I can't even find some of the players selected on the database in the game.
Kimmich for example.
The player search on the old interface is really shit for me. Messi, Neymar, Neuer and probs others don't show up. Fine on the new interface, though it's not as user friendly. Actually it only started happening when they introduced the new one. It's like it's deliberate.
I tend to use Transfermarkt and WhoScored to find players now, then hop over to SM to check their availability.