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In development
PATHWAY

/ACADEMY™

it's coming soon!
ACADEMY EXPANSION MOD

Career Mode always started at the top. Not anymore. Sign at 16. Fight through the youth leagues. Earn the pro deal, survive release day, and walk out for your debut. The whole journey, finally playable, in an academy world powered by the Pathway Engine™. First stop: Pathway Academy™ England, with Premier League 2 and the Premier League U18.

Mario Balotelli poster
Pathway Academy crest
Premier League 2
Pathway Engine™
Premier League 2Premier League CupJersey Mike's TrophyPremier League U18FA Youth CupPremier League Cup U18Pathway Engine™ Premier League 2Premier League CupJersey Mike's TrophyPremier League U18FA Youth CupPremier League Cup U18Pathway Engine™
ScholarOne to watchRelease dayPro dealLoan to learnDebut ScholarOne to watchRelease dayPro dealLoan to learnDebut
ARS U18 v CHE U18
Arsenal U18 against Chelsea U18 in FC 27 (concept art)
Concept art · not final gameplay
// Finally, the full journey

The career you always wanted. From day one.

For years, Career Mode skipped the best part. Pathway Academy™ gives it back. Sign as a 16-year-old scholar. Win the FA Youth Cup under the lights. Earn the pro deal, or get let go and fight your way back. Go out on loan, return a starter. Then keep climbing: league titles, cup finals, your country's shirt, the best player in the world. Your story starts at the bottom. Where it ends is up to you.

U16
U18
U21
1ST TEAM
Play
01

Play academy football

Premier League 2, Premier League Cup, Jersey Mike's Trophy, Premier League U18, FA Youth Cup and Premier League Cup U18. All in Career Mode.

New: Premier League 2 sides in the Jersey Mike's Trophy, just like real life.

Earn
02

Earn every step

Play well and the Pathway Engine™ notices. It decides who earns the pro deal, who's sent out on loan and who's let go on release day. Rivals want your shirt. Nothing is handed to you.

Real
03

Real academies

Real academy squads, with the names you'll hear on matchday. Real kits, crests and grounds, checked against real sources. Face tomorrow's stars before the world knows them.

Free
04

Free to start

Pathway Academy™ England comes first, free: Premier League 2, Premier League U18 and the cups. Then the world opens up. More leagues, nations and youth tournaments follow in new packs.

// Powered by the Pathway Engine™

One engine. A whole academy world.

It's the brain behind everything. It runs the leagues, the cups and the stats. It brings the feel of academy football into FC 27. It drives the academy economy, ties every first team to its academy, and decides how every academy grows. You just play. It never stops.

Living competitionsLeagues, cups and stats that play out like the real thing. Title races that go to the final day. Cup runs that make names. Every goal you score goes on the record.
The academy feelSmaller grounds. Hungrier players. The air of youth football, every match. Floodlit weeknights, quieter stands, and every player out there fighting for a contract.
Contracts & budgetsScholarships, pro deals and budgets that move like a real club's. Start on a scholar's wage. Earn your first pro deal. Become the name bigger clubs pay to sign.
First team ↔ academyEvery senior side shapes its academy. Every academy feeds its first team. Injuries upstairs open a door. A new manager can bring you up, or freeze you out.
Academies that growEvery academy rises, rebuilds and develops, season after season. A golden generation comes through, then moves on. Today's U16s are tomorrow's rivals.
always on.
// The full journey

Sixteen to first team.
Play every chapter.

01 / 12
Max Dowman poster
Chapter 01 · Age 16

Scholar

You sign your first deal. It starts here.

Chapter 02 · U18

Premier League U18

Saturday mornings. Scouts in the stand.

Chapter 03one
big
night.
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Chapter 03 · Cup run

FA Youth Cup

One big night can change everything.

Chapter 04 · End of season

Release day

Not everyone makes it. Will you?

Michael Olise poster
Chapter 05 · U21

Premier League 2

Grown men. Real pressure. Close now.

Cole Palmer poster
Chapter 06 · U21 vs pros

Jersey Mike's Trophy

League One. League Two. Men's football, away from home.

Chapter 07pack
your
bags.
Harvey Elliott poster
Chapter 07 · Age 19

Loan to learn

Go out. Come back better.

Bukayo Saka poster
Chapter 08 · Age 19

Pro deal

Your first professional contract.

Rio Ngumoha poster
Chapter 09 · First team

Debut

The day you've dreamed of since you were a kid.

The end?this is
only the
start.
// Kit bag

What you need

// Team talk

Your questions

01When is it out?+
Soon. Pathway Academy™ England is in development right now. There's no date yet, so follow on Patreon or join the Discord and you'll hear the moment it drops.
02Is it free?+
Pathway Academy™ England will be free. Supporters on Patreon get the extra packs, test builds before anyone else and a say in what comes next.
03What leagues are next?+
Italy, France and Germany are already being built. After that, Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, the UEFA Youth League and youth internationals are on the roadmap. Supporters vote on the order, so plans can change.
coming soon!
// Pathway Academy™ England · coming soon
Your pathway
starts here.

You've waited long enough. Follow on Patreon and be first to play: devlogs, early looks and the first download. Then pull up a chair in the Discord.

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