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VersionFM10 10.0.0
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Farren
Squad number in club colours

Mark Farren

Player
102Current ability
139Potential ability
£30,756Value (calc)
1,250Reputation (calc)

Personal

Full name
—
First name
Mark
Last name
Farren
Common name
—
Date of birth
1 May 1982 age 27 at game start
Place of birth
Donegal
Nationality
Republic of Ireland
Height
—
Weight
—
Preferred foot
Left

Contract

Club
Derry City
Job
—
Contract type
Full Time
Joined club
—
Contract starts
16 Jan 2006
Contract expires
30 Dec 2009
Weekly wage
£695
Needs work permit
—

Player profile

Positions
ST (C)
Best position (calc)
Striker
Best rated position (calc)
Striker · 72
Best role (calc)
—
Best role at potential (calc)
—
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
102
Current reputation
4,750
Home reputation
4,750
World reputation
1,250
Reputation scope (calc)
National
Sale value (calc)
£33,831
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Favourite number
—
Injury risk
Below Average
Peak age
—
Development peak age
—
Physical peak age
—
Longevity (1–4)
—

Attributes

Technical

  • Corners4
  • Crossing4
  • Dribbling7
  • Finishing17
  • First touch13
  • Free kicks3
  • Heading8
  • Long shots11
  • Long throws2
  • Marking2
  • Passing9
  • Penalty taking16
  • Tackling2
  • Technique13

Mental

  • Aggression3
  • Anticipation11
  • Bravery7
  • Composure14
  • Concentration10
  • Decisions14
  • Determination11
  • Flair9
  • Leadership10
  • Off the ball13
  • Positioning19
  • Teamwork7
  • Vision11
  • Work rate14

Physical

  • Acceleration16
  • Agility10
  • Balance14
  • Jumping reach7
  • Natural fitness13
  • Pace15
  • Stamina12
  • Strength10

Goalkeeping

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

Hidden

  • Consistency15
  • Dirtiness3
  • Important matches11
  • Injury proneness6
  • Versatility10
  • Left foot20
  • Right foot10

Personality

  • Adaptability8
  • Ambition12
  • Controversy3
  • Loyalty8
  • Pressure14
  • Professionalism9
  • Sportsmanship12
  • Temperament11
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

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)5
  • 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
Goalkeeper3238
Sweeper4855
Defender (Left)4957
Defender (Centre)4350
Defender (Right)4957
Wing-Back (Left)4855
Wing-Back (Right)4855
Defensive Midfielder5057
Midfielder (Left)5462
Midfielder (Centre)5260
Midfielder (Right)5462
Attacking Midfielder (Left)6169
Attacking Midfielder (Centre)5361
Attacking Midfielder (Right)5462
Striker7280

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 With Power
  • Likes To Try To Beat Offside Trap
  • Cuts Inside
  • Tries First Time Shots

Playing career

12
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2008 Derry City Irish Premier Division 3315 Unknown fee
2007 Derry City Irish Premier Division 304 Unknown fee
2006 Derry City Irish Premier Division 269 Unknown fee
2005 Derry City Irish Premier Division 3318 Unknown fee
2004 Derry City Irish Premier Division 204 Unknown fee
2003 Derry City Irish Premier Division 100 Unknown fee
2003 Monaghan United Irish First Division 61 £0
2002 Monaghan United Irish Premier Division —— Unknown fee
2001 Monaghan United Irish First Division 10 Unknown fee
2000 1300918 Irish Premier Division 00 £0
1999 Huddersfield Town Coca-Cola Championship 00 £0
1998 Tranmere Rovers Coca-Cola Championship 00 £0
Total (site's sum of the stored rows, 1 with unknown appearances left out)15951

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
Republic of Ireland000 / 0

Awards

3
2008Irish League Golden BootPlaced 3Derry City
2005Irish League Golden BootPlaced 2—
2004Irish Premier Division Player of the Year—

Favourite clubs

Derry City 100

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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
FM14 14.3.0Glenavon3166111£114,833
FM14 14.0.0Glenavon3176111£114,833
FM13 13.3.0Glenavon3076111£134,820
FM13 13.0.0Derry City3076111£19,876
FM12 12.2.0Derry City2976111£40,728
FM12 12.0.0Derry City2986110£24,744
FM10 10.0.0Derry City27102139£30,756

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.