M (C) · Sunderland

Jack Colback

Born 24 Oct 1989 · Newcastle (age 19)

Best position calc

  • Midfielder (Centre)

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2009

Current ability
93 of 200
Potential ability
110–140
Value (calc)
£44,363
Best role (calc)
—
World reputation
2,3501 of 5 stars calc
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Wage
£1,000 p/w

Positions

GK — D (L) — D (C) — D (R) — DM — M (L) — M (C) 20 M (R) — AM (L) — AM (C) — AM (R) — ST (C) — WB (L) — WB (R) —
  • Natural 18–20
  • Accomplished 15–17
  • Competent 12–14
  • Unconvincing 9–11
  • Awkward 5–8
  • Makeshift 2–4
  • Ineffectual 1
  • — Not stored
Position ratings and stored familiarity, best familiarity first
PositionLevelFamiliarityRating calc Potential calc
M (C) Natural 20 63 71
GK Not stored — — —
SW Not stored — 51 58
D (L) Not stored — 54 61
D (C) Not stored — 51 58
D (R) Not stored — 54 61
DM Not stored — 52 59
M (L) Not stored — 50 57
M (R) Not stored — 50 57
AM (L) Not stored — 50 57
AM (C) Not stored — 46 53
AM (R) Not stored — 50 57
ST (C) Not stored — 50 57
WB (L) Not stored — 50 56
WB (R) Not stored — 50 56

Familiarity is stored, 1–20. Position ratings are calculated by fm-reader, 0–100; a dash means the build does not have enough stored attributes to calculate that rating.

Attributes

  • 1–5 poor
  • 6–10 weak
  • 11–14 decent
  • 15–17 good
  • 18–20 excellent
  • — not stored

Technical 14

  • Corners12
  • Crossing7
  • Dribbling11
  • Finishing10
  • First touch9
  • Free kicks8
  • Heading9
  • Long shots9
  • Long throws—
  • Marking12
  • Passing9
  • Penalty taking11
  • Tackling13
  • Technique11

Mental 14

  • Aggression16
  • Anticipation12
  • Bravery15
  • Composure10
  • Concentration9
  • Decisions9
  • Determination14
  • Flair11
  • Leadership10
  • Off the ball8
  • Positioning12
  • Teamwork15
  • Vision10
  • Work rate12

Physical 8

  • Acceleration11
  • Agility8
  • Balance9
  • Jumping reach7
  • Natural fitness10
  • Pace11
  • Stamina11
  • Strength11

Feet

  • Left foot20
  • Right foot12

Goalkeeping

All 11 attributes
  • Aerial reach—
  • Command of area—
  • Communication—
  • Eccentricity—
  • Handling—
  • Kicking—
  • One on ones—
  • Punching (tendency)—
  • Reflexes—
  • Rushing out (tendency)—
  • Throwing—

Hidden 5

  • Consistency12
  • Dirtiness8
  • Important matches—
  • Injury proneness10
  • Versatility10

Personality 8

  • Adaptability—
  • Ambition—
  • Controversy—
  • Loyalty—
  • Pressure7
  • Professionalism11
  • Sportsmanship8
  • Temperament5
Personality (calc)
—
Media handling (calc)
—

Attributes are stored values, 1–20. Missing attributes stay blank; an out-of-range stored value is displayed without a colour band.

Best roles (calc)

No role ratings recorded

Calculated by fm-reader on the current-ability scale (1–200); stars as FM shows role suitability. Up to 60 recorded roles, highest rating first.

Player traits

No traits recorded

Key attributes in context

Key attributes against players with the same best position Key attributes against players with the same best position: 12 of 12 values recorded, plotted on a 0 to 100 scale. Key attributes against players with the same best position: 12 of 12 values recorded, plotted on a 0 to 100 scale.
12 of 12 recorded
Key attributes against players with the same best position — every value plotted above, plus the ones that are not recorded.
AttributeValue
Passing 29.0 pct
Tackling 93.0 pct
Vision 50.5 pct
Decisions 44.5 pct
Teamwork 90.9 pct
Work rate 52.4 pct
Stamina 48.5 pct
First touch 43.1 pct
Technique 54.1 pct
Anticipation 82.7 pct
Positioning 85.2 pct
Composure 60.1 pct

The site’s own figure: the percentile of each stored attribute among 36,297 players with the same calculated best position. A spoke is left out where the attribute is not stored.

Injuries at game start

InjuryFromExpected return
groin strain Severity 0Base occurrence: 2 per season in a squad of 505 Apr 20091 May 2009

Personal

Full name
—
First name
Jack
Last name
Colback
Common name
—
Date of birth
24 Oct 1989 age 19 at game start
Place of birth
Newcastle
Nationality
England
Height
—
Weight
—
Preferred foot
Left

Contract

Job
Chief Scout
Contract type
Full Time
Joined club
—
Contract starts
29 Jan 2009
Contract expires
30 Jun 2012
Weekly wage
£1,000
Leaves at end of contract
—
Needs work permit
—

On loan

Loan club
Ipswich Town
From
5 Aug 2009
Until
1 Jan 2010
Wage share paid
—
Monthly fee
—
Option to buy
—
Buy-back fee after purchase
—
Can be recalled
No

Player profile

Positions
M (C)
Best position (calc)
Midfielder (Centre)
Best rated position (calc)
Midfielder (Centre) · 63
Best role (calc)
—
Best role at potential (calc)
—
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
93
Expected potential (calc)
125
Current reputation
5,400
Home reputation
5,400
World reputation
2,350
Reputation scope (calc)
National
Fantasy draft estimate (stored)
—
Sale value (calc)
£31,054
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Favourite number
—
Injury risk
Above Average
Peak age
—
Development peak age
—
Physical peak age
—
Longevity (1–4)
—

Playing career

3
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2008 Sunderland English Premier Division 00 Unknown fee
2007 Sunderland Youth English Premier Division 00 Unknown fee
2006 Sunderland Youth Coca-Cola Championship 00 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)03/3 recorded03/3 recorded

Up to 200 stored seasons. The site's sums cover the displayed rows only; missing appearances and goals are excluded separately.

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
England000 / 0

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PlayerClubPositionsAgeCAPAMean difference
Markus AnfangFortuna DüsseldorfM (C)3590901.69
Igor DragicevicOFK BarM (LC)33911051.77
Yasin SülünSariyer SKDM, M (C)3183901.82
Tarmo KoivurantaKokkolan Pallo-VeikotM (C)29901021.83
Terry McFlynnSydney FCDM, M (C)28901001.85
Miljan RadovicOFK PetrovacWB (R), M (RC)28971151.89
Mitja HojnikNK ZagorjeWB (L), M (LC)2878951.90
Enrico KulovitsGrazer AKDM, M (C)34931201.92
Sasa VukadinovicFK Kopaonik BrusDM, M (C)31831041.94
Zeljko TomasevicFK Ibar RozajeM/AM (C)30801031.97

The site’s own comparison: players with the same calculated best position and current ability within ±15 (at most 300 candidates, so not a whole-database search), ranked by the mean difference over valid 1–20 attributes both players have stored (at least 30).

Across versions

VersionClubAgeCAPAValue calc
FM27 27.0.0Anstey Nomads3689132£0
FM26 26.2.0Anstey Nomads3589132£0
FM26 26.0.0—35115132£0
FM24 24.3.0Queens Park Rangers33117130£874,996
FM23 23.4.0Nottingham Forest32119130£2,045,568
FM23 23.3.0Nottingham Forest32119130£2,045,568
FM23 23.0.0Nottingham Forest32119130£2,045,568
FM22 22.4.0Nottingham Forest31119130£1,357,726
FM22 22.3.0Nottingham Forest31119130£1,357,726
FM22 22.1.0Nottingham Forest31118130£1,230,201
FM22 22.0.1Nottingham Forest31118130£1,230,201
FM22 22.0.0Nottingham Forest31118130£1,230,201
FM21 21.4.0Nottingham Forest30118130£2,023,905
FM21 21.3.0Nottingham Forest30118130£2,023,905
FM21 21.1.1Nottingham Forest30118130£2,023,905
FM21 21.0.1Nottingham Forest30118130£2,023,905
FM21 21.0.0Nottingham Forest30118130£2,023,905
FM20 20.4.0Newcastle United29122130£3,072,976
FM20 20.3.0Newcastle United29122130£3,072,976
FM20 20.1.0Newcastle United29122130£3,072,976
FM20 20.0.1Newcastle United29122130£3,072,976
FM20 20.0.0Newcastle United29122130£3,072,976
FM19 19.3.0Newcastle United28122130£4,675,217
FM19 19.1.0Newcastle United28122130£4,675,217
FM19 19.0.1Newcastle United28122130£4,675,217
FM19 19.0.0Newcastle United28122130£4,675,217
FM18 18.3.0Newcastle United27122130£5,779,800
FM18 18.1.0Newcastle United27123132£6,539,800
FM18 18.0.0Newcastle United27128132£10,339,800
FM17 17.3.0Newcastle United26128135£8,631,700
FM17 17.0.0Newcastle United26128135£8,631,700
FM16 16.3.0Newcastle United25131135£7,450,850
FM16 16.0.1Newcastle United25133135£8,115,850
FM16 16.0.0Newcastle United25133135£8,115,850
FM15 15.3.0Newcastle United24132135£7,595,250
FM15 15.0.0Newcastle United24126135£5,215,500
FM14 14.3.0Sunderland23127134£3,403,400
FM14 14.0.0Sunderland23130136£3,403,400
FM13 13.3.0Sunderland22129140£4,366,200
FM13 13.0.0Sunderland22133147£4,746,200
FM12 12.2.0Sunderland21129140£599,878
FM12 12.0.0Sunderland21116140£466,269
FM11 11.0.0Sunderland20114110–140£63,699
FM10 10.0.0Sunderland1993110–140£44,363

The same FM id in each loaded database build. Values are each build's own; potential is shown as stored, value is calculated per build.

About this record

  1. calc marks a calculated figure. Position and role ratings, values, personality, job ratings and stars come from fm-reader.
  2. A dash means this build does not store the value. Numeric zero is shown as stored.
  3. Ages, employment and contracts are at game start, 1 Jul 2009.