The FMDB
FM11 11.0.0

D (R), M (C) · Elgin City

Mark Nicolson

Born 25 Jun 1988 (age 22)

Best position calc

  • Midfielder (Centre)

Personality calc

  • Balanced

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2010

Current ability
41 of 200
Potential ability
50
Value (calc)
£1,543
Best role (calc)
—
World reputation
500 / 5 calc
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Wage
£99 p/w

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
  • 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
M (C) Natural 20 — —
D (R) Accomplished 15 — —
WB (R) Unconvincing 10 — —
M (R) Unconvincing 9 — —
D (L) Awkward 8 — —
D (C) Awkward 8 — —
AM (R) Awkward 7 — —
WB (L) Awkward 6 — —
M (L) Awkward 5 — —
AM (L) Makeshift 4 — —
GK Not stored — — —
DM Not stored — — —
AM (C) Not stored — — —
ST (C) Not stored — — —

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

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

Mental 14

  • Aggression11
  • Anticipation10
  • Bravery11
  • Composure10
  • Concentration9
  • Decisions9
  • Determination8
  • Flair4
  • Leadership11
  • Off the ball9
  • Positioning9
  • Teamwork12
  • Vision6
  • Work rate9

Physical 8

  • Acceleration6
  • Agility8
  • Balance8
  • Jumping reach10
  • Natural fitness8
  • Pace5
  • Stamina11
  • Strength12

Feet

  • Left foot—
  • 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

  • Consistency12
  • Dirtiness2
  • Important matches13
  • Injury proneness1
  • Versatility5

Personality 8

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

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
  • Dwells On Ball
  • Does Not Dive Into Tackles

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 37,850 players with the same calculated best position. A spoke is left out where the attribute is not stored.

Personal

Full name
—
First name
Mark
Last name
Nicolson
Common name
—
Date of birth
25 Jun 1988 age 22 at game start
Place of birth
—
Nationality
Scotland
Height
—
Weight
—

Contract

Club
Elgin City
Job
—
Contract type
Part Time
Joined club
—
Contract starts
—
Contract expires
30 Jun 2011
Weekly wage
£99
Leaves at end of contract
—
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)
51
Current reputation
1,500
Home reputation
1,500
World reputation
50
Reputation scope (calc)
Regional
Fantasy draft estimate (stored)
—
Sale value (calc)
£1,388
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Favourite number
—
Injury risk
Very Low
Peak age
—
Development peak age
—
Physical peak age
—
Longevity (1–4)
—

Playing career

7
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2009 Elgin City Scottish Third Division 324 Unknown fee
2008 Elgin City Scottish Third Division 332 Unknown fee
2007 Ross County Scottish Second Division 00 £0
2007 Elgin City Loan 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)957/7 recorded77/7 recorded

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

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
Scotland000 / 0

Homegrown status

FC Zürich3 Years Between 15 and 21
Scotland3 Years Between 15 and 21

Similar players

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Mike Garrity—M (C)3032522.25
Marco GiuliodoriMorro d'OroDM, M (RC)3845802.28
Steve Circuit—M (C)3830662.31
Michalis MichailES Digenis VoroklinisM (C)3135802.35
Chris HollowayLlanelli AFCM (C)3030442.51
Mattias ThylanderHöörs ISM (C)35401232.53
Simon BryantBristol RoversDM, M (C)2737802.53
Kristian ØstliEik TønsbergM (RLC), AM (RC), ST (C)3040802.59
Massimiliano PisciottaIgea Virtus BarcellonaM (C)3554852.61
Per-Johnny DøvingÅndalsnes IFM (C)233150–802.63

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
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£2,457
FM17 17.0.0Elgin City285661£2,457
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
FM11 11.0.0Elgin City224150£1,543
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.

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.