D (L) · Manchester City

Wayne Bridge

Born 5 Aug 1980 · Winchester (age 28)

Best position calc

  • Defender (Left)

Personality calc

  • Spirited

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2009

Current ability
148 of 200
Potential ability
156
Value (calc)
£150,421
Best role (calc)
—
World reputation
6,2503 of 5 stars calc
Caps / goals
33 / 1
Wage
£80,000 p/w

Positions

GK 1 SW 1 D (L) 20 D (C) 1 D (R) 1 DM 1 M (L) 8 M (C) 1 M (R) 1 AM (L) 10 AM (C) 1 AM (R) 1 ST (C) 1 WB (L) 14 WB (R) 1
  • 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
D (L) Natural 20 80 82
WB (L) Competent 14 73 75
AM (L) Unconvincing 10 75 77
M (L) Awkward 8 73 75
GK Ineffectual 1 — —
SW Ineffectual 1 61 63
D (C) Ineffectual 1 58 60
D (R) Ineffectual 1 64 66
DM Ineffectual 1 61 62
M (C) Ineffectual 1 61 62
M (R) Ineffectual 1 63 65
AM (C) Ineffectual 1 56 57
AM (R) Ineffectual 1 63 65
ST (C) Ineffectual 1 60 61
WB (R) Ineffectual 1 60 61

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

  • Corners8
  • Crossing17
  • Dribbling11
  • Finishing10
  • First touch14
  • Free kicks11
  • Heading11
  • Long shots10
  • Long throws11
  • Marking12
  • Passing11
  • Penalty taking8
  • Tackling12
  • Technique13

Mental 14

  • Aggression12
  • Anticipation15
  • Bravery13
  • Composure16
  • Concentration16
  • Decisions12
  • Determination13
  • Flair7
  • Leadership11
  • Off the ball13
  • Positioning14
  • Teamwork17
  • Vision12
  • Work rate13

Physical 8

  • Acceleration14
  • Agility14
  • Balance15
  • Jumping reach13
  • Natural fitness15
  • Pace14
  • Stamina16
  • Strength13

Feet

  • Left foot20
  • Right foot8

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

  • Consistency13
  • Dirtiness5
  • Important matches15
  • Injury proneness7
  • Versatility12

Personality 8

  • Adaptability6
  • Ambition12
  • Controversy8
  • Loyalty16
  • Pressure17
  • Professionalism17
  • Sportsmanship12
  • Temperament17
Personality (calc)
Spirited
Media handling (calc)
Unflappable

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

  • Hugs Line

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
Tackling 72.2 pct
Marking 79.1 pct
Heading 75.4 pct
Positioning 96.4 pct
Anticipation 98.8 pct
Concentration 99.6 pct
Jumping reach 89.8 pct
Strength 82.8 pct
Pace 84.7 pct
Passing 73.3 pct
Composure 99.4 pct
Bravery 74.7 pct

The site’s own figure: the percentile of each stored attribute among 13,399 players with the same calculated best position. A spoke is left out where the attribute is not stored.

Injuries at game start

InjuryFromExpected return
hip injury Severity 0Base occurrence: 1 per season in a squad of 5017 Jul 20071 Oct 2007
damaged knee cartilage Severity 0Base occurrence: 0.15 per season in a squad of 5013 Mar 20074 Apr 2007
broken ankle Severity 0Base occurrence: 0.25 per season in a squad of 502 Feb 20051 Nov 2005

Personal

Full name
—
First name
Wayne
Last name
Bridge
Common name
—
Date of birth
5 Aug 1980 age 28 at game start
Place of birth
Winchester
Nationality
England
Height
—
Weight
—
Preferred foot
Left

Contract

Job
General Manager
Contract type
Full Time
Joined club
—
Contract starts
3 Jan 2009
Contract expires
30 Jun 2013
Weekly wage
£80,000
Leaves at end of contract
—
Needs work permit
—

Player profile

Positions
D (L)
Best position (calc)
Defender (Left)
Best rated position (calc)
Defender (Left) · 80
Best role (calc)
—
Best role at potential (calc)
—
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
148
Current reputation
7,550
Home reputation
7,550
World reputation
6,250
Reputation scope (calc)
Continental
Fantasy draft estimate (stored)
—
Sale value (calc)
£135,378
Caps / goals
33 / 1
Favourite number
—
Injury risk
Below Average
Peak age
—
Development peak age
—
Physical peak age
—
Longevity (1–4)
—

Playing career

14
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2008 Manchester City English Premier Division 100 Unknown fee
2008 Chelsea English Premier Division 60 £12,000,000
2007 Chelsea English Premier Division 100 Unknown fee
2006 Chelsea English Premier Division 220 Unknown fee
2005 Fulham Loan English Premier Division 120 Unknown fee
2005 Chelsea English Premier Division 00 Unknown fee
2004 Chelsea English Premier Division 150 Unknown fee
2003 Chelsea English Premier Division 331 Unknown fee
2002 Southampton English Premier Division 341 £7,000,000
2001 Southampton English Premier Division 380 Unknown fee
2000 Southampton English Premier Division 380 Unknown fee
1999 Southampton English Premier Division 191 Unknown fee
1998 Southampton English Premier Division 230 Unknown fee
1997 Southampton English Premier Division 00 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)26014/14 recorded314/14 recorded

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

Honours

WinnerEnglish Premier Division2×2005, 2007
WinnerEnglish FA Cup1×2007
WinnerEnglish League Cup1×2007
Runner-UpEnglish Premier Division2×2004, 2008
Runner-UpEnglish League Cup1×2008
Runner-UpEnglish Community Shield1×2006

Grouped by the site from the stored career highlights (winners, runners-up, third place, play-off winners).

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
EnglandDebut 13 Feb 2002 v Holland3318 / 0

Career highlights

8

Favourite clubs

Disliked clubs

Favourite people

Similar players

PlayerClubPositionsAgeCAPAMean difference
Malik FathiSpartak MoscowD (LC), WB (L)251341401.61
Álvaro PereiraFutebol Clube do Porto - SADD/WB/M (L)241401651.63
Aly CissokhoOlympique LyonnaisD/WB (L)211431671.68
Benoît Assou-EkottoTottenham HotspurD/WB (L)251441511.69
KléberSC InternacionalD/WB (L)291401501.70
Leighton BainesEvertonD/WB/M (L)241461581.78
Kim Dong-JinZenit St. PetersburgD/WB (L)271361481.80
Alessandro AgostiniCagliariD/WB (L)291331451.90
Edson BraafheidFC Bayern MünchenD (LC), WB (L)261371411.91
Maynor FigueroaWigan AthleticD (LC)261381451.92

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
FM14 14.3.0Reading32126156£1,210,356
FM14 14.0.0Reading32129156£1,370,692
FM13 13.3.0Manchester City31128156£2,368,489
FM13 13.0.0Manchester City31128156£2,368,489
FM12 12.2.0Manchester City30128156£522,788
FM12 12.0.0Manchester City30142156£543,708
FM11 11.0.0Manchester City29142156£132,422
FM10 10.0.0Manchester City28148156£150,421

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.