Scouting System in Football Agent

This page documents the scouting system in Football Agent based on community reverse-engineering from gameplay. Mechanics may change with game updates.

Scouting mission structure

A scouting mission is assigned to a specific league with a specific scout. The mission returns a shortlist of players after the specified duration expires.

Mission duration tiers

Scouting missions have three duration tiers that affect report quality:

• Short (1 week) — returns a basic overview. Identifies players who are actively performing but may miss hidden gems.
• Medium (2–3 weeks) — returns detailed reports including approximate potential ratings. Suitable for most scouting needs.
• Long (4+ weeks) — returns comprehensive reports including potential ratings, contract status, and interest level. Best for high-value signings.

Report contents

Each player in a scout report includes:

• Overall Rating (OR) — the scout’s estimate of the player’s current ability on a 1–99 scale. May be inaccurate for players in lower leagues scouted by low-skill scouts.
• Potential Rating (PR) — the scout’s estimate of the player’s maximum achievable ability. The most important metric for agents. May change over time as the player develops or stagnates.
• Age — the player’s current age in years.
• Position(s) — the primary and secondary positions the player occupies.
• Club — the player’s current club.
• Contract expiry — the date on which the current contract expires, in in-game seasons.
• Estimated value — the scout’s estimate of the player’s market value in the current transfer market.
• Interest level — the player’s openness to changing agents, expressed as Low / Medium / High.

Scout quality

Each scout has a quality rating that affects the accuracy of their reports:

• Novice scouts — may underestimate potential by up to 10 points, especially for young players. Suitable for initial exploration of a new league.
• Experienced scouts — estimates within 3–5 points of actual potential. Suitable for most purposes.
• Elite scouts — estimates within 1–2 points of actual potential. Required for reliable identification of genuine wonderkids.

Scout quality is improved through:

• Experience gained from completed missions.
• Training investments in the Agency panel.
• Specific analyst contracts that complement scout skills.

Network expansion

Access to leagues is governed by the agency network:

• Starting access — limited to leagues in and adjacent to your home country.
• Regional expansion — purchase access to a region (e.g., Western Europe, South America) through the Agency panel.
• Partnership scouts — assign a scout to a new region to gain access without a full regional office investment.
• Travel scouting — personally visit any league regardless of network, at high time and money cost.

Travel scouting

Travel scouting bypasses network restrictions entirely. When you travel to a league personally:

• You receive a report equivalent to a long-duration mission from your best available scout.
• You can attend multiple matches personally, improving report accuracy further.
• Each trip costs a significant amount of money and takes 2–4 in-game weeks.
• You cannot perform other agency tasks while travelling.

Use personal travel scouting for:

• Verifying high-priority potential signings before committing to negotiations.
• Exploring leagues you have not yet invested in network access for.
• High-stakes situations where scouting accuracy is worth the time investment.

Community notes

Based on Day-1 player experience: the scouting system is one of the most stable and well-documented systems in the Early Access launch. The developers have not announced plans to change it significantly, though the player database (47,500 players) expands with each major update.