Nicolson
Squad number in club colours

Mark Nicolson

Player
32Current ability
50Potential ability
£1,907Value (calc)
50Reputation (calc)

Personal

Full name
—
First name
Mark
Last name
Nicolson
Common name
—
Date of birth
25 Jun 1988 age 21 at game start
Place of birth
Inverness
Nationality
Scotland
Height
—
Weight
—

Contract

Job
—
Contract type
Part Time
Joined club
—
Contract starts
30 May 2008
Contract expires
30 Jun 2011
Weekly wage
£99
Needs work permit
—

Player profile

Positions
D (R), M (C)
Best position (calc)
Midfielder (Centre)
Best rated position (calc)
—
Best role (calc)
—
Best role at potential (calc)
—
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
49
Current reputation
1,500
Home reputation
1,500
World reputation
50
Reputation scope (calc)
Regional
Sale value (calc)
£1,716
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Favourite number
—
Injury risk
Very Low
Peak age
—
Development peak age
—
Physical peak age
—
Longevity (1–4)
—

Attributes

Technical

  • Corners3
  • Crossing4
  • Dribbling6
  • Finishing5
  • First touch7
  • Free kicks5
  • Heading8
  • Long shots5
  • Long throws10
  • Marking11
  • Passing8
  • Penalty taking3
  • Tackling9
  • Technique6

Mental

  • Aggression10
  • Anticipation9
  • Bravery10
  • Composure9
  • Concentration8
  • Decisions8
  • Determination8
  • Flair3
  • Leadership10
  • Off the ball8
  • Positioning10
  • Teamwork11
  • Vision5
  • Work rate10

Physical

  • Acceleration5
  • Agility7
  • Balance7
  • Jumping reach9
  • Natural fitness7
  • Pace4
  • Stamina10
  • Strength11

Goalkeeping

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

Hidden

  • Consistency11
  • Dirtiness2
  • Important matches12
  • Injury proneness1
  • Versatility5
  • Left foot—
  • Right foot20

Personality

  • Adaptability7
  • Ambition11
  • Controversy2
  • Loyalty11
  • Pressure8
  • Professionalism8
  • Sportsmanship8
  • Temperament10
Personality (calc)
Balanced
Media handling (calc)
Media-friendly

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
Key attributes against players with the same best position — every value plotted above, plus the ones that are not recorded.
AttributeValue
Passing 19.2 pct
Tackling 56.1 pct
Vision 5.8 pct
Decisions 30.9 pct
Teamwork 44.9 pct
Work rate 28.5 pct
Stamina 35.7 pct
First touch 19.3 pct
Technique 8.8 pct
Anticipation 45.0 pct
Positioning 62.1 pct
Composure 46.1 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.

Positions

  • GK—
  • D (L)8
  • D (C)8
  • D (R)15
  • DM—
  • M (L)5
  • M (C)20
  • M (R)9
  • AM (L)4
  • AM (C)—
  • AM (R)7
  • ST (C)—
  • WB (L)6
  • WB (R)10
Familiarity 1–20. Natural 18+, accomplished 15+, competent 12+, unconvincing 9+, awkward 5+.

Position ratings

PositionNowPotential

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

  • Shoots From Distance
  • Dwells On Ball
  • Does Not Dive Into Tackles

Playing career

6
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2008 Elgin City Scottish Third Division 332 Unknown fee
2007 Ross County Scottish Second Division 00 Unknown fee
2007 Elgin City Scottish Third Division 301 Unknown fee
2006 Ross County Scottish First Division 00 Unknown fee
2005 Ross County Scottish First Division 00 Unknown fee
2004 Ross County Scottish First Division 00 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)633

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
Scotland000 / 0

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PlayerClubPositionsAgeCAPAMean difference
Gerry HarrisonHyde UnitedD (C), DM, M (RC)3725801.75
Mike Garrity—M (C)2932522.18
Steve Circuit—M (C)3730662.23
Marco GiuliodoriSan NicolòDM, M (RC)3745802.40
Kristian ØstliEik TønsbergM (RLC), AM (RC), ST (C)2940802.41
Savvas DamianouPGS Ermis AradippouM (RC)3025802.44
Simon BryantBristol RoversDM, M (C)2637802.47
Chris HollowayLlanelli AFCM (C)2930442.49
Petros AfxentiouDigenis Akritas MorfouM (C)2625302.50
Michalis MichailES Digenis VoroklinisM (C)3035802.53

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
FM26 26.2.0Brora Rangers376571£456
FM26 26.0.0Brora Rangers376571£456
FM24 24.3.0Brora Rangers356571£506
FM23 23.4.0Brora Rangers346571£995
FM23 23.3.0Brora Rangers346571£995
FM23 23.0.0Brora Rangers346571£805
FM22 22.4.0Brora Rangers336671£1,594
FM22 22.3.0Brora Rangers336671£1,594
FM22 22.1.0Brora Rangers336571£1,594
FM22 22.0.1Brora Rangers336571£1,594
FM22 22.0.0Brora Rangers336571£1,594
FM21 21.4.0Brora Rangers326871£2,423
FM21 21.3.0Brora Rangers326871£2,423
FM21 21.1.1Brora Rangers326871£2,423
FM21 21.0.1Brora Rangers326871£2,423
FM21 21.0.0Brora Rangers326871£2,423
FM20 20.4.0Brora Rangers316871£4,069
FM20 20.3.0Brora Rangers316871£4,069
FM20 20.1.0Brora Rangers316871£4,069
FM20 20.0.1Brora Rangers316871£4,069
FM20 20.0.0Brora Rangers316871£4,069
FM19 19.3.0Brora Rangers305656£2,831
FM19 19.1.0Brora Rangers305656£2,988
FM19 19.0.1Brora Rangers305656£2,988
FM19 19.0.0Brora Rangers305656£2,988
FM18 18.3.0Brora Rangers295656£3,320
FM18 18.1.0Brora Rangers295656£3,320
FM18 18.0.0Brora Rangers295656£3,320
FM17 17.3.0Elgin City285661£3,320
FM17 17.0.0Elgin City285661£3,320
FM16 16.3.0Elgin City275461£3,320
FM16 16.0.1Elgin City275461£3,320
FM16 16.0.0Elgin City275461£3,320
FM15 15.3.0Elgin City265461£3,795
FM15 15.0.0Elgin City265661£3,795
FM14 14.3.0Elgin City255661£953
FM14 14.0.0Elgin City255861£953
FM13 13.3.0Elgin City245161£729
FM13 13.0.0Elgin City245161£729
FM12 12.2.0Elgin City234150£2,125
FM12 12.0.0Elgin City234150£2,125
FM10 10.0.0Elgin City213250£1,907

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.