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VersionFM10 10.0.0
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O'Brien
Squad number in club colours

Declan O'Brien

Player
93Current ability
121Potential ability
£12,683Value (calc)
1,000Reputation (calc)

Personal

Full name
—
First name
Declan
Last name
O'Brien
Common name
—
Date of birth
16 Jun 1979 age 30 at game start
Place of birth
Dublin
Nationality
Republic of Ireland
Height
—
Weight
—
Preferred foot
Right

Contract

Club
Dundalk F.C.
Job
—
Contract type
Full Time
Joined club
—
Contract starts
15 Jan 2009
Contract expires
30 Dec 2009
Weekly wage
£434
Needs work permit
—

On loan

Loan club
St. Patrick's Athletic
From
—
Until
30 Nov 2009
Wage share paid
—
Monthly fee
—
Option to buy
—
Can be recalled
No

Player profile

Positions
ST (C)
Best position (calc)
Striker
Best rated position (calc)
Striker · 60
Best role (calc)
—
Best role at potential (calc)
—
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
93
Current reputation
4,000
Home reputation
4,000
World reputation
1,000
Reputation scope (calc)
National
Sale value (calc)
£13,951
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Favourite number
—
Injury risk
Low
Peak age
—
Development peak age
—
Physical peak age
—
Longevity (1–4)
—

Attributes

Technical

  • Corners8
  • Crossing8
  • Dribbling7
  • Finishing12
  • First touch9
  • Free kicks5
  • Heading7
  • Long shots8
  • Long throws2
  • Marking4
  • Passing7
  • Penalty taking15
  • Tackling7
  • Technique8

Mental

  • Aggression12
  • Anticipation9
  • Bravery12
  • Composure8
  • Concentration10
  • Decisions9
  • Determination14
  • Flair11
  • Leadership16
  • Off the ball12
  • Positioning8
  • Teamwork14
  • Vision11
  • Work rate15

Physical

  • Acceleration15
  • Agility8
  • Balance9
  • Jumping reach6
  • Natural fitness14
  • Pace15
  • Stamina9
  • Strength8

Goalkeeping

  • Aerial reach1
  • Command of area1
  • Communication1
  • Eccentricity1
  • Handling1
  • Kicking1
  • One on ones1
  • Punching (tendency)1
  • Reflexes1
  • Rushing out (tendency)1
  • Throwing1

Hidden

  • Consistency16
  • Dirtiness6
  • Important matches10
  • Injury proneness4
  • Versatility7
  • Left foot9
  • Right foot20

Personality

  • Adaptability8
  • Ambition17
  • Controversy3
  • Loyalty20
  • Pressure9
  • Professionalism15
  • Sportsmanship11
  • Temperament11
Personality (calc)
Fairly Professional
Media handling (calc)
Reserved

A dash is an attribute this database does not store for this player; the game generates those at the start of a new game.

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

The site’s own figure: the percentile of each stored attribute among 52,549 players with the same calculated best position. A spoke is left out where the attribute is not stored.

Positions

  • GK1
  • SW1
  • D (L)1
  • D (C)1
  • D (R)1
  • DM1
  • M (L)1
  • M (C)1
  • M (R)1
  • AM (L)1
  • AM (C)1
  • AM (R)1
  • ST (C)20
  • WB (L)1
  • WB (R)1
Familiarity 1–20. Natural 18+, accomplished 15+, competent 12+, unconvincing 9+, awkward 5+.

Position ratings

PositionNowPotential
Goalkeeper2326
Sweeper4145
Defender (Left)4650
Defender (Centre)3942
Defender (Right)4650
Wing-Back (Left)4549
Wing-Back (Right)4549
Defensive Midfielder4448
Midfielder (Left)4751
Midfielder (Centre)4650
Midfielder (Right)4751
Attacking Midfielder (Left)4752
Attacking Midfielder (Centre)4347
Attacking Midfielder (Right)4752
Striker6064

Calculated by fm-reader from the stored attributes (0–100, Genie Scout style). Blank where the database stores too few attributes to rate.

Player traits

  • Moves Into Channels
  • Likes To Try To Beat Offside Trap

Playing career

10
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2008 1300922 Irish Premier Division 141 Unknown fee
2007 1300922 Irish Premier Division 75 Unknown fee
2006 1300922 Irish Premier Division 2211 Unknown fee
2005 1300922 Irish Premier Division 286 Unknown fee
2004 1300922 Irish Premier Division 3314 Unknown fee
2003 1300922 Irish Premier Division 307 Unknown fee
2002 1300922 Irish First Division 248 Unknown fee
2001 1300922 Irish First Division 3119 Unknown fee
2000 Verona F.C. (IRL) — 2825 £0
1999 Verona F.C. (IRL) — 2016 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)237112

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
Republic of Ireland000 / 0

Awards

3
2006Irish League Golden BootPlaced 3Drogheda United
2004Irish League Golden BootPlaced 3—
2002Irish League Bronze BootPlaced 2—

Favourite clubs

Drogheda United 100
Liverpool 100

Disliked clubs

Manchester United 100
Dundalk F.C. 80

Favourite people

Paul Doolin 100

Similar players

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Tony GrantGlenavonST (C)3278931.63
Trevor MolloyGlenavonST (C)32831201.75
Tom McManusDerry CityM (R), AM (RC), ST (C)28831152.10
Mathias GravemQviding FIFST (C)33801002.13
Djordjije CetkovicFK Buducnost PodgoricaAM (LC), ST (C)261071172.14
Paul WarneRotherham UnitedAM (R), ST (C)36861052.22
Marco CarparelliGrossetoST (C)33981262.25
Sasa BjelanovicVicenzaST (C)301081452.29
Vincenzo ChianeseArezzoST (C)33851152.29
Florian MyrtajSorrentoAM (RL), ST (C)32891252.29

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 the attributes both players have stored.

Across versions

VersionClubAgeCAPAValue calc
FM18 18.3.0—387090£0
FM18 18.1.0—387090£0
FM18 18.0.0—387090£0
FM17 17.3.0Glenavon377090£6,656
FM17 17.0.0Glenavon377090£6,656
FM16 16.3.0Glenavon367090£7,006
FM16 16.0.1Glenavon367090£7,006
FM16 16.0.0Glenavon367090£7,006
FM15 15.3.0Glenavon357090£7,006
FM15 15.0.0Drogheda United357090£16,921
FM14 14.3.0Drogheda United348383£32,359
FM14 14.0.0Drogheda United348383£3,243
FM13 13.3.0Drogheda United338383£6,825
FM13 13.0.0Drogheda United337777£2,306
FM12 12.2.0Drogheda United327777£7,743
FM12 12.0.0Monaghan United327777£1,744
FM10 10.0.0Dundalk F.C.3093121£12,683

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.