What Happened to the 20 Best Young Players on Football Manager 2012

Football fans are always on the lookout for the next superstar, with Football Manager establishing itself as one of the biggest databases for unearthing future gems.

Football Manager remains one of the most popular video games among supporters, giving them the chance to take charge of their favourite teams.

Others see it as the perfect opportunity to prove their coaching credentials by guiding a club up the leagues.

But no matter what, every manager is always looking for the next breakout star.

The game has built a reputation for accurately identifying some of the brightest young talents before they become global stars.

To test the game's scouting track record in 2017, talkSPORT compiled a list of the 20 best wonderkids from the 2012 edition.

Here, SPORTbible takes a look at the biggest clubs those players went on to represent and what they managed to achieve.

Mario Gotze (midfielder)

Clubs: Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich

Honours: World Cup Final winning goal; five Bundesliga's

Now: Eintracht Frankfurt

Mario Gotze scored the winning goal for Germany in the World Cup final (Image: Getty)

Marc-Andre ter Stegen (goalkeeper)

Clubs: Barcelona

Honours: one Champions League; six La Liga's

Now: Barcelona

Kurt Zouma (defender)

Clubs: Chelsea, Everton, West Ham United

Honours: one Champions League; two Premier League; one Conference League

Now: CFR Cluj

Adryan (midfielder)

Clubs: Flamengo, Leeds United, Sion

Honours: one Copa do Brasil

Now: Portuguesa RJ

Jack Wilshere

Clubs: Arsenal, West Ham United, AFC Bournemouth

Honours: two FA Cups

Now: Retired (Luton Town Manager)

Xherdan Shaqiri

Clubs: Bayern Munich, Stoke City, Liverpool

Honours: two Champions League's; three Bundesliga's; one Premier League

Now: FC Basel

Yaya Sanogo

Clubs: Arsenal, Crystal Palace, Toulouse

Honours: one FA Cup

Now: Free Agent

Oscar

Clubs: Internacional, Chelsea, Shanghai Port

Honours: two Premier League's; one Europa League; one League Cup

Now: Sao Paulo

Erik Lamela

Clubs: Roma, Tottenham Hotspur, Sevilla

Honours: one Europa League

Now: Retired

Phil Jones

Clubs: Blackburn Rovers, Manchester United

Honours: one Premier League; one Europa League; one FA Cup

Now: Retired (Manchester United youth coach)

Christian Eriksen

Clubs: Tottenham Hotspur, Inter Milan, Manchester United

Honours: three Eredivisie; one Serie A; one FA Cup

Now: VFL Wolfsburg

Neymar

Clubs: Barcelona, PSG, Al-Hilal

Honours: one Champions League; five Ligue 1's; two La Liga's

Now: Santos

Neymar is currently playing for Santos in Brazil (Image: Getty)

Paul Pogba

Clubs: Manchester United, Juventus

Honours: World Cup; four Serie A's; one Europa League

Now: AS Monaco

Raheem Sterling

Clubs: Manchester City, Chelsea, Arsenal

Honours: four Premier League's; five League Cup's; one FA Cup

Now: Chelsea

John Fleck

Clubs: Rangers, Coventry City, Sheffield United

Honours: three Scottish Premier League's; one Scottish Cup

Now: Chesterfield

Jack Robinson

Clubs: Liverpool, QPR, Sheffield United

Honours: N/A

Now: Birmingham City

Serge Aurier

Clubs: PSG, Tottenham Hotspur, Nottingham Forest

Honours: two Ligue 1's; three Coupe de France; one Turkish Super League

Now: Persepolis

Jordan Ayew

Clubs: Marseille, Aston Villa, Crystal Palace

Honours: one Ligue 1, two Coupe de la Ligue's

Now: Leicester City

Carlos Fierro

Clubs: Guadalajara, San Jose Earthquakes

Honours: one Ligue MX

Now: UdeG

Thibaut Courtois

Clubs: Chelsea, Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid

Honours: two Champions League's; four La Liga's; two Premier League's

Now: Real Madrid