ST (C) · Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Patrick Helmes

Born 1 Mar 1984 · Köln (age 25)

Best position calc

  • Striker

Personality calc

  • Spirited

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2009

Current ability
158 of 200
Potential ability
166
Value (calc)
£226,298
Best role (calc)
—
World reputation
5,9002.5 of 5 stars calc
Caps / goals
12 / 1
Wage
£26,749 p/w

Positions

GK — D (L) — D (C) — D (R) — DM — M (L) — M (C) — M (R) — AM (L) 10 AM (C) — AM (R) 13 ST (C) 20 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
ST (C) Natural 20 82 84
AM (R) Competent 13 78 80
AM (L) Unconvincing 10 76 78
GK Not stored — — —
SW Not stored — 55 57
D (L) Not stored — 56 58
D (C) Not stored — 50 52
D (R) Not stored — 56 58
DM Not stored — 55 57
M (L) Not stored — 71 73
M (C) Not stored — 58 59
M (R) Not stored — 72 74
AM (C) Not stored — 60 62
WB (L) Not stored — 55 57
WB (R) Not stored — 55 57

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
  • Crossing13
  • Dribbling12
  • Finishing18
  • First touch14
  • Free kicks10
  • Heading10
  • Long shots16
  • Long throws5
  • Marking3
  • Passing13
  • Penalty taking16
  • Tackling5
  • Technique14

Mental 14

  • Aggression10
  • Anticipation18
  • Bravery13
  • Composure12
  • Concentration17
  • Decisions10
  • Determination17
  • Flair11
  • Leadership10
  • Off the ball14
  • Positioning5
  • Teamwork6
  • Vision7
  • Work rate12

Physical 8

  • Acceleration17
  • Agility15
  • Balance15
  • Jumping reach13
  • Natural fitness14
  • Pace15
  • Stamina14
  • Strength12

Feet

  • Left foot17
  • Right foot20

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

  • Consistency14
  • Dirtiness9
  • Important matches12
  • Injury proneness10
  • Versatility12

Personality 8

  • Adaptability9
  • Ambition15
  • Controversy8
  • Loyalty14
  • Pressure16
  • Professionalism16
  • Sportsmanship14
  • Temperament15
Personality (calc)
Spirited
Media handling (calc)
Evasive, 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

  • Moves Into Channels
  • Shoots With Power
  • Tries First Time Shots

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
Finishing 99.8 pct
Dribbling 77.8 pct
First touch 96.0 pct
Technique 88.4 pct
Passing 94.5 pct
Crossing 96.6 pct
Off the ball 88.2 pct
Composure 81.7 pct
Flair 57.7 pct
Acceleration 98.0 pct
Pace 89.6 pct
Agility 94.4 pct

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.

Injuries at game start

InjuryFromExpected return
damaged cruciate ligaments (left) Severity 0Base occurrence: 0.15 per season in a squad of 5012 Jun 200912 Nov 2009

Personal

Full name
—
First name
Patrick
Last name
Helmes
Common name
—
Date of birth
1 Mar 1984 age 25 at game start
Place of birth
Köln
Nationality
Germany
Height
—
Weight
—
Preferred foot
Either
Languages
English (4/10)

Contract

Job
Scout
Contract type
Full Time
Joined club
—
Contract starts
20 Sep 2008
Contract expires
30 Jun 2013
Weekly wage
£26,749
Leaves at end of contract
—
Needs work permit
—

Player profile

Positions
ST (C)
Best position (calc)
Striker
Best rated position (calc)
Striker · 82
Best role (calc)
—
Best role at potential (calc)
—
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
158
Current reputation
8,150
Home reputation
8,150
World reputation
5,900
Reputation scope (calc)
Continental
Fantasy draft estimate (stored)
—
Sale value (calc)
£248,927
Caps / goals
12 / 1
Favourite number
—
Injury risk
Above Average
Peak age
35
Development peak age
26
Physical peak age
31
Longevity (1–4)
2

Playing career

10
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2008 Bayer 04 Leverkusen German First Division 3421 Unknown fee
2007 1.FC Köln German Second Division 3317 £0
2006 1.FC Köln German Second Division 1914 Unknown fee
2005 6002512 German Regional Division North 74 Unknown fee
2005 1.FC Köln German First Division 134 Unknown fee
2004 Sportfreunde Siegen German Regional Division South 3421 £173,913
2003 879953 German Div. Westphalia 2818 Unknown fee
2003 Sportfreunde Siegen German Regional Division South 171 Unknown fee
2002 879953 German Div. Westphalia 30 Unknown fee
2001 Sportfreunde Siegen German Regional Division South 00 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)18810/10 recorded10010/10 recorded

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

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
GermanyDebut 28 Mar 2007 v Denmark1219 / 3

Awards

1

Favourite clubs

Favourite people

Similar players

PlayerClubPositionsAgeCAPAMean difference
Djibril CisséPanathinaikos AOST (C)271451601.73
Ricardo OliveiraAl-Jazeera (UAE)ST (C)291551651.85
Alexandr KerzhakovDinamo MoscowST (C)261491551.93
Loïc RémyOGC NiceAM (R), ST (C)221491701.98
Gonzalo HiguaínReal Madrid C.F.ST (C)211651782.00
Luis SuárezAFC AjaxAM (RL), ST (C)221581752.05
Ismaël BangouraStade Rennais FCAM (R), ST (C)241451602.17
Jermain DefoeTottenham HotspurST (C)261481552.17
Álvaro NegredoSevilla F.C., S.A.D.ST (C)231491592.17
Robert AcquafrescaGenoaST (C)211521682.17

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
FM15 15.3.0Köln30126145£1,884,195
FM15 15.0.0Köln30129145£2,530,503
FM14 14.3.01.FC Köln29133145£2,974,288
FM14 14.0.01.FC Köln29132145£2,720,726
FM13 13.3.0VfL Wolfsburg28141145£6,529,565
FM13 13.0.0VfL Wolfsburg28140145£6,529,565
FM12 12.2.0VfL Wolfsburg27131145£1,282,565
FM12 12.0.0VfL Wolfsburg27138145£2,058,652
FM11 11.0.0Bayer 04 Leverkusen26148160£173,227
FM10 10.0.0Bayer 04 Leverkusen25158166£226,298

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.