MIDFIELDER Shea Charles admitted playing for Saints at Wembley in the playoff final would be a "great achievement" to cap off his first senior season.
Southampton are guaranteed a fourth-place finish and will face either Norwich (5th), West Brom (6th) or Hull (7th) in the semi-final on Sunday, May 12.
Charles, 20, has started the last two games, both ending in defeat, having not started a game since mid-February.
The Northern Ireland international has been omitted from the squad on occasion, with Russell Martin opting for a more attacking bench.
With just one regular-season game, against Leeds United, left before the playoffs, Charles has outlined his aim for May 26.
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"I've been to watch Manchester City at Wembley a few times," he told Southampton's programme, recalling several trips to the capital in his youth.
"I've never played there, that would be something to play there. To find my way into the team and play, that would be a great achievement, especially in my first season."
The former Manchester City man has played 1,426 Championship minutes - across 32 appearances - during his first season as a fully-fledged senior player.
Despite seeing limited game time since the turn of the year, manager Martin insisted the versatile midfielder has had an excellent season.
He told the Daily Echo: "He's had a brilliant first season. It's about his pathway and it's his first season in men's football. I'd say it's a big success."
Although Shea has not experienced life in the playoffs, his younger brother Pierce, 18, was Sheffield Wednesday's third-choice keeper for their win last season.
The Owls won promotion through the playoffs despite losing the first leg of their semi-final against Peterborough 4-0.
"That was crazy. I remember watching the first leg and I just thought it was over," Charles recalls of his brother's playoff triumph.
"Obviously, I don't want to go through that, but watching them come from 4-0 down was just mental, you don't see that very often.
"In the final, they scored in the last minute of extra time, so that's the kind of stuff that will happen in the playoffs.
"We've been good this season and will be going into that with nothing but confidence."
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