Championship Manager 01 02 Wonderkids New Now
If you are starting a save today with Oxford United, Hereford, or Huddersfield, here is your shopping list. Forget Mark Kerr (he costs £2m alone). Buy these:
| Player | Club | Cost | Position | Hidden Superpower | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Stefan Selakovic | Halmstad | £350k | AMR | Flair 20 | | Jonas Lundén | IFK Göteborg | £220k | D/DM/MC | Natural Fitness 20 | | Daniel Andersson | Helsingborgs | £180k | GK | Penalty Saver 19 | | Goran Jusufi | Vardar | £55k | SW/DM | Adaptability 20 | | David Prutton | Nottm Forest | £1.1m | MC | Consistency 19 | | Kenneth Jonassen | Denmark (Free) | £0 | DL | Long Shots 18 | | Mikael Dorsin | Sweden | £130k | DL | Corners 20 | | Ragnvald Soma | Brann | £200k | DC | Bravery 20 | | Tommy Svindal Larsen | Start | £400k | MC | Injury Proneness 1 (Never injured) | | Andreas Johansson | Halmstad | £275k | AMC | Dribbling 19 |
These players were either added in the 01/02 data update or became truly world-class for the first time in this version. championship manager 01 02 wonderkids new
| Name | Age | Position | Club | Cost (£) | Key Attributes | Notes | |------|-----|----------|------|----------|----------------|-------| | Kim Källström | 18 | AM C | Hacken | 300k | Long Shots 20, Passing 18, Technique 19 | The single best value. Scores 30+ goals from midfield. | | Mikael Dorsin | 19 | D L | Stabaek | 400k | Crossing 18, Tackling 17, Pace 16 | Attacking left-back; becomes world’s best within 3 seasons. | | Tó Madeira | 22 | ST | Gouveia (non-league) | 1.1M | Finishing 20, Off the Ball 20, Dribbling 19 | The cheat-code striker. Not real, but “new” to most databases. | | Mark Kerr | 19 | DM | Falkirk | 500k | Work Rate 20, Stamina 20, Tackling 18 | Complete midfield anchor. Captain material. | | Isaac Okoronkwo | 23 | DC | Shaktar | 2.5M | Pace 18, Marking 19, Strength 18 | Nigerian wall. Instantly top 5 DC in game. | | Andriy Shevchenko | 25 | ST | Milan | 30M+ | Finishing 20, Pace 19 | Not “new” but significantly better in 01/02 than any prior CM. |
Any new wonderkid with 20 Determination and 20 Natural Fitness will hit their potential. No exceptions. Endrick and WZE have this. If a kid has 10 determination, sell him. If you are starting a save today with
In modern patches, Bellingham is the new Tsigalko—but in midfield. At 17/18 in the database, he arrives with 18s in Determination, Work Rate, and Passing. He is non-negotiable. Buy him before the first season ends, or he will haunt you for a decade.
A common question in 2026: Are these championship manager 01 02 wonderkids new actually in the original CD-ROM, or are they from modern fan patches? Any new wonderkid with 20 Determination and 20
The answer is messy. Players like Selakovic and Lundén were in the original 3.9.60 database, but they were buried. The "new" community updates (specifically the 2024 Legends Retro Pack) merely unlocked their -2 potential range (meaning 170-200 PA). If you are playing on a vanilla CD install, you will still find them, but their attributes are lower.
Pro Tip: Download the CM 01/02 October 2025 Update from the ChampMan Evolution forum. It updates the club names and corrects the hidden attributes without breaking the classic engine. That is where the "new" magic truly lives.