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FM11 11.0.0

M/AM (C) · Spartak Moscow

Alex

Born 25 Mar 1982 (age 28)

Best position calc

  • Attacking Midfielder (Centre)

Personality calc

  • Resolute

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2010

Current ability
144 of 200
Potential ability
165
Value (calc)
£212,204
Best role (calc)
—
World reputation
5,5002.5 of 5 stars calc
Caps / goals
4 / 0
Wage
£0 p/w

Positions

GK — D (L) — D (C) — D (R) — DM — M (L) — M (C) 15 M (R) — AM (L) 14 AM (C) 20 AM (R) 10 ST (C) 10 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
AM (C) Natural 20 82 87
M (C) Accomplished 15 78 82
AM (L) Competent 14 83 87
AM (R) Unconvincing 10 81 85
ST (C) Unconvincing 10 80 84
GK Not stored — — —
SW Not stored — 55 59
D (L) Not stored — 59 63
D (C) Not stored — 47 51
D (R) Not stored — 59 63
DM Not stored — 59 63
M (L) Not stored — 77 81
M (R) Not stored — 75 79
WB (L) Not stored — 59 63
WB (R) Not stored — 59 63

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

  • Corners15
  • Crossing16
  • Dribbling16
  • Finishing14
  • First touch15
  • Free kicks17
  • Heading11
  • Long shots15
  • Long throws4
  • Marking5
  • Passing15
  • Penalty taking18
  • Tackling8
  • Technique16

Mental 14

  • Aggression9
  • Anticipation14
  • Bravery10
  • Composure16
  • Concentration14
  • Decisions16
  • Determination15
  • Flair17
  • Leadership10
  • Off the ball16
  • Positioning5
  • Teamwork15
  • Vision15
  • Work rate15

Physical 8

  • Acceleration12
  • Agility14
  • Balance9
  • Jumping reach9
  • Natural fitness12
  • Pace12
  • Stamina14
  • Strength10

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

  • Consistency13
  • Dirtiness10
  • Important matches15
  • Injury proneness11
  • Versatility15

Personality 8

  • Adaptability15
  • Ambition17
  • Controversy8
  • Loyalty12
  • Pressure12
  • Professionalism17
  • Sportsmanship15
  • Temperament17
Personality (calc)
Resolute
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

  • Shoots From Distance
  • Comes Deep To Get Ball
  • Plays One-Twos
  • Cuts Inside

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 15,860 players with the same calculated best position. A spoke is left out where the attribute is not stored.

Personal

Full name
—
First name
Alex Raphael
Last name
Meschini
Common name
Alex
Date of birth
25 Mar 1982 age 28 at game start
Place of birth
—
Nationality
Brazil
Other nationalities
Italy Eligible For Nation
Height
—
Weight
—
Preferred foot
Left
Languages
Italian (9/10), Russian (8/10), English (4/10)

Contract

Club
Spartak Moscow
Job
Player/Manager First Team
Contract type
Full Time
Joined club
—
Contract starts
—
Contract expires
31 Dec 2013
Weekly wage
£0
Leaves at end of contract
—
Needs work permit
—

Player profile

Positions
M/AM (C)
Best position (calc)
Attacking Midfielder (Centre)
Best rated position (calc)
Attacking Midfielder (Left) · 83
Best role (calc)
—
Best role at potential (calc)
—
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
144
Current reputation
8,000
Home reputation
7,500
World reputation
5,500
Reputation scope (calc)
Continental
Fantasy draft estimate (stored)
—
Sale value (calc)
£212,204
Caps / goals
4 / 0
Favourite number
—
Injury risk
Above Average
Peak age
—
Development peak age
—
Physical peak age
—
Longevity (1–4)
—

Playing career

9
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2009 Spartak Moscow Russian Premier Division 2912 Unknown fee
2008 SC Internacional Brazilian National First Division 2310 £4,347,826
2007 SC Internacional Brazilian National First Division 286 Unknown fee
2006 SC Internacional Brazilian National First Division 165 Unknown fee
2005 SC Internacional Brazilian National First Division 183 Unknown fee
2004 SC Internacional Brazilian National First Division 204 Unknown fee
2003 Guarani FC Brazilian National First Division 406 £492,424
2002 Guarani FC Youth Brazilian National First Division 00 Unknown fee
2001 EC Primavera Youth — 00 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)1749/9 recorded469/9 recorded

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

Honours

WinnerBrazilian Gaúcho State Championship4×2004, 2005, 2008, 2009
WinnerCopa Sudamericana1×2008
WinnerSouth American Recopa1×2007
WinnerClub World Championship1×2006
WinnerCopa Libertadores1×2006
Runner-UpRussian Premier Division1×2009

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

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
BrazilDebut 12 Oct 2008 v Venezuela400 / 0

Awards

3
2009Russian Premier Division Players' Select Placed 3Spartak Moscow
2009Russian Premier Division Managers' Select Placed 2Spartak Moscow
2008Copa Sudamericana Golden Boot SC Internacional

Career highlights

9
3 Dec 2008WinnerSC InternacionalCopa Sudamericana
7 Jun 2007WinnerSC InternacionalSouth American Recopa
17 Dec 2006WinnerSC InternacionalClub World Championship
16 Aug 2006WinnerSC InternacionalCopa Libertadores
2009Runner-UpSpartak MoscowRussian Premier Division
2009WinnerSC InternacionalBrazilian Gaúcho State Championship
2008WinnerSC InternacionalBrazilian Gaúcho State Championship
2005WinnerSC InternacionalBrazilian Gaúcho State Championship
2004WinnerSC InternacionalBrazilian Gaúcho State Championship

Favourite clubs

Guarani FC 100
SC Internacional 75

Favourite people

Fernandão 100

Homegrown status

Linfield Swifts3 Years Between 15 and 21
Brazil3 Years Between 15 and 21

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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 valid 1–20 attributes both players have stored (at least 30).

Across versions

VersionClubAgeCAPAValue calc
FM17 17.3.0SC Internacional34125155£230,973
FM17 17.0.0SC Internacional34125155£195,558
FM16 16.3.0SC Internacional33129166£1,033,878
FM16 16.0.1SC Internacional33134166£1,481,281
FM16 16.0.0SC Internacional33134166£888,887
FM15 15.3.0SC Internacional32139166£2,548,958
FM15 15.0.0SC Internacional32135165£2,407,192
FM14 14.3.0SC Internacional31138165£4,094,902
FM14 14.0.0SC Internacional31142165£2,406,780
FM13 13.3.0Al-Gharrafa Sports Club30146165£5,079,131
FM13 13.0.0Al-Gharrafa Sports Club30146165£5,079,131
FM12 12.2.0SC Corinthians Paulista29146165£4,393,173
FM12 12.0.0SC Corinthians Paulista29142165£6,454,039
FM11 11.0.0Spartak Moscow28144165£212,204
FM10 10.0.0Spartak Moscow27155170£173,227

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.