coaching |
Mental and recruitment attributes
| Attribute | Trigger phrases |
|---|---|
| Determination | determination, determined |
| Judging CA | jca, judging ability, judging ca, judging player ability, player ability |
| Judging PA | jpa, judging pa, judging player potential, judging potential, player potential |
| Judging Staff Ability | judging staff, judging staff ability |
| Negotiating | negotiating, negotiation, negotiator |
| Authority | authority |
| Motivating | motivating, motivation, motivator |
| Tactical Knowledge | tactical knowledge, tactics |
Medical, analysis and reputation attributes
| Attribute | Trigger phrases |
|---|---|
| Physiotherapy | physiotherapy |
| Sports science | sports science |
| Judging Player Data | judging player data, player data |
| Judging Team Data | judging team data, team data |
| Presenting Data | presentation, presenting data |
| Reputation | famous, rep, reputation, reputations |
The reference covers the player and staff criteria recognised by sentence search. Use Advanced Search for other fields, such as personality attributes, custom height limits, or criteria that need separate club and nationality selections.
Refine the criteria
Select Edit in Advanced search to transfer the recognised criteria into Advanced Search. Review the fields, add your other criteria, then run the search. The Continent, Region of Birth and City of Birth boxes are filled only when the words name exactly one. players from america names two continents, so neither the Continent nor the Nationality box is filled. Open Advanced Search directly with Ctrl+Shift+F (Cmd+Shift+F on macOS).
If the result is unexpected, check Name contains, remove unrelated words and try one criterion at a time. Use Advanced Search when the sentence parser does not support the field you need.
Reuse a search
With an empty box, select a Recent search or a Try example. Recent searches contain the last five searches you ran. Remove one with ×, or select Clear to remove the list.
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