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FM11 11.0.0

ST (C) · Los Angeles Galaxy

Edson Buddle

Born 21 May 1981 (age 29)

Best position calc

  • Striker

Personality calc

  • Light-Hearted

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2010

Current ability
120 of 200
Potential ability
137
Value (calc)
£22,867
Best role (calc)
—
World reputation
2,6001 of 5 stars calc
Caps / goals
6 / 2
Wage
£2,189 p/w

Positions

GK 1 D (L) — D (C) — D (R) — DM — M (L) — M (C) — M (R) — AM (L) — AM (C) — AM (R) 12 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 75 78
AM (R) Competent 12 71 74
GK Ineffectual 1 29 31
SW Not stored — 56 58
D (L) Not stored — 57 60
D (C) Not stored — 54 57
D (R) Not stored — 57 60
DM Not stored — 56 58
M (L) Not stored — 59 62
M (C) Not stored — 57 59
M (R) Not stored — 66 69
AM (L) Not stored — 59 62
AM (C) Not stored — 54 57
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

  • Corners7
  • Crossing11
  • Dribbling12
  • Finishing14
  • First touch12
  • Free kicks11
  • Heading14
  • Long shots10
  • Long throws10
  • Marking9
  • Passing13
  • Penalty taking11
  • Tackling9
  • Technique13

Mental 14

  • Aggression11
  • Anticipation12
  • Bravery12
  • Composure12
  • Concentration11
  • Decisions11
  • Determination14
  • Flair8
  • Leadership6
  • Off the ball12
  • Positioning11
  • Teamwork13
  • Vision11
  • Work rate12

Physical 8

  • Acceleration13
  • Agility13
  • Balance14
  • Jumping reach13
  • Natural fitness15
  • Pace14
  • Stamina14
  • Strength15

Feet

  • Left foot12
  • Right foot20

Goalkeeping

All 11 attributes
  • Aerial reach1
  • Command of area1
  • Communication1
  • Eccentricity1
  • Handling1
  • Kicking1
  • One on ones1
  • Punching (tendency)1
  • Reflexes1
  • Rushing out (tendency)1
  • Throwing1

Hidden 5

  • Consistency12
  • Dirtiness5
  • Important matches14
  • Injury proneness13
  • Versatility11

Personality 8

  • Adaptability9
  • Ambition14
  • Controversy5
  • Loyalty13
  • Pressure16
  • Professionalism15
  • Sportsmanship15
  • Temperament14
Personality (calc)
Light-Hearted
Media handling (calc)
Evasive, Reserved

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
  • Places Shots
  • Hits Free Kick With Power

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
Edson
Last name
Buddle
Common name
—
Date of birth
21 May 1981 age 29 at game start
Place of birth
—
Nationality
United States
Height
—
Weight
—
Preferred foot
Right

Contract

Club
Los Angeles Galaxy
Job
Player/Manager Reserve Team
Contract type
Full Time
Joined club
—
Contract starts
—
Contract expires
31 Dec 2010
Weekly wage
£2,189
Leaves at end of contract
—
Needs work permit
—

Player profile

Positions
ST (C)
Best position (calc)
Striker
Best rated position (calc)
Striker · 75
Best role (calc)
—
Best role at potential (calc)
—
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
120
Current reputation
5,600
Home reputation
5,600
World reputation
2,600
Reputation scope (calc)
National
Fantasy draft estimate (stored)
—
Sale value (calc)
£22,867
Caps / goals
6 / 2
Favourite number
—
Injury risk
High
Peak age
—
Development peak age
—
Physical peak age
—
Longevity (1–4)
—

Playing career

12
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2009 Los Angeles Galaxy — 195 Unknown fee
2008 Los Angeles Galaxy — 2715 Unknown fee
2007 Los Angeles Galaxy — 165 Unknown fee
2007 Toronto FC — 100 Unknown fee
2006 New York Red Bulls — 286 Unknown fee
2005 Columbus Crew — 239 Unknown fee
2004 Columbus Crew — 2411 Unknown fee
2003 Columbus Crew — 2110 Unknown fee
2002 Columbus Crew — 219 Unknown fee
2001 6800067 Loan American Second Division 10 Unknown fee
2001 Columbus Crew — 173 Unknown fee
2000 Long Island Rough Riders American Second Division 2611 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)23312/12 recorded8412/12 recorded

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

Honours

WinnerUS Cup1×2002
WinnerMLS Supporters' Shield1×2004
Runner-UpMajor League Soccer1×2009
Runner-UpSuperLiga1×2007

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

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
United StatesDebut 23 Mar 2003 v Venezuela620 / 0

Awards

1
2008Budweiser Golden Boot Placed 3Los Angeles Galaxy

Career highlights

4
22 Nov 2009Runner-UpLos Angeles GalaxyMajor League Soccer
24 Oct 2002WinnerColumbus CrewUS Cup
2007Runner-UpLos Angeles GalaxySuperLiga
2004WinnerColumbus CrewMLS Supporters' Shield

Favourite people

Greg Andrulis 75
Jeff Cunningham 75

Homegrown status

Avesta AIK3 Years Between 15 and 21
United States3 Years Between 15 and 21

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Mike MageeLos Angeles GalaxyAM (C), ST (C)251051251.48
João PauloOlympiakos NicosiaST (C)301051151.54
ÉderAssociação Académica de CoimbraST (C)221051211.60
Gastón LinaresClub Altamira F.C.ST (C)311051171.62
Gerasim ZakovVidima-Rakovski (Sevlievo)AM (RC), ST (C)251051121.69
Sasa BogunovicRFK Novi SadST (C)271051101.71
Przemyslaw TrytkoJagiellonia BialystokAM (C), ST (C)221051251.73
Miodrag Andjelkovic—AM (C), ST (C)321051151.75
Chris WondolowskiSan Jose EarthquakesST (C)261051081.77
Evandro FerreiraCD SuchitepéquezST (C)291051071.81

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
FM16 16.3.0Los Angeles Galaxy3492127£99,325
FM16 16.0.1Los Angeles Galaxy3497127£99,325
FM16 16.0.0Los Angeles Galaxy3497127£99,325
FM15 15.3.0Colorado Rapids33101127£192,016
FM15 15.0.0Colorado Rapids33103127£229,038
FM14 14.3.0Colorado Rapids32110127£502,641
FM14 14.0.0Colorado Rapids32110127£502,641
FM13 13.3.0Colorado Rapids31113127£945,496
FM13 13.0.0Los Angeles Galaxy31113127£945,496
FM12 12.2.0Los Angeles Galaxy30113127£277,984
FM12 12.0.0FC Ingolstadt 0430116137£406,213
FM11 11.0.0Los Angeles Galaxy29120137£22,867
FM10 10.0.0Los Angeles Galaxy28117137£3,167

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.