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FM11 11.0.0

ST (C) · FC Schalke 04

Edu

Born 30 Nov 1981 (age 28)

Best position calc

  • Striker

Personality calc

  • Fairly Determined

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2010

Current ability
124 of 200
Potential ability
130
Value (calc)
£112,417
Best role (calc)
—
World reputation
5,7502.5 of 5 stars calc
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Wage
£0 p/w

Positions

GK — D (L) — D (C) — D (R) — DM — M (L) — M (C) — M (R) — AM (L) 14 AM (C) — AM (R) — 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 77 78
AM (L) Competent 14 75 77
GK Not stored — — —
SW Not stored — 58 59
D (L) Not stored — 60 61
D (C) Not stored — 57 58
D (R) Not stored — 60 61
DM Not stored — 60 61
M (L) Not stored — 70 71
M (C) Not stored — 61 63
M (R) Not stored — 62 63
AM (C) Not stored — 56 57
AM (R) Not stored — 62 63
WB (L) Not stored — 57 58
WB (R) Not stored — 57 58

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

  • Corners10
  • Crossing12
  • Dribbling10
  • Finishing8
  • First touch15
  • Free kicks10
  • Heading13
  • Long shots7
  • Long throws10
  • Marking8
  • Passing13
  • Penalty taking12
  • Tackling9
  • Technique15

Mental 14

  • Aggression18
  • Anticipation12
  • Bravery15
  • Composure9
  • Concentration15
  • Decisions14
  • Determination17
  • Flair10
  • Leadership9
  • Off the ball14
  • Positioning10
  • Teamwork18
  • Vision15
  • Work rate16

Physical 8

  • Acceleration10
  • Agility8
  • Balance17
  • Jumping reach14
  • Natural fitness17
  • Pace14
  • Stamina15
  • Strength16

Feet

  • Left foot20
  • Right foot10

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

  • Consistency9
  • Dirtiness16
  • Important matches11
  • Injury proneness5
  • Versatility17

Personality 8

  • Adaptability13
  • Ambition14
  • Controversy10
  • Loyalty20
  • Pressure11
  • Professionalism14
  • Sportsmanship11
  • Temperament13
Personality (calc)
Fairly Determined
Media handling (calc)
Level-headed

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
  • Plays With Back To Goal
  • Comes Deep To Get Ball
  • Looks For Pass Rather Than Attempting To Score
  • Stops Play

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 56,388 players with the same calculated best position. A spoke is left out where the attribute is not stored.

Personal

Full name
—
First name
Eduardo
Last name
Gonçalves de Oliveira
Common name
Edu
Date of birth
30 Nov 1981 age 28 at game start
Place of birth
—
Nationality
Brazil
Height
—
Weight
—
Preferred foot
Left
Languages
German (10/10), Korean (9/10)

Contract

Club
FC Schalke 04
Job
Scout
Contract type
Full Time
Joined club
—
Contract starts
—
Contract expires
30 Jun 2013
Weekly wage
£0
Leaves at end of contract
—
Needs work permit
—

Player profile

Positions
ST (C)
Best position (calc)
Striker
Best rated position (calc)
Striker · 77
Best role (calc)
—
Best role at potential (calc)
—
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
124
Current reputation
6,700
Home reputation
6,250
World reputation
5,750
Reputation scope (calc)
National
Fantasy draft estimate (stored)
—
Sale value (calc)
£61,829
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Favourite number
—
Injury risk
Below Average
Peak age
35
Development peak age
26
Physical peak age
32
Longevity (1–4)
3

Playing career

8
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2009 FC Schalke 04 German First Division 132 Unknown fee
2009 Suwon Samsung Blue Wings — —— £0
2008 Suwon Samsung Blue Wings K-League 3816 Unknown fee
2007 Suwon Samsung Blue Wings K-League 347 Unknown fee
2006 1.FSV Mainz 05 German First Division 141 £1,217,391
2005 VfL Bochum German Second Division 3312 £869,565
2004 VfL Bochum German First Division 174 Unknown fee
2003 VfL Bochum German First Division 130 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)1627/8 recorded427/8 recorded

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

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
Brazil000 / 0

Homegrown status

Virtus Casarano3 Years Between 15 and 21
Germany3 Years Between 15 and 21

Similar players

PlayerClubPositionsAgeCAPAMean difference
Jorge DelgadoAsociación Atlética Durazno Fútbol ClubST (C)341091312.58
Mauro VillegasClub Atlético Chacarita JuniorsST (C)261091122.58
Jon ParkinPreston North EndST (C)281101262.71
Giuseppe RossiniKV Kortrijk VoetbaltST (C)231101202.72
Ismail IsaLevski (Sofia)AM (C), ST (C)211091362.73
Emre AktasBucasporST (C)231101242.75
Bartosz SlusarskiCracovia KrakowAM (L), ST (C)281101192.77
Milos KrsticOFK BeogradAM (C), ST (C)231101292.78
Igor StrelkovKrylja Sovetov SamaraST (C)281101252.78
Mauricio WeberCD MotaguaAM (C), ST (C)271101242.79

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
FM18 18.3.0—35120135£0
FM18 18.1.0Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors35120135£26,771
FM18 18.0.0Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors35120135£26,771
FM17 17.3.0Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors34120135£53,329
FM17 17.0.0Hebei Huaxia Xingfu34120135£613,298
FM16 16.3.0Hebei Huaxia Xingfu33124135£1,757,571
FM16 16.0.1Hebei Huaxia Xingfu33124135£1,757,571
FM16 16.0.0Hebei Huaxia Xingfu33124135£1,757,571
FM15 15.3.0Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors32121125£461,461
FM14 14.0.0Liaoning Hongyun31121125£760,094
FM13 13.3.0FC Schalke 0430115130£1,638,768
FM13 13.0.0FC Schalke 0430115130£1,638,768
FM12 12.2.0FC Schalke 0429120130£1,947,783
FM12 12.0.0FC Schalke 0429115130£1,726,044
FM11 11.0.0FC Schalke 0428124130£112,417
FM10 10.0.0Suwon Samsung Blue Wings27130139£85,250

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 2010.