's Master League, player growth isn't just about playing matches; it's governed by specific growth types

🛡️ For Veterans (30+)

  • Persistent – Gold for CBs, DMFs, GKs. Still starter at 38.
  • Late / Lasting – Your captain material.

Limitations and community findings

  • Much of PES 2013's growth is driven by hidden values; players and community reverse-engineered patterns but exact formulas are not public.
  • Randomness: small random factors affect per-season progression.
  • Modding/edit modes may expose or alter growth values; console/PC differences and patches can affect behavior.

Normal: The standard growth curve where a player steadily improves through their early 20s, reaches their peak between ages 25 and 28, and begins a gradual decline after 30.

Who fits this type? This is almost exclusive to specific legends and goalkeepers. Edwin van der Sar, Paolo Maldini, and Ryan Giggs fit this archetype. In PES 2013, classic #6 (defensive midfielders) sometimes have this.

Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 (PES 2013), player growth in Master League is governed by predetermined "growth curves" that dictate when a player reaches their peak and how long they maintain it. While the exact values are often hidden, they generally fall into four main categories. Player Growth Types Early Peak

1. Early Peak (The Shooting Star)

  • The Curve: Explosive rise from ages 18-21. Hits 90% of potential by age 22. Full stop.
  • The Cliff: Starts declining sharply at 27. By 30, they are a ghost.
  • Who fits?: Michael Owen, Ronaldo (R9), Alexandre Pato.
  • The Trap: You see a 19-year-old with 95 Speed and 94 Acceleration. You buy him. You love him. At 28, his Stamina is 68. Sell at 26. No sentimentality.

Strategies to maximize growth

  • Focused training: assign training that targets weak but critical attributes for a player's position.
  • Game time management: give consistent appearances (starter or significant substitute minutes) to generate EXP.
  • Positioning: play young players in positions that match their growth strengths to accelerate useful stat gains.
  • Coaching upgrades: hire or develop coaches with training bonuses that enhance attribute gains.
  • Loaning: loan young players to clubs where they'll get more minutes if your simulation supports squad size limits.
  • Avoid aging trap: monitor veterans’ decline and plan succession with younger growth-type players.